As a part of its commitment to equitable and responsive grantmaking practices and elevating community voices, the Convergence Partnership introduced streamlined and transformative grantmaking application and reporting requirements with its 2020 Covid rapid response grants. The Partnership did not require grantees to submit any final written reports. Instead, grantees were offered the option to have their work documented through locally produced podcast episodes. Based on our experience with the podcast series, the Partnership developed this guide to inspire other funders to similarly reimagine conventional grant-reporting norms and to support communities to tell their stories in their own words. It highlights the Partnership’s rationale; offers practical do’s and don’ts to support similar efforts; details the step-by-step approach that the Partnership followed; and shares helpful podcasting resources. 

The nation’s first comprehensive racial equity blueprint for federal agencies, For Love of Country: A Path for the Federal Government to Advance Racial Equity provides resources, tools, and a plan for federal agency leaders to implement President Biden’s historic executive order on advancing racial equity.

Geared toward staff working within federal agencies, For Love of Country: A Path for the Federal Government to Advance Racial Equity also includes tools that are applicable for equity advocates across the nation working inside and outside of government, including:

• Several key roles the federal government can use to shape racial equity
• The transformative potential equity presents for key socioeconomic outcomes
• Guiding principles that can serve as a common foundation for the work across the federal government
• A starter tool for conducting and refining an initial equity assessment
• A tool for agencies to develop a strategic vision and action plan to advance equity, and guidance on how to launch this journey

Download the executive summary.
Download the accompanying user guide.