The Funder's Pulse: Funder Ally Interviews
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- 1. This is such animportant conversationto be having right now.
- 2. Most large foundations needto give out dollars in largechunks.Philanthropy as a whole andmost foundations are fairlyconservative institutions.
- 3. Funders like the wonkystuff. Grassrootscampaigns areperceived as messyby donors.
- 4. Its difficult for foundations tosee that isolated,neighborhood-level work willadd up to a policy play.Funders often are looking forbig policy levers and ourframing says that those leversexist at the state and federalpolicy level.
- 5. GRASSROOTS
- 6. Distribution of Environmental Grants awarded by EGA.Members based on EGA strategies, circa 2009Percentage of Environmental Grant dollarsClassified as benefitting marginalized communitiesA. Advocacy, Organizing andPublic Policy-related strategies 52.1%B. Capacity building andGeneral operating, 18.9%C. Communications/Media, 2.6%D. Research: Scientific/Environmental, 8.4%E. Stewardship/Acquisition/Preservation, 16.6%F. Not provided, 1.4%Percentage of Environmental Grant dollarsClassified as advancing social justice
- 7. NAT IONALGROUPS
- 8. National green groupshave enormousinfluence with funders.
- 9. F U N D E R S
- 10. It always looks impossible until its done.-Nelson Mandela