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Topic: “Impact and Evaluation”

Webinar Recording Insights on Effective Community Engagement

Explore findings from the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s July 2025 report, Voices That Matter: How Nonprofits and Foundations Engage With the Communities They Support. The report sheds light on how organizations gather community feedback, where gaps remain, and what funders can do differently. You’ll also hear from Exponent Philanthropy members on how lean funders build... Read More

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Grantmaking Dashboard

This Grantmaking Dashboard helps the Williamsburg Health Foundation’s board and staff analyze data and make informed decisions. Key features include: Strategic Goal Tracking – View grantmaking aligned with key priorities Grant Processing – Track grant status from submission to approval Projections and Pending Requests – Forecast allocations and manage applications Demographics and Services Data – Explore... Read More

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Greatest Hits

Our highly-rated publication for members provides a wealth of information and inspiration in one easy read. In this issue: Essentials for Creating Grant Guidelines A Call for Catalytic Leadership in Philanthropy Is This Self-Dealing? Three Quick Questions to Ask 7 Types of Successful Philanthropists How Racial Equity Supports Better Grantmaking Practices Grantmaking for Equity: Essential,... Read More

The Foundation Data Dilemma: On Making and Measuring Change

Since attending and presenting at Exponent Philanthropy’s 2023 Annual Conference in October, I’ve spent some time reflecting on how foundations and non-profits relate to one another and engage in social change. In particular, I’ve been thinking about the challenges grant-makers experience in understanding and demonstrating the ‘difference’ they make. In my own session and in... Read More

Philanthropic Impact: Key Strategies and Factors

As foundations strive to make meaningful change in support of their missions, understanding what leads to philanthropic impact is crucial. In the 2023 Foundation Operations and Management Report, foundations named insufficient grantmaking impact as one of their top challenges. In this blog, I’ll discuss a few factors that drive impact, as well as strategies for... Read More