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Responsive Philanthropy
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Responsive Philanthropy provides comprehensive coverage of the latest trends and critical issues surrounding foundation, corporate and workplace philanthropy as they affect social justice and the public interest.
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Strategic Grantmaking: Foundations and the School Privatization Movement
November 2007
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This report examines how foundations' grantmaking is helping promote school choice, primarily through school vouchers and tax credits.
The Waltons and Wal-Mart: Self Interested Philanthropy
September 2005
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A close examination of the Walton Family Foundation and the Wal-Mart Foundation reveals more than just charitable intentions in Wal-Mart's seemingly generous but systematically self-interested charitable and political giving. The Waltons and Wal-Mart: Self-Interested Philanthropy chronicles the philanthropic and political activities of the Walton family through their family foundation and through their Wal-Mart corporate empire, painting the picture of a family and corporation with increasing financial and political prowess.
Funding the Culture Wars: Philanthropy, Church and State
February 2005
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NCRP's new report explores the connections between conservative foundation grantmaking and the politically influential evangelical movement.
Axis of Ideology: Conservative Foundations and Public Policy
March 2004
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NCRP's Axis of Ideology details the effective philanthropic strategies that 79 conservative foundations have used to support the activities of 350 public policy-oriented right-wing think tanks at the federal, state, and local levels. The report is available for purchase in two formats - either as a PDF file or a printed version. If you order the report now we will send you the PDF as soon as your order is processed.
$1 Billion for Ideas: Conservative Think Tanks in the 1990s
March 1999
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The rising influence of conservative think tanks has been a notable development during the 1990s. Today, the conservative policy establishment is perhaps the key generator and purveyor of public ideas. This report focuses attention on the top 20 right-of-center think tanks, the ways in which they operate, where they get their funding, how they are governed, and the links that exist in the "conservative labyrinth."
Moving a Public Policy Agenda: The Strategic Philanthropy of Conservative Foundations
July 1997
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For more than three decades, conservative strategists have mounted an extraordinary effort to reshape politics and public policy priorities. NCRP's report documents the substantial role that 12 conservative foundations have played in developing and sustaining key institutions in the movement. It also outlines lessons learned from grantmakers interested in influencing public policies.
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Closing the Loophole (3rd of 3 Reports on Foundation Charitable Spending)
(3rd of 3 Reports on Sec. 105 of H.R. 7, The Charitable Giving Act)
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A Billion Here, A Billion There (2nd of 3 Reports on Foundation)
(2nd of 3 Reports on Sec. 105 of H.R. 7, The Charitable Giving Act)
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Helping Charities, Sustaining Foundations (1st of 3 Reports on Sec. 105)
(1st of 3 Reports on Sec. 105 of H.R. 7, The Charitable Giving Act)
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The Power of Relationships: Northwest Ohio Community Shares
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August 2004
This report is a history of the creation of Northwest Ohio Community Shares, a coalition of local social justice and social service agencies that came together to create collectively what was denied to them separately, the opportunity to solicit workers for payroll deduction contributions at Toledo workplaces
Prospects for a New Model of Workplace Giving in Miami-Dade
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March 2004
This report is the result of a field research from the National Alliance for Choice in Giving (NACG) and NCRP. The research team visited Miami-Dade County in December 2003 to assess the feasibility of creating a new workplace fundraising federation to support social change and social justice charities through employee charitable donations in public and private sector workplaces.
Community-Based Public Foundations: Small Beacons for Big Ideas
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January 2004
Community-Based Public Foundations (CBPFs) are democratic philanthropic grantmaking institutions, functioning as partnerships between donors and community activists, committed to supporting the work of community-based nonprofit organizations engaged in progressive social change organizing addressing the root causes of inequality, lack of opportunity, discrimination and political and economic powerlessness experienced by disadvantaged and disenfranchised populations in our society.
This report seeks to raise the profile of CBPFs based on the results of a survey NCRP conducted in late 2002 and early 2003 of CBPFs across the nation. Of 192 CBPFs contacted nationwide, sixty-four responded to the survey for a 33 percent response rate. In-depth interviews were also conducted with eight of the CBPF correspondents.
Advocacy for Social Change in Metropolitan Washington
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September 2003
Though often overshadowed by their more prominent national counterparts, local and regional public policy advocacy groups in the nation's capital are doing vital work while struggling for adequate and appropriate foundation funding. With the support of the Washington Grantmakers' Community Capacity fund, NCRP surveyed local and regional advocacy groups in the metropolitan Washington area looking into the advocacy infrastructure in the region.
A Democratic Landscape Funding Social Change in California
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April 2000
NCRP continues to advocate for the rights of nonprofits to engage in public policy advocacy and the necessity of grantmakers to support such activities. A Democratic Landscape highlights how foundations and nonprofit groups influence progressive social and economic policy in California. Based on interviews with leaders of 73 nonprofit advocacy groups and eight of the state's leading foundations, this study found that California nonprofits play a crucial but undervalued role in shaping public policies benefiting the state's poorest and most vulnerable communities.
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A Call to Action: Organizing to Increase the Effectiveness and Impact of Foundation Grantmaking
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March 2007
Many nonprofit organizations are constantly struggling to find enough resources to make their organizations more effective and sustainable. A Call to Action illustrates how the lack of core operating support is at the center of this struggle. It tells of the needs and aspirations of nonprofits by enabling them, in their own words, to share their stories.
Not All Grants Are Created Equal:
Why Nonprofits Need General Operating Support from Foundations
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September 2005
Not All Grants Are Created Equal explores the debate on foundations providing project support versus operating support. The report investigates the types of organizations that receive the most general operating support and lays out the case of why nonprofits need general operating support and why foundations are often reluctant to provide it.
