How will you change the world?
GMA Foundations helps you define a clear path to transformative philanthropy, and then walks the path with you as an ally and a guide.
We partner with individual and organizational donors as managers, advisors, and facilitators. With over thirty years of insight and field experience, GMA Foundations is changing the world by helping you change the world.
The major theme emerging from the 2012 grants of the Herman and Frieda Miller Foundation was public policy change through effective coalition organizing.
The series of political victories this year challenge the notion that it is difficult to evaluate advocacy and community organizing.
Illustrative advocacy wins include:
Several themes run through the portfolio of the Dolphin Trust grants to Boston area organizations. Most of the organizations supported by the Trust deal with middle and elementary-aged youth, incorporate experiential education, and outdoor learning. Several focus on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. Continue Reading »
Jessie B. Cox Trust concluded its environment grantmaking for 2012.
The Trust’s theme of helping conservation organizations preserve larger landscapes – faster, continued with the projects that received support in 2012. Most grants supported strong coalitions with ambitious goals set in a regional context. Nearly all had strong scientific bases or components that tease out big questions in the field of conservation biology. The projects that emphasized linking and connecting habitats to promote ecosystem resilience continued to be a top priority. Continue Reading »
