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Gratitude and Humility in Philanthropy; from a Story, to a Value, to Action
September 6, 2016 | Julie Fisher Cummings, Doug Bitonti Stewart
Authors and leaders throughout the field have published articles and tools (e.g. Grandparent Legacy Project) aimed to help families ask questions to elicit the core values of our founders. When we are able to connect our founders’ values to real-life stories, it can have a profound impact on our families and those we serve. Read More
Knowledge Center | Article

Putting Grantees at the Center of Philanthropy (GEO and SSIR Blog Series)
July 28, 2016 | Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
Research shows that grantmakers that are more connected to their grantees—those that have an ear to the ground—are more likely to provide the support that nonprofits need to be successful; they are five times as likely to offer capacity-building support and two times as likely to offer multiyear support. We also know that tapping the knowledge and perspective of grantees Read More
Knowledge Center | Report

Core Components of Foundations that Learn
July 21, 2016 | Harold Richman, Josh Weber, Leila Fiester, Prue Brown, Ralph Hamilton, Robert Chaskin
There is a growing sense in the philanthropic field that knowledge, strategically applied, is as important to community-change efforts as money. If this is true, then foundation leaders must re-imagine and reconstruct the role of learning and give it a central place in their organizations’ missions, goals, strategies, internal structures, and external partnerships. In short, foundations must become learning institutions. Read More
Knowledge Center | Report

Creating Choices Before Making Choices: One Family Foundation’s Journey to Finding a Strategic Focus
July 21, 2016 | Kelly Medinger
Rooted in business principles, philanthropic study, and reflective practice, this article examines the first step of building a grantmaking strategy – finding an issue or problem to address – and presents a three-part model for creating choices that reflect a foundation’s donor intent, organizational talents and resources, and broader community needs. Ultimately, this process illustrates how a family foundation can find a strategic focus, either for all or simply Read More
Knowledge Center | Report

Sharing What Matters: Foundation Transparency – Center for Effective Philanthropy
July 21, 2016 | Center for Effective Philanthropy
We drew these conclusions from analyses of surveys of 145 independent and community foundation CEOs, a review of more than 70 foundation websites, and surveys of more than 15,000 grantees. Three profiles included in the report—Baptist Healing Trust, Central New York Community Foundation, and an anonymous foundation—provide a more in-depth look into what guides how transparent a foundation chooses to be, and what it means in day-to-day practice Read More
Knowledge Center | Ask the Center

Is there a database for donors to find great grants/nonprofits to fund?
July 21, 2016 | National Center for Family Philanthropy
Every year, our family foundation considers new causes and grantees to support. Since the foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals, the foundation staff would like to know if there is a database or another resource that captures great grantseeker requests for funding. To our knowledge there does not (yet) exist a one-stop-shop for grantmakers looking to navigate requests for funding. However, Read More

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