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Social Justice Philanthropy: An Initial Framework for Positioning This Work
Submitted by lguinee on Mon, 05/10/2010 - 11:25A paper by Albert Ruesga and Deborah Puntenney discussing eight different (and overlapping) traditions of social justice on which philanthropic practitioners base their practice.
Values and Practices That Are Important for Good Social Justice Grantmaking
Submitted by lguinee on Mon, 05/10/2010 - 11:20In early 2010, the Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace took an unapologetically normative approach to the question, "What is good social justice philanthropy?" Here we Take a stab at describing the values and practices we believe are imperative for social justice grantmaking. Our aim was not to cut off debate but to encourage it, to create a space in which our differences can be aired and we can all find ways to improve our work. In retrospect, we will be developing a description both of the aspirational values and practices underpinning social justice philanthropy - and what we believe are the non-negotiables.
Take a look. What do you think?
Hiring Philanthropy for Social Justice & Peace Network Coordinator
Submitted by lguinee on Wed, 07/06/2011 - 15:15The Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace is excited to announce that we are hiring a Network Coordinator to move the work of the PSJP network forward. Please see the attached position description - and submit the attached hiring form with your resume/CV and a cover letter by September 15, 2011. And please pass this along to others who may be perfect for the position.
Thank you!
Impact Island at EFC Conference 2011
Submitted by lguinee on Tue, 05/31/2011 - 11:23The Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace, along with the Bernard van Leer Foundation, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Erasmus Centre for Strategic Philanthropy, the European Foundation Centre (EFC), and Fondazione Cariplo, sponsored a highly interactive session at the EFC conference in Cascais called "Impact Island." The session aimed to address a number of different areas, including: reflecting upon attitudes in philanthropy toward impact analysis, investigating how context influences decisions on impact analysis, analyzing strategic approaches for applying various tools and methods, learning how to use evaluation results to communicate how foundations make a difference, and exploring practical tools and methods to analyze impact.
The agenda and description of the session is attached here - and the documents shared are available by clicking here.
To see a short video about the session, click here.
Social Justice Philanthropy Sessions at the Council on Foundations Conference
Submitted by lguinee on Sat, 04/09/2011 - 15:05The Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace has organized two sessions on Social Justice Philanthropy at the Council on Foundations conference - both on Sunday, 10 April. The first is from 9:30 - 11:00 AM in Room 406 on the 4th floor. The second is from 4:00 - 4:40 PM in Franklin Room 1 on Level 4. Join us!
Study on Grantmaking Strategies with a Social Justice Emphasis
Submitted by lguinee on Sun, 01/16/2011 - 11:09The Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace is gathering information that will be helpful to grantmakers who are interested in funding in these areas and are hoping you will click here to take the survey. We are researching the field to find out how funders develop and implement grantmaking strategies with a social justice emphasis. We hope to develop material that will be of practical value to funders who want to have an impact on social justice issues.
This survey is designed to only be taken by grantmakers (rather than consultants or researchers). If you have been a grantmaker in the recent past, please respond from that perspective.
The information gathered through this survey will be confidential and no names will be attributed in any report without the express permission of those supplying the information.
Social Justice Philanthropy Issue of Alliance Magazine Released
Submitted by lguinee on Thu, 12/02/2010 - 10:48The December issue of Alliance magazine is now out, focusing on Social Justice Philanthropy, edited by Christopher Harris and with articles by many members of the Community of Practice. Click here to view it.
Social Justice Track at 2010 COF Conference
Submitted by lguinee on Sun, 05/02/2010 - 12:53Attached are materials from the 2010 Council on Foundations Convention's Social Justice Track:
- Ruesga, G.A. and Puntenney, D. (March 2010). Social Justice Philanthropy: An Initial Framework for Positioning this Work. Working Group for Social Justice & Peace.
- Kirsty and the Evaluators: Getting a Grip on Evaluation. Working Group for Social Justice & Peace.
- Evaluation Frameworks for Social Justice Philanthropy: A Review of Available Resources. (June 2008). Daylight Consulting Group for the Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice & Peace.
- Ruesga, G.A. (2008). The Twelve Most Common Objections to Social Justice Philanthropy.
- Craig, G. (June 2005). Delivering Social Justice Through Philanthropy. Alliance Magazine.
- Virtue, M. (January 2010). Advancing Racial Equity in Communities: Lessons for Philanthropy. Cornerstone Consultants.
- Rosenman, M. (March 2010). Caring to Change: Foundations for the Common Good.
- Change Philanthropy flyer and the Gulf Coast Fund Briefing. (March 23 2010). Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. Presented at Philanthropy New York
Kirsty and the Evaluators: The Play and the Video of the Play
Submitted by lguinee on Fri, 12/18/2009 - 20:14The Play from Cairo, Kirsty and the Evaluators: Getting a Grip on Evaluation, by The Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice & Peace, is attached. We've also uploaded the video of the play to vimeo. If you'd like to see this video (or others from the Cairo convening), please go to http://vimeo.com/8269821 and enter password psjp. The play is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License. If you would like to use the play for educational purposes, you can do so, with attribution to the Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace, and without modification (without permission). We'd love to keep track of how the play and video are being used. Please send an email to lguinee@interactioninstitute.org to let us know.
What's Happened Since Cairo?
Submitted by lguinee on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 10:11The Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace is continuing to meet - and has finished a summary report about what happened in Cairo (attached). Please add anything you've been working on since February related to Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace - new collaborations that may have started, work or conversations that have continued, new questions you have, etc.
