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GWP members were invited to join this session to learn more about the progress of this capacity building initiative, share their own ideas, and explore opportunities to contribute to future efforts
The Fund for Our Economic Future brought together a set of philanthropic institutions from across Northeast Ohio to promote a regional approach for increasing economic prosperity and opportunity. The original 28 Fund members committed a total of $30 million over three years to begin restoring regional economic competitiveness through pooled grantmaking, research and convening.
Foundations Facilitate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Partnering with Community and Nonprofits, a report by the OMG Center for Collaborative Learning, confirms that foundations can, in fact, facilitate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) through their grantmaking processes and their partnerships with nonprofits—and identifies eight specific practices for foundations to emulate.
The Philanthropy Forum at GSPIA, GWP, The Forbes Funds and Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership (GPNP) are collaborating to present a series of programs focused on investing for greater impact.
Building Power through Data-Sharing: Issues and Opportunities for Environmental Health and Justice Funders, a new report from Health and Environmental Funders Network, explores ways funders can build power in their fields through investments in data-sharing.
In early 2021, GWP partnered with Community Centered Evaluation and Research (CCER), a woman-owned consulting firm, to advance the organization’s internal and external racial equity efforts.
The Henry L. Hillman Foundation launched Healthy Allegheny Challenge, a competition for $1.5 million to be awarded to the best proposal for a health project that benefits an underserved community in Allegheny County.
Resources from the GWP Program- Community Development Learning Network: What Makes A Healthy Neighborhood? 6-19-18
Charitable crowdfunding is a rising trend, and on May 6, more than 300,000 donors nationwide contributed more than $50 million to nonprofit causes during the one-day Give Local America event.
Program Resources: Jewish Funders' Learning Network 10/28/2020
Research shows that one of the greatest impediments to a prosperous future for all of Michigan's people is unequal access to resources. To help foundation leaders and their boards begin essential conversations about marginalized populations and determine the extent to which their organization's culture and grantmaking practices are aligned with a commitment to expanding opportunity in the communities they serve, CMF developed this discussion guide and self-assessment.
