|
|
|
Our Grantmaking
|
Support To Established Organizations
Organizations do not exist in a vacuum; they exist in a community of similar organizations with similar goals and values. They test and share ideas, knowledge and practices to increase effectiveness and sustainability; they develop partnerships to improve organizational outcomes; and they develop and train each other’s future staff members. As a small foundation committed to the value of youth voice and youth-led social change, not just among our grantees but across the entire field, we believe that we can most effectively support the field by providing strategic, deep, and long term support to a small number of established organizations that:
- See themselves as part of a larger movement for youth voice and youth-led social change, and operate in this spirit of collaboration, sharing and learning with other organizations and stakeholders working towards the same goals.
- Have the resources needed to look beyond their own immediate needs, and are committed to supporting the organizational and programmatic development of their allied organizations.
The foundation made its first five-year grants to five organizations in the spring of 2006. Although we have always strived to work in a mutually beneficial collaboration with our grantees, the long-term nature of these grants has created significant opportunity for us to work even more closely. We anticipate that it will take time to understand how we can maximize the value, as well as iron out the difficulties, of these long term relationships. Thus we plan on phasing in two successive five year cohorts. The second one was made in the fall of 2007, and the third will be made in 2008. |
|
|
