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Links to Membership Information, Eligibility, & Applications
Publication date:
11/2015
A compilation of links of membership information on each regional association's website.
Research
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Foundation Source 2015 Annual Report on Private Foundations
Publication date:
05/2015
The 86,000 private foundations with less than $50 million in assets account for 98% of all foundations in the United States; however, data about this “super majority” is scant because most private foundation research looks only at the wealthiest 2% of grantmaking philanthropies.
Foundation Source’s 2015 Annual Report on Private Foundations provides a first look into the 2014 investment and grantmaking performance of private foundations with less than $50 million in assets. It is based on the actual transactions of 769...
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Race Equity and Inclusion Action Guide- Embracing Equity: 7 Steps to Advance and Embed Race Equity and Inclusion Within Your Organization
Publication date:
01/2015
The seven steps in this guide provide a clear framework for how a race equity lens can be adopted by foundations or other organizations that work directly with systems, technical assistance providers and communities.
Knowledgebase
Hearing from Those We Seek to Help: Nonprofit Practices and Perspectives in Beneficiary Feedback
Publication date:
11/2014
The Center for Effective Philanthropy report, Hearing from Those We Seek to Help: Nonprofit Practices and Perspectives in Beneficiary Feedback, reveals that most nonprofits are using beneficiary feedback to improve their programs, but leaders of those organizations believe most of their foundation funders lack a deep understanding of their intended beneficiaries' needs. The report describes how, in the eyes of nonprofits leaders, the foundations that best understand their beneficiaries' needs are deeply connected to - and actively engaged with - with their work and are open, humble, and collaborative in their approach.
Knowledgebase
Evaluating Community Change: A Framework for Grantmakers
Publication date:
06/2014
This publication from Grantmakers for Effective Organizations offers a framework for thinking about how to measure progress and results in place-based and community change initiatives.
Knowledgebase
Philanthropic Paths: An Exploratory Study of the Career Pathways of Professionals of Color in Philanthropy
Publication date:
06/2014
Low levels of diversity in the senior ranks of foundations have proven to be a stubborn challenge for the field of philanthropy. A report by Forward Change takes an important step toward a deeper understanding of the career pathways of professionals of color in philanthropy—how they enter foundations, how they advance across their careers, and what factors affect their advancement within the sector.
Knowledgebase
Racial Equity Resource Guide
Publication date:
04/2014
This W.K. Kellogg Foundation resource guide provides individuals and organizations with access to extensive learning materials, tools and data on racial inequities, their impact on communities of color and the process for healing racial wounds so that communities can work together.
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Infrastructure in Focus: A Global Picture of Organizations Serving Philanthropy
Publication date:
03/2014
This first of its kind report aims to enhance the knowledge of global philanthropy. WINGS engages its members in actively identifying the gaps in our knowledge, and understanding better their local practices within a global context.
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RA Newsletter Audit
Publication date:
11/2013
A spreadsheet of the compiled responses from a November 18, 2013 query regarding regional association newsletter content and formatting.
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A Practical Guide to Integrated Communications: A Workbook for Nonprofits
Idealware partnered with Chapman Cubine Adams + Hussey to create A Practical Guide to Integrated Communications: A Workbook for Nonprofits to help organizations understand how to plan, schedule, and integrate communications into cohesive messaging around your campaigns and the equally important times between them.