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Use these sample questions to guide you as you collect grantee demographic data. Read More
This Table of Contents offers you a guide for creating your own Operations Manual for your leanly staffed foundation. The creators intended it to be customized for your specific foundation size, culture, ways of operating, values, and practices. The Table of Contents can stimulate discussions among your board and staff about additional policies and procedures... Read More
This sample employee manual can help you figure out what to include in your family foundation’s employee manual. Thank you to the Morgan Family Foundation in Ohio for providing this document. Read More
This sample RFP, provided by the Marion I. & Henry J. Knott Foundation, outlines how a private foundation can solicit proposals from accounting firms for part-time, contract-based bookkeeping and accounting services. It includes a detailed scope of work, submission requirements, and evaluation criteria—making it a useful template for foundations looking to hire external financial support. Read More