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2020 Nonprofit Employment Report
This report examines the nonprofit sector's workforce and contributions to the economy.
Across the Returns Continuum
This resource offers a framework for investing across the returns continuum—from commercial investments to philanthropic grants.
Approaching the Intersection: Will a Global Pandemic and National Movement for Racial Justice Take Philanthropy Beyond Its Silos?
This resource explores these questions and presents a snapshot of a sector that appears receptive to new ways of working, has access to approaches that suggest promise for making transformational change, but is moving cautiously and at times hesitantly toward undertaking the types of fundamental
Philanthropy and the Social Economy Blueprint 2021
Philanthropy and Digital Civil Society: Blueprint is an annual industry forecast about the ways we use private resources for public benefit in the digital age.
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.
From Grand Vision to Grand Action: Revitalizing a Downtown and Demonstrating Philanthropy
This report from The Philanthropic Collaborative and The Council of Michigan Foundations highlights this accomplishment. Read and share the full report and infographic at the link below.
Impact Investing Guide
This report is a starter resource for this interested in exploring the possibilities of impact investing.
Impact Investing: At a Tipping Point?
This 2018 briefing provides data gathered from a survey of affluent and high-net-worth people who give to charity to understand their interest in, knowledge of and experience with impact investing.
Lasting Impact: The Need for Responsible Exits
The report reveals investors’ strategies to strengthen their ability to meet liquidity objectives and ensure the long-term impact of their investments.
Many Hands, More Impact: Philanthropy’s Role in Supporting Movements
Many Hands, More Impact: Philanthropy’s Role in Supporting Movements synthesizes thought leadership and research on the role of philanthropy in supporting movements and shares the experiences (both positive and challenging) of grantmakers engaged in movement building as a strategy t
Philanthropy and Government Working Together: The Role of Offices of Strategic Partnerships in Public Problem Solving
A new report from the University of Southern California's Center for Philanthropy and Public Policy describes the increasingly important role that offices designed to catalyze partnerships between philanthropy and government are playing in problem-solving.
Foundation-Government Liaison Offices: Why and How of Michigan Governor's Office of Foundation Liaison
This document aims to share learnings about the key considerations in starting and operating a liaison office successfully. This document is based on the multi-year evaluation of the OFL, along with interviews with its founders and of leaders of similar offices in other states and regions.
An Event or an Era?: Resources for Social Sector Decision-Making in the Context of COVID-19
This guide lifts up various potential scenarios centered on the COVID-19 crisis, applying a racial equity lens to help inform the sector’s scenario planning efforts and future thinking.
Impact Connected: Amplifying Michigan Philanthropy in Action
CMF released “Impact Connected” as a new publication in December 2019. It celebrates Michigan philanthropy in action – IMPACT – and the powerful results that abound when united - CONNECTED. The 2019 issue features stories of CMF members in four unique journeys:
11 Tips for Foundations Interested in Getting Involved in OZs
The Opportunity Zone program, a new federal tax incentive intended to attract investments to low-income communities, is quickly rolling out across the U.S., as funds and states develop strategies to facilitate investments.
11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2021
This report provides an overview of eleven key trends in philanthropy.
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