Regulating Donor Advised Funds
Publication date:
10/2015
... growing charitable giving vehicle in the United States, with more than 200,000 accounts open, holding over $53 ...
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09
Oct
2012
College and Career Ready: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
Thousands of young New York City immigrants -- many of them high school students -- waited ... Act, which would have provided undocumented young people with a clear pathway to citizenship, this program will allow...
Open Society Shapes Leadership Team to Steer Global Priorities
Release Date:
11/18/2021
... global priorities, working in close coordination with the leadership of its six regional offices in the United ... innovative approaches to improving protections for refugees , mitigating the exploitation of...
Are Foundation Leaders Using Social Media?
Publication date:
09/2010
This report, which documents the usage of social media tools by foundation executives based on survey responses from members of the Center's Grantmaker Leadership Panel, finds that about one-third of foundation CEOs surveyed regularly use Facebook or read blogs, and that only six percent use Twitter. It also analyzes the perceived usefulness of Web 2.0 in philanthropic work, and highlights the social media activity of two "power users" in the field.
The Storm Surge and Impact of Sandy on Communities in Northern New Jersey
Release Date:
06/13/2013
At the end of May, the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers held a bus tour that visited storm-affected ... Elizabeth Murphy, share the details of that daylong tour with us. The Storm Surge and Impact of Sandy on...
Three Essentials for Accelerating Funder Collaboration
Release Date:
03/07/2012
... examples of tools for increasing collaboration among grantmakers . (Lisa will also be speaking at two upcoming ...
Communicating Your Foundation’s 990-PF
Release Date:
12/21/2011
... foundations—has become an essential tool, not only for grantmakers , but for the media, policymakers, and grantees as ... and the 990-PF, and she shares her thoughts on both with us. Communicating Your...
Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards
Release Date:
06/07/2010
... not certain about how to address the topic of governance with their grantees. In an attempt to provide grantmakers and grantees with a solution to improving nonprofit governance in a manner...
Don’t Forget the Small Guys
Release Date:
07/19/2010
During the current recession, several grantmakers have decided to fund larger and more-established ...
Engagement Snapshot: A Strategic Approach
Release Date:
11/28/2011
... Robert Hyfler talk about our participation (along with Grantmakers In Aging, the John A. Hartford Foundation, ...
Reimagining Service: Helping Grantees Increase Volunteer Capacity to Maximize Program Impact
Release Date:
02/14/2012
... at Gap Inc. and the moderator of that program, provide us with an in-depth recap. Reimagining Service: Helping Grantees ...
Advocacy Funding: The Philanthropy of Changing Minds
Publication date:
07/2005
Grantmakers tend to be cautious about funding advocacy, and ...
The Effective Exit: Managing the End of a Funding Relationship
Publication date:
05/2013
... found ways to plan for exits upfront, clarify expectations with grantee organizations, and overcome the tensions that so ...
Foundations Moving On: Ending Programmes and Funding Relationships
... exits are inevitable. Funders move on, and relationships with grantees, partners, or investees change along the way. ...
The State of Foundation Performance Assessment: A Survey of Foundation CEOs
Publication date:
09/2011
... drawn from a survey of the CEOs of 173 U.S. foundations with annual grantmaking of at least $5 million focus on the ...
Lessons from the Field: From Understanding to Impact
Publication date:
12/2010
Three foundations — the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, the Energy Foundation, and the Wilburforce Foundation — seek to make an impact on some of the most complicated challenges we face: civil rights, renewable energy sources, and wildlife protection. This case study provides an in-depth look at how these foundations cultivate an understanding of their fields and then turn that understanding into more effective grantmaking.
Irene Diamond Fund to Close With Final Grants Totaling $40 Million
Release Date:
12/31/2012
... the performing arts and ... Irene Diamond Fund to Close With Final Grants Totaling $40 Million ...
Council on Foundations Announces 2013 Philanthropy Awards
Release Date:
04/04/2013
Carnegie Corporation of New York President Vartan Gregorian is among the honorees, receiving CoF's Distinguished Service Award.
COF 2.0: Is This What The Field of Philanthropy Really Needs?
Release Date:
08/21/2013
... philanthropic sectors, it is important to consider whether grantmakers fully recognize that we have entered what Mario ...
11
Mar
2013
The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading: Community Networks in New York State - WEBINAR
Monday, March 11, 2013 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
... children miss this crucial milestone. As part of the Grantmakers Forum exploration of what funders are doing to ... A Philanthropy New York Collaborative Program with the Grantmakers Forum of...