Long-Haul Grantmaking

How Many-Year Grants Can Transform Nonprofit Jobs and Amplify Impact

A Case Study by Fund the People of the Walter & Elise Haas Fund’s Endeavor Fund

September 2025

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AT A GLANCE: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

THE CASE FOR MANY-YEAR GRANTS

FINDINGS   

 Better for Employees

  1. 1
    Stronger internal systems
  2. 2
    Increased pay and financial benefits
  3. 3
    Better work-life balance

 Stronger Organizations

  1. 4
    Less time on fundraising
  2. 5
    Collaboration, not competition

 6. More Program Impact

LESSONS LEARNED AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Appendix 1 - Background on the Endeavor Fund of the Walter & Elise Haas Fund

Appendix 2 - Overview of the seven grantee organizations

Appendix 3 - Research Methodology

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Fund the People is the national initiative to maximize investment in America’s nonprofit workforce. Our goal is to bring about widespread adoption of talent-investing by influential funders and nonprofits. We work toward a people-powered social sector distinguished by equity, effectiveness, and endurance.

Staffing the Mission's current focus is the Upgrading Nonprofit Workplaces study, an interview-based research project investigating how nonprofits and their funders have transformed burnout jobs into long-term sustainable jobs, and aiming to provide recommendations for sector-wide job quality improvements.

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