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Nonprofit Advocacy: A Michigan Primer, 2013
The Michigan nonprofit sector has a rich tradition of creating change in local communities. Despite the historical successes of influencing public policy at all governmental levels, many nonprofits are hesitant to engage in advocacy. This primer, now in its third edition and produced
Grantmaking With Purpose - Sample Grant Materials
This resource is intended to provide sample documents for the initial stages of the grantmaking process.
For Love of Country: A Path for the Federal Government to Advance Racial Equity
The nation’s first comprehensive racial equity blueprint for federal agencies, For Love of Country: A Path for the Federal Government to Advance Racial Equity provides resources, tools, and a plan for federal agency leaders to implement President Biden’s historic executive order on adva
Foundation Operations and Management Report 2023
This resource – the only one of its kind for foundations operating with few or no staff – offers key industry benchmarks, along with data on the evolution of lean foundations.
Permissible Activity During an Election Cycle
Nonprofits can and should play an active role during elections, particularly by educating and activating voters.
Impact on Giving After the Repeal of the Michigan Community Foundation Tax Credit
This study assesses the initial impact of the 2011 repeal of the Community Foundation Tax Credit in Michigan.
CMF Statewide Equity Fund: A Guide for Philanthropy on Partnerships to Equitably Shape Public Funding
The guide is intended to be a playbook for philanthropy, highlighting lessons learned from the five sites and key considerations for ensuring community voice is centered in the decision-making process for community investments.
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
Sustaining Maturing Foundations
Recognizing that much of the educational material available nationally to assist foundations is designed for foundation orientations – to assist those just getting started – this resource alternatively focuses on the needs of executives, staff and board members of maturing foundations.
The Basics of the Grantmaking Process and Due Diligence
This resource is intended to fill a gap in available source material to provide a useful overview for grantmakers of all sizes and types. It outlines the general steps of the grantmaking process while highlighting areas where due diligence components can be incorporated.
What Boards and Executives Need to Know: Self-Dealing
While private foundations have strict rules for self-dealing among disqualified persons, many of these rules are well-established best practices for other grantmakers and public charities.
What Boards and Executives Need to Know: Conflicts of Interest
This resource shares helpful information about conflicts of interest relating to the nonprofit and philanthropic sector. Conflicts of interest are of concern for both private foundations and public charities.
What Boards and Executives Need to Know: Foundations
Board members and staff of philanthropic institutions regularly reach out to CMF to learn more about the various types of grantmaking foundations.
What Boards and Executives Need to Know: Succession Planning
Board members and staff of philanthropic institutions regularly reach out to CMF to learn more about succession planning. The Ask CMF team has curated the following resources for organizations considering how to plan for a hypothetical or forthcoming transition for executive positions.
What Boards and Executives Need to Know: Executive Searches
Board members and staff of philanthropic institutions regularly reach out to CMF to learn more about executive searches.
Essentials of Impact Investing: A Guide for Small-Staffed Foundations
This Guide shows how foundations of all sizes can now tap into the resources, expertise, and capacity they need to become successful and skilled impact investors.
The Future of Impact Investing
This report sets a high-level vision for the future of the field of impact investing.
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