Abstracts of up to 250 words are being solicited for Vol. 14, Issue 2, of The Foundation Review. This issue is focused on Philanthropy’s Response to the Crises of 2020. You can read the full CFP at https://scholarworks.gvsu.
Many of the fundamental ways in which society functions were disrupted, challenged, and tested by the events of 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the critical role of the nonprofit and philanthropic sector and the need for agility in responding to community crises. It also brought racial disparities into stark relief: The reckoning that began with a focus on policing and criminal justice spread to questioning how all of our institutions perpetuate inequity and injustice. The exploitive practices that enabled the accumulation of wealth — and its concentration among very few, largely white-led and male-led organizations — all came under scrutiny, along with power dynamics between funders and the communities they seek to serve.
This issue will focus on how foundations responded to these events. We are not seeking papers that merely describe what foundations did differently for that year. Papers should address the impact of these changes on communities, nonprofit organizations, and with a particular emphasis on how the foundation’s long-term practices have been transformed. Input is welcome from a range of different kinds of foundations (e.g., community foundations’ sponsoring funds and collaborations, corporate foundations – some of the biggest givers during 2020, and family foundations).
Abstracts are due July 5, 2021. If a full paper is invited, it will be due October 31, 2021 for consideration for publication in June 2022. Submit abstracts to submissions@
