Weekly Reads
“At Ford, we know that the fight to end all forms of inequality cannot succeed if we don’t keep the rights of women and gender-diverse people at the center of our conversations. It’s why we’ve supported so many organizations with these communities at the heart of their work, and why we knew it was essential to broaden our focus and see gender as inseparable from the many other forms of inequality.” [more]
Monica Aleman, Ford Foundation
“While a significant number of grantmakers are actively operationalizing trust-based philanthropy within their organizations, many find friction when it comes to making the case with certain stakeholders. While squarely in our “amen corner”, we don’t want to lose sight of those who aren’t sold on the approach. Hearing these critiques helps us to refine and reiterate our talking points in a way that meets people where they are. As we get better at strengthening our communication, we hope it will also help those working to make the case to board members, leaders, and other skeptics.” [more]
Chantias Ford, Trust-Based Philanthropy Project
“We are being more intentional about dedicating time, space, and resources for conversations and partnerships that can help pave the way for transformation. Given our outsized privilege in the early childhood ecosystem, simply describing the child care crisis and helping our partners endure it is not enough. In February, we hosted an event... where we convened 46 national early learning policy influencers to reground ourselves in the work and renew our collective commitment to young children. It was an opportunity to transcend what exists and reimagine the public policies and narratives needed to make the ideal child care real.” [more]
Marica Cox Mitchell, Bainum Family Foundation
“The issues that exist in our communities will not be resolved within a grant period or even a lifetime. Many of the issues that organizations fight against are rooted in white supremacy and capitalism, which took hundreds of years to build. Our work, while it is powerful and beautiful and highly needed, isn’t guaranteed to have an immediate visible impact—and that must be okay [with funders] because our work is still valuable.” [more]
Edward W. Hazen Foundation for GEO
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