NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIVE PHILANTHROPY
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Organizations Filed Purposes: NCRP ENGAGES WITH THE PHILANTHROPIC SECTOR TO HELP U.S. GRANTMAKING FOUNDATIONS AND HIGH NET WORTH DONORS RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF FUNDING MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS TO CREATE LONG-TERM CHANGE. OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE PHILANTHROPY THAT SERVES THE PUBLIC GOOD, IS RESPONSIVE TO PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES WITH THE LEAST WEALTH AND OPPORTUNITY, AND IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF INTEGRITY AND OPENNESS.

PROMOTE PHILANTHROPY THAT SERVES THE PUBLIC GOOD, IS ACCOUNTABLE AND BENEFITS VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.

INITIATIVES: NCRP CARRIED OUT SEVERAL INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE PHILANTHROPY DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. THEY INCLUDED:POWER MOVESFROM OUR INTERACTIONS OVER THE YEARS WITH HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT FOUNDATIONS OF ALL SIZES AND TYPES, WE'VE LEARNED THAT MANY FOUNDATIONS WANT TO ADVANCE EQUITY. HOWEVER, THEY MAY NOT HAVE ADDRESSED THE ROLE OF EQUITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO POWER. TO ADDRESS THIS, WE DEVELOPED POWER MOVES, AN ASSESSMENT TOOLKIT THAT FUNDERS CAN USE TO ADVANCE EQUITY IN THEIR GRANTMAKING. POWER MOVES IS DESIGNED TO HELP FUNDERS EXAMINE THEIR OWN POWER AND THE POWER OF COMMUNITIES, GOVERNMENT AND OTHER SECTORS IN SOCIETY THROUGH AN EXPLORATION OF BUILDING, SHARING AND WIELDING POWER, WITH THE GOAL OF PROGRESS TOWARD MORE EQUITABLE SYSTEMS AND OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR AND OTHERS FACING STARK DISPARITIES. KEY ELEMENTS OF THE GUIDE INCLUDE STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK TOOLS, DISCUSSION GUIDES, ROADMAPS FOR PROGRESS AND TIPS FOR BUILDING, SHARING AND WIELDING POWER. ULTIMATELY, THE PROJECT'S LONG-TERM GOAL IS THAT FOUNDATIONS AND THEIR GRANTEE PARTNERS WILL BECOME MORE STRATEGIC AND IMPACTFUL IN ADVANCING STRUCTURAL REFORMS, RESULTING IN MORE EQUITABLE OUTCOMES FOR COMMUNITIES. POWER MOVES HAS BEEN DOWNLOADED OVER 3,000 TIMES. A PLURALITY OF DOWNLOADS HAVE COME FROM INDIVIDUALS AT GRANTMAKING INSTITUTIONS. THOSE GRANTMAKING INSTITUTIONS INCLUDE INDEPENDENT FOUNDATIONS, FAMILY FOUNDATIONS, COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATE FUNDERS, AND PUBLIC FOUNDATIONS OR OTHER SIMILAR GRANTMAKERS. WHILE POWER MOVES BUILDS ON AND COMPLEMENTS OTHER EQUITY-ORIENTED RESOURCES IN PHILANTHROPY, IT IS UNIQUE IN ITS FOCUS ON THE ROLE OF POWER TO ADVANCE EQUITY. THE SELF-ASSESSMENT GUIDE IS ALSO DISTINCTIVE IN ITS INCLUSION OF STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK TOOLS TO HELP DISCERN HOW WELL THE FOUNDATION USES ITS POSITION AND PRIVILEGE TO BUILD, SHARE AND WIELD POWER.MOVEMENT INVESTMENT PROJECTNCRP HAS RECENTLY BEGUN A NEW PROJECT WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING PHILANTHROPY'S KNOWLEDGE OF AND FUNDING FOR MOVEMENTS. KNOWN AS THE MOVEMENT INVESTMENT PROJECT, THIS INITIATIVE WAS BORNE OUT OF THE KNOWLEDGE THAT SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES ARE DRASTICALLY UNDER-RESOURCED AND UNDER-FUNDED