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An Operations Checklist for Foundation Compliance
This resource is intended to provide an overview of compliance needs and opportunities for both private foundations and public charities with grantmaking operations.
OFL Flint Water Crisis Case Studies
While lead was officially discovered in Flint’s drinking water in September 2015, Flint’s children and families had been drinking
OFL Childcare Subsidy Case Study
View a case study about OFL's work with the childcare subsidy.
Charitable Gaming and Auctions For Grantmaking Foundations and Nonprofit Organizations
This guide provides an overview of the regulations and practical considerations of different types of charitable gaming available to nonprofit organizations.
A Case Study of Michigan During Crisis
"A Case Study of Michigan During Crisis" documents the experience of the Office of Foundation Liaison in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic through a compilation of a dozen interviews with state officials and foundation leaders conducted from December 2020 to February 2021.
Philanthropy Self-Assessment for Working with Tribal Communities
This self-assessment is a tool for philanthropic organizations to determine where you are in your work with tribal communities, Native organizations, and Indigenous peoples, and to identify areas that can be strengthened as you move towards equity and effectiveness.
Census 2020 Key Resources
This is a collection of resources developed to support a complete and accurate count in Census 2020.
New Attitudes, Old Practices: The Provision of Multiyear General Operating Support
This report examines the state of practice in philanthropy regarding multi-year general operating support.
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
The Step-By-Step Guide to Evaluation
What is evaluation? How can it help your organization? And how can you work more effectively with your evaluator? This handbook is designed to demystify evaluation and help you get the most out of evaluation for your organization.
Leveraging the Power of Differences in the Board Room
This report can be a useful tool for foundation boards at any point in their journey toward leveraging the power of differences.
Supporting Grantee Capacity: Strengthening Effectiveness Together
In Supporting Grantee Capacity: Strengthening Effectiveness Together, we look at how funders approach building capacity with grantees.