Private 501(c)3 foundations can now register for TechSoup's product donation programs. From supporting arts and sciences to public health and community investment, foundations have been instrumental grantmakers in public life for decades. And as an added bonus: 501(c)3 Private foundations are also now eligible for the Microsoft Software Donation Program , as of July 28. How to Register Your Foundation. Private Independent Foundation. Good news! MORE
This post is from the OE Team at the Packard Foundation about the next steps in their public learning journey as part of program review. Packard Foundation OE Launches Their Strategy Refresh – Guest Post by the Packard OE Team. Flickr Photo by Pink Sherbet Photography. MORE
That’s something we have heard more and more over the last year, as foundations and nonprofits look for ways to tap into the growing online giving market with these daylong campaigns raising funds for local causes. MORE
Government and The Foundation Center, there are over $544 billion up for grabs each and every year from thousands of sources. (To This isn’t meant to say that writing foundation grant proposals doesn’t require thought, persuasive writing skills and attention to detail. MORE
Jeff Kutash, the executive director of the Peter Kiewit Foundation in Omaha, Neb, deals with grants on a daily basis. What does the head of a foundation that gave $18 million in grant money last year have to say about grant writing and the relationship between foundations and nonprofit professionals? He later expanded on that thought, talking about the perceived “power imbalance” between the foundation and potential grantee. Grant writing is a time-consuming process. MORE
Reflection: Do your foundation’s governing documents or bylaws allow you to change or adjust funding strategy? I know of at least one private foundation that can only fund certain named organizations. Grantmaker Resolution: Reach out, go to foundation convenings and networking events. MORE
Savvy healthcare nonprofits and foundations have identified a bright spot among these challenges, and that’s the ability to impact their institution’s bottom line by engaging past and current patients through healthcare philanthropy. MORE
Every grant has an impact and foundations are interested in knowing what that is going to be. Sure the return isn’t necessarily a return of wealth to the foundation. But, the return is populations served, greater social good, or an advancement of the foundation’s goals. MORE
Ricci, Vice President of Organizational Effectiveness, Greater New Orleans Foundation; Michael Tipton, President, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation; and Joe Rosier, President, Rapides Foundation. Joann’s foundation asks: “What’s your big idea? MORE
Tech Planning Success at Grand Rapids Community Foundation. Ann Puckett, IT manager for the Grand Rapids Community Foundation, recently completed a technology assessment using Idealware's tactical technology planning on-demand course as a guide. MORE
Overall giving to 96 foundations representing over $414.6 percent in the three months ending in June 2015, compared to the same period in 2014, according to a Foundation Index introduced this month by Blackbaud. Giving to those foundations grew 7.6 MORE
New Research and a Welcome Surprise from Foundation CEOs. How much promise do the following practices hold for increasing foundations’ impact in the coming decades?” So, what answers did foundation CEOs give? By Lindsay Austin Louie. MORE
Ensuring that your foundation makes impactful grants to the right nonprofit partners starts with a thorough proposal evaluation. A detailed budget enables you to be a good steward of your foundation’s grant funds. MORE
This week I attended Center for Effective Philanthropy’s conference “ Better Philanthropy: From Data to Impact &# where I participated on a discussion panel about social media, foundations, and grantees. MORE
GMN 2016 came to a conclusion with a rousing closing keynote from Dr. Albert Ruesga, President & CEO of the Greater New Orleans Foundation—a customer of ours, I’m proud to say. “Be There is a great need for foundations to be more vocal about the responsibilities of citizens. MORE
Komen Foundation to cease giving grants to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screenings. The same communities that probably sold the most buckets of cancer that raised $8 million for the foundation. By now you’ve probably read about the decision by the Susan G. MORE
Data champions —whether inside a nonprofit organization or a foundation—know that data on its own doesn’t accelerate impact on its own. This helps provide a platform for foundations and nonprofits to partner more closely on achieving intended outcomes together. MORE
The first time a potential donor engages with your community foundation may bear some resemblance to a first date. Fortunately, as in today’s dating world, technology can help smooth the transition for foundations and donors to go from “first date” to a long-term relationship. MORE
