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Change Philanthropy: Candid Stories of Foundations Maximizing Results through Social Justice


Description: A how-to guide for creating and funding social justice program grants

This groundbreaking book shows how to increase funding for social justice philanthropy. Social justice philanthropy provides direct services to alleviate suffering and works to transform the systems and institutions that cause that suffering. Written in an engaging, easy-to-read style, Change Philanthropy offers an insider's view what works and what doesn't work when developing grantmaking strategies in support of social change. It gives clear guidance showcases foundations of all types and sizes including Liberty Hill Foundation, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Needmor Fund, Jacobs Family Foundation, Discount Foundation, Global Fund for Women, Schott Foundation, Ford Foundation, and the Open Society Institute. The book also includes a wealth of illustrative examples and contains practical suggestions and tips that can be applied immediately to support any social justice agenda.

- Offers a guide for increasing funds for social justice programs and suggestions for foundations on which programs to fund
- Gives step-by-step advice for developing a successful grantmaking strategy
- Includes a wealth of examples from leading foundations
- Sponsored by The Center for Community Change

Written in an engaging, easy-to-read style, Change Philanthropy provides an insiders view of what worked as well as what didnt work with respect to grantmaking strategies in support of social change, and focuses specifically on helping grantmakers improve their strategies to effect larger societal change in support of justice and equality. The book's goal is increased funding for social justice philanthropy, whichunlike traditional philanthropy's focus on providing direct services to alleviate sufferingworks to transform the systems and institutions that cause that suffering.

In addition to extensive use of quotes from interviews with grantmakers and foundations, the book:
- showcases foundations that have undertaken a structural analysis of injustice in a diverse selection of philanthropic institutions ranging from family foundations to public charities working in areas such as education, health, women, and the environment;
- provides succinct examples of how to fund strategic interventions and develop high-impact strategies to transform systems and institutions in support of justice and equality;
- provides readers with concrete tips, strategies, and ideas for immediate actions to support a social justice agenda

Featured foundations include the Liberty Hill Foundation, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Needmor Fund, Jacobs Family Foundation, Discount Foundation, Global Fund for Women, Schott Foundation, Ford Foundation, and the Open Society Institute.


Contents: Foreword (Christopher Harris, Deepak Bhargava).
Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

PART ONE: Securing Success with Campaigns.

1 Strengthening Unusual Alliances for Living Wages.

The Case of the Discount Foundation.

2 Supporting Citizen Action and Litigation for Education Reform.

The Case of the Schott Foundation.

PART TWO: Infl uencing Market Forces in Support of People and the Planet.

3 Using an Endowment to Build the Field of Socially Responsible Investing.

The Case of the Needmor Fund.

4 Transforming Business Structures for Communities.

The Case of the Jacobs Family Foundation and Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation.

PART THREE: Aiding an Identity-Based Movement.

5 Supporting the Development of an Immigrant Rights Field.

The Case of the Ford Foundation.

6 Maturing an Immigrant Movement.

The Case of the Open Society Institute.

PART FOUR: Creating Infrastructure for Justice.

7 Building Community-Based Power in Los Angeles.

The Case of the Liberty Hill Foundation.

8 Strengthening National Community-Based Networks.

The Case of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

PART FIVE: Transforming Funder-Grantee Power Relationships Through Creative Foundation Structures.

9 Addressing Internationally Women's Needs for Funding.

The Case of the Global Fund for Women.

10 Responding to Disaster Recovery and Beyond.

The Case of the Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health, a Special Project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.

PART SIX: Gleaning Lessons for Change.

11 Lessons for the Road.

Afterword: Race and Social Justice (Maya Wiley).

Appendixes.

A Words You Need to Know to Read This Book.

B Lobbying (John Pomeranz).

C Ten Questions to Consider Asking Inside Your Foundation.

D Where to Turn for Next Steps.

Notes.

Index.

Center for Community Change.

About the Project Director.

About the Author.


Author Alicia Korten (Arlington, VA) is the CEO of ReNual LLC, a consulting firm that supports foundations, nonprofit organizations and socially responsible businesses with strategic planning and publications. A Fulbright Scholar to Costa Rica, Korten has led strategic planning processes and conducted workshops for the Ford Foundation, Levi Strauss & Co., the Inter-American Foundation, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the Smithsonian Associates Program, the Aspen Institute and many others. She was a contributing author to the Jossey-Bass publication Wake Me Up When the Data Is Over: How Organizations Use Stories to Drive Results. The Center for Community Change (Washington, DC), founded in 1968, strengthens, connects and mobilizes grassroots groups to enhance their leadership, voice and power. One of the longest-standing champions for low-income people and communities of color, the Center has incubated such national organizations as the Coalition on Human Needs, the Workforce Alliance, the Environmental Support Center, the Rural Coalition, the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy and the National Campaign for Jobs and Income Support.


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