Sector Effectiveness Grant

The Foundation’s Sector Effectiveness grantmaking and activities focus on three goals:

• Building more effective, inclusive leadership, including:

  • Alignment of executive management, board governance, and culture to cultivate diverse, inclusive leadership at all levels of the organization
  • A robust, diverse, and well-prepared leadership pipeline with equitable access to leadership opportunity
  • Attentiveness to diversity, inclusion, and equity in policy, practice, and culture

• Improving decision-making on significant public issues, with strategies such as:

  • Building awareness of the need and demand for credible data
  • Including constituent voice that reflects the diversity of our communities
  • Employing strategic communications and engagement approaches to increase the use of credible information in policymaking and practice
  • Building knowledge on how to bridge divides and reduce polarization, and enable healthier, more constructive debate on public issues

• Bolstering core infrastructure for the social sector, including:

  • Proactive engagement in public policy by nonprofit and philanthropic organizations of all kinds
  • Sharing knowledge, effective practices, and lessons learned across the field by strong and respected organizations
  • Cultivating inclusive cultures to contribute to more equitable outcomes
  • Regularly connecting leaders and fostering collaboration