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Case Study: Greater Worcester Community Foundation
Posted on December 28, 2017 by National Center for Family Philanthropy, Youth Philanthropy Connect
Staying Connected: How Five Foundations Understand Those They Seek to Help
Posted on December 17, 2017 by Center for Effective Philanthropy
This report profiles five foundations ranked among the top 15 percent of foundations that commissioned a Grantee Perception Report (GPR) between 2016 and 2017 when it comes to how their grantees rated them on questions related to their understanding of intended beneficiaries’ needs… Read More
The Step-by-Step Guide to Evaluation
Posted on December 5, 2017 by W.K. Kellogg Foundation
The evaluation profession is multi-faceted and can be characterized partly by its theoretical debates, ethical considerations and proprietary interests. What is evaluation and how can it help your organization? This handbook is designed to demystify evaluation and help you get the most out of evaluation for your organization… Read More
Going Beyond Giving: Perspectives on the Philanthropic Practices of High and Ultra-High Net Worth Donors
Posted on November 21, 2017 by Kimberly Dasher Tripp, Rachel Cardone
The Philanthropy Workshop, with funding from the Raikes Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, commissioned research to understand the experiences, practices, and behaviors of high and ultra-high net worth philanthropists. The research included an electronic survey of over 200 individuals, including 132 TPW members representing 30% of the TPW network. Their responses raised provocative questions about the power… Read More
The Funder’s Guide to Investing in Volunteer Engagement
Posted on August 1, 2017 by The Leighty Foundation
As investors in the nonprofit sector, grant makers, businesses and government must ask the following questions:
How can we better support and build capacity within the sector?
How can we achieve a greater return on investment of the dollars and efforts we contribute to our grantees?… Read More
Multigenerational Family Foundation Board Engagement
Posted on July 26, 2017 by Center for Effective Philanthropy, Surdna Foundation
In this publication, the Surdna Foundation and the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) spotlight the practices and structures that seven large, multigenerational family foundations have created to maintain family involvement; select, orient, and engage family members across generations; and keep the board and foundation focused on impact. … Read More
How Family Foundations Benefit From Relationships with Community Foundations
Posted on June 14, 2017 by Mark Neithercut
A healthy relationship with a community foundation is possible, and it can be a very useful partnership for a family foundation. This article explores the many ways these two types of foundations can work together to achieve the goals and objectives of the family foundation… Read More
A Case Study in Impact Investing
Posted on May 30, 2017 by Ariella Rotenberg
The case study explores the Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s mission-aligned and impact investing strategies. This is the first in a series of case studies on pioneer impact investors produced by The ImPact. The purpose of these case studies is to offer actionable insights that families can use as they work to align their investments and their values. While every family is… Read More
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