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Mapping Change: Using a Theory of Change to Guide Planning and Evaluation

... it's going to make a difference? Are we being effective?" Grantmakers ask evaluation questions like these of their ... grantees and themselves. This brief guide explains why grantmakers use theories of change to guide their .....

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Report

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Evaluation

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Working with the Business Sector: Pursuing Public Good with Private Partners

Publication date:

06/2004

How can grantmakers cross the divide between philanthropy and ... efforts to partner with and influence the business world. Grantmakers weigh the case for engaging business, share ...

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Report

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Good Jobs, Good Pay: How JPMorgan Chase Seeks to Boost Youth Employment in the South Bronx

Release Date:

05/18/2017

With grantmaking topping $200 million last year, there's a reason JPMorgan Chase's philanthropy is watched closely. Another reason: Its grantmaking in low-income communities has been rising fast.

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Member News

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Workforce Development

Related Organizations

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Responding to 3/11: Helping with the Japan Disaster

Release Date:

05/12/2011

... makes it especially useful to keep four points in mind. 1 ) While Japan is a rich country, it still needs the ... catalytic role for the future development of Japan’s nonprofit sector. 2) Our instinct is to...

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Insights

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All Funders

08 Apr 2021

Effective Governance: Principles, Policies, and Practices - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, April 8, 2021 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... But what is governance and how can a family adopt its framework to effectively guide their philanthropy? Governance ... that are intentional about developing a governance framework are better prepared for...

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Tools & Strategies

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

Family Foundation

Topic(s)

Governance

13 May 2021

Demystifying Decision Making - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, May 13, 2021 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... practices. Developing an appropriate decision-making framework for distinct situations allows families to rely on ... Explore How to develop an appropriate decision-making framework for distinct situations The...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

Family Foundation

Topic(s)

Governance

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Accepting Grant Proposals to Strengthen Performing Arts

Release Date:

10/30/2014

... the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation awards up to $ 1 million in grants annually in support of national projects in the professional nonprofit dance, jazz, presenting arts, and/or theater ... that strengthen...

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Member News

Funding Area

Arts

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Doris Duke Foundation

23 Oct 2012

Embracing the Power of Education - GFE 16th Annual Conference

Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 10:30am to Friday, October 26, 2012 - 3:30pm

Join Grantmakers for Education and the nation's largest gathering of education grantmakers at their annual conference, which offers ... Explore Concurrent learning sessions hosted by grantmakers...

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Issue-Based

The New York Women’s Foundation Announces $3.25 Million in Grants to Address Needs of Women and Families in New York City

Release Date:

06/04/2015

These grants address a range of issues including economic security, anti-violence and safety, health, sexual rights, and reproductive justice.

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Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

Economic Security

Gender Justice

Workforce Development

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The New York Women's Foundation

Initiative Launched to Improve Accountability of Climate Change Adaptation Finance

Release Date:

12/12/2012

... by Oxfam, the Overseas Development Institute and the World Resources Institute to increase the transparency and ... Oxfam, the Overseas Development Institute, and the World Resources Institute with funding...

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Member News

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Related Organizations

The Rockefeller Foundation

4 Organizations Team On Mapping Tool For U.N. Sustainable Development Goals

Release Date:

09/20/2017

In a collaborative partnership, Global Impact, Blackbaud, the Council on Foundations and the Foundation Center have developed and launched a resource to support organizations in aligning and tracking charitable giving to the United Nations (U.N.)...

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Sector News

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International/Foreign Affairs

ASPCA & Lil BUB’s Philanthropy Isn’t Just Fluff

Release Date:

10/29/2014

... and one of the nation’s largest animal welfare grantmakers , contacted Mike and BUB in 2013 to see how we can ... Grants Managers Network, a membership organization of over 1 ,200 grantmaking organizations...

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Insights

Funding Area

Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

Lilien Leaves Charities Bureau to Join Zuckerman Spaeder

Release Date:

10/15/2013

... Spaeder LLP. Lilien will be leading the firm's new Nonprofit Organizations Practice based in it NYC office. ... in the country, will represent clients throughout the nonprofit sector in corporate...

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Appointments & Transitions

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Silicon Valley Community Foundation Official Sees Opportunity Zone Program Role

Release Date:

11/02/2018

... of investments, came during a conference on responsible investing in San Francisco on Tuesday. Panelists, including ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Far Rockaway Leaders Look Ahead

Release Date:

02/12/2013

... Maria Mottola talks about a recent funder trip to meet nonprofit leaders in Far Rockaway and what she and others ...

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Insights

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Community Development

Related Organizations

New York Foundation

Council of Community Services of New York State, Inc.

Publication date:

04/2014

CCSNYS works to build the capacity of nonprofits and communities to enhance the quality of life in New York State, providing specialized technical assistance services and an array of group purchasing, insurance and employee benefits in the context of membership.