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Forum Public Policy Principles - 118th Congress
The convening of the 118th Congress provides the Forum with an opportunity to build on a renewed focus of its public policy work over the next two years. To that end, the Forum has developed six public policy principles that will guide our work during that time.
Nonprofit Statement of Guiding Principles to Advance Racial Equity and Justice
Updated nonprofit coalition statement on advancing racial equity and justice.
One-Pager, 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act
One-pager for Census legislation introduced by Sen. Schatz (D-HI) and Murkowski (R-AK). The legislation would extend the current Census Deadline.
Sample FOTH Materials Using Philanthropy Data
Sample materials made using Candid's Foundation Maps: Professional for leave-behind materials when meeting with members of Congress.
Public Policy Peer Community 2019 Conference Session Materials
Resources from a concurrent session during the 2019 Forum Annual Conference in Cleveland, OH that featured representatives of ABFE, Funders Together to End Homelessness, and Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity who engaged in dialogue about the principles of equity and inclusion to guide policy work and shifting philanthropic culture to recognize the value of public policy and advocacy in achieving racial equity goals.
Forum Policy Playbook: November Edition
The November 2017 edition of the Forum Policy Playbook focuses on taking policy positions and creating a legislative agenda. We look at the common traits of successful legislative agendas; comment on the benefits of having a process in place to consider expedited approval of policy positions; and share samples from members that are engaging in this work.
Non-member Surveys
Non-member surveys can help your organization gather important information about underserved audiences and pique interest in your regional association.
KM Initiative Planning Documents
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 The documents resulting from that process are presented here for historical reference.
#FOTH2024 Social Media Toolkit
The Forum designed a social media toolkit to help #FOTH2024 participants amplify the impact of their advocacy efforts on the Hill.
Charitable Giving Coalition Universal Charitable Deduction One-Pager
Charitable Giving Coalition one-pager with talking points on the Universal Charitable Deduction.
Plenary: Building and Strengthening the Forum Network for Greater Impact
In this plenary session we’ll explore how regional and national philanthropy-serving organizations can use a network approach to leverage the effectiveness of our collective work.
Member Recruitment Plans
A collection of regional association member recruitment plans.
2014 PolicyWorks Activities and Results Report
Highlights of the activities and results from the PolicyWorks initiative in 2014.
RA Newsletter Audit
Public Policy Update: November 11, 2022
Membership Satisfaction Survey
Forum members share latest membership survey questions that their organizations use. Responses are compiled below by known organizations.
Public Policy Update: September 29, 2022
Collaborative Philanthropy Playbook
Minnesota Council on Foundation's playbook for its members on its collaborative philanthropy model. It includes an overview of MCF’s collaborative philanthropy model; one-pagers about each component of the model; planning templates and guides for starting a network, working group or collaboration; other ways MCF can support peer learning and networking through program partnerships and a quick-start guide for its online community “The Hub.”