Weekly Reads
“Funding sabbaticals is a radical act of care to grantee partners. Research has proven that sabbaticals are effective and transformational to the organization and individual. The Durfee Foundation, a long-time leader in funding sabbaticals, has evaluated their sabbatical program and found that three-month sabbaticals can be a ‘lever for whole systems change’ as they impact the personal, structural, and systems level of an organization.” [more]
Abby Siegel Hyman, The Healing Trust, for the Center for Effective Philanthropy
“[B]ecause many organizations can ill afford to devote time and resources to the ‘soft’ work of supporting healing, funders can help. They can make long-run commitments to general operational funding; they can recognize the need within budget requests to raise salaries in the sector; they can better support leadership training and capacity building so that staff can become both more effective and more empowered in their careers; and they can help organizations hit higher standards for how their people are treated and treasured. In these ways, funders will help build a truly resilient movement able to balance emotion and effectiveness, healing and hellraising, soul, and strategy.” [more]
Jennifer Ito, Manuel Pastor, and Ashley K. Thomas, University of Southern California Equity Research Institute, for Stanford Social Innovation Review
“While multi-year, unrestricted funding is one of the core grantmaking practices of a comprehensive trust-based approach, the work goes much deeper than grantmaking alone. For this reason, we often point out that it’s not about checking the boxes of the six practices, but rather committing to the iterative work of aligning power consciousness and equity across your organizational culture, structures, leadership, and practices.” [more]
Shaady Salehi, Trust-Based Philanthropy Project
“Independent Sector, in partnership with Edelman Data & Intelligence, is releasing our fourth annual report of research findings that explores the nuances of trust in American nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. [W]e set out to conduct mixed methods research including a national survey of over 3,000 American adults and qualitative discussion boards of 50 American adults. The research assesses the general population’s trust in the sector (philanthropy and nonprofits) and uncovers the factors that drive trust in the sector.“ [more]
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