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Editor’s note: The following is a Power Moves toolkit Power in Practice example. As Inside Philanthropy reported in 2017, funders are developing more responsive grantmaking and other tools to support social movements. Shorter application forms and less cumbersome… Read More

Editor's note: This is part 2 of a 2-part reflection on the 1st year of NCRP's Power Moves toolkit. Read part 1 here. In part 1 of our reflection of the 1st year of Power Moves, we… Read More

Editor's note: This is part 1 of a 2-part reflection on the 1st year of NCRP's Power Moves toolkit. Read part 2 here. In the 13 months since NCRP released Power Moves, more than 2,500 individuals have… Read More

In the past 10 years, philanthropy has become increasingly comfortable with conversations about advancing equity. But NCRP CEO Aaron Dorfman rightfully notes that grant dollars and better grantmaking practices haven’t kept pace with rhetoric. The idea… Read More

I try not to be cynical, but over the last 2 years “equity” has become a bumper sticker – an appendage that organizations slap on their requests for proposals, brochures and websites to communicate that they… Read More

Editor’s note: The following is a Power Moves toolkit Power in Practice example. “In many cases, Knight is the first funder of that particular project or initiative. Catalyzing a lot of experimentation and change … My perspective is… Read More