SmartyGrants – Unrestricted funding: Why grantmakers need it
Richardson, K., Wiepking, P., & Presse, J. (2023). Unrestricted funding: Why grantmakers need it. Melbourne, Australia: Our Community Pty Ltd. If you’re serious about making a big difference to the organisations you support, you must consider including unrestricted grants in your funding mix. These “no strings attached” funds allow grantees to spend the money as […]
IVAR – Making the case for unrestricted funding
Cairns, B., & Firth, L. (2023). Making the case for unrestricted funding: A summary of key points for foundation staff and Boards. IVAR UK. From the IVAR website: “Our new briefing summaries the key points from our research to help grantmakers and Boards to consider and make the case for unrestricted funding. The evidence is […]
IVAR – Why restrict grants?
Mills, C. (2023). Evidence review: Why restrict grants? London: Institute for Voluntary Action Research From the IVAR website: “This review explores contrasting rationales for restricted and unrestricted funding – and whether they are substantiated by evidence. We found that: Restricted funding has not earned its place as the dominant funding model. Our evidence review makes […]
IVAR – Get the basics right: Findings from the Funding Experience Survey
Firth, L., Rooney, K., Moran, R., Cairns, B., & Dyson, E. (2022). Get the basics right: Findings from the Funding Experience Survey. IVAR. From the IVAR website: “Through the Funding Experience Survey, more than 1,200 charities shared what they feel are open and trusting grant-making practices – and why they matter. In sharing their practical […]
Vrij besteedbare financiering en personeel van goede doelen (Dutch)
Als goede doelen partner worden van de Postcode Loterij of de VriendenLoterij geven zij meer uit aan personeel, maar hebben zij niet meer fte in dienst. Tot die conclusie kwam Emily van Eijk in haar masterscriptie op basis van analyses op longitudinale data. De volledige scriptie is hier te vinden: Van Eijk, Emily (2022) Het […]
Overzicht onderzoek ‘De maatschappelijke betekenis van goededoelenloterijen’ (Dutch)
Overzicht onderzoek ‘De maatschappelijke betekenis van goededoelenloterijen’ Een handout met een overzicht van ons werk in het onderzoeksproject ‘De maatschappelijke betekenis van goededoelenloterijen’.
Conservation Learning Initiative – Flexible funding
Conservation Learning Initiative – Flexible funding The Conservation Learning Initiative aims to help better understand what works in funding organizations and projects in nature conservation. It is a collaboration between Foundations of Success, Conservation Evidence and the MAVA Foundation. In a 5-step approach the initiative learns about the available evidence on key issues. One of […]
Legal Considerations for Trust-Based Philanthropy
Trust-Based Philanthropy Project (2020). Legal Considerations for Trust-Based Philanthropy. A primer on legal considerations for foundations that want to work with trust-based philanthropy. This resource comes from the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project and deals with legal issues in the United States, but may be relevant for other contexts as well. Read the primer here.
CEP – Giving Big
Buteau, E., Buchanan, P., Lopez, M., Malmgren, K., & Im, C. (2022). Giving Big: The Impact of Large, Unrestricted Gifts on Nonprofits. The Center for Effective Philanthropy. From the website: “In late July 2020, MacKenzie Scott shocked the philanthropic and nonprofit worlds with the announcement that she had given $1.7 billion to 116 nonprofit organizations. […]
Wilhelm & Romon – Accelerating funding for systems change
Wilhelm, N., & Romon, E. (2022). Accelerating funding for systems change. The Philanthropist, 14 March This blog post reports from the journey of a group of 12 organizations in Switzerland to explore the topic of systems change. What (systematic) changes in funding, learning and collaboration are required to support systems change? The authors list five […]
