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20 Mar 2019

Collaborative Grantmaking for Early Childhood: The Raising Childcare Fund - A Webinar Hosted by the NY Funders Alliance

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
... strategies, national organizations that partner with local groups , and leaders of comparable movements. The ECFC is a ... Care Subcommittee has developed the Fund to invest in groups that will broaden and...
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All Funders
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Children, Youth and Families
06 Jun 2019

Census Counts & The Urban Institute present 2020 Census: Who's at Risk of Being Miscounted?- A Webinar Hosted by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Thursday, June 6, 2019 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
... nationally, by state, and for different demographic groups according to low, medium, and high risk scenarios for ... census miscounts will effect different demographic groups Designed for All interested...
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Census 2020
Civic Engagement

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Four Essentials for Evaluation

Publication date: 
06/2012
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations created this guide to help grantmakers get to the next level in their evaluation efforts and embed evaluation practices more deeply in the work of their organizations. GEO pinpoints four essential steps —Lead, Plan, Organize and Share— and includes the stories of 13 GEO members who have demonstrated effective evaluation in action.
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Report
Topic(s) 
Evaluation
Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Ten Ways for Family Foundations to Consider Diversity and Inclusive Practices

Publication date: 
02/2010
This guide is designed to help foundations think about how more diverse and inclusive practices might advance their mission by making their work more effective and more reflective of the communities they serve. By highlighting 10 ways family foundations can approach diversity, Council on Foundations seeks to spark ideas and launch further dialogue.
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Report
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Family Foundation
Topic(s) 
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Funding Area 
Community Development

Executive Transitions: Grantmakers and Nonprofit Leadership Change

Publication date: 
03/2006
Even for seasoned funders, supporting leadership transitions can be a tricky business. Where is the fine line between helping and intruding? What interventions work? And how can a grantmaker play a constructive role? Learn how grantmakers take up the transition challenge, engage with boards, support new CEOs, and help grantees use the moment to go in promising new directions.
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Report

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 like these of their grantees and themselves. This brief guide explains why grantmakers use theories of change to guide their questioning, unearth assumptions that underlie their work, establish common language, and develop strong action plans. Contributors to the guide also describe how a theory of change sets the stage for evaluation by clarifying goals, strategies, and milestones.
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Report
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Evaluation
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

The State of Foundation Performance Assessment: A Survey of Foundation CEOs

Publication date: 
09/2011
Over the past decade foundations have worked to assess their performance in the fields and communities they seek to address. Data-driven forms of measurement have become more widely used to judge the results of programs, as part of a broader range of information used, as CEOs place great importance on assessing their foundations’ effectiveness.
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Report
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Evaluation
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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