The Grantee Perception Report — Created by the Center for Effective Philanthropy, the Grantee Perception Report (GPR) provides a way for funders to gather feedback from their grantees and understand how their results compare to peer foundations. Check out our most recent GPR results and response here. (Once we announced that the Rogers Family Foundation was spending down, we decided not to conduct another GPR.)
Grant Advisor — Like Yelp for foundations, Grant Advisor is another helpful tool that allows grantees to anonymously post feedback about a funder’s grantmaking process. The feedback can then be used by the funders to determine what changes might need to be made to their grantmaking process, and by future grantseekers to help them navigate the grant application process.
Trust Based Philanthropy — The Whitman Institute developed the practice of Trust-Based Philanthropy as a way to alleviate power imbalances in the philanthropy sector by embedding trust, dialogue, and relationship-building in its practices with grantees. Check out this overview of trust-based philanthropy. Interested in learning how trust-based philanthropy already shows up in your organization? Take their survey.