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GLOBAL GRANTMAKING THROUGH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
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?
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Rob Buchanan, director of international programs at the Council on Foundations
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Sarah Hobson, executive director of the New Field Foundation
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Natalia Kanem, president, and Elan Garonzik, vice president of programs, at ELMA Philanthropies Services (U.S.), Inc.
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Alan Okada, chief administrative officer of the Citi Foundation
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Ken Wilson, executive director, and Wolde Tadesse, program officer for the African Rift Valley, at the Christensen Fund, with Girma Zenebe, director of the Culture and Art Society of Ethiopia, a Christensen Fund grantee and intermediary
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Chet Tchozewski, executive director of the Global Greengrants Fund
This conversation supplements GrantCraft’s guide International Grantmaking: Funding with a Global View. Additional editions of A Closer Look are also available.
TO LEARN MORE...
United States International Grantmaking
A project of the Council of Foundations in partnership with the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, USIG maintains a wide range of resources, including current U.S. government regulations for international grantmaking and its 2007 publication Principles of Accountability for International Philanthropy. The USIG website also includes a substantial list of “intermediary/partner” organizations, sorted by mission and geographic area.
Grantmakers Without Borders
Gw/oB offers an extensive section of advice for grantmakers on its website, including materials on working with intermediaries and a free International Grantmaking Resource Packet.
The Philanthropic Initiative
Diaspora Philanthropy: New Roles and Emerging Models, Paula Johnson. Products of this research project, part of the Strengthening Global Philanthropy Initiative, include an overview of diaspora philanthropy, case studies, and a list of organizations that support diaspora giving initiatives.
Foundation Center
Toward More Effective Use of Intermediaries, Peter L. Szanton. This report is part of the Foundation Center’s series Practice Matters: The Improving Philanthropy Project.
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