Evaluation and Documentation

The Dream Fund has been designed to ensure that field research serves as an ongoing learning tool for grantees, donors, and the fund as a whole. For example, the Dream Fund commissioned research in 2007 to analyze the challenges and opportunities facing the field." A Fair Chance: Field Analysis and Recommendations to Promote Opportunity for All (PDF), summarizes the research findings, identifies priorities and offers funding recommendations. While affirmative action programs are likely to face significant challenges in the near future, the research suggests that foundations can play a critical role in supporting creative strategies and collaborations to protect these programs and help ensure that communities of color and women have a fair chance at equal opportunity.

Photo:  The 2nd National Fulfilling the Dream Fund Convening (September 2008, Denver)