Scanning the Landscape 2.0: Finding Out What's Going on in Your Field
Publication date:
04/2012
... the U.S., Europe and internationally about when, why and how it’s useful to scan the landscape for new ideas and new ...
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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 ...
What Makes an Effective Coalition?
Publication date:
03/2011
... the characteristics of effective coalitions and examines how they can be cultivated and evaluated. What Makes an ...
Preparing Vulnerable Populations for Crisis: What We’ve Learned and Funding for the Future
Release Date:
05/09/2013
... her experiences from the storm and offer suggestions for how funders can provide support for future disasters. ...
A Road Less Traveled....
Release Date:
11/01/2011
... young adults as they created their own recommendations on how to improve the system. The results were ...
Bridging the Knowledge Gap About Grantmaking for People with Disabilities
Release Date:
11/04/2010
... provides us with a recap of that program and discusses how every funder can (and should) be a disability funder. ...
New Tech, Renewed Trust and a Less Lunatic Political Process
Release Date:
10/12/2012
Following our recent program with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on how philanthropy can help U.S. citizens build a better ...
Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards
Release Date:
06/07/2010
... over an organization, many funders are not certain about how to address the topic of governance with their grantees. ...
Capacity Building Across Borders: Philanthropy New York’s International Grantmakers Network
Release Date:
02/07/2012
... Network program series, an opportunity to focus on how funders define and approach capacity building in an ...
Red Hook Autumn: Losing and Gaining Power During the Disaster
Release Date:
01/18/2013
... shares the story of their hurricane relief efforts and how a small community-based nonprofit used their management ...
Reimagining Service: Helping Grantees Increase Volunteer Capacity to Maximize Program Impact
Release Date:
02/14/2012
... Reimagining Service and Cities of Service initiatives and how supporting volunteer capacity can strengthen grantees and ...
The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs
Release Date:
06/30/2011
How has the increasing influence of business techniques ...
The New Nonprofit: A Model for Innovation Across Sectors
Release Date:
03/14/2013
... of The New York Stem Cell Foundation, talk about how organizations like hers are leading the charge as a new ...
Try it, You’ll Like It: The Promise of Digital Media
Release Date:
07/26/2012
... a recap of our recent program on digital media and discuss how and why social media are essential elements of a ...
Communicating for Impact: Strategies for Grantmakers
Publication date:
11/2009
... is critical to advancing programmatic goals. See how grantmakers use a "communications lens" to develop .....
The Effective Exit: Managing the End of a Funding Relationship
Publication date:
05/2013
... and overcome the tensions that so often arise. Learn how to use the end of a funding relationship to boost a ...
Funding Community Organizing: Social Change Through Civic Participation
Publication date:
11/2008
... makes community organizing unique and uniquely effective, how to manage grantee relationships over time, understanding ...
Grantmaking with a Gender Lens: Using a Gender Analysis
Publication date:
05/2004
... and organizations. The guide also takes a closer look at how gender analysis has led to new thinking in fields as ...
Grantmaking With a Racial Equity Lens: Using a Racial Equity Analysis
Publication date:
11/2007
... and candid advice from grantmakers, this guide explores how a racial equity lens can help you scan your field or ...
Mapping Change: Using a Theory of Change to Guide Planning and Evaluation
... action plans. Contributors to the guide also describe how a theory of change sets the stage for evaluation by ...