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A Guide for Engagement During the 2017 Congressional August Recess
This guide provides resources to help you and your members connect with your legislators during the 2017 abbreviated congressional August recess.
Communicating the Value of Membership
Many philanthropy-serving organizations create value of membership documents or value proposition statements to help showcase what organizations will get out of becoming a member of that PSOs. The techniques and tactics vary across the network.
Member Recruitment Letters and Other Tools
A collection of sample member recruitment letters and other tools.
Leveraging Limited Dollars
2014 Forum Annual Meeting Resources
PSO Charitable Deduction Resources
Resources developed by the Charitable Giving Coalition, the Forum, Council on Foundations, and regional philanthropy networks around protecting the Charitable Deduction. These include FAQs, infographics, talking points, position statements, op-eds, and other sample articles.
RA Board Public Policy Protocols
Style/Brand Guides
A thorough style guide will help your organization present a unified brand with guidelines for the writing and design of your work including specific language, colors, font, logos, taglines, etc.
Conference Agendas and Brochures
Explore brochures and agendas from past conferences and annual meetings.
Tribal Leaders Speak: The State of Indian Education, 2010
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.
Learning to Ride the Wave: Adaptive Business Modeling for Philanthropy-Serving Organizations
Developed by The Giving Practice (TGP) in partnership with United Philanthropy Forum and Northern California Grantmakers, this guide shares seven practices and 12 tools for philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs) who seek effective ways to mobilize resources to sustain their organization’s work
From Insight to Action: New Directions in Foundation Evaluation
Foundations on the Hill: Leave Behind Policy Packets
Sample handouts and leave behind packets developed for Foundations on the Hill.
Strengthening Democracy, Increasing Opportunities: Impacts of Advocacy, Organizing and Civic Engagement
This research documents how 15 nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles County and their allies leveraged foundation grants to secure nearly $91 of benefit for every dollar spent for Los Angeles citizens.
Giving Studies
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.