Embedded Philanthropy and the Pursuit of Civic Engagement

Karlström, Mikael; Brown, Prudence; Chaskin, Robert J.; Richman, Harold A.

doi:10.4087/foundationreview-d-09-00016

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“…3. Embedded (Karlstrom et al, 2007) Local (private or public) foundations in long-term engagement with neighbourhood-based communities with ambition to diminish power differential Humboldt Area (Community) Foundation, northwest California; Jacobs Family Foundation, San Diego; Denver (Community) Foundation; Piton Foundation, Denver (Karlstrom et al, 2009 (Imbroscio, 2013).…”

Section: Philanthropy Of Placementioning

confidence: 99%

Embedding in the city? Locating civil society in the philanthropy of place

Pill

2017

Community Development Journal

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Philanthropic foundations have become increasingly important actors in the governance of cities in decline in the United States. The relationships between foundation and other actors within city governance are illuminated via contrasting interpretations of state-society power relationships which highlight the mutability of ‘civil society’ as an oppositional or integrated part of the state. After detailing a typology of philanthropy of place, the twofold role played by foundations in the governance of neighbourhood revitalization in the cities in which they are embedded is explored: not only as an important source of funding and support for neighbourhood-based organizations, but as contributors to the creation of neighbourhood revitalization policy agendas. Considering the cities of Baltimore and Cleveland reveals that the policy approaches adopted have tended to align with the predominant neoliberal policy agenda rather than revealing foundation actors as activists who assist the organizations they support in exerting agency to contest or seek to transform the prevailing hegemony. This makes clear the need for rigour in defining what constitutes civil society, and points to the importance of embedded philanthropic practices in enabling civil society agency.

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Section: Philanthropy Of Placementioning

confidence: 99%

Embedding in the city? Locating civil society in the philanthropy of place

Pill

2017

Community Development Journal

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“…Peer networking also can be part of a larger agenda for foundation learning related to community-change initiatives and for general self-improvement efforts in philanthropy (e.g., Brown, Colombo & Hughes, 2009;Giloth & Gerwitz, 2009 Annie E. Casey Foundation's work can be used as a starting point for a broader discussion in philanthropy, particularly among foundations undertaking place-based work through either multi-site initiatives or an "embedded funders" approach in which foundations concentrate on working in particular geographic areas at the ground level (Karlstrom et al, 2009). …”

Section: Improving Peer Networking Practice In the Field Of Philanthropymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Two studies supporting these explorations are discussed here (Backer, 2008(Backer, , 2009. We also discuss how these learnings could be shared with other foundations -particularly those that support comprehensive community change through multisite place-based initiatives (Kubisch, Auspos, Brown, & Dewar, 2010), and those that are embedded in their local communities and participating directly in the work of change (Karlstrom, Brown, Chaskin, & Richman, 2009). While this article draws specifically on the experiences of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, these approaches have been used by other foundation and government funders, as well as by various intermediary and community organizations.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Peer Networking and Community Change: Improving Foundation Practice

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2011

Foundation Rev

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“…A growing subset of hometown and place-based foundations in the United States deploy and learn from an operating style of embedded philanthropy (Karlström, Brown, Chaskin, & Richman, 2009). This embedded philanthropic approach, in which funders "dig in" and "dig deeper" into the life of communities, is characterized by (1) long-term regional, neighborhood, or city commitment; (2) continuous relationship building and engagement with community residents, institutions, and organizations; (3) community engagement and efforts beyond grantmaking; and (4) use of relationships and partnerships as critical components of community work (Karlström et al, 2009, pp.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%