Effective Philanthropy
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The Philanthropic Initiative Library Series: The Venturesome Donor
Raising Children with Philanthropic Values -An excellent primer produced by TPI.
http://www.tpi.org/resources/primer/raising_children_with_philanthropic.aspx
Making a Difference: Evaluating Your Philanthropy- A TPI primer on evaluation.
http://www.tpi.org/resources/primer/raising_children_with_philanthropic.aspx
Passion: Discovering the Meaning in Your Philanthropy- An insightful primer on meaningful giving.
http://www.tpi.org/resources/primer/passion_discovering_the_meaning.aspx
The Strategic Corporate Citizen: Smart Philanthropy and Community Involvement- A working primer written by Ther Senior Advisor and Senior Vice President of TPI.
http://www.tpi.org/resources/primer/the_strategic_corporate_citizen.aspx
Effective Philanthropy: The Importance of Focus
The Conservation Company
A briefing paper that outlines how "for small foundations, a smaller field of vision can mean greater effectiveness", written by Richard A. Mittenthal.
http://www.tccgrp.com/pubs/planning.php
Principles and Practices for Effective Grantmaking
The Council on Foundations
http://www.cof.org/learn/content.cfm?ItemNumber=776
Lessons Leanred from 18+ Years of Grantmaking to Support the Organizational Effectiveness of Grantees
Barbara Kibbe of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation
This article, which was adapted from comments made at the Pacific Northwest Grantmakers Forum in Seattle, can be accessed on the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) website after logging in here:
http://www.geofunders.org/SearchResults.aspx?q=lessons%20learned
Foundation Effectivness: A Report on a Meeting of Foundation CEOs, Senior Executives, and Trustees (PDF)
The report that resulted from the Center for Effective Philanthropy's seminar.
http://www.effectivephilanthropy.org/images/pdfs/cep03seminar.pdf
Assessing Foundation Performance: Current Practices, Future Possibilities (PDF)
Lessons Learned from a Gathering of Foundation Leaders
The report that resulted from the Center for Effective Philanthropy's 2002 Seminar
http://www.effectivephilanthropy.org/seminars/seminars_past.html
For Additional Resources, please see the Effectiveness section of the Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington website: http://www.gosw.org/grant/makers/info/effectiveness/ Investing in Change: Why Supporting Advocacy Makes Sense for Foundations (PDF) From The Atlantic Philanthropies, “Why Supporting Advocacy Makes Sense for Foundations” explores the experiences of a growing number of funders around the world who are committed to supporting advocacy as a strategy to advance social change. We selected it as the first topic of the series because funding advocacy too often is the philanthropic road not taken, yet it is a road most likely to lead to the kind of lasting change that philanthropy has long sought through other kinds of grants."
