Navigating Family Philanthropy: Operations & Management
Philanthropy takes many forms, and most require a certain level of administration. And good stewardship requires more than just cost-conscious operations. Read More
Navigating Family Philanthropy: Assessment & Learning
July 17, 2023
An assessment plan helps you define and measure the progress and success of your efforts. It’s never too late or too early to start assessing! Read More
Navigating Family Philanthropy: Choosing Your Social Impact Strategies
July 17, 2023
So how do you design your social impact strategy? Begin with goals and aspirations. Setting goals helps you focus your resources. Your goal is your vision for success. It identifies the changes you want to see within a specific population, place, or issues you will support. Read More
Navigating Family Philanthropy: Strengthening Governance and Family Dynamics
July 17, 2023
Family philanthropy serves two purposes: engaging families, and making a social impact. Effective governance ensures the success of both. Read More
Navigating Family Philanthropy: Philanthropic Purpose
July 17, 2023
This video will address the four elements of philanthropic purpose. We recommend downloading the guide to get a deeper dive into each element, including activities and questions to spark your thinking. Read More
Living Our Values Through Stakeholder Compensation
July 15, 2023 | Alexandria Featherston-Gomez, Shelley Trott
What does it look like to equitably compensate grantees and other partners and how can funders do it in a way that aligns with their values? The Kenneth Rainin Foundation explored this question and shares their process for paying stakeholders. This piece was originally published by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation and is re-published here with permission. In 2022 we wrote about our Read More
Program Coordinator
July 12, 2023
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (BTCF) seeks a full-time Program Coordinator to support the work of both the Program Team and the Operations Team. The Program Coordinator is responsible for administration of non-financial transactions (grant, gift, and scholarship processing, etc.), database maintenance, assistance in coordination of volunteer committee meetings, and support for grant and scholarship applicants. The position provides administrative support Read More
Andrea Judd-Shurmur
July 10, 2023
Andrea Judd-Shurmur serves as the director of Learning Services at CMF. In this role, Andrea leads program development and provides technical assistance and research services for our CMF community. Andrea further supports the field through committee participation – she previously served as a tri-chair on the EPIP Michigan Steering Committee and currently serves as a member of the Kansas Association Read More
Kyle Caldwell
June 29, 2023
Kyle Caldwell is an unabashed champion of Michigan’s philanthropic sector. He began his tenure as president and CEO of CMF on November 1, 2018, bringing more than 25 years of government and nonprofit and philanthropic sector experience. Kyle’s leadership experiences have run the full gambit of the Great Lake state’s philanthropic and nonprofit infrastructure organizations. Prior to his appointment with Read More
Listening, Learning, Supporting: Reflections on the RFF Team’s Support Beyond The Grant
June 28, 2023 | Rhonnel Sotelo, Kate Ray
When the Rogers Family Foundation announced the sunsetting of our Oakland education strategy in October 2020, our team knew we’d reach a point of reflection on our grantmaking and practices over the last two decades. That time is now. This piece focuses on the concept of “Beyond the Grant,” which challenges funders to leverage internal organizational capacity to support their Read More
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