Click Here to Meet the 2012 PLACES Fellows

The Funders' Network is pleased to welcome the third class of PLACES fellows. PLACES not only helps fellows build a strong network of peers, it also fosters a unique learning environment that has the power to break down silos and enhance fellows' ability to address race and class issues in their grantmaking. The impressive incoming class will continue to help the PLACES program be a leader in helping funders achieve equitable outcomes from growth and development decisions made in communities across the country.

Background

In 2008, the Network launched PLACES (Professionals Learning About Community, Equity and Smart Growth), its first philanthropic leadership development initiative. PLACES is designed as a year-long fellowship program that offers tools, knowledge, and best practices to enhance funder grantmaking decisions in ways that are responsive to the needs and assets of low-income neighborhoods and communities of color. As a result of participating in the PLACES program, fellows develop:

• An in-depth knowledge of how decisions about growth and development relate to issues of race/ethnicity/class;
• Tools and resources to help them increase their effectiveness as grantmakers;
• Exposure to best practices of grantmakers working in this field;
• Leadership development and skill building opportunities; and
• Expanded networking opportunities.

Resources

Click here for the Media Resource List compiled by PLACES Fellow Mark Hallett of the McCormick Foundation.