“The Time Was Right.” How Three Funders Joined Forces to Simplify the Grant Application Process

“The Time Was Right.” How Three Funders Joined Forces to Simplify the Grant Application Process

The Common App for the Arts, launched by three Bay Area foundations, consolidates each funder’s grants on a single user interface. We look at how it came together, plans for future iterations and more. 

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For Immigrants, Legal Services Are Critical. Here’s How Philanthropy Can Expand Access

For Immigrants, Legal Services Are Critical. Here’s How Philanthropy Can Expand Access

Despite the promise of a new administration, immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers still face significant threats. In this guest post, three leaders from the field call on philanthropy to support crucial immigration legal services.

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Behind a Funding Push for Boys and Young Men of Color, Lived Experience and Trust in Grantees

Behind a Funding Push for Boys and Young Men of Color, Lived Experience and Trust in Grantees

A coalition of 14 California foundations has been working at the nexus of racism, the criminal justice system and poverty. Several of the philanthropy leaders who are part of this collaborative know these challenges first-hand.

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