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Using Evaluation to Improve Grantmaking: What's Good for the Goose is Good for the Grantor

Publication date: 
03/01/1999

Foundations can use evaluation as a tool for communicating effective grantmaking strategies, conducting cost-effective analyses, demonstrating stewardship and ensuring accountability. The report includes principals for effective grantee-focused and foundation-focused evaluation.

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Publications
Topic(s) 
Evaluation
Special Initiatives 
Truth / Racial Healing & Transformation

Los Angeles Foundations: A Snapshot

Publication date: 
11/01/2014
... for the next few years.  These foundations are thinking about strategies  beyond grantmaking to make a bigger  ...
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Publications

Thank you for your input!

Thank you for submitting your input about the Corporate Leadership Council Meeting on May 6th. We will get back to you shortly with information about...

Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States

Publication date: 
09/01/2013
Every day in the United States, children and adolescents are victims of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. The IOM and National Research Council studied these crimes as they affect U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents of the United States under age 18. The IOM/NRC report offers recommendations concerning strategies for responding to commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors in the United States, new legislative approaches, and a research agenda.
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Type of resource 
Publications
Audience 
Nonprofits
Topic(s) 
Grantmaking StrategiesPublic Policy & Advocacy
Funding Area 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETYHuman / Sex Trafficking

Drawing California's Lines: The Decade Ahead

Publication date: 
05/13/2019
... territory. It taught me more than I could have imagined about California’s diverse geography and demography, and about what it takes to work with people who are so different ... 10-year return on investment. Do you want to learn more about how redistricting shapes the rules of the game for all ...
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Type of resource 
By SCG Members
Funding Area 
Public Policy
Special Initiatives 
2020 Census

Employment provides a pathway to health and well-being for veterans

Publication date: 
11/24/2016
... his wife and children again, and he is feeling hopeful about the future.  “Having a job makes everything ten ... as well as at their own corporate sites, to teach veterans about the skills needed to secure and maintain employment. ... skills. We help them navigate. We give them a hand up.” U.S. Vets also makes a concerted effort to reach ...
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By SCG Members
Funding Area 
Veterans / Military Families

Wisdom from the Front Lines: Lessons for Disaster Planning

Thursday, October 26, 2017
10:00am - 12:00pm
Where: 
Northern California Grantmakers
... planning, we will hear from two philanthropic leaders about the disaster plans of their institutions – their ... response to catastrophic flooding there. Join us to: Learn about the plans and strategies of philanthropic institutions ... will receive a confirmation email with information about how to access the webinar.   Wisdom from the Front ...
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Event type 
Briefings & Discussions
Funding Area 
DISASTER & EMERGENCY
Special Initiatives 
Philanthropy California

2013 Annual Conference Details

... was a founding staff member of the children’s nonprofit Crystal Stairs and headed the Los Angeles Child Care and ... in Partnership with the...

Resource from A Growing Trend in Family Philanthropy: The Multi-Generational Foundation

Publication date: 
01/01/2014
... philanthropy, the better. We have all read articles about admirable families who bring their youngsters to board ... engaged board, we get positive feedback from the community about our responsive grantmaking and our trustees actually ... phone calls from colleagues or people writing articles about philanthropy and the next generation, asking how the ...
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Type of resource 
PresentationsSCG Program Materials
Audience 
Family Philanthropy

Goldhirsh Foundation gives $1M in grants via My LA2050 Grants Challenge

Release Date: 
12/06/2016
... Challenge , a $1M competition to source creative ideas about shaping the future of Los Angeles. The 12 winning ...

Foundations Show Signs of Moving Beyond ‘Overhead Myth’

Release Date: 
05/18/2016
... country that may signal a shift in the long, heated debate about overhead. Nonprofits and charity experts say they are ... the chiefs of large foundations that "we need to care about results, and we need to care about an organization’s ... are afraid to say to a funder, ‘We have limited cash on hand. We really don’t have operating reserves.’ " ...
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News type 
SCG in the News
Special Initiatives 
Full Cost ProjectPhilanthropy California

A Movement to Transform Foster Parenting

Publication date: 
11/15/2016

This report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation explores ways for public agencies to ensure that children receive the care they need by enlisting more volunteers to step forward as foster parents and by encouraging the extraordinary individuals who have already answered the call to continue their commitment to care. The report identifies three major themes for engaging and empowering foster parents: ensuring quality caregiving for children; forging strong relationships; and, finding and keeping more amazing caregivers.

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Type of resource 
By SCG Members
Funding Area 
CHILD WELFARE & FOSTER CARE

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