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Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2004
Lee Draper
Achieving Impact Without Giving Cash Grantmakers are trying to stretch dollars, but there are limits to their budgets' elasticity. How can we achieve broader impact with limited dollars? mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2004
Allison H. Fine
Blending the Bottom Line Nonprofits and grantmakers must meet each other halfway to move toward outcomes-focused approaches to collaboration. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
May/Jun 2005
Kathleen P. Enright
Philanthropy's New Clothes New study results represent the most comprehensive look at how foundations view their own effectiveness to date. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Jan/Feb 2005
Lee Draper
Where the Money is: Tapping Overlooked Sources of Support for Nonprofits Where will the funding come from to enable nonprofits to serve more people? How can nonprofits find the capital to reorganize for greater efficiency and economies of scale or to invest in new ways to address growing social needs? mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Jul/Aug 2004
Lee Draper
The Philanthropy Afterlife: What Does A Career in Philanthropy Prepare You For? In this era of diminished assets and administrative budget reductions, a traditional pattern of turnover - coupled with a slower pace of foundation formation - has made the philanthropy job market tighter and far more competitive. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Jan/Feb 2006
Lee Draper
Managing the Workload How do grantmakers meet the demands of a skyrocketing workload? Many foundations are turning to technology to help provide solutions to streamline the workload. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
April 28, 2008
New Study Recommends Ways to Address Flaws in Grant Application and Reporting Nonprofit organizations and foundations alike are beginning to stagger under the weight of a grant application and reporting system that needs fixing. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
May/Jun 2005
Helen Monroe
Vision, Values & Verbalization New foundations completing first distributions, as well as foundations with a mature grantmaking program in place, should set aside time for in-depth conversations about their work. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2005
Lee Draper
Funder's Little Shop of Horrors Grantees look to funders for support in overcoming entrenched financial and management challenges, but they also want to be acknowledged for their expertise in running organizations, delivering services and relating to their constituencies. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
April 20, 2010
2009 Saw Record Decline in Foundation Giving The recent economic crisis caused the more than 75,000 grantmaking foundations in the United States to cut their 2009 giving by an estimated 8.4 percent -- by far the largest decline ever tracked by the Foundation Center. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2006
Gwen I. Walden
What are NPIOs and Why Can't Foundations Succeed Without Them? Nonprofit infrastructure organizations are the frontline capacity builders for grantees. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
May 17, 2004
Report Reveals What Grantees Value in Foundations A new report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy has identified several key areas that charity grantees most value in the foundations that fund their programs. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Jan/Feb 2006
Egbert & Hoechstetter
Mission Possible: Evaluating Advocacy Grants In an effort to more accurately reflect the outcomes of policy-related grants and promote more support for nonprofit advocacy, the Alliance for Justice teamed with The George Gund Foundation and Mosaica to fashion tools for grantmakers that show the effectiveness of nonprofit advocacy work. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2005
Millesen & Hedge
Achieving Balance and Maintaining Accountability Findings from a recent study on the decision-making abilities of community foundation boards identify some challenges and offer some lessons learned. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
November 23, 2010
Foundations Likely to Increase Giving in 2011 It may take several years for giving to match the peak level recorded in 2008, according to estimates reported by the Foundation Center. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2006
Kathleen P. Enright
Philanthropy's Greatest Asset Grantmakers' success depends on the performance of nonprofit leaders. Committed people are at the heart of every innovation and every bit of progress the nonprofit sector makes. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
May 6, 2004
Urban Institute Releases Study on Foundation Practices, Attitudes Urban Institute study reveals a wealth of data about the attitudes and practices of different types of foundations, including how they view effective philanthropy and the monitoring and evaluation processes. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Mar/Apr 2005
Andras Kosaras
Self-Regulation An Overview of Principles and Standards Work at the Council on Foundations that provides the opportunity, leadership and tools needed by philanthropic organizations to expand, enhance and sustain their ability to advance the common good. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
May/Jun 2005
Cole Wilbur
Self-evaluation Periodic self-evaluation can renew the vitality of any foundation. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Jul/Aug 2005
Community Knowledge at Work A preview of the Council on Foundations' Fall Conference for Community Foundations. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Jan/Feb 2005
Excerpt: Disaster Grantmaking: A Practical Guide for Foundations and Corporations Grantmakers can be more effective and strategic in addressing disasters by following these eight principles of good disaster management. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
January 31, 2012
What to Do When Foundations Have Walled Themselves Off From Your Organization What can you do when you come face to face with a wall built by a foundation to keep organizations like yours out? mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2004
Kasper, Nielsen & Chao
Democracy in Action Focus funds, the next wave of community philanthropy, are responding to the needs of both marginalized groups and new donor bases. mark for My Articles similar articles
HBS Working Knowledge
December 14, 2011
Julia Hanna
