This document shows key findings from VoiceKent 2017, a county-wide survey about residents’ views and experiences related to health and wellbeing, discrimination and inclusion, and overall quality of life in the greater Grand Rapids area.
This teaching case aims to help grantmakers deepen their understanding of the complexity of equity-focused grantmaking efforts. This real-life example provides an opportunity to explore the key decision points, options, trade-offs, etc., involved in the choice to focus on equity in grantmaking.
This brief shares how a small community foundation in Mississippi implemented strategic management practices to strengthen the organization and its impact in the community.
Experts and thought leaders from the Johnson Center, along with several members of our Leadership Council, have examined changes in the field and identified 11 trends in philanthropy we expect to see impacting our sector in 2019.
In 2018, the Collective Giving Research Group released “Dynamics of Hosting Giving Circles and Collective Giving Groups.” This final report of a three-part series explores the hosting experiences of community foundations and other organizations.
In 2018, the Collective Giving Research Group released the second in a series of three reports. “Giving Circle Membership: How Collective Giving Impacts Donors” looks at how giving circle participation influences members and explores how established members differ from new ones.
In this second report of our annual series, experts and thought leaders from the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy have examined changes in the field and identified 11 trends in philanthropy that we expect to see impacting our sector in 2018.
This first report of a three-part series investigates the current scope and scale of collective giving groups in the United States to help us understand their impact on donor giving and civic engagement.
To help explore and understand the trends and challenges that inform our work, we have examined 11 trends we expect to see both forming and challenging the work of philanthropy in 2017 and beyond.
This 2015 brief from Joyce White offers tips for new grantmakers to help ground them in the philanthropic sector.
