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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 (14)
- Asset Development (5)
- Communications & Marketing (11)
- Community Philanthropy (11)
- Corporate Philanthropy (9)
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (13)
- Family Philanthropy (1)
- Finance & Investment (14)
- Governance & Board Development (13)
- Grantmaking & Evaluation (24)
- Impact Investing (4)
- Operations & Legal Issues (36)
- Sector Leadership & Collaboration (19)
- Youth Philanthropy (1)
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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.
Tri-State Community Foundation Webinar Series: Working with Difficult Wills and Trusts
This webinar provides information on how to deal with difficult wills and trusts.
Tri-State Community Foundation Webinar Series: Measuring Your Impact
Learn about promising impact measurement practices and tools to help advance your foundation's and community's practice.
Tri-State Community Foundation Webinar Series: Managing your Leadership Development Programs
Community foundations are uniquely poised to support the leadership pipelines in their respective communities. Hear about what you need to consider as you start, refine or consider managing a leadership development program.
Midwest Family Foundation Webinar Series: Board Governance
This webinar highlights challenges that foundation boards and executives are facing and discusses the board development levers that are most related to stronger board and foundation performance.
Tri-State Community Foundation Webinar Series: Executing your Strategic Plans, Strategically
Strategic planning can be both a daunting and invigorating experience for an organization. This webinar is designed to help you think through your approach to strategic planning.
Midwest Corporate Giving Webinar Series: Aligning Your Giving Strategy with Business Goals
Learn how corporate foundations and financial advisors are aligning their giving strategies with business goals.
Midwest Family Foundation Webinar Series - Values-Based Grantmaking in Family Foundations
Family foundations offer some of the strongest values for philanthropic giving, and many of those values endure through generations of family involvement. What happens, though, when new generations want to alter the scope of family giving, or see different opportunities for focus areas?
Tri-State Webinar Series: Being the Change - Report in Action
Explore strategies that foundations might use to transform their internal practices to reflect the complex work they are doing externally.