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This membership guide will help you make the most of your membership and become a part of our network of regional and national philanthropy-serving organizations.
Report generated by the U.S. Department of Education following six official consultations with tribal leaders and American Indian educators across the country in 2010.
Forum Public Policy Update is a regular update for United Philanthropy Forum members covering public policy issues impacting the philanthropic sector. This issue is for November 11, 2022.
United Philanthropy Forum’s 2022 Compensation & Benefits for Philanthropy-Serving Organizations report provides comprehensive benchmarking data and analyses on the compensation practices of regional and national philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs) and other employment practice information. The full report is accessible to our members.
United Philanthropy Forum’s 2018 Compensation & Benefits for Philanthropy-Serving Organizations report provides comprehensive benchmarking data and analyses on regional and national PSOs’ employment practices, based on the responses of 55 PSOs. The full report is accessible to our members.
The 2021 Key Metrics for Philanthropy-Serving Organizations report provides comprehensive benchmarking data and analyses on the finances, membership, services and programs, operations, and governance of regional and national philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs). The full report is accessible to our members.
Sample documents regarding PSO boards and committees, including committee descriptions, scope of responsibilities, and term limits.
The Forum and its members recognized and responded to the need to plan for enhancements to its systems that take advantage of technology advances. This Memorandum of Agreement renews and expands the commitment of partners to undertake these enhancements collaboratively and to clarify collaborative governance and cost-sharing.
United Philanthropy Forum’s 2019 Compensation & Benefits for Philanthropy-Serving Organizations report provides comprehensive benchmarking data and analyses on regional and national PSOs’ employment practices, based on the responses of 58 PSOs. The full report is accessible to our members.
Compilation of examples of how national and regional philanthropy-serving organizations are using communication guidelines to reinforce consistency within their organization.
Our first-ever 2017 Compensation & Benefits for Philanthropy-Serving Organizations report provides comprehensive benchmarking data and analyses on the employment practices of regional and national philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs). The full report is accessible to our members.
As the KM Partners transitioned from proprietary, outmoded systems to the new Drupal-Salesforce platform, we conducted a thorough discovery and vendor selection process. The documents resulting from that process are presented here for historical reference.
Case studies from philanthropy-serving organizations that articulate why grantmaker members should engage in public policy work.
The 2018 Key Metrics for Philanthropy-Serving Organizations report provides comprehensive benchmarking data and analyses on the finances, membership, services and programs, operations, and governance of regional and national philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs). The full report is accessible to our members.
Our first-ever 2017 Key Metrics for Philanthropy-Serving Organizations report provides comprehensive benchmarking data and analyses on the finances, membership, services and programs, operations, and governance of regional and national philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs). The full report is accessible to our members.
The following Giving Studies were produced by regional associations to report on organized giving in their service areas, identify and understand the impact and matters of philanthropy, and provide a broad picture of a region's private charitable resources.
Back in 2007, a project to develop marketing templates for regional associations yielded the "Top Ten Ways to Make the Most of Your Membership". In the intervening years, many regionals have adapted, evolved, and localized new versions to attract new members.