The Stanford Social Innovation Review published an article last week about our checklist of recommendations to reduce implicit bias and promote equitable grantmaking practice! Please click here to view it.

This excerpt from the article frames our motivation for developing this checklist:

…in their effort to ensure that grant dollars go toward effective organizations, many philanthropists have adopted grantmaking practices that can actually perpetuate the unequal distribution of funds. For example, traditional grantmaking practice tends to favor organizations that have existing relationships with funders and dedicated development staff, which better position them to garner philanthropic support. As a result, less funding may make its way toward smaller organizations, many of which may be serving similarly under-resourced communities.

It is our hope that grantmakers will use our checklist useful as we work toward ensuring that all nonprofit organizations operate on a level playing field to access philanthropy.