Featured Resources
bi3 Article: Trust-Based Philanthropy is Grounded in Mutual Accountability and Learning
A new article shows how applying a trust-based philanthropy lens helps funders capture the full impact of grants, describes how bi3 evaluates initiatives, and how building funder-grantee relationships grounded in power-sharing, transparency, and mutual accountability helps achieve greater impact.
New Competency Model for Foundation Program Officers Released
The Dorothy A. Johnson Center on Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University has released a competency model for foundation program officers.
Taking A cultivate approach to Improve Community Health
Health foundations are increasingly recognizing that their mission is not simply to award grants to deserving nonprofit organizations, but rather to play a catalytic role in improving the conditions that influence health, especially at a population level.
Latest Resources
St. David’s Foundation
Learn more about St. David’s Foundation’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile.
The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
Learn more about Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile.
Aetna Foundation
Learn more about Aetna Foundation’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile.
Consumer Health Foundation
Learn more about Consumer Health Foundation’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile.
Missouri Foundation for Health
Learn more about Missouri Foundation for Health’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile.
The Hitachi Foundation
Learn more about The Hitachi Foundation’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile.
“Acting Bigger” by Partnering with Government
In the spring of 2014, the Southeastern Council of Foundations (SECF) convened more than a dozen health legacy foundation CEOs from throughout the southeastern United States to reflect on the Monitor Institute’s monograph, What’s Next for Philanthropy: Acting Bigger and Adapting Better in a Networked World.
Reflections on Building the Advocacy Capacity of Nonprofit Organizations
The Kansas Health Foundation reflects on a series of multiyear, targeted investments to build Kansas Action for Children’s advocacy capacity, and shares several lessons learned along the way.
Connect With Funder Peers on Governance and Operations
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Trustee Resources
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