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For Racial Progress, Endowed Philanthropy Needs to Endow Its Grantees
John H. Jackson and Susan Taylor Batten, Guest Contributors | February 01, 2024
Last November, school board candidates supporting honest and antiracist public education won the majority of elections across the country. This marked a watershed and encouraging moment for inclusive and comprehensive public education. It was an election proof of the power of grassroots movement building.
For decades, organizers and leaders of color have been showing up at school board meetings. Participating in parent advisory groups. Organizing at state capitals. Registering voters. These activist students and parents are sustaining the fiber of our democracy and protecting our constitutional rights.
Yet, as we found in our recent research with Candid, BIPOC-led organizations remain grossly underfunded, despite philanthropy’s stated commitments and interest in advancing racial justice. As the Schott Foundation will detail in a soon-to-be-released update of the #JusticeIsTheFoundation data project, the data still only shows 14% of all K-12 philanthropic dollars were invested in racial equity and justice in education between 2019 and 2021.
Endowments are a long-term investment approach to change that. Grantees have told us what endowments could mean to them: a stable financial state, no longer dependent on the whims of philanthropy, and the freedom to plan for the long term. We endow museums, universities and hospitals, but we do not endow the infrastructure needed to keep our democracy working and advance racial justice, i.e., the grantees doing the work. It’s time to ask why that is, and what it would look like if that status quo were to change.
#ABFEintheNews: Dive into the compelling argument for a shift in philanthropic strategy towards endowing BIPOC-led organizations in the collaborative op-ed, "For Racial Progress, Endowed Philanthropy Needs to Endow Its Grantees."
Published by Inside Philanthropy, this piece features insights from Susan Taylor Batten, President & CEO of ABFE and Dr. John H. Jackson, 2023 ABFE James A. Joseph Lecturer and President & CEO of the Schott Foundation for Public Education. Together, they explore the recent victories in public education as proof of grassroots activism's impact, highlighting the ongoing financial challenges racial justice organizations face. By advocating for endowments, they argue for a transformative approach to funding that ensures financial stability and freedom for these groups, enabling long-term strategies for systemic change.
Access the op-ed by visiting: https://lnkd.in/emrxCQ9F
Embrace the spirit of #GivingTuesday! Today is all about the joy of giving back and making a positive impact, and you can do so for our 3,000+ scholars in #Cleveland.
The primary focus for Breakthrough Public Schools (BPS) continues to be literacy. Breakthrough’s teachers and leadership are focused on helping scholars who have been the furthest behind to improve, with the goal of having every child able to read and comprehend at grade level or above.
Their efforts in the 2022-2023 school year have resulted in positive gains in literacy! BPS has decreased the number of scholars who are 2+ grade levels behind in reading by 24% and math by 29%. Additionally, the network more than doubled the percentage of scholars on grade level for literacy and math.
Let’s keep the momentum going! Support our efforts in Learn to Read ➡️ Read to Learn by donating at bit.ly/FOBDonate.
To date, over 11,000 organizations have used the JustFund Common Application™ to apply for over 100 funding opportunities, saving a collective 281,800 hours of time.
If 200 funders used The JustFund Common ApplicationTM we could save our applicants 60 years of time.
What are you waiting for? It’s time to use the leading common grant application platform to power your grantmaking: JustFund. https://buff.ly/31fDCMm#grantmaking#grants#grantsmanagement#technology in #philanthropy
NEW: Join LCF on April 2 at 9 AM PT as the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy & Colmena Consulting, in partnership with Philanthropy Together, present findings from their new research report - 'In Abundance: An Analysis of the Thriving Landscape of Collective Giving in the U.S.'
LCF is proud to have participated in this study, which examines the growth, diversity, and impact of collective giving since 2016!
Be among the first to hear these findings by registering at http://collective.giving
During the pandemic, when many grantees were forced to operate in crisis mode, College Futures deliberately aimed to foster a sense of care, support, and community, paired with stable and flexible funding. This was the start of a new policy grantmaking strategy that eventually grew to an “ecosystem” of 16 organizations, intentionally designed to advance connections, knowledge, and movement-building across higher education equity. We offer insights to the philanthropic community to strengthen equity-focused movement-building and grantmaking, especially in support of statewide policy and systems change: https://buff.ly/3WzEjuK.
Catch up with the critical discussions on public policy and philanthropy! This on-demand webinar features Sara Barba of Integer and offers essential insights for anyone in the #philanthropy and #wealthmanagement sector: https://bit.ly/3mFrAXa
We all have those things we put off... and we all like those things that are quick to tick off the list - especially if they are going to have a big impact. The Institute of Development Professionals in Education (IDPE) and Gifted Philanthropy fundraising and engagement benchmarking survey might be something you are putting off doing, but I can assure you it really is quick to tick off the list. We sent one school the link to the survey at 9:20am and we received their completed response by 10:05am - it really won't take long!
#quickwins#schoolsdevelopment#schoolsfundraising
Embrace the spirit of #GivingTuesday! Today is all about the joy of giving back and making a positive impact, and you can do so for our 3,000+ scholars in #Cleveland.
The primary focus for Breakthrough Public Schools (BPS) continues to be literacy. Breakthrough’s teachers and leadership are focused on helping scholars who have been the furthest behind to improve, with the goal of having every child able to read and comprehend at grade level or above.
Their efforts in the 2022-2023 school year have resulted in positive gains in literacy! BPS has decreased the number of scholars who are 2+ grade levels behind in reading by 24% and math by 29%. Additionally, the network more than doubled the percentage of scholars on grade level for literacy and math.
Let’s keep the momentum going! Support our efforts in Learn to Read ➡️ Read to Learn by donating at bit.ly/FOBDonate.
This piece from Albertina Lopez, PhD holds so much wisdom and guidance for the future of philanthropy. It's a must read for those of us interested in building a new, more community-based, caring, and equitable future.
Read it here: https://bit.ly/3reZTUh
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1wGreat work, Donaldson Foundation! It was a fun event, and it's great to be part of a company that makes education a priority 🙌