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.
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2019 CF Gathering: Catalyzing Investment in Opportunity Zones
Resources from Catalyzing Investment in Opportunity Zones presentation at 2019 CF Gathering.
2021 Annual Meeting Materials and Resources
2021 Annual Meeting Materials and Resources from 12/07/2021
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A New Anchor Mission for a New Century
Community foundations are beginning to deepen and shift how they work, adopting an anchor mission that seeks to fully deploy all resources to build community wealth. Moving into territory relatively uncharted for community foundations, they are taking up impact investing and economic development — some in advanced ways, others with small steps. This report offers an overview of how 30 representative community foundations — including The Seattle Foundation, the Vermont Community Foundation, and the Greater Cincinnati Foundation — are working toward adopting this new anchor mission.
On the Brink of Promise, The Future of Community Foundations
Seminal work on community foundations, published in 2005.
Perpetuity or Limited Lifespan: How Do Family Foundations Decide?
This study of family foundations in 2008 summarizes key findings regarding how many active family foundations are planning to spend down or exist in perpetuity (or have not yet made a decision), and examines their motivations and decision-making.