Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards
Release Date:
06/07/2010
... governance with their grantees. In an attempt to provide grantmakers and grantees with a solution to improving ...
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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, the ...
Reimagining Service: Helping Grantees Increase Volunteer Capacity to Maximize Program Impact
Release Date:
02/14/2012
Our collaborative program on January 10th examined the Reimagining Service and Cities of Service initiatives and how supporting volunteer capacity can strengthen grantees and increase the impact of grantmaking, even in an era of reduced funding. We’...
Program-Related Investing: Skills & Strategies for New PRI Funders
Publication date:
08/2006
When grantmakers talk about assessing and managing the risks ...
The Effective Exit: Managing the End of a Funding Relationship
Publication date:
05/2013
In grantmaking, is there such a thing as the good goodbye? Yes, say contributors to this guide, who have found ways to plan for exits upfront, clarify expectations with grantee organizations, and overcome the tensions that so often arise. Learn how to use the end of a funding relationship to boost a grantee's capacity, find new sources of support, and even multiply the value of the foundation’s investment.
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
Established in 1994, the fund's grantmaking totaled nearly $286 million for the performing arts and culture, AIDS research, public health, human rights and civil society, and education. Diamond, who died in 2003, intended for the fund to spend down...
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 New York . This...
08
Apr
2013
Public/Private Partnerships That Work
Monday, April 8, 2013 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
... two major trail systems in the Hudson Valley. Join grantmakers around the state to hear about this successful ... A Philanthropy New York Collaborative Program hosted by Grantmakers Forum of New York . This...
Ford Foundation's Hilary Pennington Appointed to The Center for Effective Philanthropy's Board
Release Date:
03/16/2014
Hilary Pennington, Vice President of the Ford Foundation's Education, Creativity and Free Expression program has been appointed to The Center for Effective Philanthropy's Board.
Wellspring Advisors Program Director Andrew Park Heads to The Williams Institute
Release Date:
06/13/2014
The Williams Institute announced Andrew Park is its new International Program Director. Previously, Andrew served as Program Director at Wellspring Advisors, LLC, where he managed domestic and international grant-making programs in the fields of...
Ask the Right Questions: Funders Toolkit
Publication date:
02/2015
The Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers as released two toolkits both designed for ...
Brooklyn Community Foundation, OSF and New York Foundation Tapped for 2015 NCRP Impact Awards
Release Date:
04/07/2015
... is over! Join us in congratulating these five inspiring grantmakers ... Brooklyn Community Foundation, OSF and New ...
Educational Foundation of America Seeks Proposals for Website Redesign
Release Date:
08/30/2016
Externally, EFA has purposefully assumed a low profile as the Foundation is not interested in touting its own achievements.
Guide to Collaborative Philanthropy
Publication date:
10/2016
... not only support collaborative philanthropy at San Diego Grantmakers and in our work with you to coordinate statewide, ...
07
Nov
2018
One Size Doesn’t Fit All: A Conversation about Education with the Gates Foundation’s Bob Hughes
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
Robert Hughes has served for many years as an advocate and champion of public education in New York City. In 2016 Bob transitioned from being President of New Visions Public school to becoming the K-12 Strategy Director of the Bill and Melinda Gates...
Eve Stotland Joins New York Community Trust as New Program Officer for Education and Human Justice
Release Date:
03/25/2019
In her role, Eve manages education and human justice grantmaking for The Trust.