Our inquiry driven approach sets us up to provide grantees with targeted, strategic funding and thought partnership that reflects the conditions where they work.
Many of SFE's grantees are adapting to frequently changing conditions, and are finding new ways to make their programs available remotely to keep serving communities everywhere in the face of substantial uncertainty.
This convening was an important moment to highlight some of the values that we’ve prioritized in our grantmaking work, and to collaborate with other funders on strengthening our collective effectiveness.
All too often, development teams think they have to change their missions and the work of their organizations to fit a funder’s vision. I think everyone would be well-served to remember a few key things.
Putting the right voices in conversation with one another is just the first step to creating something actionable - and without the right structures in place, a convening can end up producing a lot of noise.
We’re looking for a Director of Research and a Director of Grants Management to help guide us towards answers for our key questions, and guide the next phase of our inquiry.
As responsible grantmakers, we make sure that SFE’s support goes to grantees whose work advances practice in each of our interest areas, improves our understanding of the key challenges we face, and presents potential solutions.