Wednesday, 15th July 2009

Social Justice Philanthropy Seeing a Resurgence, Foundation Center Study Finds

Social Justice Philanthropy Seeing a Resurgence, Foundation Center Study Finds
Source: Foundation Center

After a number of years of declining faith in the efficacy of social justice philanthropy, grantmakers and practitioners alike are showing renewed optimism, according to Social Justice Grantmaking II, a benchmarking study released today by the Foundation Center that provides an in-depth look at current attitudes and giving patterns of social justice philanthropists.

The report updates the Foundation Center's groundbreaking 2005 study on this topic and includes numerous recommendations based on interviews with social justice grantmakers and practitioners. They cite a changed political environment, the success of community organizing in the recent election, and new ideas and energy in the field among a number of factors reinvigorating a commitment to social justice philanthropy. Among other recommendations, they point to a move away from funding large, often contentious and unwieldy coalitions to instead support smaller, nimble collaboratives that more effectively advance issues of race, class, background, region, and generation.

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• Nonprofits (DocuTicker)
• Social and cultural issues (DocuTicker)

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• Foundation Center

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