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 ...

Grantmaking Guidelines

Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers Developing a Mission and Guidelines (PDF) Association of Small Foundations An overview of the basic steps for developing a ...

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,

... Where located Places this organization is active: This organization's area(s) of interest: {{+topics of ...

+website 79 Fifth Avenue/16th Street New York, NY 10003-3076 212-620-4230 feedback@foundationcenter.org Where located Places this organization is active: This organization's area(s) of interest: {{+topics of ...

http://www.gosw.org 425 NW 10th, Suite 400 Portland, OR 97209 Where located Places this organization is active: This organization's area(s) of interest: {{+topics of ...

http://www.cof.org

“Economic Xchange”

Council on Foundations To help grant makers navigate the financial crisis, the Council on Foundations has ... Where located Places this organization is active: This organization's area(s) of interest: {{+topics of ...

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People & Organizations

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

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

... Where located Places this organization is active: This organization's area(s) of interest: {{+topics of ...

More for Mission: The Campaign for Mission Investing (previously known as the 2% for Mission Investing Campaign) was announced by the Annie E. ... Where located Places this organization is active: This organization's area(s) of interest: {{+topics of ...

click here to add your organization (don't forget to indicate that they focus on Effective Grantmaking and Philanthropy)

Supporting Foundations and Affinity Groups

http://www.ocf1.org/ Portland (Headquarters) The Oregon Community Foundation 1221 S.W. Yamhill St., #100 Portland, OR 97205-2108 This foundation's area(s) of interest: Places this foundation is active:

click here to add your foundation or affinity group (don't forget to indicate that they focus on Effective Grantmaking and Philanthropy)

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 ...