Environment Grantee Recipient Financial & Narrative Report Outline
Posted on November 6, 2012
Outline of a narrative report on the Grantee Environment… Read More
Trust-based philanthropy practices
Preparing for a Sabbatical: Advice From Former Durfee Sabbatical Recipients
Posted on September 23, 2012 by The Durfee Foundation
A list of recommendations solicited from former Sabbatical recipients on how to prepare for and what to expect from a Durfee Foundation Sabbatical… Read More
Celebrating Milestones in Family Philanthropy: Inspiration for the future
Posted on June 20, 2012 by Jason Born
These celebrations may have the added benefits of inspiring the personal philanthropy and volunteer efforts of younger family members and other families, and of providing public attention and recognition of the work of your grantees and other nonprofits in your community. … Read More
Measuring What Counts: Meaningful Evaluation for Family Foundations
Posted on April 4, 2011 by Anne Mackinnon
Family foundations are in business to make a difference. As one family foundation leader put it, creating a family foundation is a “powerful statement about wanting to achieve impact.” Yet family foundations often get painted unfairly as not having impact, perhaps because they aren’t always very good at understanding or describing the impact they have, even to themselves… Read More
The Power to Produce Wonders: The Value of Family in Philanthropy
Posted on September 24, 2010 by Virginia M. Esposito
Little is known about the value private family philanthropy represents in our society and the essential role it plays in our democracy. This special report, developed to celebrate the 10th anniversary of NCFP, provides an overview of the value of family involvement in philanthropy… Read More
Dynamic Families: Small Family Foundation Making a Big Difference Through Public Policy
Posted on January 6, 2010 by Rebecca Stone
The philanthropic sector has focused considerable attention on how or why large national foundations can influence public policy, but rarely has it dealt with the policy efforts of small family foundations. Since small family foundations dominate the foundation world, the Sillerman Center decided to address this gap… Read More
Logic Models: Not Just for Big Foundations Anymore
Posted on January 4, 2010 by Erica V. Ekwurzel
Logic modeling is popular with large foundations, but has not been embraced by many of the smaller ones. One reason is that foundations with few or no staff fear that producing one is complicated and time consuming. It doesn’t have to be. And it can be a crucial tool for small asset foundations looking to make sustained impact, as explained… Read More
Family Foundations as Agents of Change
Posted on September 4, 2009 by Jeffrey M. Glebocki, Joann Ricci
We often hear media reports on the contributions and impact of super-sized grants and mega-foundations. But data and experience tells us it’s the presence and consistency of small- and medium-sized family foundations that provide much of the fuel for nonprofit organizations in our communities. Family foundations are uniquely positioned to serve as leaders in community problem-solving. Because their board members… Read More
Families Step Up to Meet Economic Crisis
Posted on September 4, 2009 by Joseph Foote
The recession that began in 2008 caused philanthropic assets for most families to decline sharply. Program plans for 2009 and 2010 were disrupted, forcing many philanthropic families to cancel new initiatives, respond to pleas from longstanding grantees about cash shortfalls, and swing rapidly toward support of basic human needs. Families who operate foundations, donor-advised funds, and other formal giving vehicles… Read More
Grants to individuals: Investing in people and their communities
Posted on October 29, 2008 by Paul VanDeCarr
Aiming to have a broad effect on organizations or communities, some grant makers choose to fund individuals. It's true that grants to individuals make special demands on foundations, both legally and administratively, but sometimes they are the only way to achieve an important objective… Read More