Perspectives
This platform shares “perspectives” and stories from the field to support and encourage more investment in equitable leadership transitions. If you would like to submit a blog post for consideration, please refer to the Perspective Blog Submission Guidelines.
Embracing Transitions: How Funders Can Foster Stability and Growth
The Ford Foundation’s BUILD program, a 12-year, $2 billion investment focused on helping social justice organizations become stronger and more resilient, has seen and supported an unprecedented number of leadership transitions. In the last six years, about 50% of our BUILD grantee organizations have experienced a transition—some of them more than once.
While leadership transitions are often viewed by funders as destabilizing, we know that they do not have to be.