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Beyond ARPA: Tracking ECE Compensation Policies Nationwide
No full textThis database is a crowdsourced gold mine of information on the latest state and local efforts to boost wages and benefits for early educators. It offers a window into how different initiatives take shape. The updated compensation tracker includes a dashboard and a database to inform efforts to improve compensation. It builds on one developed in 2021-2023
Formalizing Local Expertise: The Rockefeller Foundation and the Making of Agricultural Science in Republican China
Full text linkThis research report discusses how farming became a "science" in early twentieth-century China, focusing on agricultural programs proposed to or funded by the Rockefeller Foundation from the 1920s to 1940s. It argues that rather than "transplanting" an external, allegedly modern system of knowledge and practices, "agriculture science" in China was built through engagements with local expertise. By cataloguing traditional knowledge, evaluating and improving common methods, and mobilizing local communities, agricultural scientists distinguished the "modern" from the "traditional" and the "professional" from the "common." In this way, they established their epistemic authority and made agriculture a subject of scientific inquiry. Â Examining four programs – the Agricultural History Project, the Citrus Improvement Program, the Mass Education Movement, and the Lingnan Plant Exchange Station in Florida - this report highlights the participation of less-documented, grassroots actors in agricultural science research: working class people, vocational school students, migrants, etc. Their involvement is particularly visible in photographs held by the Rockefeller Archive Center. By providing labor, experience, and sharing networks, these under-discussed participants helped sustain the research in agricultural science even as institutions and scientists faced wartime displacement
FCDO Engagement Report on shaping the Future of Centrally Managed Civil Society and Civic Space Programming
Full text linkIn August 2023, the Civil Society and Civic SpaceDepartment at the Foreign Commonwealth andDevelopment Office (FCDO) contracted the WestAfrica Civil Society Institute (WACSI) and Bond to run an engagement process with civil society on the future of the FCDO's centrally managed programmes. Theseprogrammes are managed by the Civil Society and Civic Space Department and are the focus of the engagement process. When we mention the FCDO in this report, thisrefers to the Civil Society and Civic Space Department, unless we have specifically identified another part of the organisatio
Do nonprofits with a Candid Seal of Transparency raise more funds?
Full text linkThis white paper describes research to understand the link between nonprofit transparency (i.e., earning a Candid Seal of Transparency) and donor giving. Building on previous research, the study examines a sample of 148,786 U.S. 501(c)(3) public charities and provides updated insights into which organizational characteristics best predict being transparent and whether there is a monetary benefit (in increased contributions) to being transparent. Further analyses examine the impact of transparency for small nonprofits (those with revenue or expenses under $1 million)
Research Agenda: Grow Your Own Teachers
Full text linkGrow Your Own (GYO) is a teacher recruitment and preparation strategy focused on developing and retaining teachers from the local community. Despite increasing interest and investment in GYO programs, little is known about the extent to which these programs achieve their purposes. This research agenda to identifies key questions and data sources that can be used to uncover how GYO programs shape education, influence teacher outcomes, affect school and district performance, improve student outcomes, and impact the larger community
Strengthening Collective Impact In South And Southeast Asia
Full text linkThis report, developed by Sattva and funded by WINGS' #LiftUpPhilanthropyFund, maps the philanthropy support ecosystems (PSEs), with a particular focus on multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSPs), in seven South and Southeast Asian countries—India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lank
International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change- GABAY SA PAGPAPATUPAD
Full text linkThe International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change is a call to all foundations, regardless of their mission, status and geographic location to act on the climate emergency. Signatories to the International Commitment pledge to take action under the seven pillars of the Commitment. This Implementation Guide outlines suggested actions against each of the seven pillars of the International Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change. This Guide is designed to inspire and support foundation signatories as they embark on their own journey of change. If your foundation is not yet signed up to the International Commitment but considering doing so, this Guide will give you a clearer idea of the type of actions that foundations can take to implement the International Commitment.Find the implementation guide in:English: https://wings.issuelab.org/resource/implementation-guide-philanthropyforclimate.html Indonesian: https://wings.issuelab.org/resource/international-philanthropy-commitment-on-climate-change-panduan-pelaksanaan-indonesian-bahasa.htmlItalian: https://wings.issuelab.org/resource/international-philanthropy-commitment-on-climate-change-guida-pratica-di-attuazione.htmlMandarin Chinese: https://wings.issuelab.org/resource/international-philanthropy-commitment-on-climate-change-mandarin-chinese.htmlPortuguese: https://wings.issuelab.org/resource/international-philanthropy-commitment-on-climate-change-guia-de-implementacao.htmlSpanish: https://wings.issuelab.org/resource/international-philanthropy-commitment-on-climate-change-guia-de-implementacion.htm
Futures Philanthropy Case Study - From Donor to Partner : How Bikuben Fonden is embracing mission-driven systems change in philanthropy
Full text linkGuided by a vision for a better future, the Bikuben Foundation focuses on systemic change. One critical area for the foundation is eradicating homelessness among young people in Denmark. Moving beyond short-term solutions, the foundation emphasises long-term strategies that address the root causes of issues by developing collaborative frameworks across municipalities, civil society, and other stakeholders, and aligning resources with specific societal missions. This holistic approach has led to tangible, lasting impacts, including a reduction in homelessness in Denmark and increased influence on national policymaking.This case study is part of Philea's Futures Philanthropy series - a selection of hands-on, practical insights into emerging forward-thinking, long-term, innovative practices in the European philanthropy sector. This material provides a foundation for contributing to building futures thinking in the philanthropic field
Futures Philanthropy Case Study - Emerging futures : The Joseph Rowntree Foundation building imagination infrastructure through collaborative experimentation and visionary leadership
Full text linkIn 2021, JRF expanded its focus from solely focusing on poverty in the UK to include imagining and building fairer futures, alongside addressing immediate issues. While tackling poverty remains a core mission, the foundation now balances urgent policy and practice changes with the deeper structural shifts needed to create an economic and social model where people and the planet can thrive.This case study is part of Philea's Futures Philanthropy series - a selection of hands-on, practical insights into emerging forward-thinking, long-term, innovative practices in the European philanthropy sector. This material provides a foundation for contributing to building futures thinking in the philanthropic field
Nesting Sacred Spaces: Demonstrations of Reverence for the Natural Landscape and Local History in the Mauna Kea Beach Hotelâs Architecture
Full text linkSituating Laurance Rockefeller's RockResort project in Hawai'i—the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel—in the context of his career, his larger advocacy of conservation initiatives, and his other projects in the region, this report offers new architectural analysis to better understand the unique claims of the structure in a post-statehood moment