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How Foundations Use Communications to Advance Their Public Policy Work

Publication date: 
05/2010
This study examines how foundations that wish to engage in public policy are using ... at the very center of successful policy engagement for the foundations interviewed, which make use of ten distinctly ... strategies to boost their policy engagement. Among the foundations included in the study are The Atlantic ...

Modernizing the 990-PF to Advance the Accountability and Performance of Foundations: A Modest Proposal

Publication date: 
03/2011
... the shortcomings of the tax return form for private foundations and discusses how the 990-PF could be transformed ... 990-PF to Advance the Accountability and Performance of Foundations : A Modest Proposal ...
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Resource type 
Article
Audience 
Private Foundation
Topic(s) 
Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors
Public Policy
Related Organizations 
The Commonwealth Fund

Lessons from the Field: Becoming Strategic: The Evolution of the Flinn Foundation

Publication date: 
03/2009
In 2002, Arizona’s Flinn Foundation began implementing a strategy that focused on boosting its state’s bioscience economy and relied heavily on building collaborative partnerships. Since that time, Arizona has had dramatic increases in jobs, research funding, businesses, and wages within the bioscience sector. This case study illustrates the benefits of taking a strategic approach to maximize a foundation’s impact. It describes how Flinn’s leaders narrowed the Foundation’s focus and assessed its performance.
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Resource type 
Report
Topic(s) 
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Funding Area 
Economic Security
Workforce Development

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