Program Resources: Grants Managers Learning Network on 2/2/2222
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Many funders now have online portals where they accept applications for grants and only a handful of funders accept the actual form.
Research shows that one of the greatest impediments to a prosperous future for all of Michigan's people is unequal access to resources. To help foundation leaders and their boards begin essential conversations about marginalized populations and determine the extent to which their organization's culture and grantmaking practices are aligned with a commitment to expanding opportunity in the communities they serve, CMF developed this discussion guide and self-assessment.
How the government can partner with impact investors to unleash new capital, talent and energy for maximum impact.
Program Resources: Funder Discussion: Analysis of Regional Capacity Building on 05/18/23
This case study of the Council of Michigan Foundations' Peer Action Learning Network (PALN) is part of a report from New York University's Wagner Research Center for Leadership in Action. It explores the power of learning communities to build connections and knowledge to increase organizations’ community impact.
On this call, funding colleagues addressed statewide education advocacy efforts currently underway; including current priorities and challenges, the role their organizations play in these initiativ
This collection of research and articles was supplied as follow-up resources by Karen Emmerich of the Buncher Foundation following our discussion on 06/11/20.
Resources from GWP's 12/3/2013 program, A Conversation on Capitalization and Community
Resources from Arts Learning Session: Coordinating Strategies In Arts Education on 06/06/2019
Program Resources:State of Philanthropy Tech: Trends and Key Findings
Resources from Nonprofit Finance Basics session on 9/21/23.
"Co-Creation" is a case study about the Connecticut Early Childhood Funder Collaborative, a project of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy. The case study examines co-creation, an emerging systems change collaboration model which grew out of a funder-and-state partnership. This unique partnership led to the creation by executive order of a new and independent Office of Early Childhood, which was formally approved by the Connecticut State Legislature in 2013. The companion piece, "Taking on New Roles to Address 21st Century Problems," looks at co-creation from the perspective of a regional association of grantmakers.
Low levels of diversity in the senior ranks of foundations have proven to be a stubborn challenge for the field of philanthropy. A report by Forward Change takes an important step toward a deeper understanding of the career pathways of professionals of color in philanthropy—how they enter foundations, how they advance across their careers, and what factors affect their advancement within the sector.
Seminal work on community foundations, published in 2005.