Breaking Barriers: A Practical Guide to Unlocking Foundation Endowments for Mission and Returns
This report identifies common barriers and misunderstandings as well as opportunities to mission related investments.
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Effective Family Philanthropy: The Woodcock Foundation
April 5, 2023 | Ade Adeniji
The Evolution of the Woodcock Foundation: A Progressive Family Funder Branches Out Polly W. Guth was an heir to one of the founders of the pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. She was also an active philanthropist, heavily involved in groups like Planned Parenthood of New York City and Asia Society. In 1996, Guth founded the Woodcock Foundation, which has awarded over Read More
Effective Family Philanthropy: The Pérez Family
March 22, 2023 | Ade Adeniji
“Miami Is Our City.” How Two Generations of the Billionaire Pérez Family Give Back in the late 1970s, Argentina-raised Jorge Pérez linked up with Stephen Ross and his affiliated Related Companies, the developer of New York City’s Hudson Yards. The Related Group, founded in 1979, began with a focus on building affordable housing before branching out to high-end condos. And Read More
Effective Family Philanthropy: William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Foundation
March 16, 2023 | Wendy Paris, Inside Philanthropy
This Foundation Keeps a Huge Extended Family United While Helping Other Families Thrive I first heard about Cleveland-based William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Foundation in an unusual way. I was on a solo road trip from Texas to L.A. and nearly ran out of gas in the desert, when a service station arose from the dirt and tumbleweeds like Read More
Four Imperatives for Centering Communities in Philanthropy
March 10, 2023 | National Swell
This briefing provides strategic guidance to funders — anchored around four imperatives — for shifting philanthropic power toward communities Read More
Building the Board Your Foundation Deserves: The Governance Checklist
March 9, 2023 | Virginia M. Esposito
This Passages guide, written by NCFP Founder and Senior Fellow Ginny Esposito, introduces and describes a checklist of governance-related questions you will likely want to address with your board. Read More
Grant Guidelines and Agreement with Prohibition Against Hate
February 14, 2023
Sample grant agreement and guidelines from the Amalgamated Foundation explaining their prohibition against hateful activities. Read More
Community Fund: A Participatory Grantmaking Case Study
January 23, 2023 | Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's Community Fund supports nonprofit organizations across San Mateo County, providing essential programming and acting as catalysts for social change in their communities. Read More
Finding the Right Advisor to Help Align Your Investments With Your Values
January 13, 2023 | Kate Simpson
Addressing the world’s most pressing issues will require harnessing the power of all investment capital—including the corpus of foundations. While allocating 5% (the minimum required by law) of your foundation’s resources to support its mission can result in powerful solutions and social change, imagine if the remaining 95% were invested to further your goals and objectives? Values-aligned investing, an umbrella Read More
ValuesAdvisor Database
January 11, 2023
ValuesAdvisor is a nonprofit that works in partnership with high net worth investor affinity groups to accelerate the flow of money to impact. ValuesAdvisor is a database to find financial advisors who deliver both financial and environmental/social returns. Networks and affinity groups offer ValuesAdvisor as a member benefit, providing investors with easy access to trusted values-aligned professionals, put forward by Read More
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