To be effective in supporting change, grantmakers need to identify their leverage point: that sweet spot where, in global terms, small sums make a big difference.

Most of us assume the best way to do this is to focus on our areas of expertise, such as climate change, rural poverty or supporting children’s health, or on a geographical region that we have ties to. A quick scan of the goals will likely produce one we can legitimately focus on: job done!

But another way of thinking and practice is emerging, offering an integrated approach that engages both the grantmaking/programmatic side of a foundation and its endowment. As its point of leverage, it seeks to use philanthropy’s relatively limited resources to harness the immense power of global capital flows for progressive change.

A PEAK Insight Journal article.

Publication date: September 12, 2018

Grants Management Professional Competency Model

Cross-Cutting Competencies

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in grantmaking practices.