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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.
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- (-) Community Philanthropy (8)
- (-) Corporate Philanthropy (6)
- (-) Family Philanthropy (6)
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- Advocacy & Public Policy (17)
- Emerging Practice (7)
- Asset Development (2)
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (17)
- Finance & Investment (7)
- Governance & Board Development (17)
- Grantmaking & Evaluation (11)
- Impact Investing (3)
- Operations & Legal Issues (12)
- Sector Leadership & Collaboration (21)
- Youth Philanthropy (7)
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CMF 2023 Annual Report: Embracing Differences & Bridging Divides
In this edition of CMF’s Annual Report, you will read about how your peers in rural, urban and suburban communities are bringing people together across a spectrum of issues, perspectives and lived experiences
The NCFP Guide for Effective Family Philanthropy
Effective family philanthropy makes a collective commitment to meaningful societal change. It holds itself accountable to impact as defined by community, and to the proven practices that support it. It is adaptive, evolving with the family and the community or ecosystem within which it operates.
Our CMF Community: Advancing Equity for Transformative Change
This new publication honors the innovative leadership of CMF members, and the many unique ways philanthropy peers are working together and with their communities to make Michigan a place where all can thrive.
FAQS About Disasters
This resource is intended to explore frequently asked questions involved in managing disaster funds, specifically issues of concern to private foundations, community foundations, corporate foundation/giving programs and other public charities that manage grantmaking.
Comparing Philanthropic Giving Structures: Private Foundation or Community Foundation-Based Fund?
This document is a reference tool for considering which philanthropic giving structure is most appropriate to the unique situation and priorities of these individuals and families.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Project
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Project is a resource to help the foundation and nonprofit communicators identify opportunities to improve racial equity through their work.
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.
Considering Collaboration: Guidance for Community Foundations Assessing Partnerships
This tool is intended as a starting point. Use it with your board members and leadership staff to inform internal conversations about pursuing potential partnerships.
In Pursuit of Equity: A Family Foundation’s Story
The article covers how the family foundation worked with its board to not only evaluate their foundation's tradition in grantmaking but also discover new ways of working, with a keen focus on remaining responsive in their pursuit of equity.
Storytelling for Good
Storytelling for Good connects you to a suite of tools and a growing community that can help you leverage the power of narrative to increase reach, resources and impact for your social impact organization.