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Grants Process Flow Chart
This flowchart depicts the decision making process for writing grants. Read More
Resources
Topic: “Grantmaking”
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Webinar Recording
5 Steps to Ensure Your Grantmaking Will Have More Impact
Do you truly look at your grants as investments in maximizing the impact on social good? On this webinar, we’ll review five key areas of improvement for operational efficiency and effectiveness – all of which can be implemented swiftly. We’ll use the audience survey tool to find out about your practices. For example, are you... Read More
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Traditional Grantmaking Process Flow Chart
This flow chart for traditional grantmaking (Major Grants) is courtesy of the Allegany Franciscan Ministries. Read More
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Place-based Grantmaking Process Flow Chart
This flow chart for place-based grantmaking (funding can be for either a 501c3 or a for-profit) is courtesy of the Allegany Franciscan Ministries. Read More
Webinar Recording
Rapid Learning to Reduce Risk and Build Trust
Taking on risky, large, or new projects when you are a small staffed foundation can be very challenging and seem aspirational. What if you could deploy a strategy to expand your giving, receive rapid and early validation to enable more confidence in your giving, all while investing in capacity- and relationship-building with your grantee partners?... Read More
Our Family Foundation’s Approach To Trust-Based Philanthropy
One of our grantees said, the greatest gift you can give another person is trust. Thus, when I started thinking about how to share our experiences with trust-based philanthropy, I first thought about hearing our grantees’ perspectives. This defines our philanthropic philosophy: working collectively to inspire possibility, innovation and sustainable outcomes. Engaging in trust-based philanthropy... Read More