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This project represents the most extensive independent study on DAFs to date.
Thanks to the collective efforts of 111 DAF programs that voluntarily provided anonymized data to the research team, the dataset covers nine years of activity from more than 50,000 accounts, with over 600,000 inbound contributions to DAFS and more than 2.25 million outbound grants from DAFs.
The DAFRC research team hopes this data will be used to improve best practices, inform relevant regulation, or enhance the field’s use of DAFs as a philanthropic tool for donors, DAF sponsoring organizations, and other sector partners.
In the third session of Putting Racism on the Table (2016), Julie Nelson, Director of the Government Alliance on Race & Equity, Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society, focused on implicit bias. We encourage check out the viewing guide and discussion guide to be used with the video.
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Foundations and nonprofits create more resilient and impactful change when their strategies are shaped by the communities most harmed by inequities. The COVID-19 pandemic taught us invaluable lessons about the importance of community listening and nimble response. In the face of the social sector's recent turmoil, re-applying and building upon those lessons is more urgent than ever.
This virtual session, presented by Maryland Philanthropy Network prese with Listen4Good, will explore how to carry forward best practices from the pandemic to meet today’s challenges. We’ll share strategies–including timely use cases–for responding to shifting community needs. Fellow funders and Listen4Good, a subject matter expert, will share about their successes, challenges, and best practices for centering community voice in grantmaking.
Learning Objectives:
Promising practices and framework for practicing equity-centered listening on a personal and organizational basis.
Resources that can support funders to center community in their work and integrate community needs effectively into grantmaking efforts.
Real-life examples and use cases that connect lessons from COVID-era responses to current grantmaking challenges.
Presenters:
Anne Allen, Program Officer, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Christine Marcos, Senior Program Officer, Moses Taylor Foundation
Valerie Threlfall, Executive Director, Listen4Good
This workshop will empower attendees to bring local stakeholders together to center community perspectives. Join us to reimagine how we can collectively uplift community voices for greater impact!
This program is for members of Maryland Philanthropy Network, the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers, New York Funders Alliance, Florida Philanthropic Network, Philanthropy Network of Greater Philadelphia, and the North Carolina Network of Grantmakers.
About Listen4Good: Listen4Good helps nonprofits gather and analyze feedback from their community. Listen4Good also supports funders to convene participating nonprofit leaders and use community trends data to inform grantmaking. Since 2016, Listen4Good has supported 1200 organizations through their coaching and resources.
In September 2022, Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, Center for Guaranteed Income Research, and Stanford Basic Income Lab officially announced the launch of a dashboard that displays early data from guaranteed income pilots across the country. Newark, NJ, a founding member of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, is implementing a pilot of its own through a landmark public-private partnership led by the Office of Newark Philanthropic Liaison. Kevin Callaghan joined the WBGO Newark Today "Ask the Mayor" show to discuss what we are learning and how this pilot can inform state and federal public policy.