Foundation Bylaws (Durfee Foundation)
Posted on June 6, 2011 by The Durfee Foundation
The Durfee Foundation’s bylaws… Read More
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Travel Entertainment Policies and Reimbursement Form (MRBF, 2011)
Posted on January 4, 2011 by Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
A travel entertainment policies and reimbursement form document from the MRBF… Read More
Conflict of interest statement (Andrus Family Philanthropy program)
Posted on January 2, 2011 by Andrus Family Philanthropy Program
The Andrus Family Fund’s conflict of interest statement provides the foundation’s definition of conflict, discusses possible conflicts and describes procedures to handle potential conflicts… Read More
Sample Family Foundation Meetings Ground Rules
Posted on August 13, 2010 by Karie Brown
Sample ground rules for family foundation meetings that accompanied the August 2010 Teleconference, Creative Agendas for More Effective Family Meetings… Read More
Conflict of interest policy (Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation)
Posted on March 11, 2010 by Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
This policy delineates the responsibilities of Directors, staff members, or committee members who are not board members of the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation regarding two levels of conflict of interest. The first level is a conflict of loyalties, such as serving on the board of any applying organization but having no financial conflict of interest. The second level of conflict… Read More
Record retention policy
Posted on September 11, 2009
The National Center for Family Philanthropy is offering our record retention policy as a sample. It’s designed with an eye to legal, prudence, and space-saving concerns. Whether you’re moving your office, trying to consolidate your files, or preparing in case of an emergency, it’s a good idea to have a record retention policy… Read More
Executive compensation and performance appraisal policy (Healthcare Initiatives Foundation)
Posted on May 4, 2009 by Healthcare Initiatives Foundation
This sample process from the Healthcare Initiatives Foundation describes these elements of a CEO compensation and performance appraisal process: review and approval by the Board of Trustees; use of data as to comparable compensation; and contemporaneous documentation and recordkeeping… Read More
Family Interest Survey: Sample
Posted on March 6, 2007 by The Oregon Community Foundation
Donor Event Example: The Philadelphia Foundation
Posted on September 11, 2006
Sample investment policy statement with SRI component (Stokes Foundation)
Posted on April 15, 2006 by Lydia B. Stokes Foundation
This sample investment policy contains language regarding the family foundation board’s desire to have socially responsible investing as a core focus of its strategy… Read More