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Impact Investing: A Foundation’s 15-Year Journey to Catalytic and Direct Investments

October 11, 2016 Exponent Philanthropy / Investments

This post is an excerpt from the complimentary resource Essentials of Impact Investing: A Guide for Small-Staffed Foundations, created by Exponent Philanthropy and partners Mission Investors Exchange and Arabella Advisors. Want to align your investments with your mission? Download your copy >> By Jesse Fink, The Fink Family Foundation When my wife, Betsy, and I formed the Betsy and Jesse Fink Foundation [now... Read More

Lending Support: Keeping Your End Users in Mind

September 13, 2016 Mark Larimer / Administration

Support, aid, assist, champion, encourage… however you put it, to support = to help. This is a subject I’m pretty passionate about. In fact, exceptional client service and support is our top priority here at Foundant, and we hire employees with this in mind. We can always train someone to use our grantmaking software, but... Read More

Creative Grantmaking Done Legally

August 25, 2016 Ruth Masterson / Grantmaking, Tax and Legal

Your foundation can be extremely imaginative while still keeping its grantmaking straightforward. Or it can take full advantage of the tax code’s flexibility to make grants that are more complicated—and still perfectly legal. Our goal is neither to encourage you to stay simple or to get complicated with your giving, but to help you be aware... Read More

5 Tips for New Foundation Staff

August 18, 2016 Jenna Wachtmann / Administration, Grantmaking

When I started my job as a program officer at Ball Brothers Foundation a little over two years ago, I knew I had a lot to learn. There were technical aspects of working for a foundation that I knew I’d need to master (grant files, legal dos and don’ts), and it was also important for... Read More

Ready to ACT? 3 Steps to Effective Foundation Communications

August 15, 2016 Sara Redington Danielle Reyes / Administration

An effective communications strategy can amplify a foundation’s impact by lifting up the successes of its grantees and other partners, elevating the causes that matter most to the organization, and connecting ideas, people, and resources around a common purpose. Every foundation, regardless of size, can reap the rewards of integrating a strategic communications approach into... Read More

Impact Investing: Where to Source Investments?

July 28, 2016 Exponent Philanthropy / Investments

This post is an excerpt from the complimentary resource Essentials of Impact Investing: A Guide for Small-Staffed Foundations, created by Exponent Philanthropy and partners Mission Investors Exchange and Arabella Advisors. Want to align your investments with your mission? Download Essentials of Impact Investing: A Guide for Small-Staffed Foundations >> By Cynthia Muller and Catherine Toner, Arabella Advisors For... Read More

Blog

Impact Investing: A Foundation’s 15-Year Journey to Catalytic and Direct Investments

Lending Support: Keeping Your End Users in Mind

Creative Grantmaking Done Legally

5 Tips for New Foundation Staff

Ready to ACT? 3 Steps to Effective Foundation Communications

Impact Investing: Where to Source Investments?

Why We Give Grants Even When We Say No

Building a Strong HR Framework: A Checklist for Private Foundations

Sole Staffers

Foundation Advocacy Intensive: Develop Your Policy Acumen