FOUNDATIONS
MOVING ON

Exit decisions and strategies are complicated; while a diversity of experiences has not (yet) produced blueprints for smart exits, we've pulled our
favourite practices.

I said to our partners, 'When this is over, I want my address book to be yours.'

from Foundations Moving On: Ending Programmes and Funding Relationships

NEXT GEN DONORS: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF PHILANTHROPY

New research is available on next generation donors, in partnership with 21/64 and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy.

There are a million different ways to be philanthropic in 2012 that there weren't in 1985!

from Next Gen Donors: Shaping the Future of Philanthropy

Chinese Translations

Thirty-one GrantCraft publications were translated into Chinese by the China Foundation Center, which works to bring transparency to philanthropic markets in China.

Spin and messaging can sometimes make it feel like the nuance is lost. The story gets too simplified.

from Communicating for Impact, now available in Chinese

Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2013

An annual industry forecast written by leading philanthropy scholar Lucy Bernholz about the social economy — private capital used for public good.

Nonprofits in the future will be defined by how they use their data for public good while protecting the personal privacy rights of all who contribute that data.

from Blueprint 2013

Speaking Up! Foundations and Advocacy in Europe

Many European foundations not only fund advocacy but directly influence policy agendas through their operational programmes.

The use of advocacy to inform public policy or systems change is an important grantmaking strategy for foundations dedicated to achieving sustainable social change.

from Speaking Up!

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Understanding My Role

Planning My Work

Designing the Grant

Working with Grantees

Leading on the Inside

Organizing for Impact

Finding Allies

Understanding My Role: What is my role and how can I shape it? Click to see related materials.

Planning My Work: How can I figure out what needs to be done? Click to see related materials.

Designing the Grant: How can I design a grant to fit the need? Click to see related materials.

Working with Grantees: How can I build effective relationships? Click to see related materials.

Leading on the Inside: How can I make a difference in my foundation? Click to see related materials.

Organizing for Impact: How can I support lasting change in my field or community? Click to see related materials.

Finding Allies: How can I get beyond the usual networks? Click to see related materials.

FIELD NOTES

Foundations Moving On: Ending programmes and funding relationships, a new guide launched by GrantCraft seeks to support funders in improving their exit practices. (Read more)

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