The Center for Effective Philanthropy
Click here to download and read "Foundation Communications: The Grantee Perspective" published by CEP in 2006 which details best practices in grantee communications.
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Amy Sample Ward

Forum on Regional Associations of Grantmakers

Tips for Effective Grantee Relations
Council on Foundations
A checklist to help grantmakers to develop a win-win relationship with grantees.
www.cof.org/Content/General/Display.cfm?contentid=923

Listening to Grantees: What Nonprofits Value in Their Foundation Funders (PDF)
Center for Effective Philanthropy
This report reveals what really matters to nonprofits — and what doesn't — in their relationships with their foundation funders, based on a nationwide survey of grantees.
www.effectivephilanthropy.org/images/pdfs/listeningtograntees.pdf

The Seven Principles of Firmly Centered Grantmakers
Council on Foundations
This article offers seven principles on how grantmakers can remain centered and be respectful partners with grantees.
www.foundationnews.org/CME/article.cfm?ID=1537

One Question for Three Funders: How Do You Gather Grantee Feedback to Inform Your Grantmaking?
Minnesota Council on Foundations
This article describes how three Minnesota foundations gather feedback from their grantees.
www.mcf.org/mcf/forum/2005/threefunders.htm

Megan Wentworth