Browse Research Tagged: foundations

2009 Outlook Report
Contributing Organization(s): Minnesota Council on Foundations
Date Published: 2009-01-01
Date Added: 2009-04-15

Advancing Good Governance: How Grantmakers Invest in the Governance of Nonprofit Organizations
Contributing Organization(s): FSG Social Impact Advisors
Date Published: 2009-03-01
Date Added: 2009-03-17

Aggregating Impact: A Funder's Guide to Mission Investment Intermediaries
Contributing Organization(s): FSG Social Impact Advisors
Date Published: 2007-11-01
Date Added: 2007-11-28

Allocating Resources in a Time of Scarcity
Contributing Organization(s): FSG Social Impact Advisors
Date Published: 2002-09-01
Date Added: 2009-03-10

Annie E. Casey Foundation Asks The Hard Question: "What difference are we making?"
Contributing Organization(s): Bridgespan Group, The
Date Published: 2007-09-01
Date Added: 2008-07-15

Are We There Yet? A Communications Evaluation Guide
Contributing Organization(s): Communications Network, The
Date Published: 2008-12-12
Date Added: 2008-12-12

Assessing Performance at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: A Case Study
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Effective Philanthropy
Date Published: 2004-03-01
Date Added: 2008-01-18

Assessment to Action: A Report on a Gathering of Foundation CEOs, Trustees, and Senior Executives
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Effective Philanthropy
Date Published: 2007-08-01
Date Added: 2008-01-18

Becoming the Community's Foundation: Insight and Change in New Haven
Contributing Organization(s): FSG Social Impact Advisors
Date Published: 2003-01-01
Date Added: 2009-03-17

Beyond Compliance: The Trustee Viewpoint on Effective Foundation Governance
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Effective Philanthropy
Date Published: 2005-11-01
Date Added: 2008-01-18

Beyond the Rhetoric: Foundation Strategy
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Effective Philanthropy
Date Published: 2007-10-01
Date Added: 2008-01-18

A Brief Guide to the Law of Mission Investing for U.S. Foundations
Contributing Organization(s): FSG Social Impact Advisors
Date Published: 2008-10-01
Date Added: 2009-03-10

A Call to Action: Organizing to Increase the Effectiveness and Impact of Foundation Grantmaking
Contributing Organization(s): National Commitee for Responsive Philanthropy
Date Published: 2007-03-01
Date Added: 2009-07-30

CEP at 5: Comparative Data Enabling Higher-Performing Foundations
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Effective Philanthropy
Date Published: 2007-02-01
Date Added: 2008-01-18

Chapter 8: Grantmakers on Funding Social Issue Media Projects
Contributing Organization(s): Benton Foundation
Date Published: 2000-01-01
Date Added: 2008-10-30

Closing the Loophole: Removing Foundation Overhead Costs from Payout
Contributing Organization(s): National Commitee for Responsive Philanthropy
Date Published: 2003-09-03
Date Added: 2009-07-30

Collaborating to Innovate: Achievements and Challenges in the New York City Sectors Planning Phase
Contributing Organization(s): Public/Private Ventures
Date Published: 2007-08-30
Date Added: 2009-03-29

Come On In. The Water's Fine. An Exploration of Web 2.0 Technology and Its Emerging Impact on Foundation Communications
Contributing Organization(s): Communications Network, The
Date Published: 2008-09-01
Date Added: 2008-10-06

Compounding Impact: Mission Investing by U.S. Foundations
Contributing Organization(s): FSG Social Impact Advisors
Date Published: 2007-04-01
Date Added: 2007-12-10

The Cost of Meeting Compliance: A Case Study of Challenges,Time Investments, and Dollars Spent
Contributing Organization(s): Forbes Funds, The
Date Published: 2005-10-01
Date Added: 2008-04-15

Creating an Online Information Marketplace for Giving
Contributing Organization(s): William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Date Published: 2007-08-15
Date Added: 2008-10-21

Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best
Contributing Organization(s): National Commitee for Responsive Philanthropy
Date Published: 2009-03-03
Date Added: 2009-05-26

