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ERIC Number: ED625409
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Sep
Pages: 21
Abstractor: ERIC
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Building Community from Crisis: A Collaborative Fund for the Out-of-School Time Field. Principles for Effective Education Grantmaking. Case Study No. 21
Jung, Minna
Grantmakers for Education
As schools transitioned to virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, community-based organizations pivoted from providing afterschool programs to dealing with all manner of crises and basic needs. Some out-of-school time (OST) providers stayed open to provide full-day programs for the children of first responders and essential workers, while others quickly developed and launched virtual programming. Like nonprofits everywhere, OST providers faced the need to lay off staff and support those who remained through burnout and fatigue, while moving much of their work online and meeting new daily crises. In the philanthropic sector, the onset of the pandemic prompted immediate conversations about redirecting or augmenting grantmaking toward emergency relief. Many funders quickly eliminated project-based grant restrictions and paid out future grants immediately to enable organizations to respond quickly and flexibly to changing needs. At Grantmakers for Education (EdFunders), the Out-of-School Time Impact Group, a community of funders investing in the out-of-school time sector, initiated weekly convenings open to funders and field stakeholders to share information, forge connections and brainstorm effective philanthropic responses to the rapidly evolving situation. The exchange of information during the stakeholder convenings, combined with the dire situation within the field and the urgent need for services that the OST community was well-positioned to provide, inspired the impact group funders to launch a pooled fund to support the field. This report examines the experiences of the group and how, amidst the enormous stresses created by crisis, funders and grantees found opportunities to connect with each other and work toward shared goals. Their experience offers important insights for education grantmakers on advancing equity and building trust, insights that apply not only in crisis but also beyond. The fund's experience also raises important questions for education grantmakers around what it takes to build sustainable collaboration and aligned action for systemic change.
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Grantmakers for Education
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