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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
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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors
Funding Area 
Social Justice

Diversity & Inclusion Action Kit

Publication date: 
04/2011
The 2011 Action Kit, designed around the Diversity Framework, Minnesota Council on Foundations' groundbreaking guidelines that frame the discussion of grantmakers' diversity practices around the four roles they play in a civil society, is intended to help foundations identify what steps they can take to advance diversity and inclusion.

NGOsource

Publication date: 
03/2013
A project of the Council on Foundations and TechSoup Global, NGOsource employs a streamlined process (known as equivalency determination or ED) to determine if a non-U.S. organization is equivalent to a U.S. public charity and creates a central repository of certified EDs that will benefit both U.S. grantmakers and the international organizations they support.
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Evaluation
Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Post-Sandy Assistance Needed for Long Term

Release Date: 
05/22/2013
Council of New Jersey Grantmakers President Nina Stack talks about the role funders can play in providing long-term relief after Hurricane Sandy and addressing the many issues that will remain after first responders leave our region.
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Disaster Relief

Building Community Capacity for Participation in Evaluation: Why It Matters and What Works

Publication date: 
01/2013
Engaging community residents in evaluation and learning not only strengthens programs by enabling grantmakers to make more informed decisions, it also helps ensure evaluation efforts are measuring the right things and builds community capacity to use evaluation data to support sustainable solutions. Explore why it matters and what works through five recommendations.
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Chapter 1: Speaking the Same Language

Explore a broad overview of the philanthropic sector. What motivates philanthropies to give? What are the different types of grantmakers? What is the role of the nonprofit sector as a service provider, and its relationship with both the private and public sectors?

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27 Jun 2025

Navigating Headwinds: Lessons in Leadership, Capacity, and Allyship

Friday, June 27, 2025 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Virtual Meeting - Register by 6/26
... in allyship and long-term partnership, offering practical strategies for funders and nonprofit leaders to strengthen ... operations, and most importantly, our communities. Key strategies for funders to stand...

Equitable Opportunities for Effective Philanthropy

Release Date: 
06/08/2022
... still in the sector. That boss and I worked together for two more years and I was included in every meeting. When we ... for organizational branding, but also, is my voice not part of the organization?” What...
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