Last week I was lucky enough to facilitate a mini-innovation lab for 60 community foundation program officers at the first meeting of ProNet during the Council on Foundations conference in Cleveland, Ohio that celebrated 100 years of community philanthropy. MORE
That’s exactly what the Latino Community Foundation did. Tell us briefly about the mission of the Latino Community Foundation (purpose, staffing/budget size, and fundraising history). The Latino Community Foundation (LCF) is the premier Latino fund in California. MORE
Today 1400 foundations received a letter from 22 organizations that support nonprofit infrastructure. The letter urges those foundations to commit to directing at least 1% of their grantmaking budgets to support the infrastructure upon which the nonprofit sector is built. Even so, they admitted that they struggle with how to make funding decisions and whether technology funding aligns with their foundations’ priorities or will satisfy their trustees. MORE
At MicroEdge and Blackbaud, our research reveals that almost 85% of foundations don’t know where to get started. To enhance impact, foundations and nonprofits should leverage their data through platforms like Guidestar, Algorhythm, and Blackbaud Outcomes. MORE
For their part, foundations have tuned in well to nonprofits’ focus on being mission-driven. In my experience, two dominant frames are now shared by foundations and nonprofits. The annual reports of foundations celebrate how much money they have spent in a given area. MORE
It’s what foundations were created to do. But all too often, foundations, corporate grantmakers, and donors end up unintentionally causing problems instead of helping to solve them. Even with the best intentions, foundations often take actions that oppose the outcomes that both they and their grantees hope to achieve. Here are five common ways foundations cause more problems than they solve: Providing short-term funding for a long-term outcome. MORE
While data analytics and successful implementation strategies prove necessary for attracting potential patients, it is the ultimate responsibility of hospital and foundation staff members to collectively keep and nurture those relationships. Today’s healthcare market is consumer driven. MORE
While most of us were planning our July 4th barbeque, Valencia College Foundation was preparing to launch their First ONE campaign. This year the foundation took their six-week fundraising campaign online using peer-to-peer fundraising to supplement their offline campaign activities. MORE
This week, Council on Foundations ’ (CoF) annual conference is underway in Dallas, with an agenda focused on a timely theme: leading together. To say that Vikki is passionate about foundations and their ability to drive social change would be an understatement. MORE
In order to keep up with the next generation of tech-savvy donors and engage with them on shared causes, community foundations must consider how technology can be harnessed to meet Millennials on their terms. MORE
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation announced today that Lucy Bernholz will join the Foundation as a Visiting Scholar effective fall 2013 and through 2014. She will be working with the Foundation’s multiple grantmaking programs on myriad projects. MORE
While this is wonderful news for nonprofits and foundations, these organizations still face a significant challenge: how to be the donor’s choice amid a wealth of giving options. So, how does your community foundation become the donor’s choice? We know people like to give. MORE
And by "that guy," we mean "that organization, foundation, or agency." Vu Le. Executive Director. Rainier Valley Corps. You know that guy who always asks for your opinion and never does anything with it? Don't be that guy. MORE
While software is the foundation on which your community will live, there are important steps to take before you start building. This post originally appeared on the Online Community Results blog. MORE
The foundation for social organization transformation is culture and leadership. Michael Brito is currently a Vice President at Edelman Digital. MORE
This is especially true for community foundations. This blog has tips you need to help you and your community foundation colleagues finish the year strong. So grab a glass of eggnog, a plate of holiday cookies, and enjoy our 5 Community Foundation Year-End Survival Tips! MORE
Grantees, Experts, and Partners at the end of the Brainerd Foundation’s 21st Century Advocacy Design Lab. I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. MORE
It was a pretty interesting look at what grantmaking foundations.( This fall I had a chance to attend my first TAG Annual Conference. This one was in November amidst glitz and swarms of tourists in Hollywood, very near the fabled Walk of Fame. Very fun. MORE