Demystifying Outcome Measurement in Community Development
Contributing Organization(s): Neighborworks America
Date Published: 2007-05-01
Date Added: 2009-03-25

Design for Giving: Understanding What Motivates Corporate Philanthropy
Contributing Organization(s): FSG Social Impact Advisors
Date Published: 2003-12-01
Date Added: 2009-03-10

Economic Outlook 2009
Contributing Organization(s): Donors Forum
Date Published: 2008-12-12
Date Added: 2009-01-26

Effective Foundation Boards: The Importance of Roles
Contributing Organization(s): Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations
Date Published: 2005-10-01
Date Added: 2008-12-02

Evaluation As A Pathway to Learning
Contributing Organization(s): Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
Date Published: 2005-06-01
Date Added: 2008-10-23

An Evaluation of Private Foundation Copyright Licensing Policies, Practices and Opportunities
Contributing Organization(s): Berkman Center for Internet & Society
Date Published: 2009-08-16
Date Added: 2009-09-15

Expanding Research and Analysis for Community Foundations - A Field-Wide Study
Contributing Organization(s): FSG Social Impact Advisors
Date Published: 2005-01-15
Date Added: 2009-03-23

Five Questions about Demonstrating Impact
Contributing Organization(s): Philanthropy Awareness Initiative
Date Published: 2008-01-01
Date Added: 2008-11-19

Foundation Communications: The Grantee Perspective
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Effective Philanthropy
Date Published: 2006-02-01
Date Added: 2008-01-18

Foundation Communications: The State of Practice
Contributing Organization(s): Communications Network, The
Date Published: 2009-02-01
Date Added: 2009-02-16

Foundation Effectiveness: A Report on a Meeting of Foundation CEOs, Senior Executives, and Trustees
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Effective Philanthropy
Date Published: 2004-01-01
Date Added: 2008-01-18

Foundation Governance: The CEO Viewpoint
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Effective Philanthropy
Date Published: 2004-02-01
Date Added: 2008-01-18

The Foundation Payout Puzzle
Contributing Organization(s): Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations
Date Published: 2001-06-01
Date Added: 2008-12-02

The Foundation Performance Dashboard: Vital Statistics for Social Impact
Contributing Organization(s): FSG Social Impact Advisors
Date Published: 2003-12-01
Date Added: 2009-03-10

Foundations and Public Policy Grantmaking
Contributing Organization(s): James Irvine Foundation, The
Date Published: 2008-03-01
Date Added: 2008-10-23

From Insight to Action: New Directions in Foundation Evaluation
Contributing Organization(s): FSG Social Impact Advisors
Date Published: 2007-04-15
Date Added: 2008-11-19

Funding: Patterns and Guideposts in the Nonprofit Sector
Contributing Organization(s): Bridgespan Group, The
Date Published: 2003-09-01
Date Added: 2008-07-15

Giving in Minnesota, 2008 Edition
Contributing Organization(s): Minnesota Council on Foundations
Date Published: 2008-12-15
Date Added: 2009-04-15

A Global Gaze: LGBTI Grantmaking in the Global South and East
Contributing Organization(s): Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues
Date Published: 2007-08-01
Date Added: 2008-06-26

The Grantmaking Report: Foundation and Corporate Giving in the San Diego Region
Contributing Organization(s): University of San Diego Institute for Nonprofit Education and Research
Date Published: 2008-09-15
Date Added: 2009-07-24

Growing Smarter: Achieving Sustainability in Emerging Community Foundations
Contributing Organization(s): FSG Social Impact Advisors
Date Published: 2007-09-01
Date Added: 2007-12-10

A Guide to Measuring Advocacy and Policy
Contributing Organization(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation, The
Date Published: 2007-02-20
Date Added: 2008-10-23

Guides to the Law of Mission Investing for U.S. Foundations
Contributing Organization(s): FSG Social Impact Advisors
Date Published: 2008-10-01
Date Added: 2009-03-10

