Grantmakers for Thriving Youth
Field Survey 2019

You are receiving an invitation to complete this survey as one of 300 grantmakers in the Grantmakers for Thriving Youth (GTY) network.

Launched in 2016, GTY is a funders’ forum advancing a comprehensive approach to learning and development that will enable all young people to acquire the skills and capacities they need to thrive in learning, work, citizenship and life. To learn more about GTY, please click here.

GTY seeks to build the field in strategic and impactful ways. To do so, we want to better understand how funders in our network invest and where you turn for knowledge and connections. Results of this survey will help us better design resources that meet your needs.

This survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. If there are multiple people in your organization receiving this survey, we welcome all of you to complete it. We will only share aggregate results. Individual results will be confidential.

As a token of our appreciation, we will randomly select 5 respondents to receive a gift package of books by leading authors in the field.

Thank you for your time and engagement!

The GTY Steering Committee and Facilitation Team

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* 1. Please let us know your:

Name

Organization

City/Town

State/Province

Email Address

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* 2. Please choose the type of your grantmaking organization:

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* 3. What is the geographic scope of your grantmaking?

Local

State

Regional

National

International

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* 4. If local, state, regional or international, please indicate where you invest.

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* 5. What philanthropic networks do you participate in? Check all that apply.

Grantmakers for Education

United Philanthropy Forum

Your regional philanthropic association

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

Philanthropy Roundtable

Council on Foundations

Other (please specify)

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* 6. There are multiple terms used to describe efforts to ensure that children and youth develop a full range of skills and capacities to succeed in school, work, citizenship and life. Does your foundation provide grants in any of the areas mentioned below? Check all that apply.

Social and emotional learning

Social, emotional and academic development

Character education

Development of virtues

Inter- and intra-personal skill development

Pro-social development

Whole child development

Whole child equity

The science of learning and development

21st century skills and competencies

Work readiness/employability skills

Health and well-being

Spiritual development

Other (please specify)

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* 7. For the remainder of this survey, we are using the term SEL to stand in for all the terms listed in the previous question. Within your SEL grantmaking portfolio, do you fund (check all that apply):

K-12 Education

Early Childhood Education

Out-of-School (expanded learning, afterschool and/or summer)

Post-secondary Education

Juvenile Justice

Child Welfare

Health/Wellness

Social Justice

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Does your SEL grantmaking seek to (check all that apply):

Improve academic achievement

Increase equitable learning environments

Promote holistic child and youth development

Strengthen civic engagement

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Please note if you fund in the following areas to advance SEL (check all that apply):

Research

Support for stand-alone SEL programs/curricula in schools or OST

Support for integration of SEL approaches in school or OST environments

Professional Development (pre- or in-service)

Family Engagement

Communications & Public Awareness

Field Building

Measurement

Policy and Advocacy

Systems Change

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Does your SEL grantmaking portfolio have an equity lens?

Yes

If yes, please describe what an equity lens looks like for your grantmaking:

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* 11. Please estimate the total dollar amount of grants provided by your organization to support SEL efforts over the past year.

0-$50K

$50K - $100K

$100K - $500K

$500K - $1MM

$1MM - $5MM

$5MM - $10MM

$10MM - $20MM

$20MM +

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* 12. What percent of your organization's overall grantmaking budget does your SEL portfolio represent?

Less than 25%

Between 25-50%

Greater than 50%

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* 13. Do you fund collaboratively in SEL with other funders (either pooled or aligned)?

Yes

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* 14. If yes, please list the collaboratives, pooled, or aligned funds you are a part of:

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* 15. Does your organization engage in any of the following activities in addition to grantmaking to advance your SEL-related goals? Check all that apply.

Convening stakeholders

Sponsoring grantee networks or communities of practice

Increasing public awareness/knowledge

Educating policymakers

Program-related Investments (PRIs) or other forms of impact investment

Engaging your peers in philanthropy to connect, collaborate, invest in SEL

Other (please specify)

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* 16. How do you keep up-to-date on developments in the SEL field? Check all that apply.

GTY's newsletters and updates

Other organizations' newsletters and updates

Grantees

Conferences

Web seminars

Philanthropic network

Funder colleagues informally

I don’t have a way to engage in learning on SEL but I’m interested in doing so

I am not interested

Other:

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* 17. Please name your top 3 go-to organizations for SEL news and knowledge:

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* 18. Please tell us how useful you find GTY's current resources:

	Very Useful	Somewhat Useful	Not Useful	I'm Not Familiar With This
GTY Newsletter: Resources for Funders	GTY Newsletter: Resources for Funders Very Useful	GTY Newsletter: Resources for Funders Somewhat Useful	GTY Newsletter: Resources for Funders Not Useful	GTY Newsletter: Resources for Funders I'm Not Familiar With This
GTY Website: Grantmakers for Thriving Youth	GTY Website: Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Very Useful	GTY Website: Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Somewhat Useful	GTY Website: Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Not Useful	GTY Website: Grantmakers for Thriving Youth I'm Not Familiar With This
GTY Events: Web Seminars/In-Person Events	GTY Events: Web Seminars/In-Person Events Very Useful	GTY Events: Web Seminars/In-Person Events Somewhat Useful	GTY Events: Web Seminars/In-Person Events Not Useful	GTY Events: Web Seminars/In-Person Events I'm Not Familiar With This

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* 19. What are your top challenges in effective SEL grantmaking?