At Exponent Philanthropy, one of the ways we help our members look inward is via our annual Foundation Operations and Management Report. For nearly two decades, our foundation members have reported on their investments, governance, administration, and grantmaking. Their responses provide a look in the mirror in the aggregate by providing benchmarks among foundations operating with minimal infrastructure or, as we like to say, small-staffed. MORE
TechSoup has a lot to offer foundations, but the majority of foundations don't know it! See what we can do for your foundation! Most TechSoup Products Are Now Open to Nonprofit Foundations. In 2012 , IT product donations started to open up to nonprofit foundations. By far the majority of the 90,000 public, private, and independent foundations in the U.S. You can check your eligibility to find out what your foundation can request. MORE
During the last few weeks in this Event Fundraising blog, we have been … Emerging Events Event Fundraising Peer-to-Peer Fundraising challenge events event fundraising event fundraising tips Friends Asking Friends fundraising events Non-Profit nonprofit Peer to Peer Fundraising team fundraisin MORE
That is why the patient experience is so crucial to today’s modern healthcare organizations and their supporting foundations. Celebrate their commitment to the Foundation and how it benefits the overall health system. MORE
While the majority of nonprofit organizations have a social media presence, only 45% of foundations use social media. The Foundation Center surveyed over 1,000 foundations across the U.S. to dig deeper into what’s trending with foundations and social media. MORE
While these are the primary benefits of outcomes for foundations and nonprofits, there are other benefits that can help organizations become more effective. All foundations and their nonprofit partners can benefit from measuring, tracking and reporting on outcomes. MORE
New recipes for capacity building for nonprofits and foundations – guest post by Annie Hernandez. The group discussed how we, as foundations, should take this ingredient list and apply it to ourselves. Flickr photo by DoroQuez. MORE
Foundation Related Topics Connection Cafe
APRIL 25, 2017
Data champions —whether inside a nonprofit organization or a foundation—know that data on its own doesn’t accelerate impact on its own. This helps provide a platform for foundations and nonprofits to partner more closely on achieving intended outcomes together.
Connection Cafe
APRIL 24, 2017
This week, Council on Foundations ’ (CoF) annual conference is underway in Dallas, with an agenda focused on a timely theme: leading together. To say that Vikki is passionate about foundations and their ability to drive social change would be an understatement.
Connection Cafe
DECEMBER 9, 2016
This is especially true for community foundations. This blog has tips you need to help you and your community foundation colleagues finish the year strong. So grab a glass of eggnog, a plate of holiday cookies, and enjoy our 5 Community Foundation Year-End Survival Tips!
Connection Cafe
AUGUST 4, 2015
Overall giving to 96 foundations representing over $414.6 percent in the three months ending in June 2015, compared to the same period in 2014, according to a Foundation Index introduced this month by Blackbaud. Giving to those foundations grew 7.6
Connection Cafe
JANUARY 22, 2016
While this is wonderful news for nonprofits and foundations, these organizations still face a significant challenge: how to be the donor’s choice amid a wealth of giving options. So, how does your community foundation become the donor’s choice? We know people like to give.
Connection Cafe
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
At Exponent Philanthropy, one of the ways we help our members look inward is via our annual Foundation Operations and Management Report. For nearly two decades, our foundation members have reported on their investments, governance, administration, and grantmaking. Their responses provide a look in the mirror in the aggregate by providing benchmarks among foundations operating with minimal infrastructure or, as we like to say, small-staffed.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 16, 2017
New Research and a Welcome Surprise from Foundation CEOs. How much promise do the following practices hold for increasing foundations’ impact in the coming decades?” So, what answers did foundation CEOs give? By Lindsay Austin Louie.
Frogloop
NOVEMBER 17, 2013
While the majority of nonprofit organizations have a social media presence, only 45% of foundations use social media. The Foundation Center surveyed over 1,000 foundations across the U.S. to dig deeper into what’s trending with foundations and social media.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
Grantees, Experts, and Partners at the end of the Brainerd Foundation’s 21st Century Advocacy Design Lab. I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month.
