Capacity Building

Resources from our interactive virtual workshop designed for philanthropic staff and Board/Trustee leaders to learn more about how grantmaking practice affects the Missouri nonprofit workforce and identify opportunities to help build a more sustainable sector.
Through this program, funders received: An update on the first year of the Missouri Office of Childhood and its Director, Dr. Pam Thomas via virtual webinar recording. An update on the establishment of the Gateway Early Childhood Alliance and its Director, Katie Rahn. A deeper understanding of existing public funds to support early childhood providers, barriers to accessing those funds, and the role philanthropy can play in closing gaps. An opportunity to share their own collaborative or individual funding efforts in the early child space.
This report highlights the giving practices of high net worth (HNW) donors of color. Until recently, Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) with HNW and ultra-high net worth (UHNW) have been an apparitional presence across philanthropic and nonprofit sectors. Yet, emerging research shows that there are at least 1.3 million HNW households of color in the United States with net liquid assets of one million dollars or more. The report research demonstrates that HNW donors of color have great potential to move millions of dollars and inspire other hidden figures in philanthropy.
July 11, 2019
The philanthropic sector often looks toward program, membership, or policy staff to be the changemakers. The influence of nonprofit staff members who work in administration, human resources, or... Read More
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