IHRFG is currently partnering with the Foundation Center on an initiative to map and analyze global human rights grantmaking. This research aims to:

• Increase knowledge about global human rights funding by issue area, population and geographic focus;
• Promote coordination, collaboration and transparency among human rights donors;
• Facilitate more strategic and effective decision-making by grantmakers; and
  
• Establish a system and benchmark that enables long-term tracking of changes and trends in the field.

We will launch two key tools in August 2012:

• An online interactive map of human rights grantmaking. Utilizing an interactive format to display the location of human rights funders and the amount and destinations of their grants, this resource will enable funders to better understand the work of their peers and help identify strengths and gaps in rights funding by issue area and geographic focus.

• Briefing on human rights grantmaking. This printed material will utilize both quantitative statistics and qualitative information to illuminate 2010 human rights grantmaking.

For more information, contact Christen Dobson, IHRFG Program Coordinator for Policy and Research at cdobson[at]ihrfg[dot]org or + 1.646.381.7581.