Does Unrestricted Funding Automatically Make a Funder Trust-Based?
Thursday, May 11, 2023 - 3:00pm
... and deploying resources in a way that supports their long-term health and success. In this session, we’ll unpack the ...
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How the government can partner with impact investors to unleash new capital, talent and energy for maximum impact.
United Way of SWPA Survey Results
The United Way of SWPA sent out a survey to 1,600 Nonprofit Organizationss in the 211 system asking what immediate needs they have due to the COVID-19 public health crisis.
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Resources from Corporate Learning Network Virtual Roundtable 05/28/2020.
Vision and Voice: The Role of Leadership and Dialogue in Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Despite a field replete with research, analysis, recommended policies and practices — not to mention an abundance of educational programs and frameworks for grantmaking to diverse communities — phi
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Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania (GWP) conducted its sixth annual “Funding Outlook” survey in February 2014.
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.
Resources: Administrative Learning Network: Influencing Others 12-18-2018
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Program Resources: Awake To Woke To Work: Building A Race Equity Culture
Resources from Program: GWP Learning Session - Awake To Woke To Work: Building A Race Equity Culture on 06/11/2019
2019 CF Gathering: Beyond the Grant
Beyond the Grant presentation from 2019 CF Gathering.
Philanthropic Paths: An Exploratory Study of the Career Pathways of Professionals of Color in Philanthropy
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.
Resources: Community Development Learning Network Program 6-19-18
Resources from the GWP Program- Community Development Learning Network: What Makes A Healthy Neighborhood? 6-19-18
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.
Leveraging Small Grants for Big Impact Program Resources
This is the webinar recording, slides and transcript from the NCFP Webinar: Leveraging Small Grants for Big Impact
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Resources from Arts Learning Session: Coordinating Strategies In Arts Education on 06/06/2019
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.
Keystone Policy Series: Combating Pennsylvania’s Opioid Epidemic
The opioid epidemic affects Pennsylvanians from every walk of life. Rich, poor, black, white, young, or old – the opioid crisis is unprecedented in its reach and devastation.
2021 Annual Meeting Materials and Resources
2021 Annual Meeting Materials and Resources from 12/07/2021
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