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance Alnoor S. Ebrahim and philanthropist Mario Marino discuss the differences and similarities between performance measurement in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Jan/Feb 2006
Sharna Goldseker
Beyond Duty and Obligation The more a family can see that "involving the kids" does not merely mean adding children to an existing foundation system but shifting the paradigm to become multigenerational philanthropy, the better prepared they will be for the next phase of their foundation's evolution. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
May/Jun 2005
Ira Apfel
Respect the Public Trust Stewardship principles and concrete practices for corporate grantmakers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2005
Heather Peeler
MicroEdge Compliance and international grantmaking issues are the most prevalent topics on the agenda at the MicroEdge Solutions Conference, followed by strategies to maximize online technologies and issues specific to community foundations. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Jul/Aug 2005
McCracken & Roth
Funding Success Foundations can follow the lead of the healthcare industry toward better evidence-based practice grantmaking. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Jul/Aug 2005
Diane Feeney
Strengthening Grantees to Better Evaluate Them Foundations need to help strengthen their grantees so the grantees can provide them with the outcome data they need. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Jan/Feb 2005
Paula J. Kelly
Generosity & Integrity: Values for Leadership in Philanthropy The theme of the Council on Foundations' 56th Annual Conference underscores the values that sustain grantmakers throughout the year. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Mar/Apr 2005
Allan R. Clyde
Rien van Gendt The first international winner of the Council on Foundations' Distinguished Grantmaker Award discusses his cross-sector approach. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2006
Francie Ostrower
Staying the Course A new study of community foundation effectiveness generates suggestions for increasing grantmaking impact. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2006
Bernholz, Fulton & Kasper
Staying Ahead of the Technology Curve Here's how the latest technology trends could help community foundations serve their communities better. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Mar/Apr 2005
Richard F. Larkin
Time for a Financial Checkup This checklist can help foundations spot problems with internal financial controls. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
May/Jun 2005
Heather Peeler
Arlington Group Here's no-pressure assistance sorting out your grants management software issues. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Jul/Aug 2004
Paula J. Kelly
Spreading Your Wings With a Sabbatical Sabbaticals create time for grantmakers and their grantees to rest, recharge and return to work with a new sense of purpose. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Jul/Aug 2005
Gwen I. Walden
Shaping the Course of our Democracy Here are six trends foundations should watch and use to increase their influence over the next 25 years. mark for My Articles similar articles
Searcher
Jul/Aug 2009
Nancy K. Herther
Grantsmanship: Information Resources to Help Researchers Get Funding There are actually many different types of support available to researchers mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
May/Jun 2005
Wing et al.
Paying for Not Paying for Overhead Many nonprofits are sacrificing organizational infrastructure needs to tell foundations what they want to hear about overhead costs. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Jul/Aug 2004
Nan Aron
Advocacy's Efficacy Nonprofit advocacy is an effective way to leverage foundation resources and make a significant impact. Here's why and how. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Mar/Apr 2005
Deborah S. Hechinger
Building Better Boards Congress has focused on compliance, but effective governance requires strong leadership. Foundation boards must step up to the task of working with chief executives to empower foundations to identify critical needs and to fund strong and effective programs. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
September 9, 2014
Nancy K. Herther
The Knight Foundation Welcomes Ideas to Strengthen Libraries' Roles in the Digital Age People from around the country can submit entries for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation's latest Knight News Challenge: "How might we leverage libraries as a platform to build more knowledgeable communities?" mark for My Articles similar articles
Searcher
February 2004
Hazel Cameron
The Nonprofit Phenomenon Internet resources for nonprofit organizations mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
May/Jun 2006
Marcia Sharp
Navigating the Board/CEO Relationship Regular communication with all board members -- not just the chair -- can help foundation CEOs steer clear of moving in wrong directions and becoming imbalanced with outside commitments. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
May/Jun 2006
Allan R. Clyde
Sherece West An interview with the CEO of the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation about the charity and the recovery, relief, and rebuilding of Louisiana. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
October 7, 2014
REPORT: New Data Shows Canada's Largest Foundations Give over $1 Billion Annually to Canadian Charities Philanthropic Foundations Canada and Imagine Canada recently released a first-ever report about the assets and giving trends of Canada's largest grantmaking foundations. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Jan/Feb 2005
Emmett D. Carson
Standing at the Crossroads Community foundations worldwide are at a critical juncture where they must decide between being a field or a movement. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Jan/Feb 2006
Peeler, Stuart & Goldstein
Inducing Information Integration Here, a fictitious foundation provides the opportunity to highlight technology issues many non-profits face along with some possible solutions. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Jul/Aug 2005
Dot's Top Ten Ten achievements of retired Council on Foundations president and CEO Dorothy S. Ridings. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Sep/Oct 2005
Gerald R. Solomon
The New Conversation for Capacity Building Looking beyond institutionalized definitions can help the nonprofit sector reshape its approach to capacity building. mark for My Articles similar articles