Inside Philanthropy: Finding a Better Frame: How a Funders Group Looks at Aging
Inside Philanthropy's blog, "Finding a Better Frame: How a Funders Group Looks at Aging," looks at the work of Grantmakers in Aging (GIA) and discusses the FrameWorks Institute's study on public attitudes toward aging.
"The ReFraming Aging campaign called on support from the AARP, the Archstone Foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies, and The John A. Hartford Foundation, among others."
“There’s a very, very deep level of dislike of aging in our whole society, and philanthropy accepts some of that attitude,” says John Feather, CEO of GIA, the philanthropic affinity group that served as a convener and fiscal agent for the study. “Only about 2 percent of philanthropic dollars go into aging, and that number hasn’t really changed in the past 15 to 20 years.” Through initiatives like the ReFraming Aging project, GIA is marshaling its members to change that.
GIA's "conference looked at ways to include older people in more aspects of society. Age-friendly communities were a focal point of the conference, as well as a push for intersectionality."
To read the blog, click here.
To go to the ReFraming Aging Toolkit, click here.