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Publication Date: August, 2015
... recognition in the nonprofit sector about the importance of evaluation — not only for measuring impact, but also for ... improving programs and better serving communities. While grantmakers generally see evaluation as necessary, most are ... applying these principles, grantmakers can make the most of our evaluation investments and help our grantees become ...
Resource Type: Report
Audience: All Funders
... grantmaking focuses on identifying and fueling the scale of cost-effective programs and solutions that accelerate ...
News Type: News
... grantmaking focuses on identifying and fueling the scale of cost-effective programs and solutions that accelerate ...
News Type: News
Topic: Grantmaking
... grantmaking focuses on identifying and fueling the scale of cost-effective programs and solutions that accelerate ...
News Type: News
Topic: Grantmaking
Publication Date: March, 2025
CEP surveyed a nationally representative sample of nonprofit leaders to understand how nonprofits are experiencing the rapid shifts in policy from the new presidential administration and the current political ...
Audience: All Funders
Publication Date: July, 2018
... as “the collective behaviors and underlying assumptions of an organization.” GEO is focusing on culture because of what we hear in our conversations with foundation leaders, ... tell us how an unproductive culture can get in the way of what their foundations have the capacity and the potential ...
Resource Type: Research
Audience: All Funders
Publication Date: August, 2020
In partnership with the Council on Foundations, the National Center for Family ... This is an essential question for foundations, and one of the most complex, particularly in moments of change or turmoil. This Strategy Guide invites you to ...
Resource Type: Resource Guide
In the second quarter of 2021, the Westfield Foundation distributed $68,544.00 in grants to 10 different agencies: CancerCare Inc., CASA of Union County, Caring Contact, Family Promise, Greater ... Than Bootstraps, Our House Foundation, Patriots’ Path Council – Boy Scouts, Presbyterian Church - Agape Community ...
News Type: News
Topic: Grantmaking
The Daelight Foundation and Boys of Sustainable Strength Mentoring are positively changing and ... Fund Youth-Serving Organization grants. For example, some of the $40,000 grant the Daelight Foundation received went ... more high school students to take a six-session National Council for Mental Wellbeing course titled "Mental Health ...
News Type: News
Topic: Grantmaking
Funding Area: Mental Health/Crisis Intervention
Publication Date: April, 2025
Five stories showcase disability solidarity in efforts from Black liberation, participatory grantmaking, art funding, community foundations, and much more. Collectively, each story demonstrates that when we unite as a community in solidarity, we can effectively dismantle ableism and advance all social justice movements.
Resource Type: Case StudyReportResource Guide
Audience: All Funders
Publication Date: October, 2021
... and governance practices. Even though a growing number of funders are focusing on racial equity, foundation boards ... themselves first. Mind the Gap: Exploring the Role of Diversity and Racial Equity in Leanly Staffed Foundations ...
Resource Type: Report
Funding Area: Racial Equity
... services to the Summit area,” said Dana Turk, President of The Summit Foundation. Summit Foundation Awards Over ...
News Type: News
Topic: Grantmaking
... to know if they are reaching their goals. Allie VanHeest of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation, and Jennifer Chheang of The California Endowment will share how Demographics ... conversation hosted by Demographics via Candid partner Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO). Cost : Free ...
Event Type: Partner
Audience: All Funders
Publication Date: August, 2021
... boundaries and integrity. It is designed for both funders new to the space, and those who would like to improve their ... grantees. We hope that this guide might provide new tools to funders and encourage them to consider more ...
Resource Type: Report
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Grantmaking
Funding Area: Community Improvement/DevelopmentReligion/Spiritual
Publication Date: April, 2019
A new pilot study from The Conference Board and the Impact ... outcomes to help measure and compare the performance of societal investments. The standardized outcomes allow for ... The benchmarks provide new insights into the effectiveness of corporate societal investments. Toward Standardized Social ...
Resource Type: Research
Audience: Corporate Giving
Topic: Corporate Philanthropy/CSR
... Guaranteed Income Pilot Program following the release of a report by the city, the Jain Family Institute and the ... hands. Mayor Ras Baraka first broached the idea of a universal basic income pilot program at a 2019 State of the City address, saying it would be a welcome experiment ...
News Type: Newark Liaison
Funding Area: Newark Funders
Publication Date: June, 2014
... by Donors Forum provides important tips and examples of activities that are permissible for nonprofits during an ...
Resource Type: Best Practice
Audience: All FundersCorporate GivingPolicy Makers
Topic: Public Policy
... from the Bertha E. Bogaert Fund to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Union County (BGCUC) to support a new Teen Center at their recently secured and renovated ... and BGCUC, with total support now exceeding $625,000. The new Teen Center will offer a safe, inclusive, and empowering ...
News Type: News
Topic: Grantmaking
Publication Date: December, 2011
A new wave of efforts designed to break the cycle of poverty and revitalize distressed communities is attracting attention and support from every segment of society. Prominent among these efforts are six emerging ...
Resource Type: Report
Topic: Strategy & Collaboration
Publication Date: February, 2017
... a long-standing commitment to increasing the effectiveness of grantmaking organizations, a commitment reflected in its ... to inform its own strategies in this area as well as those of other organizations working to increase philanthropic ... team defined as anything about the effective practice of philanthropy irrespective of the programmatic issues that ...
Resource Type: Research
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Strategy & Collaboration