Foundation Governance and Leadership Structure (Bainum Family Foundation, 2021)
This document outlines the two-tiered governance structure of the Bainum Family Foundation. Read More
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Values-Aligned Philanthropy: Foundations Resisting Hate and Extremism
Values-Aligned Philanthropy is a Council on Foundations project, supported by the Gill Foundation, that digs into the issue of funding hate and extremism, documenting the problem and the response of the sector to date. This report was created to support foundations concerned about this issue. Read More
Reimagining Capacity Building: Navigating Culture, Systems & Power
Strengthening nonprofit organizations is not just a nice-to-have but an essential part of our work as grantmakers to ensure that nonprofits have the resources they need to address today’s most pressing social concerns. Indeed, the vast majority of staffed foundations — 86 percent — do just that, invest in organizational strengthening in areas such as leadership, fundraising, evaluation, communications and Read More
Retreat Manual (Longbrake Family Foundation, 2021)
The Longbrake Family Foundation created this step-by-step guide to plan and carryout family and board retreats that include time for engaging the next generation. Read More
Meetings Matter: How to Plan Effective, Efficient, and Enjoyable Family Meetings
This guide outlines why it’s important to have productive meetings, reasons you should have a meeting, and how to plan and facilitate great meetings. Read More
Whole Philanthropy: Chicago Beyond’s Approach to Operationalizing Transformation
Whole Philanthropy is Chicago Beyond's approach to operationalizing transformation. The foundation seeks to build a deep foundation of trust and solidarity with its partners to achieve our mutual aspirations for Chicago’s young people. This document shares more about the approach and partnership model. Read More
Why Am I Always Being Researched?
In this publication, Chicago Beyond offers “how” we can begin to level the playing field and reckon with unintended bias when it comes to research. This guidebook was created to help shift the power dynamic and the way community organizations, researchers, and funders uncover knowledge together. It is an equity-based approach to research that offers one way in which we Read More
Innovating Place-Based Grantmaking: An Evaluation of the Annie E. Casey Foundation “Strategic Co-Investor” Approach
When the Annie E. Casey Foundation launched Family-Centered Community Change™ (FCCC) in 2012, the Foundation set out to make improvements to their approach to place-based grantmaking. The programmatic aim was to support local partnerships to help parents and children succeed together in what is known as a “two-generation approach.” Rather than creating something new, Casey joined existing partnerships—located in Buffalo, New Read More
Investment Policy Statement Template
A template investment policy for adaptation and modification by the governing board of the institution in accordance with the particular needs and circumstances of the institution. Read More
Values Proposition: How and Why We Transformed Our Investment Model to Align Our Capital With Our Mission
Mission-aligned investing presents a compelling opportunity for philanthropic organizations to reimagine how they use their financial resources to affect change. All of the institution’s capital is harmonized in service of its mission — a total-enterprise approach to impact. Yet, such an approach is relatively novel and still often met with skepticism or confusion. This report by the Nathan Cummings Foundation Read More