Grantmaker Skills & Strategies

Strengthening Funded Partner-Funder Relationships Through Honest Conversations Event Materials

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October, 2022

Materials from " Strengthening Funded Partner-Funder Relationships Through Honest Conversations " held on October 26, 2023 via Zoom.

Family Foundation Roundtable – Complexities of the Collective: Balancing Individual and Family Interests Event Materials

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October, 2022

Materials from " Family Foundation Roundtable-Complexities of the Collective: Balancing Individual and Family Interests " held on October 18, 2022.

Building the Nonprofit Ecosystem

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September, 2022

In this report, Barry Rosenberg details the issues, challenges, threats, and opportunities facing nonprofits today. He notes the nonprofit industry faces challenges on many fronts and, therefore, should engage in policy work or collective action to address the needs, strength and vitatlity of the sector. The report concludes with an illustrative list of organizations leading in sector-strengthening efforts.

Philanthropic Landscape Report, 11th Edition

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September, 2022

This report features essential philanthropic research from all major sources in the industry by assessing key areas that nonprofit leaders and fundraisers may want to monitor as part of planning and strategy. Insight is offered on gift planning, high net worth giving, and emerging digital fundraising trends that are becoming more prominent in the philanthropic ecosystem.

Philanthropy Always Sounds Like Someone Else: A Portrait of High Net Worth Donors of Color

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August, 2022

This report highlights the giving practices of high net worth (HNW) donors of color. Until recently, Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) with HNW and ultra-high net worth (UHNW) have been an apparitional presence across philanthropic and nonprofit sectors. Yet, emerging research shows that there are at least 1.3 million HNW households of color in the United States with net liquid assets of one million dollars or more. The report research demonstrates that HNW donors of color have great potential to move millions of dollars and inspire other hidden figures in philanthropy.

New Survey Report: Global Trends and Strategic Time Horizons in Philanthropy 2022

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August, 2022

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, with support from The University of Chicago, published its second biennial report, which is the only global survey of philanthropy that includes views not only on reasons for giving, but on causes, geographic flows of funding, giving timeframes, decision making, and next-generation involvement. The study included responses from 150 philanthropies from 30 countries. The report expands on RPA’s previous research in 2019 and 2020 to understand the factors that affect a philanthropy’s consideration in choosing the length of time for which it will remain active.

Stepping Up: Strategic Ultra-High-Net-Worth Philanthropy in Action

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July, 2022

The Center for Strategic Philanthropy explores and highlights several ways in which experienced philanthropists are putting their capital to work. Their latest report includes a series of case studies that provide concrete examples of what strategic philanthropy looks like in practice. The report also offers practical guidance and lessons learned from funders themselves.