Grantmaking involves a rigorous process conducted by three teams:
- Discovery Team conducts community research to gain a broad understanding of the year's topic, prioritizes the issues, and recommends a funding priority within the focus area.
- Implementation Team oversees application solicitation, proposal review, site visits, and balloting process.
- Impact Team serves as the liaison to all Community Partners (grantees) to evaluate and track the effectiveness and success of our grants.
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 "I wouldn't dream of relinquishing participation in the SDWF Grants Committee. I have always been a very 'hands-on' philanthropist and I take away a lot of information that informs my giving in other areas. All it means is an extra ball up in the air with which to juggle, and I always feel the more the merrier." - Alice Diamond, SDWF Member |
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