Grantmaker Resources
7 ways to Support Grantees Right Now
Maryland Philanthropy Network has created this list of 7 Ways to Support Grantees Right Now based on best practices and filled with examples from our network.
Best Practices in Disaster Grantmaking
A joint study of the European Foundation Centre and the Council on Foundations determined that grantmakers can be more effective and strategic in addressing disasters by following eight principles of good disaster management.
- Do no harm.
- Stop, look and listen before taking action.
- Don't act in isolation.
- Think beyond the immediate crisis to the long term.
- Bear in mind the expertise of local organizations.
- Find out how prospective grantees operate.
- Be accountable to those you are trying to help.
- Communicate your work widely and use it as an educational tool.
A number of practical suggestions for good disaster grantmaking flow from these principles and are highlighted in "Disaster Grantmaking: A Practical Guide for Foundations and Corporations". The Disaster Philanthropy Playbook is another a compilation of philanthropic strategies, promising practices and lessons learned that help communities be better prepared when a disaster strikes their community.
Click here for more resources about disaster grantmaking.
Additional Grantmaking Resources
- Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) statement on COVID-19 and how funders can combat xenophobia and take action
- The Bridgespan Group: Nonprofits, Funders, and the Coronavirus Crisis
- See Candid's website for up to date information on how philanthropy is responding to COVID-19 across the world or visit Foundation Maps
- Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) COVID-19 website is a go-to source for impacts, critical needs, updates and ways to learn more about this crisis. CDP also created a list of suggestions for foundations to consider related to disaster giving.
- Recording and slides from the CDP March 5 webinar on COVID-19: How Philanthropy Can Respond
- CDP advises, "There are going to be multiple phases and needs in this crisis – the medical response situation, support for research and assisting vulnerable people who have been impacted. Match your giving to one of these areas or decide how you will transition funds as needs change. Reach out to your existing grantees to see how the crisis has impacted them. Consider issuing some additional funding to help them meet the new needs of their clients."
- Council on Foundation’s Coronavirus Resource Hub and Funders Call to Action
- Council on Foundation's Sample Agreement for Converting Project Grants to General Operating Support
- Chronicle of Philanthropy:
- Economic Opportunity Funders Network: COVID-19 Emergency Response and Planning Survey Results
- Foundation Source: How Foundations Can Provide Emergency Grants to Individuals Webinar Recording
- FSG: COVID-19—Seven Things Philanthropy Can Do
- Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees: COVID-19 Funding Recommendations
- Grantmakers in Health: COVID-19 Making Effective Rapid Response Grants
- Media Impact Funders: COVID-19 Funding Resources
- Mission Investors Exchange Impact Investing and Philanthropy Responses to COVID-19
- National Center for Family Philanthropy's COVID-19 Resources
- National Center for Family Philanthropy: Beyond 5%: Increasing Support in a Time of Crisis Webinar Recording
- National Innovation Services' An Equitable Systems Transformation Framework for COVID-19
- NAACP's Ten Equity Implications of the Coronavirus COVID-19 Outbreak in the United States
- PEAK Grantmaking: CONNECT Message Board and Resources
- Racial Equity Tools: COVID-19 - Racial Equity & Social Justice Resources
- Technology Association of Grantmakers: How to Support Digital Infrastructure During COVID-19 and Beyond