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Better Climate Funding Means Centering Local and Indigenous Communities

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Most grants are structured around relatively short-term projects, with limitations on investment in core organizational costs, and often significant transaction costs to both manage and access funding.

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Building Infrastructure to Support Equity: A Conversation with Dr. Akilah Watkins

NonProfit Quarterly

Independent Sector is a broad cross-sectoral national membership organization that includes nonprofits, private foundations, and corporate giving programs with a mission to strengthen civil society. AW: Independent Sector is deeply committed to a civil society that promotes equity and justice. What do we do to get there?

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Leading to Local

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Invest in individualized plans Once locally led organizations have been selected, philanthropists need to be willing to make investments in their organizational development. But they need to invest in the organizational development prioritized by the organization , not just by the funder.