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Benchmarking Foundation Evaluation Practices

Publication date: 
09/2016
For foundations, there are lots of questions to reflect on when thinking about which evaluation practices best align with their strategy, culture, and mission. How much should a foundation invest in evaluation? What can they do to ensure that the information they receive from evaluation is useful to them? With whom should they share what they have learned
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Report
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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Comparing the 2016 Presidential Candidates’ Health Proposals

Publication date: 
09/2016
The Commonwealth Fund recently commissioned analysts with the RAND Corporation to crunch the numbers and find out how some of the candidates’ proposals would affect health care in the U.S. You can now learn all about the findings in two new Commonwealth Fund reports, our online comparison tool, and a summary on the Fund’s To the Point blog. In modeling the candidates’ proposals, RAND’s Christine Eibner and her team found that Clinton’s would increase the number of people with health coverage, while Trump’s would decrease the number. The analyses also show lower out-of-pocket costs for...
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Infographic
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Health
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The Commonwealth Fund

Improving Faculty Preparation in Research Universities

Publication date: 
09/2016
The Teagle Foundation’s Graduate Student Teaching in the Arts and Sciences (GSTAS) initiative, first piloted in 2010 and expanded in 2012, engaged hundreds of graduate students, faculty, staff, and senior administrators across eight elite universities and two professional associations in thinking deeply about undergraduate teaching and learning.
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Report
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Education
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The Teagle Foundation

Have Student Loan Guaranty Agencies Lost Their Way?

Publication date: 
09/2016
This report looks at the rise and current limbo status of the legacy student loan guaranty agencies. It examines the current activities of two guaranty agencies that appear to be severely diverging from their missions, ECMC and USA Funds, and makes recommendations for putting their resources to better use.
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Report
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Education
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The Century Foundation

Registered Nurses: Partners in Transforming Primary Care

Publication date: 
09/2016
The recommendations stem from a June 2016 Macy Conference that brought together more than 40 leaders in nursing, primary care, healthcare delivery, philanthropy, academia and more, to generate actionable recommendations around the potential for registered nurses to help meet today’s urgent needs in primary care.
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Report
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Health
Workforce Development
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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

Americans Speak Out About the Arts

Publication date: 
08/2016
The American public is more broadly engaged in the arts than previously understood, believes that the arts play a vital role in personal well‐being and healthier communities, and that the arts are core to a well‐rounded education.
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Report
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Arts

Examining the 990: An Informative Series on Completing the Form

Publication date: 
08/2016
Examining the 990: An Informative Series on Completing the Form In order to justify their tax-exempt status, every year non-profit organizations must file a 990 form with the IRS. Due to popular demand, The Chronicle has released a series of articles to help readers come away with a better understanding of the form, section-by-section, including how to fill it out, and why it’s so important. Organizations will get valuable information on topics including: Outlining their accomplishments Reporting on contributions Avoiding common missteps Other insider tips
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Report
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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Beyond the Dollars: The Long-Term Value of Giving Days for Community Foundations

Publication date: 
08/2016
While much of the focus for these online fundraising campaigns has been on the money raised for nonprofit participants, there has been little examination—until now—of the ways in which Giving Days actually benefit the community foundations that organize them.
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Report
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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors
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John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Health System Performance for the High-Need Patient: A Look at Access to Care and Patient Care Experiences

Publication date: 
08/2016
This brief—the second in a series—examines the characteristics and health care experiences of adults with high needs, defined as people with three or more chronic diseases and a functional limitation in their ability to care for themselves or perform routine daily tasks.
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Report
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Health
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The Commonwealth Fund

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