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Boots On The Ground: How Corporate Foundations Are Supporting Veterans
Friday, July 5, 2019
... corporate philanthropy. This article describes how USAA Foundation and Home Depot Foundation have structured their support for veterans’ ...
Conflicts of Interest at Foundations: Avoiding the Bad and Managing the Good
This publication outlines the law and factors related to conflict of interest and includes examples of situations that foundations regularly encounter.
Learning for Social Impact: What Foundations Can Do
A McKinsey & Company white paper discussing how foundations can work together to achieve sector-wide change.
The Power of Urgency: Advantages and Options for Limited Life Foundations
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 12:00pm
... will look at the unique issues involved in spending down a foundation’s assets. The webinar will feature the stories of the Eckerd Family Foundation, which was established as a limited life foundation from the outset, and the Irwin Sweeney Miller ...
A Growing Tradition? Examining the African American Family Foundation
... A Growing Tradition? Examining the African American Family Foundation ...
The Power of Board Advocacy: A Discussion Guide for Foundation Boards
Foundation leaders have a unique opportunity to serve as ... conversation in the boardroom; a conversation about your foundation’s goals, approach, and, most importantly, vision ... The Power of Board Advocacy: A Discussion Guide for Foundation Boards ...
The Pittsburgh Foundation Announces Small and Mighty Grants
Thursday, January 7, 2021
The Pittsburgh Foundation's Small and Mighty grants program announced the ... Small and Mighty initiative is designed to increase the Foundation’s grantmaking to small, community-based ... that address poverty and inequity. The Pittsburgh Foundation Announces Small and Mighty Grants ...
McElhattan Foundation Announces New Executive Director
Thursday, May 25, 2023
The McElhattan Foundation has announced that Carole Bailey will be joining ... the organization and the new Executive Director.
2017 Community Foundations Leadership Retreat with Maryland and WV
Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - 3:00pm
This will be an opportunity to connect with colleagues from Community Foundations in Maryland and West Virginia to discuss key issues in the field, network and have time to work together outside of
Roy A. Hunt Foundation Names Executive Director
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
The Roy A. Hunt Foundation board of directors has appointed Jenny Kelly as the Foundation’s new executive director effective February 23, ... 2015. Currently a program officer for the DSF Charitable Foundation, Kelly brings 14 years of experience as a ...
Essentials of Impact Investing: A Guide for Small-Staffed Foundations
Essentials of Impact Investing: A Guide for Small-Staffed Foundations addresses those challenges and highlights those opportunities. The guide demystifies the process of designing and implementing an effective impact investing strategy, offering advice, tools, and real-world examples of impact investing by foundations with few or no staff.
CEP Webinar - Sharing What Matters: Foundation Transparency
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 1:00pm
... Effective Philanthropy (CEP) analyzed survey data from 145 foundation CEOs and more than 15,000 grantees and systematically reviewed more than 70 foundation websites. The research reveals that funders see ... and grantees believe transparency about the substance of foundation work, rather than about financial disclosures or ...
Going Public: Overcoming the Foundation Transparency Challenge
Thursday, February 22, 2018 - 2:00pm
Join United Philanthropy Forum and Foundation Center for a webinar focused on how to improve foundation effectiveness by increasing philanthropic ... a virtue, figuring out how to assess and improve existing foundation transparency practices can be a challenge. Attend ...
Community Foundation For The Alleghenies Recognized In Classy 100
Monday, June 4, 2018
Classy has named the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies to its Classy 100 - meaning the foundation is among the top 100 organizations growing ... use of the online platform. Congratulations! Community Foundation For The Alleghenies Recognized In Classy 100 ...
FISA Foundation a National Leader on Disability Issues
Thursday, October 7, 2021
... Chronicle of Philanthropy, Kristy Trautmann, CEO of FISA Foundation shared how the foundation has shifted its grant making, and rewritten its ... groups working at the race-disability intersection. FISA Foundation a National Leader on Disability Issues ...
Foundations Partner to Offer Nonprofit Executive Sabbatical Program
Thursday, August 3, 2023
The McCune Foundation and the Richard King Mellon Foundation have joined together to create a Sabbatical ...
Nonprofit Diversity Efforts: Current Practices and the Role of Foundations
... as relevant to their goals? How do they want their foundation funders to be involved in their diversity efforts? ... information is used. The data in this report can inform foundation leaders and staff as they consider how they can ...
The Pittsburgh Foundation Launches New Grant-Making Program
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
... to and support community-based nonprofits is part of the Foundation's new 100 Percent Pittsburgh organizing principle, ... The application will be available through The Pittsburgh Foundation's online grant portal beginning Sept. 15, 2016. ... and with any questions about the program. The Pittsburgh Foundation Launches New Grant-Making Program ...