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Advancing Equity in Philanthropy with Resolve and Resilience: A Call to Action

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The very nature of philanthropy is based on empathy, compassion, and a strong conviction to improve overall human welfare and quality of life. The existential need for philanthropy indicates that structures exist that fail to meet basic human needs.

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How Grantmakers Can Improve Collaboration Through Empathy and Experimentation

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For example…” What was interesting is that after they made these types of statements, what they all went on to share about how they granted funds, vetted applications, organized their boards, and the process by which they evaluated their grantee partners was very, very similar. Collaboration in a Crisis. Testing Your Assumptions.

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Responsive Philanthropy: How to Address Community Needs in Time of Crisis

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The foundation needed to mobilize the funds and turn them into grants that would tangibly change the lives of Headwaters’ communities in real time. How can you pave the way for responsive philanthropy in your community’s time of need? Break Down Culture Siloes for Effective Collaboration. But that also presented a challenge.

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Grantmaking: What’s Participation Got to Do with It?

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In philanthropy, unlike democracy, there is often no way for people to participate–to share what they think or to influence decisions. People impacted by the grants typically have no say in who gets the funding, for what, how much, and for how long. Those at the top decide. In recent years, that model is being challenged.

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Responsive Philanthropy: How to Address Community Needs in Time of Crisis

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The foundation needed to mobilize the funds and turn them into grants that would tangibly change the lives of Headwaters’ communities in real time. How can you pave the way for responsive philanthropy in your community’s time of need? What happened next is the stuff of nonprofit dreams: These campaigns brought in $4 million.

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Foundations step up funding to bolster trust in local news 

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As part of their democracy portfolios, they’re funding not only newsroom operations and training but also research and collaborations to bring diverse voices to the fore. To close the funding gap for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) newsrooms, Borealis Philanthropy’s Racial Equity in Journalism Fund has awarded over $5.2

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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

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Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned. All too frequently, the grantmaker alone is determining, leading, and benefiting from MEL processes with no input or collaboration from the people, organizations or community impacted. Consider: Who defines objectives and “success”?