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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 affected the world of philanthropy? Can corporate tools effectively measure success at foundations and nonprofits?

Funding Community Organizing: Social Change Through Civic Participation

Publication date: 
11/2008
Grantmakers who fund community organizing say it's the best option when you want to promote civic engagement and support lasting solutions to a community's problems. Yet many funders, concerned about the ability to measure its impact and effectiveness, hesitate to take up community organizing as a strategy. In this guide, funders and organizers discuss what makes community organizing unique and uniquely effective, how to manage grantee relationships over time, understanding the value of process, and the grantmaker's special role in fostering change.
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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
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Community Development
Social Justice
22 Jul 2020

Collective Trauma of Systemic Racism and COVID-19 on Young People: What Supports Will They Need Upon Returning to School and Afterschool Programs?

Wednesday, July 22, 2020 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
Join us for a discussion regarding how funders can support a thoughtful return to school and afterschool programs in the midst of our current health crises.

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