EOF Names Make the Road New Jersey as 2024 Law & Social Policy Legacy Award Winner!
Established in 2020, the Law & Social Policy Legacy Award recognizes organizations defending and advocating for low-wage workers’ rights and aims to increase knowledge of this work in the philanthropic community.
Make the Road New Jersey (MRNJ) was selected based on its strong record of advancing systemic change for immigrants and low-wage workers in New Jersey through community organizing, the provision of legal and support services, policy innovation, and transformative education. MRNJ builds the power of immigrant and working-class communities to achieve dignity and respect. Founded in 2014, the membership-based organization has won more than 18 campaigns that have helped more than one million New Jerseyans out of poverty. Learn more about MRNJ and all the 2024 Nominees.
How will budget and tax issues impact supports and services for workers, families, and communities? What lies ahead at the federal level and in the states? EOF hosts an Annual Budget and Tax Briefing to provide funders and philanthropic advisors with a unique opportunity to learn about and discuss why federal and state budget and tax work matters to national, state, and local philanthropy.
In-person registration for the 2024 Budget and Tax Briefing has closed, but we invite you to register for the live stream of our plenary sessions on the federal and state budget and tax outlook.
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Thank You to Our Supporting Members: The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Blue Shield of California Foundation, Ford Foundation, The George Gund Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, New Economy Initiative, Public Welfare Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Stoneman Family Foundations, and W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Partner Resources + Announcements
New Vanguard Investment in Public Options
Economic Security Project (ESP) has announced the Public Options for America Fund, a vanguard investment in the most promising and innovative public option models and leaders of today. Collaborators include ten grantees and three partners across housing, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, childcare, energy, and AI, all of whom are advancing the field in new and innovative ways. To build a diverse ecosystem and break down silos across these sector areas, ESP is also establishing the Public Options Community of Practice to bring practitioners, activists, strategists, campaigners, and researchers together.
Sign on to All By April
All by April is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) philanthropic campaign working to ensure that U.S. elections are free, fair, and representative. Spearheaded by the Democracy Fund, this nonpartisan campaign is asking funders and donors to:
Make all or most of your grant commitments by the end of April.
Make grant or donation payments by the end of April.
Move up disbursements of multiyear grants that had been scheduled for later in the year.
Streamline processes, especially for renewal grants.
Provide general support grants, which are helpful to grantees and often faster to process.
Trust your grantees and lean on trusted peers’ diligence.
Investing in Democracy > Politics
In 2024, Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE) is exploring how funders can invest in American democracy in ways that ensure it is larger than politics. They will be hosting a salon series and a post-election debrief in December. You can learn more and express interest here.
Take the 2024 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Survey
The 2024 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Survey is now open. Since 1980, the Council on Foundation's Grantmaker Salary and Benefits (GSB) Survey has provided the sector with the most comprehensive data on staff composition and compensation in the United States. Survey participants receive a complimentary copy of the full report, as well as access to the Council's dynamic online benchmarking tool.
Nominations Now Open for 2024 Equity in Philanthropy Fellowship
Rockwood Leadership Institute, in partnership with Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, has launched the nomination process for the 2024 Equity in Philanthropy Fellowship. This Fellowship connects a robust and intersectional group of philanthropic leaders and catalyzes a shift in philanthropy in which diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the center of all decision-making levels. Nominations are due by 8 pm EST on April 12, 2024.
GEO Shares New Strategic Plan
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) has announced a new strategic direction as they continue the long-term work of transforming philanthropic culture and practice. This new strategy carries forward their unwavering commitment to advancing racial equity, addressing the root causes of injustice, and transforming the philanthropic field.
The California Endowment Is 'Going All In'
The California Endowment recently announced a commitment to align all $4 billion in investment assets with their mission and values. “…we are using our mandate and power as an institutional investor to stand with the communities we serve, and to contribute to a more inclusive brand of capitalism,” said the Endowment in a statement.
Irving Harris Foundation to Sunset in 2032
After nearly 80 years of working collaboratively with others to create a more just world for every baby, family, and community, the Irving Harris Foundation has decided to spend down their remaining financial assets and sunset in 2032.
How Do We Create an Accessible, Tech-Forward World? (Read More)
The Benefits of Disability Disclosure in Philanthropic Workplaces (Read More)
Fostering a Culture of Inclusion: A Road Paved with Progress, Not Perfection (Read More)
Collectively, each story is reflective of the journey the Disability & Philanthropy Forum has been on and where the disability community is moving forward.
New Publication: How Grantees Think Funders Can Improve
Exponent Philanthropy has released a new publication on how grantees think funders can improve. This publication is a compilation of two years of distilled survey data from over 400 nonprofits to learn what lean funders do well and where they can improve.
New Op-Ed: Racial Justice Programs Under Fire: Foundations Are Running Scared When They Should Double Down
The Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity has published an op-ed in The Chronicle of Philanthropy on how perceived legal threats following the Supreme Court affirmative action ruling are causing grantmakers to backslide, fueling notions that racial justice work is discriminatory or illegal.
Job Openings
Care for All with Respect and Equity (CARE) Fund seeks an Executive Assistant.
Better Taxes Briefing: Tax Reform and Defending Our Democracy: A virtual conversation with Sabeel Rahman and Carolyn Martinez-Class on the intersection of taxes and democracy and the opportunities are for action at the state and federal levels.
March 18, 2024 | 1:00-2:00 pm ET | Better Taxes for a Better America
