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What's the right balance of proactive vs. responsive philanthropy for your community foundation? 

You will gain insight into the development, administration and marketing of CGA programs.

Watch this interactive webinar to identify and focus on the high leverage grant making practices and behaviors that matter most to your grant seekers and to your foundation.

Hear from experts who understand that engagement, honesty and openness are critical to success. They'll share their stories and ideas to help build trust and share your goals with your donors.

This webinar will clear up the mysteries about changing funds - what you can do, what you can't and the proper procedures and documentation you need to make sure it's all legal.

With the complex challenges our nation faces, the need for grassroots leadership is urgent, and there's a lot at stake. Cultivating Nonprofit Leadership: A (Missed?) Philanthropic Opportunity looks at how supporting grassroots nonprofit leaders can smash silos, create unforesee

In Supporting Grantee Capacity: Strengthening Effectiveness Together, we look at how funders approach building capacity with grantees.

Growing numbers of charities are using the theory of change as a strategy and evaluation tool. This popularity is partly a symptom of funders asking charities to provide a theory of change in their application or evaluation.

From the Collective Impact Forum and FSB, this report provides practical guidance for planning and implementing evaluations of collective impact initiatives.  Leaders of collective impact initiatives need an approach to performance measurement and evaluation that is as multi-faceted, respons

The Michigan Cultural Data Project (CDP) is a powerful, online management tool designed to strengthen arts and cultural organizations.  This unique system allows users to track their own financial and programmatic performance over time and to benchmark themselves against comparable organizat

In a white paper published by the Michigan Economic Center at Prima Civitas, Foundation Director John Austin defines Michigan’s “Blue Economy” and estimates the economic impact of water-based economic activity at nearly one million jobs and $60 billion annually.

Government and philanthropy spend $7 billion annually on programs related to youth employment.  Yet without engaging employers in shaping these programs, real progress in reducing youth unemployment isn't likely to happen.  This report from The Bridgespan Group explores promising e