General

giving trends and new directions for funders

For funders- effective philanthropy is the pursuit of making giving more impactful, better leveraged, and results-oriented.

history of philanthropy in the US: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philanthropy#Philanthropy_in_America:

Philanthropy is the act of donating money, goods, time, or effort to support a charitable cause, usually over an extended period of time and ...

Findings

On the Money: the Key Financial Challenges Facing Nonprofits Today

by Nancy Burd, 2009 Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Featured Publication*, ...

2010 Census & Foundations Getting an accurate census count is important for a couple of reasons:

$300 billion in federal dollars, as well

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Findings from the 2009 Member Survey Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Featured Publication*, http://www.geofunders.org/publications.aspx The 2009 member survey reveals that participation in GEO ...

Glasspockets Initiative

The Foundation Center recently launched Glasspockets, a free Web portal designed to encourage greater transparency in the world of philanthropy. ...

Resources

Where to start

Of all the People & Organizations involved with Effective Grantmaking and Philanthropy, who knows most? What are the best contacts for people just starting out on this topic?

The mission of the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) is to provide data and create insight so philanthropic funders can better define, assess,

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Click here for resources and information on capacity building, including surveys, reports, case studies, recent articles, and additional web links. http://www.foundationcenter.org/ ...

GOSW is a member services organization for funders in Oregon and SW Washington. They are an excellent resource for any and all questions and resource ...

"The Council on Foundations (COF) is a membership organization of more than 2,000 grantmaking foundations and giving programs worldwide. We provide leadership expertise, legal services ...

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People & Organizations

Here are all the People & Organizations working on Effective Grantmaking and Philanthropy:

Center For Effective Philanthropy

More for Mission Investing

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Supporting Foundations and Affinity Groups

Oregon Community Foundation

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Other

The Project's Theory of Change (PDF) The Vivid Picture Project Presented by Ecotrust December 20, 2005 An excerpt from The New Mainstream: A Sustainable ...

Introduction to Organizational Energetics By Warren Bellows and Holly Sidford, January 2008 Organizational Energetics is a theory of organizational health and development, and related practices ...

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