Stanford University
For Research On Organizational Capacity Building At The Stanford Center On Philanthropy And Civil Society
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Amount$124,396
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Program
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Date Awarded7/17/2012
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Term18.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
In recent years, the philanthropic sector has shifted toward strategic grantmaking: articulating clear and focused goals; developing evidence-based theories of change to pursue those goals and measure progress; and creating feedback loops for learning and course correction along the way. With this shift has come the need for grantmakers to have broader skills—particularly the ability to assess the organizational health and capacity of the organizations they are considering supporting. The "Next Generation Grantmaker Handbook for Strategic Capacity Building" will integrate assessment of organizational capacity within the strategic grantmaking process. It will make available to the philanthropic field a set of practical tools, templates, and materials that have been tested and refined with grantmaking professionals. Among other things, practitioners using the handbook will learn when and how organizational capacity is strategic and work with grantees in more collaborative, problem-solving ways.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
siepr.stanford.edu
Address
366 Galvez Street, Stanford, CA, 94305, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for support of the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society
The Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society is an interdisciplinary research center for students, scholars, and practitioners to actively examine, debate, and critique the interaction between philanthropy and civil society and help inform public opinion, policies, and professional practices to advance the public good. The center provides research fellowships for students, funding for faculty research, and an array of courses and gatherings for different audiences. It is also home to the Stanford Social Innovation Review, one of the social sector’s preeminent magazines and online journals. This grant provides program support as part of the Knowledge for Better Philanthropy strategy.
for support of the Regulation, Evaluation, and Governance Lab
The Regulation, Evaluation, and Governance Lab (RegLab) at Stanford University partners with government agencies to design and evaluate programs, policies, and technologies that modernize government and restore trust in governance. RegLab is an interdisciplinary team of legal experts, data scientists, social scientists, and engineers who are passionate about building an evidence base and high-impact demonstration projects for better government. (Substrategy: Executive Branch)
for the Protecting and Reforming the U.S. Civil Service workshop
Stanford University's Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) bridges the worlds of scholarship and practice to understand and foster the conditions for effective representative governance; promote balanced and sustainable economic growth; and establish the rule of law. Its faculty, researchers, and students analyze the ways in which democracy and development are challenged by authoritarian resurgence, misinformation, and the perils of a changing climate. This grant supports the center’s workshop on Protecting and Reforming the U.S. Civil Service.
