Publication Date: January, 2016
Capacity building enables nonprofit leaders and organizations to develop the skills and resources they need to improve their work. Since each situation is unique and circumstances are always changing, effective capacity-building support is tailored to best suit the needs of grantees. This publication offers practical guidance and considerations to help grantmakers design an impactful approach.
It’s Jan. 1 and I am thinking about 2015, as many of us are. Thinking about plans, what must be accomplished, what new projects and ... the nonprofit sector to create positive impact by engaging board leaders more directly in the advocacy work of their ...
... 2020, we’re also pleased to ask demographic information about your board and staff within this survey. Even if you do not have ... complete the survey . While the survey is long – taking about 45 minutes to complete – it allows us to create a ...
Publication Date: March, 2008
A sample document detailing the core values of the Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Foundation including restrictions on participation on nonprofit/grantee boards.
... I’m thrilled to share recommendations from a few CNJG Board members and the CNJG team! CNJG Board of Trustees’ ... Foundation. Jasmyne reflects, this book helped her think about how she can live a life that creates impact for ... Lucy Bernholz. This book demonstrates that philanthropy is about much more than money. Bernholz posits that even giving ...
Publication Date: November, 2014
Grantmaking at the Crossroads is a workbook designed to provide foundations with a new grantmaking methodology that works at the intersection of place, population, and issue. It offers a pathway to greater inclusion of communities that are often excluded or marginalized by foundation funding and enables foundations to maintain their focus and priorities while expanding their reach and effectiveness.
The Grand Rapids Community Foundation and the Kalamazoo Community Foundation volunteered to be laboratories for Grantmaking at the Crossroads and have been critical informants for this workbook. Each of these foundations holds an unwavering commitment to ongoing learning; this publication would not have happened without their support and engagement and the financial support of the Arcus Foundation.
Publication Date: May, 2012
This report highlights three philanthropic efforts to build the capacity of local communities in the West - The Ford Family Foundation’s Ford Institute Leadership Program, the Northwest Area Foundation’s Horizons Program, and the Orton Family Foundation’s Heart and Soul Community Planning Program.
... up the opportunity for dialogue and reflection with your board, staff and funded agencies. Your response can serve as ... notice where a question challenges you and get curious about why. To make the most of this tool, we recommend that ... before starting this assessment. We also encourage your board and staff to go through the goals as you reflect on ...
... on the Hill, where foundation executives and staff, board members, and philanthropic leaders meet with their ... awareness of the vital work you do and inform them about issues Council members care about. Read about last year’s CNJG Foundations on the Hill ...
... This power shift began when Beth started a conversation about values with the foundation board. By approaching the board with curiosity and bringing ... a clear vision for the how: “Trust Based Philanthropy is about humility – at Sisters of St. Joseph, we recognize ...
... volunteer events, and a rethinking by many companies about how these programs now work with remote employees. ... corporate CNJG members for an online discussion (via Zoom) about your volunteer programs; how they’ve changed, and how ...
Publication Date: November, 2012
This case study of the Council of Michigan Foundations' Peer Action Learning Network (PALN) is one of six examined in a report from New York University's Wagner Research Center for Leadership in Action, commissioned by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations. The PALN case study, along with the other five, explores the power of learning communities to build connections and knowledge to increase organizations’ community impact. It explains ways grantmakers can strategically support these efforts as well as key elements for designing learning communities, executing for success and extending the learning.
... profile, Change works with organizations to have staff and board self complete the survey resulting in more accurate ... gauge for progress toward a more inclusive sector. About the DAPP The DAPP is unique in that it solicits ... Mailing List Sign Up • Frequently Asked Questions About the DAPP • DAPP 2022 Report • DAPP 2020 ...
... your organization. Invite CNJG staff to present at your board meeting on a variety of topics: benefits of CNJG ... Spring Conference, and Annual Meeting of Members. Read about the different events and programs we offer . Highlights ... Council on Foundations, and Independent Sector), or read about CNJG’s work on the 2020 Census . We plan on ...
... the new class of Trustees. We also honored our outgoing Board Chair, Jeff Vega, for all the incredible work he ... of the Schumann Fund for New Jersey in conversation about the nuances and benefits of collaboration. At the ...
... issues for potential action. In late 2023, CNJG’s Board of Trustees approved our first-ever Policy Agenda . The ... Independent Sector: Policy and Advocacy To learn more about what CNJG is doing to foster deeper relationships ...
... and the importance of local news in informing communities about state and national policy. The panel will highlight ... direct engagement in state media policy. Chris Daggett is Board Chair and Interim Executive Director of the New Jersey ... of Philanthropy, where he covered a broad range of issues about the nonprofit sector. Stehle has served as chairperson ...
Publication Date: November, 2012
... It also provides investors with a new way to think about portfolio diversification, allowing them to focus not ...
Publication Date: November, 2013
A key objective of the Scaling What Works initiative has been to translate insight and learning from grantmaker intermediaries involved with the Social Innovation Fund and share them with the broader philanthropic community. The fifth guide in the Lessons Learned series presents the benefits and challenges of partnerships between local and national funders, and highlights key considerations for both kinds of funders to foster success in their collaboration.
Publication Date: May, 2016
"Co-Creation" is a case study about the Connecticut Early Childhood Funder Collaborative, a ...
