Paper explores philanthropy and government partnerships
Howard Lake | 30 May 2017 | News
Based on the experiences of Atlantic Philanthropies grant giving in Northern Ireland, the Social Change Initiative (SCI) organisation has produced a paper on how government and philanthropy can work together.
‘Partnership Working between Philanthropy & Government’ is described by its authors as a ‘reflective note’ which offers insights to other philanthropies and grant making bodies who are considering partnering with government.
Atlantic is involved in three partnership ‘Signature Projects’ which were funded with £64 million over the 2014-19 period. Of this, 60% came from six government departments and the remaining 40% from Atlantic.
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The three projects are sharing and collaboration in schools to increase achievement and break down community barriers, prevention and early intervention approaches to improve outcomes for children and improving services for people with dementia.
The transition from grant maker to government partner impacts on the relationship that the philanthropy organisation has with its previous/current grantees, NGOs, other stakeholders and on the philanthropy organisation itself, the paper says. This requires thoughtful management and communication to ensure that the rationale for partnership with government is articulated and understood.
SCI is a Northern Ireland based international, not-for-profit organisation. Its mission is to improve the effectiveness of activism for progressive social change, particularly in divided societies, with particular reference to how this work is funded and supported.
The publication can be downloaded from SCI’s website.
- Atlantic Philanthropies publishes final grant policies (23 July 2012)
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.