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Donor Handbook Example
Posted on July 28, 2015
Understanding Rsk Tolerance in Grantmaking
Posted on July 22, 2015 by National Center for Family Philanthropy
Understanding decision-making patterns is the first step toward improving them. We know that despite best efforts to act rationally, human tendencies to avoid risk and loss while seeking certainty and gain can impact sensible decision-making. Research has demonstrated this phenomenon across many facets of our society—including finance, consumer products, and even golf. Given our professional and personal interest in the… Read More
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Consulting Proposal Example
Posted on July 16, 2015 by The Seattle Foundation
Risk in Philanthropy: A Framework for Evaluation
Posted on June 29, 2015 by Open Road Alliance
To help both grantmakers and NGOs better identify, assess, mitigate, and plan for risk in their portfolios, Open Road Alliance offers this framework for evaluating risk. This brief framework is designed to provide grantmakers and NGOs with tools to conceptualize and describe risk and its implications within the scope of their philanthropic work… Read More
Site Visit Rubric (Dodge Foundation)
Posted on June 22, 2015 by David Grant
A self-assessment tool used by the board of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation to explore the goals, practices, and outcomes of site visits with the foundation's grantees… Read More
Admitting Failure: Learning from mistakes
Posted on May 11, 2015 by Beth Kanter
Nonprofit consultant Beth Kanter’s blog features posts about nonprofits, funders, and associations learning from failure… Read More
5 Common Philanthropy Mistakes You Cannot Afford to Make
Posted on May 11, 2015 by Kris Putnam-Walkerly
There are many rules of thumb and lists of best practices out there for grantmakers. Yet, so many grantmakers seem to get caught in ruts of practice and policy that hold them back from achieving the effectiveness and impact they want to deliver. Here are five of the most common mistakes that I’ve seen through my practice, and even seasoned… Read More
Jacobs Family Foundation: Be Fearless Case Study
Posted on May 5, 2015
An abandoned lot, an experimental initial public offering (IPO) and a culture that believes that failure leads to learning inspired the Jacobs Family Foundation to transform its business model from traditional grantmaker to place-based funder to maximize impact without sacrificing its core values and mission. A Be Fearless case study, sponsored by the Case Foundation… Read More
Be Fearless: The 5 Core Principles
Posted on May 5, 2015 by Case Foundation
Those charged with finding or funding solutions to social challenges — philanthropists, government, nonprofits — seem to be moving too slowly and often operating with the same set of tools, concepts and caution of the generations before us. To tackle today's big and ever-changing social challenges, we have to Be Fearless… Read More