Program-Related Investing: Skills & Strategies for New PRI Funders
Publication date:
08/2006
... how they think about risk, how they weigh and balance different sorts of risk, and how they mitigate risk in their ...
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Mapping Change: Using a Theory of Change to Guide Planning and Evaluation
" What are we doing, and why do we think it's going to make a difference? Are we being effective?" Grantmakers ask evaluation questions .....
Can Feedback Fuel Change at Foundations?
Publication date:
05/2011
... they can make substantive changes that result in different —and better—grantee experiences. Foundations ... use the Grantee Perception Report (GPR) more than once are making changes that are benefiting the organizations they fund. In addition to ...
Philanthropy as Field Builder
Release Date:
04/25/2013
The second in a series of Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin’s reflections on the unique strengths and enduring lessons of 100 years of strategic philanthropy.
Businesses With a Social Conscience Reach a Tipping Point
Release Date:
08/01/2013
... muffin made with King Arthur Flour doesn’t taste much different than any other muffin. The 200-year old New England ...
How to Determine If a Charity Is Effective
Release Date:
11/10/2013
... Philanthropy Advisors President & CEO Melissa Berman are quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about evaluating ...
Harnessing Collaborative Technologies: Helping Funders Work Together Better
Publication date:
11/2013
This report helps funders learn about the different phases of collaboration and online tools that can ...
Commonwealth Fund President Dr. David Blumenthal Explains North-South Health Divide
Release Date:
04/12/2016
... big gaps in the health and health care of people in different regions of the U.S. Most pressing is the lagging ...
Sarah Chiles of Redlich Horwitz Foundation: On Foster Care Advocacy, Strong Defense Is Best Offense
Release Date:
04/18/2017
How do you see advocacy as a tool for achieving your foundation's mission and what has your foundation done differently in the new political climate?
Patient Voices: Childhood Cancer
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... ages 15 and younger. Approximately 10,000 new cases are diagnosed every year, more than half of them leukemia or ... central nervous system. How is treating cancer in children different from treating it in...
Get to Know the New Leader of the Nation’s Largest Philanthropic Network
Release Date:
11/18/2015
... the work that Philanthropy New York does, know that there are 32 other regional associations out there doing amazing ... in the number of Philanthropy New York programs that are presented in partnerships with...
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Financial Series: Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees
Thursday, March 28, 2019 -
9:00am to 12:00pm
... financial status of the organization. Grantmakers who are well-versed in these documents can use them to answer ... knowledge of both the 990 and financial statements and are interested in using these...
Foundations as First Responders?
Release Date:
04/18/2013
... — lessons that enabled her to serve Brooklyn and its communities well following Hurricane Sandy. Foundations as ...
Ms. Foundation for Women Report Calls for Reform in Light of Abuse of Girls in Juvenile System
Release Date:
07/10/2015
... many as 80 percent of the girls in some states’ juvenile justice systems have a history of sexual or physical abuse, ... primary predictors of girls’ involvement with juvenile justice systems, but that the...
Why NoVo is Funding Young Women’s Freedom in California
Release Date:
05/11/2017
... young women and girls of color involved in the juvenile justice system. The Young Women’s Freedom Center , which has been organizing around juvenile justice for young women and girls in California since 1993...
‘Interrupters’ Help Reduce Violence in New York City
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... neighborhoods analyzed in a John Jay College of Criminal Justice report. The city began implementing 18 such programs ... in 2010, drawing funds from the U.S. Department of Justice . East New York and the South...
For Jobseekers: Facts About the Sector
Publication date:
04/2014
... the nonprofit sector. The statistics provided on this page are designed to broaden your understanding of the sector but ...
Mike Bloomberg Sends Statement to the United Nations Following Unprecedented Outpouring of Support for Paris Agreement
Release Date:
06/06/2017
... Bloomberg presented this declaration, called “We Are Still In.” Bloomberg also announced his intent to ... for all. The pledge being made, under the theme 'We Are Still In', underlines the strength...
Reflections from Foundations on the Hill
Release Date:
03/24/2011
... year's edition of Foundations on the Hill and talks about ways to effectively promote the work of the philanthropic .....
When Projects Flounder: Coming to the Rescue When Good Grants Go Astray
Publication date:
11/2004
What warning signs might alert you that a project is floundering? In this guide, grant makers recount their experiences with troubled projects and tell how they responded - or how they wish they'd responded. With the benefit of hindsight, veterans describe what they learned and offer advice on the most effective and timely way to handle distress signal.