In Supporting Grantee Capacity: Strengthening Effectiveness Together, GrantCraft look at how funders approach building capacity with grantees. Through examples from foundations ranging in size, mission, and geography, we explore various strategies for capacity building and the types of awareness that funders can choose to incorporate in decision making to facilitate informed, thoughtful judgments about strengthening organizations.
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Supporting Grantee Capacity: Strengthening Effectiveness Together
Corporate Giving Strong in Ferguson, But Critics Question Priorities
Saturday, August 1, 2015
Corporate giving has had an “outsized” effect on the response to the shooting death of Michael Brown Jr. in Ferguson, Missouri, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Making the Most of The Pittsburgh Promise: Findings from Two Research Projects
Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 12:00pm
... The first research effort, supported by the Benter Foundation, explored how PPS graduates match to postsecondary ... The second research project, supported by the Lumina Foundation, focuses on the impact of place-based scholarship ... Promise Kathleen Buechel, Executive Director of the Benter Foundation Haley Glover, Strategy Director at Lumina ...
Our Roles in State Budget Debates
On March 15th, 2016, the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers and the National Council of Nonprofits offered a webinar which discussed state budget trends, explored why foundations and n
What's Next for Community Philanthropy? Toolkit
This newly released toolkit from The Monitor Institute aims to help community philanthropy organizations apply innovation and design methodologies to think creatively about their business models and the broader future of the field.
Pro Bono Capacity Building: Measuring What Matters Most
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
... you tell the story of the positive good it does? Taproot Foundation and True Impact, with support from Mastercard, ...
Opening Up: Demystifying Funder Transparency
In a 2013 survey, funders were asked about the biggest transparency challenges they faced. The highest response was “not enough clarity around practical steps for being transparent.” This guide from GrantCraft & Glasspockets is helping foundations open up with clear action steps.
AgeWell Pittsburgh Recognized with National Collaboration Prize
Friday, April 21, 2017
... of the Collaboration Prize, established by the Lodestar Foundation to highlight outstanding model collaborations ...
US Health System Needs Strong Leaders, Healthy Mothers
Thursday, October 5, 2017
In this post from Health Affairs Blog , Jewish Healthcare Foundation President/CEO, Dr. Karen Wolk Feinstein explains ...
Future of Manufacturing To Rise Within Abandoned Steel Mill
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
... with a $20 million investment from the Richard King Mellon Foundation. CMU's Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing ...
Amazon, please deliver Health Care Prime
Sunday, February 11, 2018
President and CEO of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation, Karen Feinstein wrote an open letter to ...
If Corporate Social Responsibility Is A Sideshow, Your Company Is Toast
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
... Financial and Chair and President of The Prudential Foundation, outlines how a 140+ year old company meets its ...
Webinar: Grantee Perception Report
Tuesday, June 26, 2018 - 3:00pm
... Executive Director at the Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation. Participants will have the opportunity to learn ...
May Opioid Funders' Workgroup
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 - 2:00pm
A group of foundation staff has come together in recent months to ...
Dominion Energy Contributes Nearly $35 million In 2018 To Community
Thursday, January 31, 2019
... to community causes through the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation as well as their EnergyShare ...
Managing ‘Impact Data’ Responsibly
Friday, May 24, 2019
... of their work? A new report from Candid (formerly the Foundation Center and GuideStar), along with other partners, ...
Who Do You Trust? It Might Depend On Your Generation
Monday, January 27, 2020
... of trust: Tim McClimon, president of American Express Foundation, notes generational differences. He writes, “Gen ...
2020 Athena Award Nominees Announced
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
... and GWP is proud to congratulate Yvonne Cook , Highmark Foundation, S tephanie Chernay , Neighborhood Allies ...