Many foundations invest in learning without it ever shaping the decisions learning was meant to inform in the first place. When learning stays disconnected from action, it becomes a missed opportunity for informing what programs get funded, what …
Cedarmere is a name that evokes memories and connection to family history. With the founding of the Cedarmere Foundation, the name gained a newfound significance as the catalyst for moving forward a vision of a strong, thriving nonprofit …
This report is a final offering to philanthropy from the Hazen Foundation and its nonprofit partners. The report includes grantee recommendations for funder partnerships that advance a more effective and sustainable movement for social justice.
Financial capital provides the fuel for all enterprises, regardless of tax status. Yet the conventional way of funding social enterprises undermines financial strength and resilience. Enterprise Capital offers a better way to build financial strength, enhancing nonprofits’ ability to strengthen Arkansas communities.
This list compiles articles, reports and other readings on each phase of the culture framework.
As they contemplated a period of significant growth in the foundation’s assets (along with a potential expansion of staff and programs), the staff of GHR Foundation began to explore the kind of organizational culture they all wanted to create together.
Embracing Equity: 7 Steps to Advance and Embed Race Equity and Inclusion Within Your Organization
Capturing and documenting how and when to partner with others so staff have a clearer idea of the organization’s collaboration approach — and what works.
Woods Fund Chicago, a member of the Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance, demonstrates that funding collaboratives can be successful when funders participate equally regardless of their financial contributions.
Grantees and other stakeholders are critical partners in the achievement of grantmakers’ missions and are therefore critical learning partners as well.
Learning Together: Actionable Approaches for Grantmakers
This document contains resources and websites that can assist grantmakers who are seeking more information on how to support the financial sustainability and resilience of nonprofit grantees.