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As the South Goes: Philanthropy and Social Justice in the US South

Publication date: 
02/2013
Grantmakers for Southern Progress commissioned this report exploring how Southern and national funders support social justice work in the South; how local, regional and national foundations think and talk about social justice work in the South; and the major barriers and facilitating factors for foundations to support social justice work in that region.
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Report
Topic(s) 
Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors
Funding Area 
Social Justice

Lessons from the Field: From Understanding to Impact

Publication date: 
12/2010
Three foundations — the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, the Energy Foundation, and the Wilburforce Foundation — seek to make an impact on some of the most complicated challenges we face: civil rights, renewable energy sources, and wildlife protection. This case study provides an in-depth look at how these foundations cultivate an understanding of their fields and then turn that understanding into more effective grantmaking.
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Report
Topic(s) 
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Funding Area 
Animal Welfare
Social Justice

Funding Community Organizing: Social Change Through Civic Participation

Publication date: 
11/2008
Grantmakers who fund community organizing say it's the best option when you want to promote civic engagement and support lasting solutions to a community's problems. Yet many funders, concerned about the ability to measure its impact and effectiveness, hesitate to take up community organizing as a strategy. In this guide, funders and organizers discuss what makes community organizing unique and uniquely effective, how to manage grantee relationships over time, understanding the value of process, and the grantmaker's special role in fostering change.
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Report
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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Funding Area 
Community Development
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