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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 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
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
Mar/Apr 2005
Lee Draper
Managing Expectations, Coping With Realities Newcomers to philanthropy often find acclimation difficult. Here, ten interviewees discuss their beginnings and offer recommendations from their experience. 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
Sep/Oct 2005
Miller et al.
Beyond Diversity The Denver Foundation's Expanding Nonprofit Inclusiveness Initiative is working to move past racial diversity to inclusiveness. 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
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
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
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
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
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
AFP eWire
March 27, 2006
Nonprofit Executives Burning Out, Planning to Leave Jobs A survey of almost 2,000 nonprofit executives found that 75 percent are planning on leaving their jobs within five years, while another 10 percent are already in the process of switching job. 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
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 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
Searcher
February 2004
Hazel Cameron
The Nonprofit Phenomenon Internet resources for nonprofit organizations mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
May 12, 2008
Mixed Results on Growth in Foundation Diversity A new report reveals that foundation diversity has increased significantly in some areas, including board and staff composition, but there continues to be problems in others, such as funding to diverse organizations. 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
AFP eWire
March 7, 2005
Report Yields New Insights on Giving Circles A new study about giving circles shows a small but growing phenomenon that poses new opportunities and challenges for fundraisers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Foundation News & Commentary
Jan/Feb 2005
Dorothy S. Ridings
New Beginnings Gut-wrenching stories of philanthropic excess, self-dealing and not-so-charitable activity have spurred a greater climate of suspicion and doubt about the nonprofit sector. mark for My Articles similar articles
Job Journal
November 23, 2008
Shelly Cryer
A New Day in the Nonprofit Sector The dynamic, evolving, and rapidly expanding nonprofit sector offers abundant career opportunities -- and plenty of jobs providing a livable salary. 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
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
AFP eWire
August 18, 2008
Shift in Grantee Evaluation Calls for Proactive Approach As foundations slowly shift to mid-game progress reports and play-by-play performance metrics for the programs they fund, grantees would be well-advised to help build the scorecards. 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
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
HBS Working Knowledge
May 16, 2005
Martha Lagace
Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow How can a nonprofit increase its social impact? Many would say it needs to grow big to be strong. Instead, the answer could be in the power of strategic networks. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
December 1, 2010
Suzanne McGee
The New Philanthropy Betsy Dickey was startled and dismayed to realize how much she had to learn about what is involved in becoming a hands-on philanthropist rather than just a checkbook donor. mark for My Articles similar articles
Inc.
May 1, 2002
Donna Fenn
Shaking the Foundations Sanjay Chopra is an astute donor. The founder of two technology companies recently joined 59 other fledgling philanthropists to give $50,000 to KidsVoice, a Pittsburgh nonprofit that provides legal services to children in juvenile court... 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
AFP eWire
November 20, 2012
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (November 20, 2012) What Do Donors, Foundations Want to Know about Nonprofits?... Direct Mail -- The Exquisite Corpse... How High-Profile Causes Like `Movember' Push Less `Sexy' Ones Aside... 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
May 5, 2006
Best Practices in Nonprofit Board Governance in Canada The first national study of Canadian nonprofit boards of directors provides an overview of current practices and identifies key strategies in creating a fully engaged board. 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
AFP eWire
April 19, 2012
Top Philanthropy Research Prize Awarded to Albany Consultant Robert M. Penna, Ph.D. Robert M. Penna, Ph.D., of Albany, N.Y., has written a pioneering book, The Nonprofit Outcomes Toolbox: A Complete Guide to Program Effectiveness, Performance Measurement, and Results. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
October 20, 2008
AFP Think Tank Addresses Leadership, Governance and Giving How do nonprofits convey to the public that they are accountable and diligent with funds? 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
Sep/Oct 2006
Arthur M. Sussman
Making Grants to Governments Providing foundation funds to government entities for specific initiatives can bring about substantial reform. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
August 15, 2005
Matching Foundation Payout Rates to Mission A new report argues that foundations would be better served by matching their payout rate to the specific needs and programs of their mission as opposed to an arbitrary, government-set limit. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
September 1, 2009
The Vicious Cycle of Low Overhead Nonprofit leaders say it's time to break the cycle of unrealistic expectations for overhead spending. 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
AFP eWire
August 20, 2007
Most Nonprofit Boards Not Diverse or Involved in Fundraising Just 29 percent of boards were described as "very active" in fundraising, while 35 percent were ranked as "not at all active." mark for My Articles similar articles
HBS Working Knowledge
March 22, 2004
Manda Salls
What Potential Donors Want to Hear from You Accountability and individual donors are becoming increasingly important in the world of fundraising, according to experts at a panel discussion. mark for My Articles similar articles