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A Grantmaking New Year’s Resolution: A Values-Based Grantmaking Practice

A Grantmaking New Year’s Resolution: A Values-Based Grantmaking Practice. Northern California Grantmakers , January 31, 2019 Aimee Bruederle , Grants Officer, William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Miriam Billinger , Program Finance Officer, Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation

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A Grantmaking New Year’s Resolution: A Values-Based Grantmaking Practice

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  1. A Grantmaking New Year’s Resolution: A Values-Based Grantmaking Practice Northern California Grantmakers, January 31, 2019 Aimee Bruederle, Grants Officer, William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Miriam Billinger, Program Finance Officer, Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation Arlene Wilson-Grant, Grants Manager, Disability Rights Fund & Disability Rights Advocacy Fund Stanislava Stancheva, Grants Officer, the Christensen Fund

  2. Agenda • Welcome and overview • The Hewlett Foundation’s reflection on tying values to grantmaking practices • Framework for today’s interactive portion • Panel showcasing variety of values in practice • Peer coaching • Closing

  3. The Hewlett foundation’s Philosophy of Grant practice A Framework for Today’s Workshop • Aimee Bruederle • Grants Officer

  4. Definitions • Value: a person's principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life. • Practice: the actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it.

  5. Continuum of values-based grantmaking Intentional value integration Mission-driven

  6. Hewlett’s guiding principles Meaningful, socially beneficial change.  Pursue change in a pragmatic, nonpartisan manner. Focus on outcomes. Openness, transparency, and learning. Collaboration based on mutual respect. Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. Humility and respect. Operations depend on lean staff, autonomy; commitment to simple, flexible procedures; and cooperative working relationship.

  7. 1. Efficient and flexible processes. 2. Due diligence. 3. Grantee selection and portfolio management. 4. Grant structures and set-up. 5. Effective grantee relationships. 6. Alignment between grant practices and the foundation’s brand of strategic or responsive philanthropy.

  8. We often ask our grantees for what they have submitted to others. We don't focus on collecting lots of documentation.

  9. Questions for you • What are you looking for from the presentation? • How will you walk away knowing you took something that will help you in your work? • Some demographic questions… Raise your hands!

  10. Interactive peer coaching Get into groups of four to six

  11. Share with your group • Pick one to workshop: • In light of the theme of today’s workshop, what is your vision/aspiration/intention for how you want to help your organization align grant practice with values? • What are 1-2 things you want to align/realign? • Peers provide input and advice from your experience. • Each participant will have about 10 minutes to get input and advice.

  12. Closing questions • What nugget are you taking with you from today? • What tangible actions will you take back to your organization?

  13. resources • Participatory Grantmaking resources to come via email • Participatory Grantmaking: Has Its Time Come? Cynthia Gibson / Ford Foundation • Trust-Based Philanthropy The Whitman Institute • Winners Take All AnandGiridharadas • Decolonizing Wealth Edgar Villanueva • Do you have additional resources? • Continue being part of the conversation! • NCG • PEAK Grantmaking • Join the panel at the PEAK 2019 conference for drinks in Denver

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