Nonprofit Overhead: Is there an ideal percentage range?
... it takes to get the desired outcomes. Blog posts on this topic from Guidestar, which has been working with Charity ...
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The Power of Learning: How Learning Communities Amplify the Work of Nonprofits and Grantmakers: CMF Peer Action Learning Network Case Study
This case study of the Council of Michigan Foundations' Peer Action Learning Network (PALN) is part of a report from New York University's Wagner Research Center for Leadership in Action. It explores the power of learning communities to build connections and knowledge to increase organizations’ community impact.
GWP Annual Meeting - Excellence in Philanthropy: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Monday, November 16, 2015 - 4:00pm
... seen a massive shift in how government addresses community needs. More businesses focus on a triple bottom line that ...
Measuring the Value of Corporate Philanthropy: Social impact, business benefits, and investor returns
How to measure the value and results of corporate philanthropy remains one of corporate giving professionals’ greatest challenges. This report offers a review of recent measurement studies, models, and evidence drawn from complementary business disciplines as well as the social sector.
“Philanthropy Must Understand Racism Is Not Dead”
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
GWP’s colleague Tamara Lucas Copeland, President of Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers (WRAG), recently wrote an opinion piece for the Chronicle of Philanthropy in which she argued for philanthropy leaders to grapple explicitly with structural racism.
April Opioid Funders' Workgroup
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 - 2:00pm
... provide an opportunity to engage in a discussion about needs that ACHD will be unable to address. Upcoming Opioid ...
GWP Food Funders' Virtual Roundtable
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - 12:00pm
... as a way for funders to connect with peers, share known needs as well as strategies and resources, discuss policy ...
NCFP Webinar: Building a Social Impact Strategy and Approach
Thursday, June 10, 2021 - 12:00pm
... trust-based practices, and being responsive to current needs are all important elements of successful grantmaking. ...
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
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.
Keystone Policy Series: Education Advocacy
On this call, funding colleagues addressed statewide education advocacy efforts currently underway; including current priorities and challenges, the role their organizations play in these initiativ
A Conversation on Capitalization and Community Program Materials
... is defined as "the financial resources an organization needs to fulfill its mission over time." Grantmakers in the ...
Resources: Administrative Learning Network: Influencing Others 12-18-2018
Administrative Learning Network Resources: Managing Up. Held on 12-18-2018
Program Resources: Arts Funders' Learning Session: Coordinating Strategies In Arts Education
Resources from Arts Learning Session: Coordinating Strategies In Arts Education on 06/06/2019
NCFP Webinar- Grantmaking Strategies for Family Funders: Supporting Resiliency and Recovery
Friday, June 12, 2020 - 12:00pm
... this time there is a great risk to populations whose needs will not be supported. How do you identify those needs and what strategies will work best? How do you decide ...
Philanthropy Creates Emergency Action Fund For COVID-19 Relief
Monday, March 16, 2020
... range of government programs. To inform fund distribution, needs are being assessed in consultation with the Allegheny ...
Herding Lions: Foundation Boards and Equity
Thursday, September 29, 2022 - 2:00pm
Join GWP and our colleagues at Center for Effective Philanthropy for this vital session on board governance and equity.
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.