Helping Charities, Sustaining Foundations: Reasonable Tax Reform Would Aid America's Charities, Preserve Foundation Perpetuity and Enhance Foundation Effectiveness and Efficiency
Contributing Organization(s): National Commitee for Responsive Philanthropy
Date Published: 2003-06-02
Date Added: 2009-07-30

Higher Impact: Improving Foundation Performance
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Effective Philanthropy
Date Published: 2005-08-01
Date Added: 2008-01-18

In Search of Impact: Practices and Perceptions in Foundations' Provision of Program and Operating Grants to Nonprofits
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Effective Philanthropy
Date Published: 2006-12-01
Date Added: 2008-01-18

Indicators of Effectiveness: Understanding and Improving Foundation Performance
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Effective Philanthropy
Date Published: 2002-08-01
Date Added: 2008-01-18

Investing for Impact - Managing and Measuring Proactive Social Investments
Contributing Organization(s): FSG Social Impact Advisors
Date Published: 2006-01-01
Date Added: 2009-03-10

Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter? A National Study of Philanthropic Practice
Contributing Organization(s): Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
Date Published: 2008-10-20
Date Added: 2009-02-12

Laying a Solid Foundation: Strategies for Effective Program Replication
Contributing Organization(s): Public/Private Ventures
Date Published: 2009-07-01
Date Added: 2009-07-02

Leading Boldly: Foundations Can Move Past Traditional Approaches to Create Social Change Through Imaginative -- Even Controversial -- Leadership
Contributing Organization(s): FSG Social Impact Advisors
Date Published: 2004-12-01
Date Added: 2009-03-23

Learning from Madoff: Lessons for Foundation Boards
Contributing Organization(s): National Commitee for Responsive Philanthropy
Date Published: 2009-06-24
Date Added: 2009-07-30

Learning Together: Collaborative Inquiry among Grantmakers and Grantees
Contributing Organization(s): Ford Foundation
Date Published: 2004-10-01
Date Added: 2009-01-26

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Grantmaking by U.S. Foundations
Contributing Organization(s): Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues
Date Published: 2008-02-01
Date Added: 2008-06-26

Lessons from the Field: Improving the Grantee Experience at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Effective Philanthropy
Date Published: 2008-01-01
Date Added: 2008-01-18

Lessons Learned From a Gathering of Foundation Leaders.
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Effective Philanthropy
Date Published: 2003-01-01
Date Added: 2008-01-18

LGBTQ Grantmakers 2008 Report Card on Racial Equity
Contributing Organization(s): Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues
Date Published: 2008-07-01
Date Added: 2008-06-26

Listening to Grantees: What Nonprofits Value in Their Foundation Funders
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Effective Philanthropy
Date Published: 2004-04-01
Date Added: 2008-01-18

Making American Foundations Relevant
Contributing Organization(s): Philanthropy Awareness Initiative
Date Published: 2006-09-01
Date Added: 2008-11-19

Mapping Change: Using a Theory of Change to Guide Planning and Evaluation
Contributing Organization(s): Ford Foundation
Date Published: 2006-10-01
Date Added: 2009-01-26

Mapping Grantee Clusters
Contributing Organization(s): FSG Social Impact Advisors
Date Published: 2003-09-01
Date Added: 2009-03-10

Measuring Success in Donor Development: Per Capita Giving Levels Highlight Successful Strategies
Contributing Organization(s): FSG Social Impact Advisors
Date Published: 2003-12-01
Date Added: 2009-03-10

Midcourse Corrections to a Major Initiative: A Report on The James Irvine Foundation's CORAL Initiative
Contributing Organization(s): Public/Private Ventures
Date Published: 2007-05-01
Date Added: 2008-08-28

Mobilizing Resources for the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People: Challenges and Opportunities
Contributing Organization(s): FSG Social Impact Advisors
Date Published: 2009-01-01
Date Added: 2009-03-10

Not All Grants Are Created Equal: Why Nonprofits Need General Operating Support from Foundations
Contributing Organization(s): National Commitee for Responsive Philanthropy
Date Published: 2005-09-14
Date Added: 2009-07-30

The Parable of the Professor and the Foundation: Lessons in Philanthropic Accountability, Risk, and Impact
Contributing Organization(s): Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations
Date Published: 2008-10-01
Date Added: 2008-12-02

