The New York Women’s Foundation: Executive Summary for the Evaluation of the NYC Fund for Girls & Young Women of Color November 23, 2020 By Claire Schultz Created in partnership with the New York Women’s Foundation, this report summarizes the results of the participatory evaluation conducted by TCC Group for the NYC Fund for Girls & Young Women of Color.
How Philanthropy Support Organizations Understand and Advance Community Power Building October 19, 2020 By Claire Schultz Leaders from various Philanthropy Support Organizations describe how their diverse members understand what it means to build community power; the perceived strengths and challenges of supporting this kind of work; and perspectives on how it may leverage foundation mission.
Equity and Evaluation: Models of How Equity Can and Does Impact Evaluation April 8, 2019 By Claire Schultz The philanthropic and nonprofit fields, and organizations and individuals serving those fields, have shown an increasing focus on equity over the last few years [1]. Conversations have moved from murmurings to deeper engagement by institutions like Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and the Equitable Evaluation Initiative, which have explicitly published principles … Continued
Coordinated Funding: Lessons from a Place-Based Grantmaking Collaborative October 10, 2012 By Lindsay Emery In the Fall of 2010, five grantmakers serving Washtenaw County, Michigan, launched a “Coordinated Funding” model which they hoped would streamline grantmaking efforts, build partnerships, and increase effectiveness of the local health and human services sector. These funders, including the United Way of Washtenaw County, the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, the City of Ann … Continued
Foundation Strategies to Inform Federal Policy in the United States May 10, 2013 By Lindsay Emery A Study to Support the Evaluation of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Promoting Equitable and Sustainable Transportation Initiative Using philanthropy as a strategy for federal policy reform in the United States is not a new concept. Yet, little has been done to assess exactly why foundations choose to engage in federal policy reform efforts, what strategies they … Continued
Meet Me Where I Want To Be: An Ethnographic Research Study of Black Gay Men in Baltimore, Maryland, and Jackson, Mississippi June 26, 2016 By Visceral_Dev_Admin To kick off the ACCELERATE! Initiative, ViiV Healthcare commissioned an ethnographic research study beginning with a comprehensive environment assessment to familiarize the research team with daily life in Baltimore and Jackson. The assessment also helped to establish an understanding about the contexts in which Black gay men operate at home, in the clinic, and out … Continued
Networks That Care: An Ethnographic Research Study of Black Women in New Orleans May 26, 2016 By Visceral_Dev_Admin With the help of leaders and communities across the country, in 2016, ViiV Healthcare spoke with women living with HIV and commissioned ethnographic research to learn more about the experiences of Black women and their networks. The study served as the cornerstone of our in-depth community research, helping to shape, inform and prioritize plans for … Continued
Empowering Communities for TB Advocacy: The TAG-ICW Model January 4, 2009 By Visceral_Dev_Admin Over eight years, TCC provided formative data to Treatment Action Group (TAG) to help them understand the impact of their global work in TB and HIV. As part of that, TCC Group evaluated the quality and impact of their Advocacy Workshops, developed case profiles of individual activists, interviewed global stakeholders, and assessed the effectiveness of … Continued
Thinking Strategically About Networks for Change February 2, 2018 By Visceral_Dev_Admin Created in partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation, this guide helps program officers determine whether—and how—to establish or enhance a network to support their initiatives—featuring the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN).
Toward a More Just Justice System: How Open are the Courts to Social Justice Litigation? January 2, 2016 By Visceral_Dev_Admin Authors: Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law This piece, written by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, explores the legal context around pursuing legal advocacy, including factors that favor and obstruct legal advocacy, key strategies to think about while engaged in legal advocacy work, and recommendations for funders and litigators involved in … Continued
Fortifying L.A.’s Nonprofit Organizations: Capacity-Building Needs and Services in Los Angeles County January 4, 2010 By Visceral_Dev_Admin What resources do Los Angeles nonprofits need to grow, thrive, and accomplish their missions? How readily can they currently access needed resources? And how can those who are concerned about the management, leadership, and governance of Los Angeles nonprofits assure that capacity-building resources are sufficient? This report presents the findings of a study funded by … Continued
Visionary Resistance: Inside the Rapid-Response Model of the Emergent Fund January 1, 2017 By Visceral_Dev_Admin Authors: Women Donors Network, Solidaire, Democracy Alliance, Threshold Foundation The Emergent Fund started as a plane built in mid-air in response to the threats posed by the 2016 election. Resources were urgently needed in many places without much time for deliberation. Then in the summer of 2017, following several rounds of grantmaking that began in … Continued