Toolkit for Grantmakers:
How to Effectively Support Fiscally Sponsored Projects
Learn how to integrate effective and equitable practices to support fiscally sponsored grantees.
Fiscal sponsorships open up opportunities for more diverse grantmaking. Here you will find guidelines about supporting a fiscally sponsored grantee.
This toolkit will help you improve your grantmaking efforts and make them more equitable. Explore the toolkit.
Pre-grant: What grantmakers should consider when investing in fiscally sponsored projects
A well-structured fiscal sponsorship relationship relies on grantmakers’ clear expectations from a relationship between a project and a fiscal sponsor.
Before announcing a grant, accessible and transparent guidelines and communication allows for a streamlined grantmaking process. Thus, enhancing the efficiency of planning and resource allocation for both parties in a fiscal sponsorship relationship
During the Grant: Grantmakers’ key responsibilities when supporting fiscally sponsored projects
Funders play an important role in ensuring an effective relationship between the grantee and their fiscal sponsor.
Be aware of what your grant agreement should include and what an MOU (between the grantee and the fiscal sponsor) should include throughout the duration of a grant.
Post-Grant: Grantmakers’ role in fostering successful project-fiscal sponsor relationships
Communication and expectations among the parts is essential during an active grant.
Set expectations, agreed language, representatives, and describe how disputes may be resolved.
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