2017 Forum Annual Conference Agenda
... they are in the world of Impact Investing. Presenters: Rosalie Sheehy Cates, Senior Advisor, The Giving Practice and Impact ...
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2017 Forum Annual Conference Speakers
... Award, and 2011 White House Champion of Change Award. Rosalie Sheehy Cates, The Giving Practice Rosalie Sheehy Cates is a ...
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
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Leveraging Limited Dollars
This paper will help philanthropic executives and trustees explore three innovative strategies to achieve greater results with their limited grant dollars. It distills findings from more than 400 pages of research amassed over three years as part of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy’s Grantmaking for Community Impact Project.
From Insight to Action: New Directions in Foundation Evaluation
FSG Social Impact Advisors report that identifies a fundamental transition in the way foundations use evaluation.
Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
Publication date:
04/2020
Bill text of Phase 3.5 of COVID-19 legislation, the PPP and Health Care Enhancement Act, passed by the Senate on April 21, 2020.
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Community Capacity Building: Lessons Learned from our Partners
Publication date:
05/2012
This report highlights three philanthropic efforts to build the capacity of local communities in the West - The Ford Family Foundation’s Ford Institute Leadership Program, the Northwest Area Foundation’s Horizons Program, and the Orton Family Foundation’s Heart and Soul Community Planning Program.
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Tribal Leaders Speak: The State of Indian Education, 2010
Publication date:
11/2011
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.
8 Amazing Drupal Launches
Publication date:
12/2013
This report from Pantheon profiles 8 Amazing Drupal Launches, including the Forum's Salesforce-Drupal Platform.
Leveraging What You Know: Knowledge Management Strategies for Funders
Publication date:
11/2004
How can grantmakers use knowledge management to increase the impact of their work? Explore key issues and lessons learned from Grantmakers for Effective Organizations.
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The Wisdom of Communities, How the Ford Institute helps rural people achieve their own vision of vitality
Publication date:
01/2013
The Ford Institute for Community Building, a program of The Ford Family Foundation, works to help community leaders learn how to implement local solutions based on principles of effective community building. This paper describes the development and work of the The Ford Institute for Community Building.
Member Recruitment Letters and Other Tools
A collection of sample member recruitment letters and other tools.
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Philanthropy and the Regeneration of Community Democracy
Publication date:
02/2013
This paper explores community democracy as a cultural choice and a potential organizing system for philanthropy using stories that demonstrate its principles and practices, primarily growing from the experience of northern California communities. This experience offers a framework of principles and a beginning set of conclusions about how philanthropy can develop productive partnerships from the perspective of a place-based, community democracy.
Breakfast & Networking Roundtables: The Kitchen Sink
Publication date:
07/2015
Join us bright and early for roundtable discussions focused on hot topics and collaborative initiatives in the field.
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Online Grant Application Software
Publication date:
04/2011
Compiled responses from an April 2011 North Carolina Network of Grantmakers listserve discussion on online grant application software.
PolicyWorks Starter Kit & Case Studies
The PolicyWorks Starter Kit has been created for use by the PolicyWorks Community of regional associations of grantmakers who have made a commitment to growing their capacity and increasing their work in government relations and public policy work.
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Measuring Value, Enhancing Impact, A Practitioner's Guide to Leading Corporate Philanthropy
Publication date:
01/2012
This document offers an agenda for corporate practitioners to align and engage their efforts with that of their core business and to use new resources and ideas to enhance their company’s positive impact on society.
Foundations for Civic Impact - Community Foundations
This advocacy and civic engagement toolkit is designed for community and public foundations that want to educate and encourage their grantees about getting involved in civic and policy activities to increase organizational capacity and impact. While its primary focus is on the grantmaking activity of these foundations, the toolkit also addresses rules and guidance for policy involvement by foundation officials acting on behalf of their foundations.
The Value of Relationships Between State Regulators and Philanthropy
Publication date:
12/2009
This report presents a review of the models, value and benefits of developing relationships between state charity regulators and philanthropy; lessons from the field; an overview of federal and state regulation of foundations and charities, including a review of attorney general oversight in 16 key states; and case studies from four states.