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Learn Foundation Law

Publication date: 
04/2012
... William and Flora Hewlett, and Gordon and Betty Moore foundations have developed this free, first-of-its-kind ... foundation, including how lobbying laws apply to private foundations , who and what they can legally fund, the types of grants private foundations are allowed to provide and how to fund projects ...
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Legal Issues
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Foundation-Funded Innovation Contests With Cash Prizes Attract More 'Average Joes'

Release Date: 
06/19/2014
... Attract More 'Average Joes' G overnment and private foundations increasingly are using prize money to allow even ... solutions to complex problems, according to a report funded in part by Bloomberg...

Great Power, Great Responsibility: Grantmakers’ Role as Conveners

Publication date: 
01/2013
Funders are finding ways to use the power of convening to benefit their grantees and their communities in countless ways. Grantmakers for Effective Organizations' digital publication contains a series of ideas to help grantmakers become better at bringing stakeholders together.
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Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter? A National Study of Philanthropic Practice

Publication date: 
03/2012
GEO's new national field survey of grantmaking practice (conducted by research partner TCC Group ... this survey also highlights some of the key shifts in grantmaking since 2008 and what they mean for supporting nonprofit resilience. Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter? A National Study of .....
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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors
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TCC Group

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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