2017 Foundation Operations and Management Report
Publication date:
03/2017
The 2017 edition of our flagship report is the premier benchmarking resource for foundations with few or no staff.
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There's Something Rotten in the State of Development Funding
Release Date:
11/16/2015
... from eliminating poverty and hunger to promoting peace and justice —aim higher than ever. In his opening remarks the ... world countries would not provide any additional ODA resources to fund the SDGs, however...
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Social Impact Exchange: 2016 Conference on Scaling Impact
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 - 8:30am to Thursday, June 23, 2016 - 5:00pm
At the 2016 Conference on Scaling Impact, funders, advisors and leaders from across the social sector gather to share knowledge, learn about innovative co-funding opportunities and develop a community to help scale top initiatives and build the...
The Rockefeller Foundation and WFP Launch Initiative To Strengthen School Meals for Millions of Children
Release Date:
01/18/2023
The two-and-a-half-year initiative focuses on including fortified foods in school meals as well as advocating for more nutritious food throughout the programmes.
Arnold Ventures Pledges $7.4M for Nationwide Prosecution Research
Release Date:
11/03/2022
... said Kristin Bechtel, director of criminal justice at Arnold Ventures. “Research and transparency ... outcomes,” said Rebecca Silber, director of criminal justice at Arnold Ventures. “It will also lift up...
Unlocking the Power of Co-Leadership: A Candid Conversation with Rebecca Tye and Camaro West, Co-Executive Directors of Peace is Loud
Release Date:
10/12/2023
Rebecca Tye and Camaro West, Co-Executive Directors at Peace is Loud, share their learnings and experiences as co-leaders within the nonprofit sector. Read their interview with PNY's Communications Manager, Nora Cusanelli.
Coaching and Philanthropy, An Action Guide for Grantmakers
Publication date:
02/2010
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations and its partners on the Coaching and Philanthropy Project took a deep dive into learning about the nonprofit sector’s support for and use of coaching, and consolidates that knowledge here into action guides and an online toolkit.
Evaluation in Philanthropy: Perspectives from the Field
Publication date:
12/2009
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations and the Council on Foundations explore how evaluation can help grantmakers learn and improve practices (not just "prove" results).
Assessing the Impact: General Operating Support Vol. 2
Publication date:
10/2008
A Grantmakers for Effective Organizations presentation of two approaches in assessing the impact of general operating support grants: one that emphasizes pre-grant assessment and one that relies more on assessment during and after the grant.
General Operating Support: A GEO Action Guide Vol. 1
Publication date:
07/2007
A report inspired by a spirited discussion on GEOList among Grantmakers for Effective Organizations members about general operating support, its limitations and its advantages.
Chapter 3: Fundamentals of Grantmaking
What is the business of your organization? Explore the core cycle of how foundations make grants, as well as how foundations give, ways to manage relationships with grantees, and where implicit bias plays a role in grantmaking.
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Unions, Reform Groups Gird for California-Inspired Lawsuit
Release Date:
06/17/2014
n the wake of last week's Vergara v. California ruling, New York’s teachers unions and education reform groups are preparing to battle over expected legal action seeking to change the state’s tenure laws and possibly many other teacher protections.
Covenant Foundation-Backed Study Examines the Health and Well-Being of Jewish Teen Girls
Release Date:
04/14/2015
The Study looked at four key areas of development: building self-esteem, empowerment, fostering peer-to-peer relationships and cultivating deeper Jewish connections.
Wallace Foundation Hopes New Initiative Will Better Prepare Principals
Release Date:
12/12/2016
Officials with the foundation say that the five-year program will support dramatic changes to the way principals are trained, specifically in creating partnerships with local colleges and universities to redesign teacher training.
Citi Foundation and Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund to Increase Summer Job Opportunities in 2017
Release Date:
03/07/2017
The Citi Foundation has invested over $13 million to provide nearly 6,200 summer jobs to young people since 2014.
Century Foundation's Richard Kahlenberg Writes About School Integration in The Atlantic
Release Date:
04/06/2017
The Department of Education killed a federal program supporting diversity efforts, but the fight to desegregate the nation’s classroom is far from over.
Charter-School Operators, Feeling Pressured, Seek New Direction at Symposium
Release Date:
09/25/2017
Independent charter schools view themselves as scrappy upstarts with good ideas to shake up the U.S. education system one school at a time. But some backers of the model say they have “lost the narrative” to bigger networks.
Success Academy Founder Eva Moskowitz: ‘We Are Making Progress, but It’s Frustratingly Slow’
Release Date:
10/04/2017
Success Academy founder and CEO Eva Moskowitz has more in common with her longtime foe New York Mayor Bill de Blasio than you might think, she told an audience in Washington Tuesday.
Researchers: Supporting Teenage Girls Requires More Than Pads
Release Date:
10/06/2017
Everyone knows the old adage, “If you give a man a fish…” NHPR has a story with a new twist: “If you give a woman a menstrual pad…”
The Covenant Foundation Announces New Grants to Support Jewish Communities Across North America
Release Date:
01/05/2023
The Covenant Foundation announces $