These sample unrestricted grant agreements from the North Star Fund, the Dorot Foundation, and the General Services Foundation provide language that focus on reducing the burden on grantees through more streamlined processes.| Trust-Based Philanthropy
In this post, Brenda Solorzano, CEO of the Headwaters Foundation, gives context and analysis to Jeff Bezos’ fast-moving, red-tape cutting philanthropy. One thing that’s missing: a commitment to power sharing and collaboration. Without those, Bezos runs the risk of being as challenging as the traditi| Trust-Based Philanthropy
Lisa Cowan, Vice President of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, has a reminder for funders (including herself): “As funders, we must recognize that we are not experts at running the organizations we fund… When i give a grant, I gratefully part with the foundations’ dollars, to make sure that tho| Trust-Based Philanthropy
Several years ago, The Satterberg Foundation’s leadership decided to transform its grantmaking processes in an effort to build greater transparency and better alignment with their core values, including a shift to multi-year, unrestricted grants. Hear more from Executive Director, Sarah Walczyk.| Trust-Based Philanthropy