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.
Site Search
- resource provided by the Forum Network Knowledgebase.
Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.
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.
How do you assess the social impact of pro bono services? When your company is willing to invest its professionals’ time, how do you tell the story of the positive good it does? Taproot Foundatio
Two major advanced manufacturing initiatives founded by Carnegie Mellon University will anchor the redevelopment of the iconic Mill 19 at the Almono site, newly renamed Hazelwood Green.
Girls and women, especially those of color, are under-represented in computing fields from K-12 right through higher education and the workforce. An abstract of a new report from McKinsey and Pivotal Ventures suggests some ways to address the specific challenges they face.
A new report released by The Keystone Resesarch Center suggests that Artificial Intelligence may be able to create jobs, rather than destroy them.
The Jefferson Regional Foundation is partnering with ioby to support small local organizations working to make the Jefferson Region healthier, more sustainable, more resilient, and more livable.
The Social Justice Rapid Response Fund is a new grantmaking program aimed at providing support for activists and civic organizations in underserved communities across Allegheny County.
Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh is a network of more than 160 community partners aimed at bringing change in communities by connecting all generations with projects neighborhoods have interest in and need.
Once the epicenter of America’s manufacturing prowess, Pittsburgh has undergone decades of transformation as it shifted from its role as the center of the U.S.
Please Note: This Boot Camp Session has been postponed. New dates for the Fall of 2018 will be announced soon.
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