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About Foundations: Foundation Strategies: Communicating in Anxious Times
Ideas, principles, strategies, and concrete action steps to help you reach out to grantees and work most effectively with them in this time of scarcity. Download the PDF version (slides plus full text) of the this webinar which has been offered to foundations in 15 different regional associations of grantmakers across the country.
The Savvy CEO
Running a foundation requires many different skills. In this new publication, seasoned foundation executives offer advice and share insights on common issues CEOs and boards face. Learn about tips and strategies to help you on the job.
The Changing Role of Communications in Foundations
Working paper from the Marco Polo Inquiry -- charts how communications is moving from a junior staff job of (grudgingly) dispensing information to a distributed leadership and knowledge sharing function.
7 Lessons from the Marco Polo Inquiry
The core understandings of the inquiry group for foundations stepping up to the challenge of listening, learning, leading and communicating differently in the new landscape.
Communicating Well in Tough Times
Notes from presentation at the New England Funders Conference on strategies for building public trust and understanding in foundations without communications staff.
Foundation Collaborations: Incubators for Change
Paper prepared for a national Forum of the USC Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy, exploring potential of foundation collaborations in relation to five key factors: scale, learning, risk pooling, traction and financial leverage.
The On Point Series for Foundation CEO’s
Series of five articles in a “can this marriage be saved” vein, created in partnership with the Council on Foundations Senior Advisor program and covering:
Donors of the Future: 12 Key Trends
12 key trends in the donor world -- from internet portals and donor advised funds to evangelical and remittance giving -- and what they mean, from an environmental scan jointly supported by the Community Foundation Leadership Team and the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers -- See project report for the scan.
Grantmakers in a New Landscape
Summary article in Foundation news and Commentary describing the Marco Polo Inquiry on communications and leadership in foundations, including the seven core lessons from the project.
The New Giving Landscape
Four page distillation of giving trends -- numbers, population groups, small and mega donors, vehicles, etc -- created for New Ventures in Philanthropy/forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers.
DeTocqueville Meets eBay: Giving, Volunteering and Doing Good in the New Social Sector
Chapter in Jossey Bass book on foundation fundraising describes how the electronic marketplace unleashes whole new ways for people and organizations to work together in the social sector …and profoundly challenges the dominance and the operating styles of organized philanthropy.
Incendiary Thoughts from Lots of Other Places
Speech notes interjecting the voices of grantees into a reconsideration of the relationships between foundations and their action partners.
The Foundation Enterprise in New England: 10 Key Features
Presentation at the New England Funders conference, opening plenary on cross-boundary funding in a geographic region.
Foundation Giving in the New England Region
Statistical picture, and comparative analysis of foundation giving in New England vis a vis other regions. Sponsored by the Nellie mae Education Foundation.
About Nonprofits Generally
“Keep Your Eye on Practice”
Remarks on rethinking strategies for strengthening the nonprofit sector, presented to
the Aspen Institute Nonprofit Sector Strategy Group.
Building Organizational Credibility in Uncertain Times
Tips for nonprofit leaders with big needs to build and project credibility -- and small communications and outreach budgets.
Donors of the Future: 12 Key Trends
12 key trends in the donor world -- from internet portals and donor advised funds to evangelical and remittance giving -- and what they mean, from an environmental scan jointly supported by the Community Foundation Leadership Team and the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers -- See project report for the scan.
A Technological Revolution for the Greater Good
Philanthropy has been slow to understand how giving and volunteering
have been transformed in a world where eBay reigns -- a MY View column
from the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Reasons for Hope, Voices for Change: A Report of the Annenberg Institute for School Reforms on Public Engagement for Public Education
Public engagement as a potent force for school change, described in this landmark report from the Annenberg Institute for school reform.
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