Directors’ discretionary grants program – Dyson Foundation
A brief description of the Dyson Foundation’s Directors’ Discretionary Grants policy. Read More
FAQ: How to apply for a discretionary grant
February 2, 2014 | Knott Foundation
This FAQ page describes The Knott Foundation’s guidelines around discretionary grantmaking, and provides a good example for other family foundations. The Knott Foundation provides a limited number of Discretionary Grants on a rolling basis throughout the year. Read More
Making a difference: Evaluating your philanthropy
January 30, 2014 | Ellen Remmer
“I want to make a difference” This simple statement often sums up the motivating impulse for both sophisticated and beginning philanthropists. However, most donors soon learn that it is very difficult to measure the results of charitable activity. Donors who come to philanthropy from business careers often expect to measure nonprofit performance by the
rigorous, quantitative measures used in the corporate sector, and are surprised by the resistance to such metrics in the world of philanthropy and “social investment.” Read More
Unleashing the Potential of US Foundation Endowments: Using Responsible Investment to Strengthen Endowment Oversight and Enhance Impact
January 24, 2014
The new report assesses the current range and state of foundation involvement in sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) and offers practical steps that foundation staff and trustees can take to help their institutions align a broader portion of their assets with their programmatic or broader institutional goals. Read More
How to create and make the most out of our foundation’s mission statement?
January 21, 2014 | Kevin Laskowski
We have received inquiries from many family foundations who are trying to craft a mission statement for the first time or are re-imagining their current mission. This Ask the Center is excerpted from a 2007 piece written by Kevin Laskowksi “Where We Go From Here: Crafting a Family Mission Statement”. ` Would you tell me, please, which way I ought Read More
Sybil Hite
January 19, 2014
Sybil Hite was a Trustee and Vice President of The Hite Foundation, a small family foundation started by her husband in 1987. From 2006-2008, she served on Philanthropy New York’s Board of Directors and was a member of several networks and committees, including the Family Foundation Trustee Peer Network, the Increasing Diversity in Philanthropy Committee, and the Committee on Directors Read More
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
January 19, 2014
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is one of the largest private foundations in the world, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates. It is “driven by the interests and passions of the Gates family.” The primary aims of the foundation are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and in America, to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology. Read More
T.R. Meighen Family Foundation
January 19, 2014
The T.R. Meighen Family Foundation is a private charitable foundation that was established by letters patent in April 1969 with a gift from the founder, Mr. Theodore Roosevelt Meighen. The head office is located in St. Andrews, New Brunswick and the administrative office is in Toronto, Ontario. Over the past 41 years, the foundation has granted close to $20 million Read More
Stranahan Foundation
January 19, 2014
The Stranahan Foundation was created in 1944 by brothers Frank D. and Robert A. Stranahan, founders of the Champion Spark Plug Company in Toledo, Ohio. Today, the Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees comprised of one third generation and eleven fourth generation family members, all descendants of Frank and Robert, as well as a non-family member whose expertise is especially Read More
Stuart Foundation
January 19, 2014
The Stuart Foundation is dedicated to the protection, education and development of children and youth. We work toward ensuring that all children grow up in caring families, learn in vibrant and effective schools, and have opportunities to become productive members of their communities. We focus our investments on projects, programs and organizations making an impact in the States of California Read More
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