This content is for Network Partner: Community Foundations subscribers only.
Trust-based philanthropy practices
Is your organization prepared for the unexpected?
Posted on May 5, 2016 by Open Road Alliance
Five questions about risk that every foundation leader should ask, prepared by the Open Road Alliance… Read More
Risk in family philanthropy: An annotated diagram and framework for boards
Posted on May 5, 2016 by Tony Macklin
An annotated framework of the five most common types of risk, adapted from the NCFP Passages Issue Brief, Expanding your comfort zone: A window into risk in family philanthropy… Read More
Scenario and Contingency Planning in Philanthropy
Posted on May 5, 2016 by The Bridgespan Group
Scenario and contingency planning help nonprofit leaders plan for and react to opportunities and challenges that may arise over a given time frame. They enable nonprofits to ask and answer the question, "What would we do if…?" for a variety of circumstances, taking time to consider strategic implications, identify and weigh options, and agree on trade-offs… Read More
Failure Reports: A how to guide
Posted on May 5, 2016 by Ashley Good
This document, developed by Fail Forward, is intended to support organizations who are interested in documenting and learning from their failures, and using the process as a launch point for organizational change. It is largely based on the process developed by Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB), an organization which has been publishing its Failure Reports publicly since 2008… Read More
Expanding Your Comfort Zone: A Window Into Risk in Family Philanthropy
Posted on May 3, 2016 by Tony Macklin
Philanthropy is often described as society’s “risk capital.” Our generosity can support causes and ideas that business and government agencies cannot or will not. We can use our resources to inspire new ideas, challenge existing thinking, or continue supporting an organization when others won’t. … Read More
Philanthropy Lessons: Risk and Mistakes
Posted on May 1, 2016 by Exponent Philanthropy
Effective philanthropy is a learning process that develops through experimentation. To be successful, we must take risks, support new ideas, acknowledge our mistakes, share experiences, and learn from one another… Read More
The Noyce Foundation Story, 1990–2015: Achieving High Impact With Low Overhead
Posted on March 1, 2016 by The Noyce Foundation
The Noyce Foundation was established in 1990 by the family of the late physicist, inventor, and computer industry pioneer Dr. Robert N. Noyce, co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel, and co-inventor of the integrated circuit, better known as the microchip. … Read More
Surdna Foundation: Be Fearless Spotlight Story
Posted on February 27, 2016 by Case Foundation
On the eve of its 100th anniversary, the Surdna Foundation is stronger, more nimble and more effective as a philanthropic organization than it has ever been. The secret to its success? Stakeholders who encourage failing forward, experimenting with new ideas and collaborating with others… Read More
Igniting the Spark: YOUTHadelphia, A program of The Philadelphia Foundation
Posted on February 11, 2016 by Youth Philanthropy Connect
In 2006, The Philadelphia Foundation established YOUTHadelphia to build youth leadership skills by empowering teens to give back to their community. YOUTHadelphia is a unique youth philanthropy model, with a defined focus on mentoring among the cohort of youth, centered around the fact that newer youth are mentored by returning youth committee members… Read More