Connection Cafe
MARCH 20, 2017
Ensuring that your foundation makes impactful grants to the right nonprofit partners starts with a thorough proposal evaluation. A detailed budget enables you to be a good steward of your foundation’s grant funds.
NonProfit Hub
APRIL 4, 2016
Jeff Kutash, the executive director of the Peter Kiewit Foundation in Omaha, Neb, deals with grants on a daily basis. What does the head of a foundation that gave $18 million in grant money last year have to say about grant writing and the relationship between foundations and nonprofit professionals? He later expanded on that thought, talking about the perceived “power imbalance” between the foundation and potential grantee. Grant writing is a time-consuming process.
Connection Cafe
MARCH 22, 2016
While these are the primary benefits of outcomes for foundations and nonprofits, there are other benefits that can help organizations become more effective. All foundations and their nonprofit partners can benefit from measuring, tracking and reporting on outcomes.
NonProfit Hub
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
It’s what foundations were created to do. But all too often, foundations, corporate grantmakers, and donors end up unintentionally causing problems instead of helping to solve them. Even with the best intentions, foundations often take actions that oppose the outcomes that both they and their grantees hope to achieve. Here are five common ways foundations cause more problems than they solve: Providing short-term funding for a long-term outcome.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 21, 2013
That’s something we have heard more and more over the last year, as foundations and nonprofits look for ways to tap into the growing online giving market with these daylong campaigns raising funds for local causes.
SocialFish
JUNE 1, 2016
While software is the foundation on which your community will live, there are important steps to take before you start building. This post originally appeared on the Online Community Results blog.
Connection Cafe
DECEMBER 23, 2016
Reflection: Do your foundation’s governing documents or bylaws allow you to change or adjust funding strategy? I know of at least one private foundation that can only fund certain named organizations. Grantmaker Resolution: Reach out, go to foundation convenings and networking events.
NTEN
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
And by "that guy," we mean "that organization, foundation, or agency." Vu Le. Executive Director. Rainier Valley Corps. You know that guy who always asks for your opinion and never does anything with it? Don't be that guy.
Connection Cafe
JANUARY 21, 2013
During the last few weeks in this Event Fundraising blog, we have been … Emerging Events Event Fundraising Peer-to-Peer Fundraising challenge events event fundraising event fundraising tips Friends Asking Friends fundraising events Non-Profit nonprofit Peer to Peer Fundraising team fundraisin
Connection Cafe
AUGUST 17, 2017
Savvy healthcare nonprofits and foundations have identified a bright spot among these challenges, and that’s the ability to impact their institution’s bottom line by engaging past and current patients through healthcare philanthropy.
Connection Cafe
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
Every grant has an impact and foundations are interested in knowing what that is going to be. Sure the return isn’t necessarily a return of wealth to the foundation. But, the return is populations served, greater social good, or an advancement of the foundation’s goals.
Tech Soup Blog
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Tech Planning Success at Grand Rapids Community Foundation. Ann Puckett, IT manager for the Grand Rapids Community Foundation, recently completed a technology assessment using Idealware's tactical technology planning on-demand course as a guide.
Tech Soup Blog
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
Private 501(c)3 foundations can now register for TechSoup's product donation programs. From supporting arts and sciences to public health and community investment, foundations have been instrumental grantmakers in public life for decades. And as an added bonus: 501(c)3 Private foundations are also now eligible for the Microsoft Software Donation Program , as of July 28. How to Register Your Foundation. Private Independent Foundation. Good news!
Tech Soup Blog
DECEMBER 6, 2016
TechSoup has a lot to offer foundations, but the majority of foundations don't know it! See what we can do for your foundation! Most TechSoup Products Are Now Open to Nonprofit Foundations. In 2012 , IT product donations started to open up to nonprofit foundations. By far the majority of the 90,000 public, private, and independent foundations in the U.S. You can check your eligibility to find out what your foundation can request.
Connection Cafe
AUGUST 2, 2017
That is why the patient experience is so crucial to today’s modern healthcare organizations and their supporting foundations. Celebrate their commitment to the Foundation and how it benefits the overall health system.
