Staff Directs GMA’s Annual Giving
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Case Studies
Deep community relationships drive strong philanthropy
The Miller Foundation is a testament to the value of deep engagement in philanthropy. So - how does one go about building community relationships?
Foundation’s DEI Progress Reflects its Place-Based Grantmaking
Over two decades, the Parker Foundation has welcomed stakeholders into the fold. Today's board diversity reflects its place-based grantmaking strategy.
Family’s Legacy of Giving Bound by Two Pandemics
Hoffberger Family Foundation's response to COVID-19 crisis in Baltimore is rooted in historic context and in the founders’ spirit of generosity.
A Family’s Donor-Advised Fund Finds Strategic Focus
A field-building approach helped the Rudolph Family Fund achieve greater strategic clarity and increased impact.
News
Environmental Justice Fund Recognizes People-Centered Work
Participants in the pooled giving fund considered local responses to the global threat of climate change, focusing on people and resilient communities. read more
Resources
Grantmaking due diligence: organizational budget size
Using organizational budget size as a proxy indicator in grantmaking can reinforce funding inequities and lead to lost opportunity. read more
Funding climate-resilient communities
Philanthropy’s traditional orientation toward people, rather than their ecosystems, may in fact be instrumental to building climate-resilient communities. read more
COVID-19 magnified behavioral health challenges for youth and the nonprofits serving them.
What is philanthropy’s role?