	Major challenge	Minor challenge	Not a challenge
Defining what SEL is	Defining what SEL is Major challenge	Defining what SEL is Minor challenge	Defining what SEL is Not a challenge
Keeping up with developing research and effective practice in the field	Keeping up with developing research and effective practice in the field Major challenge	Keeping up with developing research and effective practice in the field Minor challenge	Keeping up with developing research and effective practice in the field Not a challenge
Developing effective grantmaking strateges for SEL	Developing effective grantmaking strateges for SEL Major challenge	Developing effective grantmaking strateges for SEL Minor challenge	Developing effective grantmaking strateges for SEL Not a challenge
Deciding where to target my limited grantmaking budget	Deciding where to target my limited grantmaking budget Major challenge	Deciding where to target my limited grantmaking budget Minor challenge	Deciding where to target my limited grantmaking budget Not a challenge
Convincing foundation leadership/board to invest in SEL	Convincing foundation leadership/board to invest in SEL Major challenge	Convincing foundation leadership/board to invest in SEL Minor challenge	Convincing foundation leadership/board to invest in SEL Not a challenge
Understanding and aligning with other funders in the space	Understanding and aligning with other funders in the space Major challenge	Understanding and aligning with other funders in the space Minor challenge	Understanding and aligning with other funders in the space Not a challenge

Other (please specify)

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* 20. Please tell us how useful you would find:

	Very Useful	Moderately Useful	Not Useful
Meeting colleagues with similar funding interests within the SEL space	Meeting colleagues with similar funding interests within the SEL space Very Useful	Meeting colleagues with similar funding interests within the SEL space Moderately Useful	Meeting colleagues with similar funding interests within the SEL space Not Useful
Shared learning with funders and field leaders around SEL practice, research, policy	Shared learning with funders and field leaders around SEL practice, research, policy Very Useful	Shared learning with funders and field leaders around SEL practice, research, policy Moderately Useful	Shared learning with funders and field leaders around SEL practice, research, policy Not Useful
Programs focused on improving grantmaking craft around SEL	Programs focused on improving grantmaking craft around SEL Very Useful	Programs focused on improving grantmaking craft around SEL Moderately Useful	Programs focused on improving grantmaking craft around SEL Not Useful
Opportunities for collaborative or aligned funding (pooled or not) to advance SEL	Opportunities for collaborative or aligned funding (pooled or not) to advance SEL Very Useful	Opportunities for collaborative or aligned funding (pooled or not) to advance SEL Moderately Useful	Opportunities for collaborative or aligned funding (pooled or not) to advance SEL Not Useful
Maps and trend data of SEL-focused philanthropy	Maps and trend data of SEL-focused philanthropy Very Useful	Maps and trend data of SEL-focused philanthropy Moderately Useful	Maps and trend data of SEL-focused philanthropy Not Useful
An online searchable database of SEL resources	An online searchable database of SEL resources Very Useful	An online searchable database of SEL resources Moderately Useful	An online searchable database of SEL resources Not Useful

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Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Field Survey 2019

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* 1. Please let us know your:

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* 2. Please choose the type of your grantmaking organization:

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* 3. What is the geographic scope of your grantmaking?

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* 4. If local, state, regional or international, please indicate where you invest.

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* 5. What philanthropic networks do you participate in? Check all that apply.

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* 6. There are multiple terms used to describe efforts to ensure that children and youth develop a full range of skills and capacities to succeed in school, work, citizenship and life. Does your foundation provide grants in any of the areas mentioned below? Check all that apply.

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* 7. For the remainder of this survey, we are using the term SEL to stand in for all the terms listed in the previous question. Within your SEL grantmaking portfolio, do you fund (check all that apply):

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* 8. Does your SEL grantmaking seek to (check all that apply):

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* 9. Please note if you fund in the following areas to advance SEL (check all that apply):

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* 10. Does your SEL grantmaking portfolio have an equity lens?

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* 11. Please estimate the total dollar amount of grants provided by your organization to support SEL efforts over the past year.

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* 12. What percent of your organization's overall grantmaking budget does your SEL portfolio represent?

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* 13. Do you fund collaboratively in SEL with other funders (either pooled or aligned)?

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* 14. If yes, please list the collaboratives, pooled, or aligned funds you are a part of:

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* 15. Does your organization engage in any of the following activities in addition to grantmaking to advance your SEL-related goals? Check all that apply.

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* 16. How do you keep up-to-date on developments in the SEL field? Check all that apply.

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* 17. Please name your top 3 go-to organizations for SEL news and knowledge:

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* 18. Please tell us how useful you find GTY's current resources:

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* 19. What are your top challenges in effective SEL grantmaking?

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* 20. Please tell us how useful you would find:

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* 21. Please let us know if you have comments or questions you’d like to share with GTY or if you'd like us to follow up with you.

Grantmakers for Thriving Youth
Field Survey 2019