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Reserve & Investment Policies
A collection of sample financial policy guidelines for reserve funds and investments from philanthropy-serving organizations.
U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs - Written Statement of Kiran Ahuja on behalf of Philanthropy Northwest
Written Statement of Kiran Ahuja on behalf of Philanthropy Northwest to U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on “Building out Indian Country: Tools for Community Development.”
2015 Conference Sponsors Promotional Material
Sign CGC Letter Supporting UCD Today: Deadline Tomorrow
New Releases Roundup: June & July 2022
Regional Associations Spread the Word on #GivingTuesday
Program Design Tools
See examples from other PSOs on what they are using to guide this process.
Corporate Foundation Programming
Sample materials and event descriptions of programming for Corporate Foundations.
Annual Giving & Membership Manager, Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida
Sector Letter Calls for Quarterly BLS Nonprofit Job Reports
United Philanthropy Forum joined a philanthropic and charitable sector letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, in support of FY2024 funding for quarterly nonprofit job reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
At Long Last: Redressing and Repairing Racial Segregation
Dispatch from #ForumCon18: Building Common Ground
Accountability Self-Assessment Tool for Unstaffed Foundations
This tool for unstaffed foundations includes an accountability self-assessment and a legal checklist. It is divided into nine topic sections, each of which is divided into three levels, which can help foundations tailor the tool to meet their specific interests and needs. Also included are an Excel spreadsheet to help tabulate responses, an extensive accountability resource list, and a glossary of key words and concepts used in the tool.
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.
2020 Census Funder Toolkit
This toolkit from the Funders Census Initiative (a working group of Funders' Committee for Civic Participation) provides helpful information, resources, and guidance for grantmakers who want to help ensure a fair and accurate census and explains why an accurate count is particularly critical for the communities you serve.
Co-Creation: Viewing Partnerships Through A New Lens
"Co-Creation" is a case study about the Connecticut Early Childhood Funder Collaborative, a project of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy. The case study examines co-creation, an emerging systems change collaboration model which grew out of a funder-and-state partnership. This unique partnership led to the creation by executive order of a new and independent Office of Early Childhood, which was formally approved by the Connecticut State Legislature in 2013. The companion piece, "Taking on New Roles to Address 21st Century Problems," looks at co-creation from the perspective of a regional association of grantmakers.
Transfer of Wealth Studies
Sector Letter to Congress in Support of Voting Rights
Philanthropic and Charitable Sector letter to Congress in support of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.