Discusses how grantmakers can contribute to their fields by identifying promising ideas and translating them into successful program initiatives. Part of the series Practice Matters: The Improving Philanthropy Project
Identifies opportunities to strengthen grantmaking practices and extend grantee impact. Emphasizes a...
Summarizes findings, based on a literature review, on grantmakers' approaches to evaluation, defined...
Philanthropies of all types seek to improve communities—for lots of reasons, and in lots of differen...
Based on interviews with recipients of the Council on Foundations' Scrivner Award, examines the skil...
Offers a model suggesting how foundations can most effectively think about, do the work of, and lear...
Describes the human resource challenges and contradictions unique to foundations, including the need...
Explores changing the role of evaluation in philanthropy, from a method for measuring program outcom...
This paper explores how experienced grantmakers develop their craft—how they learn, deepen their ski...
Identifies the necessary elements of a successful policy commission and offers a blueprint for bring...
The drive to achieve impact beyond grantmaking represents a paradigm shift in the way foundations se...
Since its inception in 2000, the Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy has organized convenings l...
When grantmakers focus on learning for improvement, we use evaluation and learning to generate infor...
Examines foundation opportunities and techniques to leverage social change goals through the use of ...
Innovation is a buzzword with growing resonance in the philanthropic community. But how are foundati...
Examines the capacity building efforts of eight funders and proposes a system for understanding and ...
Identifies opportunities to strengthen grantmaking practices and extend grantee impact. Emphasizes a...
Summarizes findings, based on a literature review, on grantmakers' approaches to evaluation, defined...
Philanthropies of all types seek to improve communities—for lots of reasons, and in lots of differen...
Based on interviews with recipients of the Council on Foundations' Scrivner Award, examines the skil...
Offers a model suggesting how foundations can most effectively think about, do the work of, and lear...
Describes the human resource challenges and contradictions unique to foundations, including the need...
Explores changing the role of evaluation in philanthropy, from a method for measuring program outcom...
This paper explores how experienced grantmakers develop their craft—how they learn, deepen their ski...
Identifies the necessary elements of a successful policy commission and offers a blueprint for bring...
The drive to achieve impact beyond grantmaking represents a paradigm shift in the way foundations se...
Since its inception in 2000, the Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy has organized convenings l...
When grantmakers focus on learning for improvement, we use evaluation and learning to generate infor...
Examines foundation opportunities and techniques to leverage social change goals through the use of ...
Innovation is a buzzword with growing resonance in the philanthropic community. But how are foundati...
Examines the capacity building efforts of eight funders and proposes a system for understanding and ...
Identifies opportunities to strengthen grantmaking practices and extend grantee impact. Emphasizes a...
Summarizes findings, based on a literature review, on grantmakers' approaches to evaluation, defined...
Philanthropies of all types seek to improve communities—for lots of reasons, and in lots of differen...
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