Census 2020: Jefferson Counts Toolkit
Jefferson Regional Foundation created a toolkit to use for their local efforts to ensure an accurate count in the 2020 Census.
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Program Resources: Understanding and Addressing Barriers to Funding Local Food Systems
Program Resources: Understanding and Addressing Barriers to Funding Local Food Systems on 04/19/23
Program Resources: Corporate Network Session: A Blueprint for Racial Equity in the Workplace and Beyond- Building a Just Future Together
Resources from the Corporate Network Session: A Blueprint for Racial Equity in the Workplace and Beyond- Building a Just Future Together.
Jewish Funders Learning Network Member Funding Priorities COVID-19
This document is the compilation of answers posed to network members prior to the 06.11.20 meeting.
The questions included:
Equity: Is Your Foundation Ready to Invest in Building Opportunity for All?
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.
Program Resources: Analysis of Regional Capacity Building
Program Resources: Funder Discussion: Analysis of Regional Capacity Building on 05/18/23
Equity, Real Costs, and Impact Webinar
Program Resource for Equity, Real Costs, and Impact Webinar
Keystone Policy Series - CENSUS 2020 Update: What Pennsylvania Funders Need to Know
An update for Pennsylvania funders on national, statewide and local activities currently being undertaken – and where philanthropy can continue to play a role – to ensure a fair and accurate census
Program Resources: Family Foundation Network Meeting- Building Multi-Generational Involvement in your Family Foundation
Resources for Building Multi-Generational Involvement in your Family Foundation on 06/13/19
The Promise and Pitfalls of Local and National Funder Collaborations
A key objective of the Scaling What Works initiative has been to translate insight and learning from grantmaker intermediaries involved with the Social Innovation Fund and share them with the broader philanthropic community. The fifth guide in the Lessons Learned series presents the benefits and challenges of partnerships between local and national funders, and highlights key considerations for both kinds of funders to foster success in their collaboration.
Collection of Articles Related to 06.11.20 Jewish Funders Learning Network Session
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.
A Conversation on Capitalization and Community Program Materials
Resources from GWP's 12/3/2013 program, A Conversation on Capitalization and Community
Disaster Grantmaking: A Practical Guide for Foundations and Corporations
This guide was developed by a joint working group of the Council on Foundations and the European Foundation Centre. It identifies eight principles of good disaster grantmaking and offers a number of tips to help grantmakers address disasters more effectively, including facts and figures about recent major disasters around the world and a list of useful disaster information websites.
Program Resources:Tech Sparks Session #2: How to Take Care of Yourself (and Others) with Technology
Program Resources:Tech Sparks Session #2: How to Take Care of Yourself (and Others) with Technology 6/24/22
Common Grant Application Form/Common Grant Report Form
Many funders now have online portals where they accept applications for grants and only a handful of funders accept the actual form.
Grants Manager Roundtable Resources
At GWP's recent Grants Manager Roundtable, Bethany Hemingway shared a document produced by Idealware which she found very helpful
GWP 2016 Annual Meeting Materials
GWP members gathered for the association’s 2016 annual meeting, generously hosted at the Center for Connected Medicine by UPMC Health Plan.
Collaboration and Connection: How Foundations Partner Effectively to Address Their Community's Information Needs
Addressing a community’s information needs is a critical aspect of supporting a vibrant and healthy democracy. As community and place-based foundations increase their participation in this work, they realize they cannot do it alone.
Program Resources:State of Philanthropy Tech: Trends and Key Findings
Program Resources:State of Philanthropy Tech: Trends and Key Findings
The Wisdom of Communities, How the Ford Institute helps rural people achieve their own vision of vitality
The Ford Institute for Community Building, a program of The Ford Family Foundation, works to help community leaders learn how to implement local solutions based on principles of effective community building. This paper describes the development and work of the The Ford Institute for Community Building.