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  • PolicyWorks Institute & Foundations on the Hill

    Take a “deep dive” to strengthen your policy and advocacy work at our annual PolicyWorks Institute and then meet with your members of Congress about key issues of importance to foundations and philanthropy during Foundations on the Hill.

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  • Key Metrics for Philanthropy-Serving Organizations

    Our Key Metrics report provides comprehensive benchmarking data and analyses on the governance, finances, membership, services and programs, and operations of regional and national philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs).

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  • PolicyWorks Progress Report

    Nine years ago, United Philanthropy Forum started a capacity-building initiative intended to prepare regional philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs) for individual, collaborative and collective policy work at the local, state and federal levels. This report highlights key areas of progress for the Forum’s PolicyWorks initiative during its first nine years.

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  • Latest Compensation & Benefits Data Now Available

    Our 2018 Compensation & Benefits for Philanthropy-Serving Organizations report provides comprehensive benchmarking data and analyses on regional and national PSOs’ employment practices.

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  • #ForumCon18 Videos Now Available

    Experience some of the highlights of this year's Forum Annual Conference. Videos of our inspiring and thought-provoking plenary sessions are now available.

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As the largest and most diverse network in American philanthropy, United Philanthropy Forum holds a unique position in the social sector to help increase philanthropy’s impact in communities across the country.

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News & Updates

The Importance of Preserving & Catalyzing American Generosity: Or Why a Small Foundation Grant From the 1990s Stays With Me Today

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Forum President & CEO David Biemesderfer shares a reflection about how a grant from a small foundation back in the 1990s... more

Appreciating the Long, Hard Work of Advancing Racial Equity in Philanthropy

Monday, January 21, 2019

Forum President & CEO David Biemesderfer announces the release of a new video that highlights the role that racial equity... more

Early Learnings on Building Foundation Openness

Friday, December 21, 2018

Forum President & CEO David Biemesderfer shares four learnings from a two-year effort to engage foundations in building... more

#LiftUpPhilanthropy: Ways to Strengthen the Philanthropy Support Ecosystem

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

A guest post from Benjamin Bellegy, Executive Director at the Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS) about the... more

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Policy Update: January 30, 2019

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Forum Policy Update is a regular update for United Philanthropy Forum members covering public policy issues impacting the... more

Latest Releases From the Field- January 2018

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Check out the latest releases from around the nonprofit sector featuring items from the Dorothy A. Johnso Center for Philanthropy...

New Video: Racial Equity and Forum Members’ Work

Monday, January 21, 2019

In this video, Forum members share some of their strategies and thinking behind their ongoing racial equity work, as well as some... more

Policy Update: January 17, 2019

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Forum Policy Update is a regular update for United Philanthropy Forum members covering public policy issues impacting the... more

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