BY PHILANTHROPY. THIS MULTI-YEAR NCRP INITIATIVE WILL HELP FUNDERS SEE THEMSELVES AND THE ISSUES THEY CARE ABOUT AS PART OF THE MOVEMENT ECOSYSTEM, BUILD THE PHILANTHROPIC SECTOR'S CAPACITY TO SUPPORT MOVEMENTS, AND REDEFINE BEST PRACTICES FOR MOVEMENT FUNDING. CURRENTLY, THE PROJECT'S FOCUS IS ON IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE JUSTICE, AND WAS LAUNCHED TO THE PUBLIC VIA OUR BRIEF ENTITLED STATE OF FOUNDATION FUNDING FOR THE PRO-IMMIGRANT MOVEMENT, AS WELL AS AN INFOGRAPHIC, STORIES OF SUCCESS AND EXISTING RESOURCES ON THIS ISSUE FROM FUNDERS AND PRO-IMMIGRANT MOVEMENT NONPROFITS, AND A MICRO-SITE ON NCRP.ORG WHERE THESE MATERIALS RESIDE. HIGH NET WORTH DONORSNCRP CONTINUES ITS WORK TO INFLUENCE THE GIVING OF HIGH NET WORTH DONORS (HNWD) SO THAT MORE OF THEIR GIVING IS DIRECTED TOWARD MOVEMENTS FOR RACIAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE. WE RECOGNIZE THE GROWING TREND OF SUBSTANTIAL GIVING FROM SOME INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE OF THE FOUNDATION STRUCTURE, AND WILL CONTINUE WORKING TO ENGAGE A SUB-SET OF TARGETED HNWD INTERMEDIARIES/ADVISORS WITH NCRP CONTENT. WE AIM TO BUILD OR STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH HNWD INTERMEDIARIES AND/OR ORGANIZATIONAL AFFINITY GROUPS TO CREATE A SMALL, BUT MIGHTY SET OF NCRP "CHAMPIONS" IN THIS ARENA.NCRP IMPACT AWARDSNCRP'S IMPACT AWARDS HAVE BECOME KNOWN IN THE SECTOR FOR THEIR RECOGNITION OF FUNDERS THAT HAVE SHOWN LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION AND COMMITMENT TO BEING A PART OF EFFORTS TO SOLVE THE COUNTRY'S TOUGHEST PROBLEMS. BEGUN IN 2013, THE NCRP IMPACT AWARDS HAVE CELEBRATED FOUNDATIONS THAT ARE LEADERS IN THE AREAS OF:EXEMPLARY GRANTMAKING: ALLOCATING A RELATIVELY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF ANNUAL DISCRETIONARY GIVING TO SOCIAL JUSTICE, MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND MULTI-YEAR GRANTS. ITS GRANTEES HAVE A VISIBLE EFFECT ON PROMOTING SYSTEMS CHANGE AND EMPOWERING MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.LEADERSHIP IN PHILANTHROPY: THE FUNDER'S LEADERS PUBLICLY DEMONSTRATE A COMMITMENT TO SYSTEMS CHANGE STRATEGIES, SUCH AS PUBLIC SPEAKING OR WRITING ABOUT FUNDING SOCIAL CHANGE STRATEGIES AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS, SERVING ON COMMITTEES OR OTHER INITIATIVES THAT PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE AND SIGNING ON TO NCRP'S PHILANTHROPY'S PROMISE.DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND EQUITY: THE FUNDER SHOWS A DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND EQUITY, ESPECIALLY ALONG LINES OF RACE AND GENDER, IN ITS STAFF AND TRUSTEES.FOR THE 2019 IMPACT AWARDS, WE INSTITUTED A NEW PROCESS TO SELECT WINNERS. A SELECTION COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF NONPROFIT AND PHILANTHROPIC LEADERS, INCLUDING NCRP BOARD, GRANTMAKING SUPPORTERS, NONPROFIT MEMBERS AND OTHER CLOSE ALLIES HAVE VETTED THE NOMINEES, AND NARROWED DOWN THE SELECTION TO FOUR WINNERS. THOSE WINNERS RECEIVED THEIR AWARDS AT A PUBLIC RECEPTION AT THE CHANGE PHILANTHROPY SUMMIT IN NOVEMBER IN SEATTLE. THE 2019 WINNERS WERE THE EMERGENT FUND, THE LIBRA FOUNDATION, MARGUERITE CASEY FOUNDATION AND UNBOUND PHILANTHROPY. THERE WERE NO IMPACT AWARDS GRANTED IN FISCAL YEAR 2020.

