Learning Series Keynote: Sustaining a Robust Civil Society
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Board Responsibilities and Structures — FAQs
BoardSource has been fielding governance-related questions posed by nonprofit leaders for over 30 years. Here are the answers to those questions most frequently asked about board responsibilities and structures.
Nonprofit Essentials – FAQs
BoardSource has been answering governance-related questions posed by nonprofit leaders for more than 25 years. These are the answers to the most frequently asked questions related to nonprofits and the nonprofit sector in general.
Where Does Our Democracy Go From Here?
... strains over the last year – trying to carry out a census and elections during a pandemic, tragedy and ... – how philanthropy and nonprofits rallied to carry out census outreach under rapidly changing circumstances and to ... election. Minnesota had record participation in both the census and the election! Join us for a discussion about ...
Writing a Successful Grant Proposal
... of most funders, or guide you when approaching a funder with no written guidelines. The outline is for a project proposal, ...
Support Beyond Dollars
Published:
April 2020
... continue to experience the highest barriers when engaging with them. Even across the nonprofit landscape, leaders who ... authentic and trusting ways. Cohort models, in addition to robust , multi-year general operating funding, can work to ... organizations and design anti-racist cohort experiences with BIPOC nonprofit leaders at the center. Support Beyond ...
Disability Etiquette: Tips on Interacting with People with Disabilities
The United States Census Bureau reports that approximately 56.7 million ... Americans have a disability. This booklet is for anyone— with or without a disability—who wants to interact more effectively with people with disabilities. The Americans with ...
Giving in Numbers
... on corporate social investments, in partnership with companies. It is the premier industry survey and ... globally to understand how corporations invest in society, with topics ranging from cash and in-kind/product, employee ...
Philanthropy Advocacy Playbook: Leveraging Your Dollars
... Leveraging Your Dollars is designed to provide foundations with the information they need to both fund and conduct ...
Disruption, Recovery, and Resilience: Data Collection and Usage Through a Watershed Year
2020 presented each funder with their own set of overlapping challenges. This ... stakeholders? What data has changed from pre-2020 that is no longer relevant? What relevant data has changed that will ...
What Every Grantmaker Should Know & Legal FAQs
This resource from MCF contains: Foreword Letter to Colleagues and Friends Principles for Grantmakers What Every Grantmaker Should Know Board Fiduciary Duties Private Foundation Self-Dealing Excess Benefit Transactions Board Compensation Staff Compensation Conflicts of Interest Reporting and Disclosure Investments Grantmaking Public Policy Engagement Frequently Asked Legal Questions Lobbying Endowment Funds Community Foundations Private Foundation Self-Dealing Board Fiduciary Duties Investments Private Foundations vs. Public Charities 5%...
2020 State of Philanthropy Tech: A Survey of Foundations in North America
Published:
October 2020
In August 2020, the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) conducted a survey to better understand the technology environment, practices, and perceptions of TAG members and their peers throughout North America. This year’s survey builds on past surveys, which explored IT tools; management; security; diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); integration between IT and program teams; and how many IT staff/consultants are typically employed at foundations. TAG has also added questions about COVID-19 and how emerging societal challenges are affecting how foundations are supporting grantees and...
Embracing Complexity: Towards a Shared Understanding of Funding Systems Change
Published:
January 2020
... on the threshold of an epochal decade, we are confronted with an urgent need to find, fund, and support transformative ... we seek to reflect on the sector’s insights to the question : how do we get better at funding and supporting ... of practitioners in collective systems change efforts. With this report, we aim to reach those in the funding ...
Effective Grantmaking Practices that Support Nonprofit Sustainability
... build on current efforts to establish strong relationships with grantees, listen, and respond. Seek short- and long-term ...