Creative, values-driven, and anti-supremacist philanthropic and nonprofit leader/speaker/writer. Author, What Your Comfort Costs Us. Book Release March 2025; Pre-Order September 2024
Simple changes make a huge difference, directly and indirectly. ELMINA B SEWALL FOUNDATION we offer alternatives to a report: sending in a report created for another funder, having a conversation with the program lead, answering 3 to 4 open ended questions, or in some instances, attending a convening or small group conversation with other grantee partners where staff capture themes from the conversation. we want to learn about the field, about the organization as a whole, what opportunities and challenges they seez what trends they see and what they're excited about. we also turn the lens on ourselves as we know one of the few things we can actually control is how we impact our partners. We want to learn how to be a good partner and what else we can do to support our partners as we are committed to their success.
When the Kataly Foundation reenvisioned reporting to uplift and unburden grantees, they discovered that their relationships within and outside of the organization were deeply enriched as a result. Danielle Royston-Lopez tells their story in the latest edition of PEAK Grantmaking Journal.