Participatory Action Research: Involving "All the Players" in Evaluation and Change
Contributing Organization(s): Ford Foundation
Date Published: 2007-07-01
Date Added: 2009-01-26

Philanthropy and Outcomes: Dilemmas in the Quest for Accountability
Contributing Organization(s): Public/Private Ventures
Date Published: 1999-04-01
Date Added: 2009-05-07

Philanthropy in the News
Contributing Organization(s): Philanthropy Awareness Initiative
Date Published: 2006-10-01
Date Added: 2008-11-19

Philanthropy's Awareness Deficit
Contributing Organization(s): Philanthropy Awareness Initiative
Date Published: 2008-04-01
Date Added: 2008-11-19

The Power of Strategic Mission Investing
Contributing Organization(s): FSG Social Impact Advisors
Date Published: 2007-10-01
Date Added: 2007-11-28

Public Accountability for Private Action
Contributing Organization(s): Wallace Foundation, The
Date Published: 2007-06-15
Date Added: 2008-11-24

The Road Less Traveled: Funders' Advice on the Path to Nonprofit Sustainability
Contributing Organization(s): Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations
Date Published: 2007-07-01
Date Added: 2008-12-02

Rural Philanthropy: Building Dialogue From Within
Contributing Organization(s): National Commitee for Responsive Philanthropy
Date Published: 2007-08-10
Date Added: 2009-07-30

Scaling Social Impact
Contributing Organization(s): FSG Social Impact Advisors
Date Published: 2005-12-01
Date Added: 2009-03-10

Special Update: 2009 Outlook
Contributing Organization(s): Minnesota Council on Foundations
Date Published: 2009-06-01
Date Added: 2009-07-13

Strategic Grantmaking: Foundations and the School Privatization Movement
Contributing Organization(s): National Commitee for Responsive Philanthropy
Date Published: 2007-11-09
Date Added: 2009-07-30

Strengthening Community Foundations - Redefining the Opportunities
Contributing Organization(s): FSG Social Impact Advisors
Date Published: 2003-10-01
Date Added: 2009-03-10

The Strong Field Framework: A Guide and Toolkit for Funders and Nonprofits Committed to Large-Scale Impact
Contributing Organization(s): James Irvine Foundation, The
Date Published: 2009-06-01
Date Added: 2009-07-06

Survey of AIDS Prevention Funders: Which Programs Are Funded, and Why?, A?
Contributing Organization(s): Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS), University of California, San Francisco
Date Published: 1997-04-11
Date Added: 2009-08-17

The Tiger Foundation: A Profile in Engaged Philanthropy
Contributing Organization(s): Bridgespan Group, The
Date Published: 2007-03-01
Date Added: 2008-07-15

Toward a Common Language: Listening to Foundation CEOs and Other Experts Talk About Performance Measurement in Philanthropy
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Effective Philanthropy
Date Published: 2002-02-01
Date Added: 2008-01-18

Trustee Evaluation Toolkit
Contributing Organization(s): FSG Social Impact Advisors
Date Published: 2009-05-01
Date Added: 2009-06-25

Turning the Table on Assessment:
Contributing Organization(s): Center for Effective Philanthropy
Date Published: 2005-06-01
Date Added: 2008-01-18

Why Engage the Public Sector and How?
Contributing Organization(s): FSG Social Impact Advisors
Date Published: 2006-01-01
Date Added: 2009-03-23

Why Supporting Advocacy Makes Sense for Foundations
Contributing Organization(s): Atlantic Philanthropies, The
Date Published: 2008-05-01
Date Added: 2009-02-23

Working Towards Diversity III: A Progress Report on Strategies for Inclusiveness Among Minnesota Grantmakers
Contributing Organization(s): Minnesota Council on Foundations
Date Published: 2005-06-01
Date Added: 2009-04-15

Youth Media: I Exist. I Am Visible. I Matter.
Contributing Organization(s): Stuart Foundation
Date Published: 2006-09-21
Date Added: 2008-02-25
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