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Giving That Gets Results: SSIR x Bridgespan series on adaptive philanthropy

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Alison Powell, Susan Wolf Ditkoff

Adaptive philanthropy is one of the more interesting developments in the field of philanthropy. Over the course of eight weeks in the late fall of 2013, SSIR and Bridgespan presented Giving That Gets Results (www.ssireview.org/effective_ philanthropy), a series of blogs, videos, and webinars that explored adaptive philanthropy, and other important approaches to philanthropy. … Read More

Great Grants: Porter Family Foundation

Posted on November 25, 2013

Tom Porter, president of the Porter Family Foundation, shares his “great grant” story, a grant to the Michigan League of Conservation Voter’s www.greatmichigan.org website. Thanks to the Council of Michigan Foundations for sharing this video from their “Great Grants” member profile series. … Read More

The Power of Urgency: The Eckerd Family Foundation’s Limited Life Approach (FULL REPORT)

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Jason Born

This expanded history chronicles the experiences of the Eckerd Family Foundation, which operated in Tampa, Florida from 1998 to 2012… Read More

The Power of Urgency – The Eckerd Family Foundation

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Jason Born

Organized from its inception as a limited life foundation, the Eckerd Family Foundation took a bold and strategic approach to using its assets to create significant change on issues affecting young people, including juvenile justice, foster care, and education… Read More

Family Foundations May Advocate

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Alliance for Justice

Family foundations may participate in many forms of advocacy activities and may fund advocacy. Although family foundations do incur a prohibitive tax on any lobbying expenditure, lobbying is only one type of advocacy and there are many permissible advocacy avenues for private family foundations. This short paper from Alliance for Justice provides a quick and helpful overview of the rules… Read More

Advocacy and Family Philanthropy: Leveraging Limited Dollars for Impact

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Aaron Dorfman, Abby Levine, Ashley Smith Juarez, Jenny Straub Corrigan, Regina McGraw

Why do family foundations choose to invest in these strategies to advance their mission? What kinds of impacts are they achieving, and how do they measure success? What legal parameters guide their advocacy grantmaking?… Read More

Great Grants: Cook Family Foundation

Posted on June 25, 2012

Tom Cook of the Cook Family Foundation shares his great grant story that sparked the foundation’s strong commitment to early childhood programs. Thanks to the Council of Michigan Foundations for sharing this video from their “Great Grants” member profile series. … Read More

Aging America and Why it Matters to Your Mission

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Carol Farquhar, Rob Mayer

Aging influences nearly every aspect of our communities and nation; regardless of your funding interests, older adults are increasingly relevant to your work. … Read More

Dynamic Families: Small Family Foundation Making a Big Difference Through Public Policy

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Rebecca Stone

The philanthropic sector has focused considerable attention on how or why large national foundations can influence public policy, but rarely has it dealt with the policy efforts of small family foundations. Since small family foundations dominate the foundation world, the Sillerman Center decided to address this gap… Read More

Building Trust to Promote Community Collaboration

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Dave Joseph, Elizabeth Jordan

Problems in a community can be hard to solve when the people involved don’t communicate with each other because of their conflicting values across religious, cultural, political, social and other divides. … Read More

Giving That Gets Results: SSIR x Bridgespan series on adaptive philanthropy

Advocacy and policy

Giving That Gets Results: SSIR x Bridgespan series on adaptive philanthropy

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Alison Powell, Susan Wolf Ditkoff

Great Grants: Porter Family Foundation

Posted on November 25, 2013

The Power of Urgency: The Eckerd Family Foundation’s Limited Life Approach (FULL REPORT)

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Jason Born

The Power of Urgency – The Eckerd Family Foundation

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Jason Born

Family Foundations May Advocate

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Alliance for Justice

Advocacy and Family Philanthropy: Leveraging Limited Dollars for Impact

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Aaron Dorfman, Abby Levine, Ashley Smith Juarez, Jenny Straub Corrigan, Regina McGraw

Great Grants: Cook Family Foundation

Posted on June 25, 2012

Aging America and Why it Matters to Your Mission

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Carol Farquhar, Rob Mayer

Dynamic Families: Small Family Foundation Making a Big Difference Through Public Policy

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Rebecca Stone

Building Trust to Promote Community Collaboration

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Dave Joseph, Elizabeth Jordan

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