The Core of the Matter
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July 2003
The Core of the Matter is a meeting of local, regional and national nonprofits convened by NCRP in Washington to discuss the importance of operating support grantmaking for the sustainability of the sector. The agenda was to articulate the importance and need for operating support in the voices of nonprotits themselves as opposed to academic observers or foundation funders.
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Charitable Fundraising in the Workplace: The Roles of Alternative Workplace Funds and Federations in Supporting Nonprofit Change
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January 2007
Progressive workplace funds and federations were created for organizations and issues that lacked adequate access to resources. They served as alternatives to the traditional United Way campaigns, giving workplace donors access to non-United Way affiliate organizations. This report looks at how these alternative funds and federations benefit the nonprofit sector and what kinds of organizations gain from the funding generated by their campaigns.
Giving At Work 2003
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July 2003
Charitable donations pledged to alternative funds, the workplace giving programs that complement United Way charity campaigns, have grown to comprise 11 percent of pledge dollars from traditional donors in American workplaces from 1996 to 2001. Meanwhile, United Way has shifted its fundraising focus to appeal to wealthier donors. These are among the findings in Giving at Work 2003, a new publication released by NCRP, reporting the results of a survey the organization conducted in conjunction with the National Alliance for Choice in Giving.
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Rural Philanthropy: Building Dialogue From Within
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Revised Edition, August 2007
This report examines the perceived and real obstacles to foundation grantmaking in rural areas and recommends strategies to overcome those challenges.
State of Philanthropy 2006: Creating Dialogue for Tomorrow's Movements
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July 2006
Our biennial collection from foundation and nonprofit leaders aims to create dialogue for change.
Social Justice Philanthropy: The Latest Trend or a Lasting Lens for Grantmaking?
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May 2005
Social Justice Philanthropy: The Latest Trend or a Lasting Lens for Grantmaking? defines and discusses the concept of social justice philanthropy and provides an assessment of its future in philanthropy. The report explores how grantmakers define and apply the concept of social justice to their work.
State of Philanthropy 2004
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October 2004
NCRP'S second State of Philanthropy report offers a compendium of thoughtful analyses on the current state of affairs in the field of grantmaking - where the field is now, where it is going and how it can do better.
Understanding Social Justice Philanthropy
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April 2003
NCRP’s paper examines the meaning of social justice philanthropy based on literature reviews and conversations with grantmakers, academics and nonprofit practitioners. What are the main elements of social justice philanthropy? What are the contradictions? This paper sets the stage for a report to be published by NCRP in the fall of 2004 that will assess the size and scope of the philanthropic social justice field and offer recommendations for funders.
State of Philanthropy 2002
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April 2002
NCRP'S first State of Philanthropy offers sensible solutions to improve the field of grantmaking. A compendium of thoughtful analyses on the current state of affairs in the field of grantmaking - where the field is now, where it is going and how it can do better.
Beyond Access: A Foundation Guide to Ending the Organizational Divide
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December 2001
This report aims to help foundations better meet information technology needs of America's charities. Beyond Access: A Foundation Guide to Ending the Organizational Divide is the latest in NCRP's continuing series of reports aimed at helping foundations better serve the most disadvantaged Americans. The new research examines how nonprofits currently use IT, the ways in which foundations are responding to nonprofit IT needs and how these funders can do an even better job of building the technology infrastructure of nonprofits.
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Banking on Philanthropy: Impact of Bank Mergers on Charitable Giving
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June 2007
This NCRP report examines how mergers have reshaped corporate giving practices in the banking industry. It looks at charitable giving of seven banks before and after recent mergers. It answers the questions: Did the levels of giving by these banks increase or decrease after the merger? Which region of the country benefited the most?
Building Solid Foundations: New Approaches to Substantive Philanthropic Accountability
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Revised Edition, December 2006
This report provides practical solutions that foundations, government, and the nonprofits can implement together to improve the effectiveness of philanthropy. It answers the questions: What is the substantive value of philanthropy? To whom are foundations substantially accountable?
Serving Time…on Foundation Boards
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Summer 2004
A review of corporate CEOs who, despite their being charged and convicted of serious corporate malfeasance, are still serving on foundation governing bodies. NCRP called for extending the Securities and Exchange Commission penalty that prohibits convicted corporate felons from serving on the boards of publicly traded corporations to cover service on foundation boards as well.
On the Path to Philanthropic Reform: Concrete Steps Toward Public and Private Accountability and Oversight
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This report contains NCRP’s written statement for the Senate Finance Committee's roundtable discussion meeting on July 2004.
Beyond City Limits: The Philanthropic Needs of Rural America
May 2004
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This report goes against the grain to examine some resource deficiencies in rural America concerning the availability and delivery of philanthropic capital from private foundations and corporations to rural community-based organizations. In this report, we analyze whether the nonprofits of rural America have adequate access to the philanthropic capital markets controlled by American foundations to give them the wherewithal to address the complexities of challenges in non-metropolitan communities.
Are We Ready? Social Change Philanthropy and the Coming $10 Trillion Transfer of Wealth - Purchase this publication / View full catalog
Spring 1999
An NCRP examination of the history, current status and future outlook of social change philanthropy. This Special Report provides an analysis of fund raising strategies, emerging models of philanthropy and their potential impact on progressive organizations. This report also shares, and examines, the perspectives of those involved in the process of giving - from individuals and financial advisors to activists and foundation leaders. NCRP presents an overview more comprehensive than that seen by any single one of these elements in order to catalyze a more strategic - and responsive - philanthropy.
Foundations in the Newt Era
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September 1995
An examination of how foundations respond to radical shifts in public policy. This report details changes in grantmaking priorities made by key foundation leaders after the 1994 election of a Conservative Congress. Interviews with over forty foundation leaders and 30 social justice activists.
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