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This year’s trends share a familiar wealth of examples, data, quotes, and research publications that can help us all anticipate the vectors of change. But at the core of 11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2024, readers will find a set of questions rather than answers. Each trend poses a number of moral, economic, equity-related, tactical, and other questions that the sector will have to answer.
- Advocacy & Public Policy (38)
- Emerging Practice (6)
- Asset Development (12)
- Communications & Marketing (17)
- Community Philanthropy (28)
- Corporate Philanthropy (20)
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (37)
- Family Philanthropy (15)
- Finance & Investment (29)
- Governance & Board Development (32)
- Grantmaking & Evaluation (52)
- Impact Investing (14)
- Operations & Legal Issues (49)
- Sector Leadership & Collaboration (55)
- Youth Philanthropy (12)
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Principles for Centering Racial Equity and Healing in the Time of COVID-19
Learn key principles for supporting racial justice that you can apply to grantmaking and partnerships right now.
Midwest Family Foundation Webinar Series | Top 10 Tips for Navigating Red Flags Leading a Private Foundation
Both trustees and staff exercise best practice governance leadership and management when they are well-familiar with and intentionally-practice the IRS's regulatory statutes and conditions for keeping a private foundation and its mission in good standing.
What Did We Miss While Managing the COVID-19 Crisis?
This resource serves as a starting point for staff to assess which tasks need to rise to the top of the to-do list.
Building Vibrant Communities
oin representatives from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) as they discuss community development technical assistance and financial tools that can work together with local efforts to foster vibrant, sustainable and diverse communities.
Consumers Guide to Grants Management Systems
This resource reviews 14 of the most widely used grants management systems against hundreds of requirements criteria developed with the expertise of consultants, vendors, foundation program officers, and system administrators.
Clean Energy Storybook
This publication offers an introduction to their demonstration projects and provides a glimpse of their early results. Moreover, their stories demonstrate the breadth of opportunities community foundations have to play a leadership role in the shift to clean energy in our state.
Advocacy: What You Can Do and Why It's Important
During this webinar we will share examples of how CMF members have used their voice, discuss how to effectively engage with policymakers and walk you through where the line is drawn between advocacy and lobbying.
Midwest Family Foundation Webinar Series | Preparing New Generations to Serve on Family Foundation Boards
Family foundations have some of the strongest values for philanthropic giving, and many of those values endure through generations of family involvement. But how do you best prepare new generations to serve on a foundation's board?
Navigating the Midwest Salary Survey Report
Whether setting a salary for a new position or considering raises for existing staff, having benchmark data can be a critical resource to ensure the compensation is competitive.
Tri-State Community Foundation Webinar Series | Staying Legal: The Pension Protection Act
This session explains the ins and outs of what you need to know to stay compliant.
Impact Connected: Amplifying Michigan Philanthropy in Action
CMF released “Impact Connected” as a new publication in December 2019. It celebrates Michigan philanthropy in action – IMPACT – and the powerful results that abound when united - CONNECTED. The 2019 issue features stories of CMF members in four unique journeys:
OFL Case Study: Sustainability Through Transitions
Founded in 2003 as a collaboration between the State of Michigan and philanthropic organizations, the Governor’s Office of Foundation Liaison (OFL) — the first of its kind in the nation — serves as an executive branch-level nonpartisan connector between Michigan’s public and philanthropic sectors