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Alcohol Abuse Is Rising Among Older Adults

Release Date: 
09/15/2017
... about 40,000 adults. Drinking had increased in every age group , the researchers found. Those over 65 remained far less ... over the two periods, the greatest rise in any age group . More troublingly, the...
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25 Jun 2025

Legal Risk Management in a Time of Change (FFMG hybrid meeting)

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 -
9:30am to 11:00am
The Foundation Financial Managers Group (FFMG) is comprised of executives, officers and senior ... connect with colleagues online, utilizing a web-based group management and information exchange service; meet ...

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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.

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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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

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
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