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For funders to share power with their grant partners, they need to acknowledge the sources of their wealth and privilege, use hard data to discern inequitable practices and go beyond rigid funding and communication approaches to… Read More

Editor's note: The following is a Power Moves toolkit Power in Practice example. It was a significant moment when the Ford Foundation, which grants out more than $500 million annually, recently shifted its grantmaking priorities to… Read More

Editor's note: The following is a Power Moves toolkit Power in Practice example. “By partnering with the organizations we fund, we have a unique opportunity to support transformative, community-based action to produce just and fair systems… Read More

Editor's note: The following is a Power Moves toolkit Power in Practice example. “All too often, equity is diluted or dumbed down as merely giving data greater attention. Head counts and tests scores are no substitute… Read More

A recent post from the #DisruptPhilanthropyNOW! campaign shared an all-too-familiar story: A large national foundation abruptly ceased funding a local organization. In this case, the large national foundation is W.K. Kellogg (WKKF) and the local organization… Read More

What does it mean for funders to build power? As more and more grantmakers embark on or deepen journeys to embed values of equity, diversity and inclusion into their work, how can we incorporate a power-building… Read More