Modern Grantmaking: A Guide for Funders Who Believe Better is Possible

by Gemma Bull, Tom Steinberg

Modern Grantmaking is for anyone who is employed in the curious world of grantmaking, whether you work for a private foundation, a government funder, or a corporate donor.

Our aim in writing this book is to produce a practical guide that grantmakers can turn to whenever they are looking for some support. To make it quick and easy to use, we’ve filled the book with answers to real-world grantmaking questions.

But it’s about more than handy tips. Every grantmaker can be a reformer too - our book explains why this is so important and how you can get involved.

333 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 1, 2021

Reviews

[Jenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recently moved from the fundee side to the funder side and looked EVERYWHERE for a book on grantmaking written post the start of the pandemic. Why are all books on this topic 15 years old? It’s surprisingly difficult. I was hoping to read something through an equity lens that talks about the privilege of this role. This was the only one I found. Luckily, I scored big time because book has been my textbook, bible, golden shiny precious item over the past few weeks. I feel like even if someone were just to read the first two chapters they’d walk away with some aha moments. I wish the managing up chapter was more substantial and had more resources and examples the way some of the other chapters did, as that is a topic I think most program officers tackle daily.