COMMUNICATIONS: NCRP ALSO STIMULATES CRITICAL THINKING IN THE PHILANTHROPIC SECTOR WITH A ROBUST COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM. OUR COMMUNICATION EFFORTS INCLUDE:KEYNOTES & PRESENTATIONSONE OF THE WAYS WE WORK TO EDUCATE THE SECTOR IS TO PRESENT AT OR ATTEND APPROXIMATELY 60 CONFERENCES AND SECTOR EVENTS ANNUALLY. RECENT EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE POLICYWORKS INSTITUTE 2019, THE FUNDERS' NETWORK 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE, FUNDING FORWARD 2019, AND COUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS NATIONAL MEETING, AMONG OTHERS. WE ALSO EDUCATE THE SECTOR THROUGH REGULAR WEBINARS LIKE OUR SERIES ON THE POWER MOVES TOOLKIT, WHICH HAS ATTRACTED CLOSE TO 300 REGISTRANTS PER WEBINAR. A REGULARLY UPDATED LIST OF EVENTS AND WEBINARS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.NCRP.ORG/EVENTS . BLOGS, JOURNALS, AND SOCIAL MEDIANCRP HAS GARNERED MANY COMPLIMENTS FROM THE SECTOR AND OUR SUPPORTERS ON OUR STRONG SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE. ROUNDUP, OUR MONTHLY ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER, REACHES ALMOST 4,000 PEOPLE. WE ALSO ENGAGE WITH MORE THAN 23,000 FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER, AND HIGH-PROFILE INDIVIDUALS WITH LARGER FOLLOWINGS REGULARLY RETWEET OUR TWEETS. WE ALSO HAVE OVER 3,800 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS. WORKING WITH THE MEDIANCRP IS OFTEN QUOTED IN SECTOR AND GENERAL PUBLICATIONS, THANKS TO OUR WIDE VARIETY OF EXPERTISE IN PHILANTHROPY. WE HELP REPORTERS (MANY OF WHOM HAVE LITTLE UNDERSTANDING OF PHILANTHROPY) FOCUS ON WHAT REALLY MATTERS. NCRP LEADERS HAVE BEEN QUOTED IN DOZENS OF PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY, FORTUNE, THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, INSIDE PHILANTHROPY, THE DETROIT FREE PRESS THE STANFORD SOCIAL INNOVATION REVIEW, THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER THE NONPROFIT QUARTERLY, PHILANTHROPY NEWS DIGEST AND MANY MORE. ADDITIONALLY, WE SHARE INFORMATION WITH MANY REPORTERS WHO MAY NOT QUOTE US, BUT THEIR REPORTING BENEFITS FROM OUR INFORMED PERSPECTIVE. WE ALSO HAVE CONDUCTED A NUMBER OF RADIO INTERVIEWS AS WELL. A FULL LIST OF MEDIA MENTIONS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.NCRP.ORG/NEWS-PAGE. RESPONSIVE PHILANTHROPYRESPONSIVE PHILANTHROPY IS NCRP'S POPULAR E-JOURNAL. THIS SIGNATURE PUBLICATION HAS OVER 22,000 ANNUAL READERS, AND IS WELL KNOWN IN THE SECTOR FOR ITS FOCUS ON TIMELY ISSUES. IT CONTINUES TO BE A WELL-REGARDED VEHICLE FOR IMPORTANT AND PROVOCATIVE COMMENTARY IN THE SECTOR, AND OFTEN HAS ARTICLES WRITTEN BY SECTOR LEADERS. A RECENT EDITION OF RESPONSIVE PHILANTHROPY INCLUDES "CONFRONTING ANTI-BLACKNESS IN IMMIGRANT JUSTICE PHILANTHROPY," AN INTERVIEW WITH DARANEE PETSOD OF GRANTMAKERS CONCERNED WITH IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES; "HOW PHILANTHROPY CAN HELP STOP THE INVISIBILIZATION OF INDIGENOUS MIGRANTS IN THE U.S." BY ODILIA ROMERO AND XIOMARA CORPENO; "DIVEST/INVEST AT THE INTERSECTIONS: IMMIGRANT JUSTICE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM" BY LORRAINE RAMIREZ OF NEIGHBORHOOD FUNDERS GROUP; AND "FUNDERS AND DONORS CAN BUILD, SHARE, AND "WIELD POWER TO BOLSTER THE IMMIGRANT JUSTICE MOVEMENT" BY NCRP'S LISA RANGHELLI. OPINION PIECESNCRP WORKS TO SHAPE OPINION AND PROVOKE DIALOGUE AND DEBATE BY PLACING OPINION PIECES IN PUBLICATIONS LIKE THE WASHINGTON POST, THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY, NONPROFIT TIMES, AND THE STANFORD SOCIAL INNOVATION REVIEW. RECENT EXAMPLES INCLUDE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FOUNDATION ASSESSMENT LISA RANGHELLI'S PIECE ON FOUNDATION RISK TAKING IN THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY; PRESIDENT & CEO AARON DORFMAN'S JOINT PIECE ON PUERTO RICO (WITH ANA MARIA ARGILAGOS OF HISPANICS IN PHILANTHROPY AND NELSON COLON OF THE PUERTO RICO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION) IN THE WASHINGTON POST; AND AARON'S PIECE IN THE NONPROFIT TIMES ON A PROPOSED NEW MEGA-HEALTH FOUNDATION SHARING POWER. BLOG WITH OVER 20,000 ANNUAL VIEWS, NCRP'S BLOG IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SECTIONS ON OUR WEBSITE. SOME OF OUR MOST POPULAR RECENT BLOGS INCLUDE IS YOUR BOARD READY TO ADVANCE EQUITY? BY RICK MOYERS; THE NOTRE DAME FIRE HAS A LESSON FOR PHILANTHROPY AND PHILANTHROPY'S POWER TO DISRUPT TYRANNY-STARTING WITH ITSELF, BOTH BY JEANNE LEWIS; AND NEVER AGAIN IS NOW: ON IMMIGRANT JUSTICE, THE QUESTION FOR FUNDERS IS NOT WHAT TO DO, BUT WILL YOU DO IT? BY TIMI GERSON.

POLICY: NCRP ALSO WORKS TO PROMOTE SENSIBLE PUBLIC POLICY THAT RECOGNIZES SOCIETY IS BETTER OFF WHEN BOTH GOVERNMENT AND PHILANTHROPY ARE STRONG AND ARE VIEWED AS VIABLE WAYS TO PURSUE THE COMMON GOOD. DURING THE 2020 FISCAL YEAR, NCRP WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY PUBLIC POLICY WORK.

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