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While The New World Foundation grant making supports specific
issue campaigns and mobilizations, it also seeks to combine
NWF dollars with donor dollars to build greater organizational
capacity through leadership development, popular education,
and organizational assistance that encourage democratic practices
and sustain organizations over the long haul.
Donor Collaboratives
Funding partners in these collaboratives
include the Lenora Barry Fund, the Fowey Light Fund, the Angelina
Fund, the McKay Foundation, the Quansoo Fund, the Solidago
Foundation, the Christopher Reynolds Foundation, the Lawson
Valentine Foundation, the RPG Fund and the Leveller Fund.
The Alston/Bannerman Fellowship
Program was established in 1988 to acknowledge and celebrate
long-term community activists of color with a sabbatical award.
These sabbaticals have proven to be very valuable periods
of self-renewal and reinvigoration.
Donor Services
Donor-advised funds enable donors to make long-term commitments to specific programmatic missions. The Staff and Board of The New World Foundation meet with donors to clarify their priorities. Foundation staff members then recommend appropriate grantees and work with donors and an agreed-upon board in making grants. The Foundation can manage all government and private record keeping. Currently our donor-advised funds include the Mona Fund, the Quansoo Fund, the Lenora Barry Fund, the RPG Fund, the Leveller Fund, the PB Fund, the MS Bloome Fund, the Political Participation Project, the National Youth Service Project, and the Arts for Justice Project.
Staff services to family foundations allow existing foundations to tap The New World Foundation's staff for grant recommendations. Using these services, a small family foundation gains access to a field staff that it could not feasibly support on its own. Numerous foundations take advantage of the service. NWF treats this service as confidential. Foundations are free to disclose it if they so choose.
A number of individual and anonymous donors are partners in the areas of our work. The New World Foundation charges modest fees, in order to maximize dollars in the field. Typically fund participation ranges from $25,000 to $100,000.
Further education is an ongoing commitment of The New World Foundation, which organizes frequent seminars and workshops on topics such as political participation, the changing economy and nonprofit leadership. These programs bring together outside experts, Foundation staff and like-minded donors for mutually beneficial explorations of politics and strategy.
New fund development is a service offered to new donor groups and to small foundations that are either starting up or re-thinking their agendas. Foundation staff works with individuals, families and boards to evaluate past performance, assess current goals and explore funding opportunities.
Different ways of giving have different benefits to the donor and the Foundation. We urge you to talk with your financial advisors about how giving can become part of your financial plans. We also invite you to call us for a more detailed discussion about how you can become a partner in the Foundation's work. For more information, please contact Colin Greer.
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