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New Reports from the Field- December

Monday, December 14, 2015
Check out the latest releases from around the nonprofit sector featuring reports from Campaign for Black Male Achievement, FSG, Nonprofit Vote, Philamplify, Piper Fund, Lucy Bernholz & GrantCraft, and Foundation Center & Africa Grantmakers' Affinity Group.
 
This new report examines the impact nonprofits have when they engage the communities they serve in voting and elections; playing a key role in narrowing troubling gaps in voter participation between low and high-income, young and old, newer citizens and more established populations.
 
This guide aims to help advocates identify the critical issues surrounding Pay for Success contracts and their impact on vulnerable individuals and the public. It describes the issues and includes a list of key questions advocates can raise to help ensure that decision makers make choices that advance the public good.
 
The latest in a series of comprehensive assessments of a foundation's grantmaking and operations. Key findings include: The Knight Foundation has an admirable commitment to risk and innovation. But, it lacks explicit goals and strategies, often leaving stakeholders unsure what the foundation intends to accomplish.
 
Based on candid interviews with funding partners and thought leaders, Piper’s report touches upon key issues to help Piper analyze its grantmaking strategies. How does our definition of “winning” fit in a broader democracy reform agenda? How do we authentically connect with communities of color to develop a new framework of equity, diversity, and inclusion? How do we build effective collaborative relationships towards victory, without losing sight of long-term capacity and infrastructure needs? The report also includes resources and links to readings to help funders think further on these issues.
 
An annual industry forecast about the ways we use private resources for public benefit provides an overview of the current landscape, points to major trends, and directs your attention to horizons where you can expect some important breakthroughs in the coming year.
 
The Campaign for Black Male Achievement developed this report to track and communicate how cities’ efforts across the country are advancing Black Male Achievement and unveils the Black Male Achievement City Index, which scores 50 cities according to their visible level of engagement and committed action on behalf of Black men and boys. The report spotlights the 10 cities with the highest scores and provides in-depth profiles of how the three highest-scored cities are responding to the needs of Black men and boys to ensure they achieve their full potential.
 
System mapping, the process of creating visual tools that describe a system, is a critical step in systems change that brings together stakeholders from across organizations and sectors to develop a common understanding of a given system. Breaking down the mapping process into 3 stages—preparation, facilitation, and revision— this guide provides detailed instructions, helpful hints, and visual examples for practitioners to follow as they create one type of system map called an actor map.
 
U.S. Foundation Funding for Africa: 2015 Edition (Foundation Center & Africa Grantmakers' Affinity Group)
U.S. foundations made grants totaling nearly $1.5 billion focused on Africa in 2012. This represented 25 percent of foundations' international giving, up from 14 percent in 2002. Produced by Foundation Center in cooperation with Africa Grantmakers' Affinity Group, this first-ever report examines changes in funding for Africa over the past decade and provides detailed analyses of the distribution of funding in the latest year. The report also explores differences in funding priorities based on whether recipients are headquartered in Africa or outside of the African continent.