A PROJECT OF THE FORD FOUNDATION
     
GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS
Investing in People and Their Communities

What do grants to individuals accomplish? In this guide, grant makers describe the elements of a well-crafted program and explain why scholarships, prizes, and other grants to individuals can have a profound influence on organizations, fields, or communities.
 

 

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THE EFFECTIVE EXIT
The end of a funding relationship is often tense and sometimes even treated as an afterthought. But an effective exit can add value to a project and leave a grantee in a strong position. Read this guide to learn how grant makers wrestle with exiting dilemmas, plan for the inevitable end, and pave a good path forward.

 
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GRANT MAKING WITH A RACIAL EQUITY LENS
Can a racial equity lens help you approach your work with greater clarity and impact? Read this guide to see why, for increasing numbers of grant makers, the answer is yes. Learn how to apply this lens in understanding your field or community, working with grantees, and promoting change within your foundation.


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   . . EXECUTIVE TRANSITIONS
How can a grant maker help a grantee through a leadership change? This guide looks at practices for engaging with boards, supporting exiting and new CEOs, and encouraging transitions to go in promising new directions.
 

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d  If you invest in people, then you ought to ask them what would help them,
and not make assumptions.

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Learn more from our latest guide
Grants to Individuals: Investing in People
and Their Communities

grow the craft

 


 
Grant makers describe how they tackle practical  challenges common to the field in GrantCraft’s collection of case studies.

 


 
V I D E O   C H A N N E L :
 
AMPLIFYING NEW VOICES

 



 
W H A T   W E ' R E   R E A D I N G  . . .
Drowning in Paperwork,
Distracted from Purpose

 

A new report, from
Project Streamline, is looking to jumpstart a field-wide conversation about improving the current system of grant application and reporting.