Connection Cafe
MARCH 15, 2016
Ricci, Vice President of Organizational Effectiveness, Greater New Orleans Foundation; Michael Tipton, President, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation; and Joe Rosier, President, Rapides Foundation. Joann’s foundation asks: “What’s your big idea?
Idealware
MAY 17, 2016
Today 1400 foundations received a letter from 22 organizations that support nonprofit infrastructure. The letter urges those foundations to commit to directing at least 1% of their grantmaking budgets to support the infrastructure upon which the nonprofit sector is built. Even so, they admitted that they struggle with how to make funding decisions and whether technology funding aligns with their foundations’ priorities or will satisfy their trustees.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 12, 2011
This week I attended Center for Effective Philanthropy’s conference “ Better Philanthropy: From Data to Impact &# where I participated on a discussion panel about social media, foundations, and grantees.
NonProfit Hub
MARCH 18, 2015
Government and The Foundation Center, there are over $544 billion up for grabs each and every year from thousands of sources. (To This isn’t meant to say that writing foundation grant proposals doesn’t require thought, persuasive writing skills and attention to detail.
Connection Cafe
JUNE 21, 2017
While data analytics and successful implementation strategies prove necessary for attracting potential patients, it is the ultimate responsibility of hospital and foundation staff members to collectively keep and nurture those relationships. Today’s healthcare market is consumer driven.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 9, 2012
This post is from the OE Team at the Packard Foundation about the next steps in their public learning journey as part of program review. Packard Foundation OE Launches Their Strategy Refresh – Guest Post by the Packard OE Team. Flickr Photo by Pink Sherbet Photography.
Connection Cafe
MARCH 16, 2016
GMN 2016 came to a conclusion with a rousing closing keynote from Dr. Albert Ruesga, President & CEO of the Greater New Orleans Foundation—a customer of ours, I’m proud to say. “Be There is a great need for foundations to be more vocal about the responsibilities of citizens.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 27, 2014
Last week I was lucky enough to facilitate a mini-innovation lab for 60 community foundation program officers at the first meeting of ProNet during the Council on Foundations conference in Cleveland, Ohio that celebrated 100 years of community philanthropy.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 30, 2014
That’s exactly what the Latino Community Foundation did. Tell us briefly about the mission of the Latino Community Foundation (purpose, staffing/budget size, and fundraising history). The Latino Community Foundation (LCF) is the premier Latino fund in California.
SocialFish
JUNE 27, 2011
The foundation for social organization transformation is culture and leadership. Michael Brito is currently a Vice President at Edelman Digital.
Tech Soup Blog
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
It was a pretty interesting look at what grantmaking foundations.( This fall I had a chance to attend my first TAG Annual Conference. This one was in November amidst glitz and swarms of tourists in Hollywood, very near the fabled Walk of Fame. Very fun.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 7, 2013
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation announced today that Lucy Bernholz will join the Foundation as a Visiting Scholar effective fall 2013 and through 2014. She will be working with the Foundation’s multiple grantmaking programs on myriad projects.
Connection Cafe
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
At MicroEdge and Blackbaud, our research reveals that almost 85% of foundations don’t know where to get started. To enhance impact, foundations and nonprofits should leverage their data through platforms like Guidestar, Algorhythm, and Blackbaud Outcomes.
John Haydon
FEBRUARY 3, 2012
Komen Foundation to cease giving grants to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screenings. The same communities that probably sold the most buckets of cancer that raised $8 million for the foundation. By now you’ve probably read about the decision by the Susan G.
Connection Cafe
OCTOBER 25, 2013
While most of us were planning our July 4th barbeque, Valencia College Foundation was preparing to launch their First ONE campaign. This year the foundation took their six-week fundraising campaign online using peer-to-peer fundraising to supplement their offline campaign activities.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 18, 2012
New recipes for capacity building for nonprofits and foundations – guest post by Annie Hernandez. The group discussed how we, as foundations, should take this ingredient list and apply it to ourselves. Flickr photo by DoroQuez.
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