February 08, 2023 Foundations May Be Backsliding on COVID-Era Flexibility. Are Grantees Getting Fed Up? February 08, 2023/ Dawn Wolfe A new survey from Technology Association of Grantmakers suggests some funders who relaxed restrictions in 2020 are reverting to old practices. That raises tough questions about the grantee-funder relationship going forward. Read More
June 23, 2022 Philanthropy’s Tech Workers Play an Important, Unseen Role in DEI. This Training Seeks to Help June 23, 2022/ Dawn Wolfe Philanthropy staff in charge of the technology that powers grantmaking play a critical role in diversity, equity and inclusion, but are often left out of such discussions. A new training seeks to remedy that. Read More
September 29, 2021 Feel Like Grant Applications Are Wasting Your Time? You’re Right, According to a Recent Analysis September 29, 2021/ Dawn Wolfe GrantAdvisor and Technology Association of Grantmakers are on a mission to fix grant applications. After painstaking analysis of existing forms, they found that applicants are jumping through many of the same hoops, over and over.Read More
August 30, 2021 Why These Two Very Different Family Foundations Agree On the Importance of Nonprofit IT August 30, 2021/ Dawn Wolfe Based in two different parts of the Midwest, the Shavlik Family Foundation and the Pierce Family Foundation are distinct in many ways. But they’re both committed to a cause that often gets short shrift—nonprofit IT infrastructure.Read More
July 26, 2021 This Membership Organization Strives to Make Nonprofit IT More Accessible and Inclusive July 26, 2021/ Dawn Wolfe As the ability to access and use technology becomes ever more crucial, the Technology Association of Grantmakers wants to up the nonprofit sector’s IT game. It’s also seeking more inclusive demographics among practitioners.Read More