Are Foundation Leaders Using Social Media?
Publication date:
09/2010
This report, which documents the usage of social media tools by foundation executives based on survey responses from ...
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New Tech, Renewed Trust and a Less Lunatic Political Process
Release Date:
10/12/2012
... flagship website, OpenCongress.org, and other digital tools and technologies for increasing civic engagement and ...
Three Essentials for Accelerating Funder Collaboration
Release Date:
03/07/2012
... GrantCraft at the Foundation Center, provides examples of tools for increasing collaboration among grantmakers. (Lisa ...
Communicating Your Foundation’s 990-PF
Release Date:
12/21/2011
As foundation communications become more and more strategic, the 990-PF—an annual information return filed by exempt private foundations—has become an essential tool, not only for grantmakers, but for the media, policymakers, and grantees as well.
The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs
Release Date:
06/30/2011
... affected the world of philanthropy? Can corporate tools effectively measure success at foundations and ...
Our Guides to Knowledge: Celebrating 'I Love My Librarian Award' Winners
Release Date:
12/19/2012
... clarify, authenticate and actualize our desire to find the tools we need to become educated individuals.... Our Guides ...
Looking at IRS 990 Forms
Publication date:
03/2012
Participants learned what information can be gleaned from the 990 form and what has changed within the form since prior years.
Ask the Right Questions: Funders Toolkit
Publication date:
02/2015
The Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers as released two toolkits both designed for structured group reflection. The first is a self-assessment tool that can help affinity groups engaging in policy work determine how well they're set up for success. The second is a set of planning checklists that affinity groups can use to do policy work and regional associations can use to support that work.
Moody's Foundation Supports 12th Annual Mega Math Challenge
Release Date:
04/19/2017
Organized by Philadelphia-based Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and sponsored by The Moody's Foundation, the M3 Challenge - now in its 12th year - spotlights applied mathematics as a powerful problem-solving tool and motivates...
Design Is Key to Expanding the 21st Century Neighborhood Library
Release Date:
12/13/2016
... religion, or ethnicity can gather and obtain access to resources vital to full participation in contemporary ... learning is nurtured. The same architectural appointments make staffing, operating, and...
Insights from “Bridging Practice to Lead Forward - An Invitation from the Leadership Transitions Funders Group”
Release Date:
08/07/2023
... dynamics between funders and grantee partners inherently make leadership conversations a difficult topic. Funders ... today to participate in joint learning and access resources for equitable leadership...
Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp
Release Date:
05/03/2010
... one of the presenters, Karen Karp , President of Karp Resources , share her thoughts with Smart Assets. As a ... that is before us. Karen Karp is the President of Karp Resources , a New York-based food and...
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Funding General Operating Support
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 -
2:15pm to 4:00pm
Consider issues of support, strategy and accountability in the fields of community organizing, community development, advocacy, the environment, and the arts.
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Community Building With NYC Public Libraries
Friday, November 18, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... briefing will present innovative ideas for how funders can make strategic investments in the public libraries to scale ...
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2018
Funding a Racially Just Food System - Funders Briefing Hosted by Community Food Funders
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
... How can the funding community best leverage its resources and influence to end racism in the food system? ... vision of a just and sustainable food system How to make our organizational structures and...
Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity Announces 20 Leaders for 2019 Cohort
Release Date:
06/06/2019
... As part of the programme, Fellows will receive financial resources and embark on a leadership journey in which they ... provide a space where they can foster collaborations to make real and lasting impact...
World Education Services Launches WES Mariam Assefa Fund to Provide Support to Organizations Striving to Help Immigrants and Refugees
Release Date:
06/04/2019
... WES Mariam Assefa Fund. “The fund will deploy catalytic resources to address that challenge. Our plan is to support ... yet another approach to helping immigrants and refugees make full use of their skills and...
The Mosaic Network and Fund in The New York Community Trust Grants $4.5 million to Arts Nonprofits of Color in New York
Release Date:
02/04/2020
... and build meaningful relationships that could lead to more resources for the work of cultural organizations of color. ... and Fund, said, “Mosaic has brought together donors to make decisions in partnership...
The Ford Foundation's $1.0 Billion Bond - A Briefing Note from SeaChange Capital Partners
Release Date:
06/22/2020
... alternative assets—private equity, hedge funds, natural resources , etc.—using outside managers. As of 4/30/2020, ... using more leverage; money which would have allowed it to make more grants... The Ford...
Ford Foundation Expands Flagship BUILD Program to Provide $1 Billion to Hundreds of Organizations
Release Date:
04/07/2021
... to work in lockstep with our partners by giving them the resources and the flexibility they need to carry out their ... of restrictive frameworks that may limit their capacity to make real change in times of...