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Support from The Harry and Jeannette Weinberg Foundation Helps the Hawaii Island HIV/AIDS Foundation Provide Vision Services for its Clients

Release Date: 
12/04/2018
... be. “Because if you can’t see, then you can’t leave your home,” said Teri Hollowell, HIHAF director of ... “Then you get isolated, then you get depressed and then your life is bad.” To help improve sight for a...
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Opposition to Eliminating the Estate Tax

... recommendation by the Public Policy Committee: October 18, 2017 Timeframe of open member commentary period : October 26- November 10, 2017 Date of official approval by Board of Directors: November 15, ...
13 Nov 2018

Ask the Author with David Williams, Opportunity Insights - A Webinar Hosted by AFN

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 -
12:00pm to 12:30pm
... on how race currently shapes opportunity, and how we can reduce racial disparities moving forward. Based at ... them How race currently shapes opportunity, and how we can reduce racial disparities moving...

Funder Collaboratives: Why and How Funders Work Together

Publication date: 
05/2009
When it comes to funder collaboratives, is the whole truly greater than the sum of its parts? Can foundations make a bigger impact with grant dollars by working together than by going it alone? Yes, grantmakers say, as long as members define their goals, set clear operational guidelines, and work from the start to make the collaborative function well for grantees. In this guide, contributors share strategies for structuring a collaborative to fit its purpose, building strong relationships and resolving conflicts, and figuring out if the collaborative you're in is working. Contributors also...
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Making Measures Work For You: Outcomes and Evaluation

An outcomes-based approach to evaluation works, proponents say, because it uses straightforward metrics to assess actual impact. How else to know if the work you're supporting is leading to the desired changes? Other grantmakers counter that outcomes measurement should be approached with care. Hasty assumptions or over-confidence in the idea that program impacts can be translated into hard data can skew not only the evaluation but the work itself. This guide looks at tensions that drive the debate about outcomes measurement, as well as common questions about its potential risks and rewards.
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14 Apr 2015

Philanthropy in Nations with Weak Civic Infrastructures: Exploring the Challenges

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 -
8:45am to 11:00am
... to consider how to factor context into grantmaking, so your resources are invested in ways that help rather than ... to consider ideological and political context to inform your philanthropic engagement in...
14 Jul 2022

Legal Series: Fiscal Sponsorships - Best Practices and Common Pitfalls

Thursday, July 14, 2022 -
10:00am to 11:30am
... high-level overview of the legal dos and don'ts across your day-to-day philanthropic work. Come learn about the ... both within and beyond grantmaking that could help your foundation advance its mission...

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