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 […]
Funding Mechanism Spiderweb Tool
Funding Systems Change initiative – Funding Mechanism Spiderweb Tool This tool was developed by a working group of the Funding Systems Change initiative composed by foundations and social innovators. Its purpose is to help foundations reflect on their funding mechanisms across different dimensions in the funding cycle. These include dimensions whose relevance or implications may […]
Ashoka Switzerland – Embracing Complexity
Ashoka Switzerland (2022). Embracing Complexity: Towards a Shared Understanding of Funding Systems Change. From the report: “Systemic challenges require systemic answers, but currently the dominant funding practices are ill-suited to support them. Systems change leaders often struggle because current funding practices are often built to support short-term projects with clear, measurable results rather than collaborative, […]
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