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07 Apr 2022

Legal Series - Making Grants to Individuals

Thursday, April 7, 2022 -
10:00am to 11:30am
The Program The PNY Core: Legal Series provides an overview of the legal and regulatory boundaries in a number of key legal topics. The series launches with this high-level overview of the legal dos and don'ts across your day-to-day philanthropic...
21 Sep 2022

Strategies for Advancing Pro-Immigrant Policies - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, September 21, 2022 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Join us for this session to learn more about the status of each of these policies and what is needed from philanthropy to help secure victories.
09 Feb 2023

Global Hunger Crisis: Risk of Famine in the Horn of Africa - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, February 9, 2023 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
The Center for Disaster Philanthropy is hosting a webinar to help funders understand the growing hunger crisis around the world and what philanthropy can do to prevent avoidable deaths from malnutrition and starvation.
19 Apr 2023

Demystifying Trust-Based Philanthropy Part 1 of 6 - Does Trust-Based Philanthropy Mean Unconditional Trust?

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... approach rooted in values of relationship-building, mutual learning , and systemic equity – with a vision of advancing ...
11 May 2023

Demystifying Trust-Based Philanthropy Part 2 of 6 - Does Unrestricted Funding Automatically Make a Funder Trust-Based?

Thursday, May 11, 2023 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... approach rooted in values of relationship-building, mutual learning , and systemic equity – with a vision of advancing ...
14 Jun 2023
02 Aug 2023

Demystifying Trust-Based Philanthropy Part 6 of 6 - What Does Trust-Based Philanthropy Have to Do With Racial Equity?

Wednesday, August 2, 2023 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... approach rooted in values of relationship-building, mutual learning , and systemic equity – with a vision of advancing ...

Funder Collaboratives: Why and How Funders Work Together

Publication date: 
05/2009
When it comes to funder collaboratives, is the whole truly greater than the sum of its parts? Can foundations make a bigger impact with grant dollars by working together than by going it alone? Yes, grantmakers say, as long as members define their goals, set clear operational guidelines, and work from the start to make the collaborative function well for grantees. In this guide, contributors share strategies for structuring a collaborative to fit its purpose, building strong relationships and resolving conflicts, and figuring out if the collaborative you're in is working. Contributors also...
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Making Measures Work For You: Outcomes and Evaluation

An outcomes-based approach to evaluation works, proponents say, because it uses straightforward metrics to assess actual impact. How else to know if the work you're supporting is leading to the desired changes? Other grantmakers counter that outcomes measurement should be approached with care. Hasty assumptions or over-confidence in the idea that program impacts can be translated into hard data can skew not only the evaluation but the work itself. This guide looks at tensions that drive the debate about outcomes measurement, as well as common questions about its potential risks and rewards.
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Making IT Decisions

Publication date: 
12/2012
Administrative professionals routinely intersect with their organization’s technology infrastructure. Whether you outsource or insource your foundation’s technology needs, it is critical to understand how to approach projects so you make decisions that fit your specific organization needs and capacity and maximize your return on investment. Guli Basu, Information Services Operations Manager at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, guided members through key elements to making smart IT decisions.

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