vision and practice for transformative social change
Being a good leader at a nonprofit comes down to more than having good ideas and fighting the good fight. On a practical tip, it also means that you […]
Founded by three women in 1987, the Global Fund for Women focuses its efforts on providing funding for women in developing countries and on supporting human rights for women. They […]
Original text from Ford Foundation Web site, January 2012. The Ford Foundation supports a broad number of organizations, particularly those that support social change and have trustees all over the […]
Quoted text from the Angell Foundation Web site. The Angell Foundation (named after its founders David and Lynn Angell), funds organizations that support youth, education, spirituality, social justice, and the […]
Grantmakers and grantees work in a symbiotic process to push forth one mission. For those of us in the social change arena that’s usually some form of social or environmental […]
Sometimes the best way to go forward is to take a look at where we’ve been. These resources give grant seekers a chance to evaluate, tweak, revise, and review […]
We couldn’t ignore the action happening around the Big Banks this November so, breaking from our usual stories, we’re calling attention to the divestment from the nation’s largest banks. In […]
Fetzer Institute provides funds for projects that support forgiveness, love, and compassion and that make a profound impact on people’s lives. “[They] seek to understand the motivations and preconditions of […]
How do you go about getting your grants? Tori O’Neal-McElrath says the most important thing you can do is call the foundation you’re interested in. As much as you might […]
With a focus on marginalized communities, the Fund for Nonviolence’s programs support social justice that moves people toward compassion. They work with an understanding that the world we live in […]
“Hidden Leaf’s philanthropy is grounded in the belief that the worldview and practices of the dominant society must undergo fundamental changes for humankind to pursue a more just, ecologically healthy, and compassionate society.”
Grant writing is an art. Indeed, a lot of nonprofits hire folks just to write grants. In the past, writing grants has generally not been considered the place to tell a story. Well, that’s changing and has been for sometime.