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Grantmaking for social change in Africa
The first time I got a grant in 1986, I was delighted beyond words. I felt like hanging a small poster around my neck exclaiming: ‘I got a grant!’ It was for an action-research project …
Successful Grants
THE ATLANTIC PHILANTHROPIES, IRELAND Civil partnership for same-sex couples Until 1994, Irish law still criminalized homosexual conduct. When The Atlantic Philanthropies entered the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) field in 2004, there were no …
Achieving social change: what role for grantmaking?
Venture philanthropy, catalytic philanthropy and impact investing gaining ground; the faintly disparaging label ‘traditional philanthropy’ being attached to grantmaking …if there is not exactly a crisis in grantmaking, it is at least being called on …
Catalytic philanthropy: a breakthrough model?
In a Stanford Social Innovation Review article published in 2009,[1] Mark Kramer summed up conventional philanthropy as a process of deciding how much money to give to which non-profit – the basic transaction involved in …
A global take on grantmaking
For this special issue of Alliance magazine, WINGS surveyed its network participants[1] from every region around the world to better understand the views of membership associations and support organizations on the importance of grantmaking. Such …
Beyond formulas and easy answers
Context is everything. That’s what I take away from this deeply thoughtful set of articles exploring the role of grantmaking, why (and even whether) it matters, and how to do it best. Barry Knight and …
Seeking social impact through their businesses
Though Brazil’s rapid economic rise has made it the sixth largest economy by nominal GDP in the world, it is not a generous country in terms of philanthropy. What can we expect from the next …
Interview Jessan Hutchison-Quillian
‘I have become a volunteer leader, organizing other young people with wealth to to do great things with their giving. I never imagined myself being this type of leader … I’m an engineer!’ Jessan Hutchison-Quillian …
US – Going all out for social change
Since 2008, I’ve been helping wealthy young people leverage their resources and privilege for social change at the US non-profit Resource Generation. One of the clearest trends I’ve seen as I have organized my peers …
A new approach to funding youth climate action
With a 20-year history of grassroots grantmaking, Global Greengrants Fund has learned that young people have a big-picture understanding of issues facing their communities but frequently lack access to funding and the capacity and confidence …