Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Working with the Business Sector: Pursuing Public Good with Private Partners

Publication date: 
06/2004
How can grantmakers cross the divide between philanthropy and business? Looking at the push and pull between sectors from the vantage point of those working in independent and corporate foundations, this guide examines efforts to partner with and influence the business world. Grantmakers weigh the case for engaging business, share strategies for working with companies, and identify skills for promoting corporate philanthropy. They also explore ways to bridge cultural and philosophical differences between the sectors.

International Grantmaking: A Closer Look

Publication date: 
06/2004
Making grants through an intermediary is often the simplest way to fund internationally, and sometimes the most effective. GrantCraft asked a handful of experienced grantmakers and experts about the keys to finding, working with, and getting the most from international intermediaries. How does the relationship between donor and intermediary really work?

Grantmaking with a Gender Lens: Using a Gender Analysis

Publication date: 
05/2004
In this GrantCraft guide, grantmakers and grantees describe the experience of using a "gender lens" in their work. They explain what gender analysis is and isn't - and why it can help shape more effective programs and organizations. The guide also takes a closer look at how gender analysis has led to new thinking in fields as diverse as public health, international development, juvenile justice, and youth services. And it offers additional insights and special advice on issues ranging from "What about Men and Boys" to "Uncovering Gender Assumptions."

Scanning the Landscape

Publication date: 
04/2004
Scanning is no longer something done only when planning a new program or contemplating a shift in strategy. Using learning networks, grant makers are starting to scan continuously, looking beyond the usual sources to find innovative organizations and fresh ideas. GrantCraft asked seven grant makers how they build networks to discover the unexpected in their fields and communities:
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Working with Start-Ups: Grant Makers and New Organizations

Publication date: 
04/2003
In this GrantCraft guide, grant makers from a wide range of funding organizations describe their experiences as supporters of new nonprofits, or start-ups. Find out how they negotiated the path from idea to organization, and what they learned along the way about how to solve problems and help an organization sustain itself into the future. Contributors to this guide also offer their recommendations for capacity-building resources on the Web.
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All By April: A Philanthropic Commitment to Defend and Strengthen American Democracy.

Release Date: 
03/13/2024
In the face of the numerous challenges confronting our democracy, the significance of election-related work led by nonprofits cannot be overstated. Yet every election year, these groups tell us the same thing: the funding came too late.

Reimagining Reporting for Greater Impact

Release Date: 
02/16/2024
At the end of 2023, a group of eight funders* with common New York City-based grantees** came together to test a new reporting approach - giving grantees the opportunity to define the scope and style of reporting for one year.

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