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- November 17, 2011 The Cricket Island Foundation shares results of Diminishing Dollars, a collaboration with the Foundation Center that examines social justice philanthropy looking at pre-2008 spending levels and projecting trends to 2015 to help understand the full impact of the economic crisis on this critical pool of funds. According to the report linked below, a small but important subset of grantmakers — those who work on issues ranging from human rights to environmental justice — has been disproportionately impacted by the global financial crisis and their recovery remains in jeopardy. Diminishing Dollars: The Impact of the 2008 Financial Crisis on the Field of Social Justice Philanthropy examines historical trends in foundation assets, spending, and giving levels; describes strategies used by foundations to cope with depleted assets immediately following the crisis; and presents projections through 2015 for asset and grantmaking levels. Read the full report here.
- March 19, 2009 The Cricket Island Foundation collaborates with the Crossroads Fund, the Woods Fund and the Brinson Family Foundation to present an educational convening for our grantees in Chicago. Bill Barclay, Crossroads Fund Finance Committee member, led an interactive presentation that helped our grantees better understand the policies and practices that contributed to our current economic crisis. Program Officers Consuella Brown and Julie Walther spoke about how their foundations are responding to the crisis and what nonprofits should expect in the coming years. To read the full story, please see Crossroads Fund's "At the Crossroads" 2009 Newsletter.
- December 5, 2008 The Cricket Island Foundation awards $440,000 to seven youth led social change organizations from Chicago, IL. Grantee partners, described here as our Cohort 3 Established grants, share a commitment to youth led social change, community leadership and organizational development. Read the press release.
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