Grantmaking Strategies to Assist Nonprofits in Building Financial Reserves
Submitted by Monica on May 2, 2016
By Hilda H. Polanco and John Summers, writing for Nonprofit Quarterly:
[Reserve grantmaking] bypasses operations altogether and instead looks to strengthen the financial position of grantees by providing funding for financial reserves and liquidity. … In this article, we will examine a few examples of reserve grantmaking by funders who have experimented with the practice, sharing lessons of what to do—and not to do—to make these grants effective in supporting nonprofit sustainability.