Our Commitment to Trust Based Philanthropy:
At Ersoylu Consulting, we are committed to using timely impact data to inform philanthropy. In order to support funders who want to walk alongside community and have a systemic impact, we combine our deep commitment to social change, as advocates, with our commitment to accurate, meaningful data. We enjoy advising funders who are interested in tackling the root causes of inequity.
We believe that the biggest returns come not from the ‘lowest hanging fruit’, which can often distract critical time and resources from the end goal but, rather, from understanding community and aligning data in the messy process of shifting the complex levers of power. Most recently, our design and evaluation work for Equity in OC (United Way of Orange County), as well as First 5 LA’s Policy Advocacy Funds have helped us to refine our thinking. You can find links to our most recent pieces below, as well as a link to our 2015 Foundation Review article on Funder-Supported Advocacy Efforts. Feel free to reach out to us with any questions, feedback or to discuss further– we are always interested in furthering the body of knowledge in this important field.
Resources:
Here are some useful reports that highlight the power funders have to support sustainable social change: