Grantmaker Resources

- Grantmaker Resources -

Best Practices & Trends in Disaster Grantmaking

• Candid - COVID-19 response: which changes in grantmaking practice should be here to stay? (May 20, 2020)

• McKinsey & Company - A Transformative Moment for Philanthropy (May 21, 2020)

• Center for Disaster Philanthropy - Disaster Philanthropy Playbook

• Grantmakers for Education - Education Grantmaking During COVID-19: Early Trends (April 22, 2020)

• Vario - 9 Things Nonprofits Want You To Know (But May Be Reluctant to Tell You) (April 30, 2020)
• J.P. Morgan - Guide to Giving: Effective Philanthropy During the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 16, 2020)
• Center for Disaster Philanthropy - Lessons Learned: Midwest Early Recovery Fund (March 30, 2020)
• Chronicle of Philanthropy - 6 Steps for Grant Makers to Take Now to Ensure Nonprofits Recover From Coronavirus Spread (March 9, 2020)
• FSG  - COVID-19⁠: Seven Things Philanthropy Can Do (March 2, 2020)

Sample Grant Agreements 

• Council on Foundations - sample agreement for converting project grants to general operating support

Examples of Foundations Responding

• Skoll Foundation - quadrupling its funding in 2020, with Jeff’s new $100 million gift announced April 24, 2020

• The Eisner Foundation - converting any restricted funds to general operating support & suspending all reporting requirements until further notice

• The Libra Foundation - doubling its grantmaking in 2020

• Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation - providing immediate cash grants to grantees, extending grants by one year, increased giving to CDFIs

• Surdna Foundation - offering flexibility in grant deliverables

• Walter & Elise Haas Fund - updated organizational protocols, grant flexibility, & policy advocacy
• Robert Sterling Clark Foundation - offering virtual office hours and providing a year subscription to a videoconferencing platform

Joint Statements

• Council on Foundations - Call to Action: Philanthropy's Commitment During COVID-19 Pledge
  • Joint PSO Statement Encouraging Increased Giving in this Time of Crisis
• Technology Association of Grantmakers/NTEN/ NetHope - Call to Funders for Nonprofit Tech Support (April 28, 2020)
• Weissberg Foundation/Washington Area Women’s Foundation/Open Society Foundations/ Meyer Foundation/ Horning Family Fund/ Hill-Snowdon Foundation/ Greater Washington Community Foundation/ England Family Foundation/ Emergent Fund/ Diverse City Fund/ Consumer Health Foundation - The COVID-19 Crisis is a Racial Justice Issue & our Response must Prioritize the Power of Black, Indigenous, Latinx & Other People of Color (April 17, 2020)
• Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy - Open Letter to Philanthropy: The Cure to Viral Racism Is Within Our Hands (April 8, 2020)
• Native Americans in Philanthropy/ International Funders for Indigenous Peoples/ The Circle on Philanthropy and Aboriginal Peoples in Canada - Joint Statement on Collective Care in Response to COVID-19 (March 30, 2020)
• United Philanthropy Forum - Joint PSO Statement: Keep Equity at the Forefront in Philanthropy’s Response to the Coronavirus (March 19, 2020)

Articles on Equity-Related Issues

• Funders Together to End Homelessness - Recommendations for Philanthropy to Support Immediate Needs and Long-Term Solutions to End Homelessness (May 5, 2020)

• Promise 54 - If You’re Choosing Between “DEI” and Crisis Management, You’re Choosing Wrong

• Native Americans in Philanthropy - New Blog Series: Tribal Perspectives on COVID-19

• Brookings Institution - How to Reduce the Racial Gap in COVID-19 Deaths (April 10, 2020)

• Chronicle of Philanthropy - Asian American Grant Makers Call on Philanthropy to End Violence and Bias on the Rise as Coronavirus Spreads (April 8, 2020)

• Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants & Refugees - COVID-19 Funding Recommendations (April 7, 2020)

• Alive & Well Communities - Resist Racial Re-Traumatization During the Public Health Response to COVID-19 (April 4, 2020)

• NAACP - Ten Equity Implications of the Coronavirus (April 3, 2020)

• Nonprofit Quarterly -  COVID-19: Using a Racial Justice Lens Now to Transform Our Future (March 30, 2020)

• St. Louis Post Dispatch - Keeping St. Louis Area Residents Informed in More Than 15 Languages (March 28, 2020)

• Chronicle of Philanthropy - How to Help the Most Vulnerable Through the Pandemic (March 11, 2020)

• Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy -  Statement on COVID-19 (March 5, 2020)

Articles on Mission & Financial Sustainability 

• FSG - Foundations: Use Your Balance Sheet to Help (March 23, 2020) & Pandemics and Perpetuity (March 26, 2020)

• Nonprofit AF - Funders, this is the rainy day you have been saving up for (March 16, 2020)

• National Committee on Responsive Philanthropy  - Coronavirus, Boom and Bust Election Funding, and an Impending Recession (March 11, 2020)

Nonprofit Need & Social Impact Tracking 

• Network for Strong Communities - surveyed 89 St. Louis nonprofits on the impact of COVID-19 and their funding needs. Survey results available to GCG Member.
• 2-1-1 Counts - tracking service request data by state in real-time
  • Focus-19 - tracking initiative that scans national 2-1-1 helpline data hourly to identify rising needs across U.S. communities (a collaboration between 211Counts.org and the Health Communication Research Laboratory of the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis)
• Center for Effective Philanthropy - has developed a rapid-response feedback tool, designed to help grantmakers gather a comprehensive picture of what their grantees and other partners are experiencing during the ever-changing context of the COVID-19 pandemic and consequent economic challenges
• Urban Institute Low-Income Job Loss Interactive Map - tool to help impact investors and foundations target response and recovery support where it is most needed

COVID-19 Webinar Recordings 

• Center for Disaster Philanthropy - is offering a series of seven webinars on strategic approaches for funders

  • Grantmaking to Support Children and Older Adults (June 9, 2020)

  • How Philanthropy Can Stand Up for Vulnerable Populations (May 26, 2020)

  • Place-based Grantmakers and Investing in Local Communities (May 12, 2020)

  • Managing Multiple Disasters Amid the Pandemic (April 28, 2020)

  • Making Effective Rapid Response Grants (April 14, 2020)

  • Coronavirus: How Philanthropy Can Respond (March 5, 2020)

• Grantmakers for Education - is offering several webinars on issues related to education philanthropy & how to support local schools

  • Crisis and Response: the Impact of COVID-19 and the CARES Act on Postsecondary Education (May 13, 2020)

  • Emergency Funds and the Early Care and Education Sector: What Are We Learning (April 16, 2020)

• National Center for Family Philanthropy - is holding several webinars and community conversations on COVID-19 response

  • Beyond 5%: Increasing Support in a Time of Crisis (April 15, 2020)

  • Family Philanthropy’s Response to COVID-19 (March 27, 2020)

• Foundation Source - How Foundations Can Provide Emergency Support to Individuals (April 14, 2020)

• ChildCare Aware of America - A Funder's Perspective on Child Care Response and Recovery During and After COVID-19 (April 13, 2020)

• Deaconess Foundation - COVID-19 and St. Louis' Kids: Virtual Forum to Discuss Impact and Available Resources (March 20, 2020)

• Council on Foundations - Funder to Funder Call: Sharing Approaches to COVID-19 Community Response (March 12, 2020)