Kingslow Associates
Philanthropic Sector
Stable nonprofit organizations and an engaged philanthropic sector are vital to achieving community and economic development objectives, particularly in underdeveloped communities and regions. We provide advisory and research services to foundations in our core practice areas. We have we have provided services to and examined private foundations, community foundations, corporate philanthropy, impact investors and family foundations. This gives us keen insight into the organizational, fiduciary and operational considerations affecting grantmaking and investments.
Our management support and technical assistance to foundations, grantees, intermediaries and partnerships is focused on building capacity, improving outcomes, achieving sustainability and influencing systems change. We are adept at supporting multi-site and multi-disciplinary initiatives, including their evaluation and learning objectives. We also help organizations develop new programs and initiatives and evaluate existing efforts.
Representative Projects Building Endowments for Community Development Client: Ford Foundation Conducted a study of the barriers and opportunities within organized philanthropy to building permanent sources of local philanthropic capital and endowments for community and economic development. Examined five sectors of philanthropy: community foundations, health conversion foundations, family foundations, alternative funds, corporate giving and social venture funds. This study was commissioned to inform internal program planning. Program Design and Site Selection Client: W. K. Kellogg Foundation Provided research and technical assistance to help the Kellogg Foundation design a new initiative to facilitate partnerships between workforce development, child care and early learning programs in order to improve two-generation outcomes (employment outcomes for mothers and educational outcomes for their young children). Examined state policy environments affecting workforce, child care and education, and provided key design, investment, learning, capacity building and site selection recommendations. Assessment of PLACES Leadership Development Fellowship Client: The Funders Network The Professionals Learning About Community, Equity, and Smart Growth (PLACES) Fellowship Program was created to address the lack of BIPOC representation in philanthropic organizations involved in smart growth and sustainable development disciplines. This assessment examined how PLACES enhanced the leadership skills, grantmaking practices and other activities of participating fellows, and the effect they had on place-based and community change programs within their organizations.
Representative Projects Building Endowments for Community Development Client: Ford Foundation Conducted a study of the barriers and opportunities within organized philanthropy to building permanent sources of local philanthropic capital and endowments for community and economic development. Examined five sectors of philanthropy: community foundations, health conversion foundations, family foundations, alternative funds, corporate giving and social venture funds. This study was commissioned to inform internal program planning. Program Design and Site Selection Client: W. K. Kellogg Foundation Provided research and technical assistance to help the Kellogg Foundation design a new initiative to facilitate partnerships between workforce development, child care and early learning programs in order to improve two-generation outcomes (employment outcomes for mothers and educational outcomes for their young children). Examined state policy environments affecting workforce, child care and education, and provided key design, investment, learning, capacity building and site selection recommendations. Assessment of PLACES Leadership Development Fellowship Client: The Funders Network The Professionals Learning About Community, Equity, and Smart Growth (PLACES) Fellowship Program was created to address the lack of BIPOC representation in philanthropic organizations involved in smart growth and sustainable development disciplines. This assessment examined how PLACES enhanced the leadership skills, grantmaking practices and other activities of participating fellows, and the effect they had on place-based and community change programs within their organizations.