Transcript of The Funder's Pulse: Funder Ally Interviews
- 1. This is such animportant conversationto be having right
now.
- 2. Most large foundations needto give out dollars in
largechunks.Philanthropy as a whole andmost foundations are
fairlyconservative institutions.
- 3. Funders like the wonkystuff. Grassrootscampaigns
areperceived as messyby donors.
- 4. Its difficult for foundations tosee that
isolated,neighborhood-level work willadd up to a policy
play.Funders often are looking forbig policy levers and ourframing
says that those leversexist at the state and federalpolicy
level.
- 5. GRASSROOTS
- 6. Distribution of Environmental Grants awarded by EGA.Members
based on EGA strategies, circa 2009Percentage of Environmental
Grant dollarsClassified as benefitting marginalized communitiesA.
Advocacy, Organizing andPublic Policy-related strategies 52.1%B.
Capacity building andGeneral operating, 18.9%C.
Communications/Media, 2.6%D. Research: Scientific/Environmental,
8.4%E. Stewardship/Acquisition/Preservation, 16.6%F. Not provided,
1.4%Percentage of Environmental Grant dollarsClassified as
advancing social justice
- 7. NAT IONALGROUPS
- 8. National green groupshave enormousinfluence with
funders.
- 9. F U N D E R S
- 10. It always looks impossible until its done.-Nelson
Mandela