Grantee Capacity-Building Practice at the Walton Family Foundation December 12, 2023 By Judy Ney Review and Recommendations for Accelerating Impact As part of the Walton Family Foundation’s 2025 Strategy, the intentional building of grantee partners’ capacity emerged as a common practice across all the foundation’s programs and departments. As grantmaking from the 2025 Strategy has grown and matured—including the foundation’s grants to build its grantee partners’ capacity—recognition has increased … Continued
Now is the Time to Radically Reimagine Readiness October 28, 2021 By Hillary A focus on “readiness”—defined as the state of being fully prepared for something—has been ubiquitous in our sector since long before COVID-19 and the national movement for racial justice. Yet, as we take cautious steps to emerge from what feels like an endless suspension of normalcy, the concept of readiness has garnered renewed attention. At TCC Group, we have been hearing an increasing number of readiness-related questions: Are we ready to rebuild? Are we ready for … Continued
Innovating Place-Based Grantmaking: An Evaluation of the Annie E. Casey Foundation “Strategic Co-Investor” Approach June 29, 2021 By Claire Schultz Our new report on the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s strategic co-investor approach to community change provides a nuanced description of the concept, evaluation insights, and considerations for both funders and grantees.
Approaching the Intersection: Will a Global Pandemic and National Movement for Racial Justice Take Philanthropy Beyond Its Silos? January 19, 2021 By Claire Schultz Approaching the Intersection explores how the philanthropic sector is responding to the interconnected inequalities laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic through conversations conducted in Summer and Fall 2020 with place-based funders and national philanthropy-serving organization (PSO) leaders.
The New York Women’s Foundation: Executive Summary for the Evaluation of the NYC Fund for Girls & Young Women of Color November 23, 2020 By Claire Schultz Created in partnership with the New York Women’s Foundation, this report summarizes the results of the participatory evaluation conducted by TCC Group for the NYC Fund for Girls & Young Women of Color.
How Philanthropy Support Organizations Understand and Advance Community Power Building October 19, 2020 By Claire Schultz Leaders from various Philanthropy Support Organizations describe how their diverse members understand what it means to build community power; the perceived strengths and challenges of supporting this kind of work; and perspectives on how it may leverage foundation mission.
A Framework for the Effective Evaluation of Convenings March 17, 2020 By Claire Schultz An articulation of our framework around convenings, including questions and guidance that anyone affected by convenings (e.g., funders, grantees, communities of practice) might consider as they evaluate the valueof their convening.
Equity and Evaluation: Models of How Equity Can and Does Impact Evaluation April 8, 2019 By Claire Schultz The philanthropic and nonprofit fields, and organizations and individuals serving those fields, have shown an increasing focus on equity over the last few years [1]. Conversations have moved from murmurings to deeper engagement by institutions like Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and the Equitable Evaluation Initiative, which have explicitly published principles … Continued
Coordinated Funding: Lessons from a Place-Based Grantmaking Collaborative October 10, 2012 By Lindsay Emery In the Fall of 2010, five grantmakers serving Washtenaw County, Michigan, launched a “Coordinated Funding” model which they hoped would streamline grantmaking efforts, build partnerships, and increase effectiveness of the local health and human services sector. These funders, including the United Way of Washtenaw County, the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, the City of Ann … Continued
Foundation Strategies to Inform Federal Policy in the United States May 10, 2013 By Lindsay Emery A Study to Support the Evaluation of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Promoting Equitable and Sustainable Transportation Initiative Using philanthropy as a strategy for federal policy reform in the United States is not a new concept. Yet, little has been done to assess exactly why foundations choose to engage in federal policy reform efforts, what strategies they … Continued