Essentials of Foundation Strategy
Publication date:
12/2009
... ones? This research explores the state of strategy at foundations today and identifies behaviors and practices ...
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Benchmarking Foundation Evaluation Practices
Publication date:
09/2016
Benchmarking Foundation Evaluation Practices For foundations , there are lots of questions to reflect on when ... questions in light of benchmarking data about what other foundations are doing can be informative and important. The ... infographics on crucial topics related to evaluation at foundations , such as evaluation staffing and structures, ...
19
Feb
2014
Interested in Working at a Foundation?
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 -
2:15pm to 5:00pm
Philanthropy New York
Learn about the field of philanthropy from two foundation staff members’ personal perspectives! Bob Canace, program officer at The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation, will discuss the ins-and-outs of grantmaking at a family foundation, and...
Reflections from Foundations on the Hill
Release Date:
03/24/2011
... shares her experiences from this year's edition of Foundations on the Hill and talks about ways to effectively ... sector to elected officials. Reflections from Foundations on the Hill .....
Foundations as First Responders?
Release Date:
04/18/2013
... and its communities well following Hurricane Sandy. Foundations as First Responders? ...
28
Jul
2022
Funder Briefing with the Energy Foundation
Thursday, July 28, 2022 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Join us for a discussion with the Energy Foundation as we learn about their work in continuing to position New York as a leader in the climate change movement, including the opportunity to provide feedback on their impact strategy.
Spending Down the Family Foundation
Release Date:
03/10/2014
... Journal article on the growing spend-down trend at family foundations . Minneapolis financial adviser Cassidy Burns ...
Inside the Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date:
04/15/2015
One of the foundation's main focuses is fighting economic inequality.
06
Feb
2013
Family Foundations Briefing
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 -
11:00am to 1:00pm
Teleconference
... conversation reporting on participation at the Council on Foundations Family Philanthropy Conference, in San Jose. ... Fund Designed for All interested funders. Family Foundations Briefing ...
The Heumann Perspective: Ford Foundation
Release Date:
01/05/2018
Ford Foundation Senior Fellow and human & disability rights advocate Judy Heumann investigates how our grantmakers are including a disability lens in their areas of work.
Foundation Funding for U.S. Democracy
Publication date:
06/2014
This interactive data platform defines what "democracy funding" means for philanthropy, establishes a baseline for such funding, and allows users to quickly grasp, in terms of both major trends and detail, who is funding what and where, across the nation.
The Source Codes of Foundation Culture
Publication date:
10/2015
Over the last several years, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations has been working to better understand what contributes to and impedes efforts to lead productive change in philanthropy. One theme that has arisen time and again is the importance of creating and nurturing an organizational culture that enables grantmakers to be most effective.
29
Oct
2020
Food for Thought: Preparing for the Post Election World
Thursday, October 29, 2020 -
12:00pm to 1:15pm
... unprepared we were to hold space for our colleagues and grantees or respond to the challenges of a new administration ... this election, many are expecting anger, unrest and social division in the days and...
15
Apr
2020
Responding to COVID-19 Globally – via Zoom
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
Webinar
... on economic and financial development, philanthropy and social innovation. In her capacity as Associate Dean for ... work at the city or state level to support nonprofit grantees , adapting grantmaking...
United Hospital Fund and New York State Health Foundation Release New Report: Difficult Decisions About Post-Acute Care and Why They Matter
Release Date:
11/19/2018
United Hospital Fund (UHF) conducted a year-long inquiry, supported by the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth), to better understand why hospital discharge planning can fall short despite well-intentioned efforts by hospital staff, and...
The Building Blocks of Demonstrating Impact
Release Date:
09/09/2013
... Realistically, what you can measure also depends on the resources (time and money) that you can invest in measurement and impact, as well as the resources your grantees can invest. Hui...
Adam Gamoran, President of the William T. Grant Foundation, Spoke at GW University About How Universities Can Conduct Better Research
Release Date:
10/15/2018
... T. Grant Foundation, a nonprofit foundation that funds social science research – spoke at the Marvin Center ... reorient the research taking place in our universities to social impact,” he said. Gamoran said...
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards More Than $72 Million to Teams Led by Humanities Scholars to Ensure “Just Futures” and Expand National Cultural Narratives
Release Date:
01/13/2021
... crisis and disruption in order to lead us to cultural and social transformation. The 16 projects will receive grants of ... teams will propose and implement solutions to real social problems, and also mark new...
John A. Hartford Foundation’s Corinne H. Rieder honored by American Geriatrics Society with the David H. Solomon Memorial Public Service Award
Release Date:
05/20/2014
... delivered to an audience that included many Hartford grantees , scholars, and fellows. We have added helpful links ...
The Sky Really is Falling…Now What? A New Working Group for Funders
Release Date:
04/03/2012
... Cricket Island Foundation When the financial crisis hit, foundations endowments were hit hard. We all knew the ... slow and unsteady recovery of the economy. I hear from our grantees almost daily about the...