Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Ten Keys – Ten Years Later: Successful Strategic Planning for Foundation Leaders

Publication date:

09/2014

TCC Group updates their briefing paper,"Ten Keys to Successful Strategic Planning for Nonprofit and Foundation Leaders," originally published in 2004.

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Article

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Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Foundation Funding for U.S. Democracy

Publication date:

06/2014

This interactive data platform defines what "democracy funding" means for philanthropy, establishes a baseline for such funding, and allows users to quickly grasp, in terms of both major trends and detail, who is funding what and where, across the nation.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

A New Guide Helps Foundations Become More Transparent

Publication date:

04/2014

Foundations seeking to meet demands for greater transparency have some help in the form of a new guide. “Opening Up: Demystifying Funder Transparency” was produced by GrantCraft, an arm of the Foundation Center, which provides resources to grant makers.

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Article

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Evaluation

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

8 Characteristics of Successful Venture Philanthropies

Publication date:

03/2014

The Rockefeller Foundation hosted the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for the launch of a new study on venture philanthropy.

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Report

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Economic Security

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

The Rockefeller Foundation

Smarter Philanthropy for Greater Impact

Publication date:

03/2014

This special supplement includes eleven perspectives on “scaling what works”—what it means, what it takes to do it right, and what needs to happen to increase the impact of successful solutions to social challenges.

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Report

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Investing for Impact: Indirect Costs Are Essential for Success

Publication date:

10/2013

This report addresses how governments that hire charitable nonprofits to deliver services and then reimburse them for less than reasonable indirect costs undermine the ability of nonprofits to deliver high-quality services.

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Report

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Impact Investing

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Issue Guide: Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOTs)

Publication date:

10/2013

Philanthropy New York's local public policy issue guide on the idea of Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOTs) for property-owning nonprofits in New York City.

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PNY Issue Guide

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Policy Staff

Policymakers

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Community Organizing and Advocacy Funder Collaboratives

Publication date:

07/2013

This North Star Fund report illustrates how several national and local funders have worked together to support community organizing and advocacy groups working together in coalition.

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Report

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

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North Star Fund

Working Well With Grantees: A Guide for Foundation Program Staff

Publication date:

06/2013

Center for Effective Philanthropy shares practical advice for building better working relationships with grantees, including five essential areas where program staff can have a positive impact.

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Report

Audience

Program Staff

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Leveraging the Power of Foundations: An Analysis of Program-Related Investments

Publication date:

05/2013

This Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University analysis of key trends in foundation engagement in program-related investments between 2000 and 2010 finds that there is significant interest in PRIs, and that many foundations that use PRIs report successful results, but their use is still limited to a relatively small number of foundations.