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California Philanthropy Toolkit
Publication date:
01/01/2011
California Philanthropy: Innovators, Collaborators and Partners.
Board / Trustees
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Point/Counterpoint: Does Philanthropy Serve the Public Interest?
Publication date:
01/01/2011
The first in SCG's newest publication series exploring different perspectives on critical issues of interest to the philanthropic sector, this publication features contributions from Aaron Dorfman, Executive Director, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, and Adam Myerson, President, The Philanthropy Roundtable.
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The Community Information Toolkit
Publication date:
01/01/2010
The Community Information Toolkit will help community leaders like you harness the power of information to advance their goals for a better community. This toolkit offers a process and a simple, easy-to-use set of tools to help you take stock of your community's news and information flow and take action to improve it.
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The Door Has Opened: New Form 990 Creates Strategic Opportunities and Risks for Nonprofit Organizations
Publication date:
06/01/2009
This article guides nonprofit staff and board members to be alert to the new Form 990 changes' strategic implications and to have tools to manage them successfully. If prepared, nonprofit organizations can capitalize on the opportunities created by the increased transparency. If unprepared, they may be unnecessarily subjected to potentially damaging external risks.
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Communicating for Impact: Strategies for Grantmakers
Publication date:
01/01/2009
Grantmakers can use a "communications lens" to develop strategy, evaluate impact, take advantage of new media technologies, and more. Foundation communications goes far beyond an annual report or the occasional press release about grantees and integrating communications is critical to advancing programmatic goals.
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Philanthropy's New Passing Gear: Mission-Related Investing, A Policy and Implementation Guide For Foundation Trustees
Publication date:
01/01/2008
This practical guide, featuring in-depth case studies, is designed to inform decision-makers in philanthropy about how to move forward and implement an agenda for MRI in their institutions.
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Homeless - Santa Clara County
A mapping system of homeless services in Santa Clara County funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
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Glasspockets.org
Glasspockets.org is a website created by the Foundation Center focused on transparency in philanthropy.