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My “Mission Sabbatical” and Why Your Foundation CEO Needs One Too

April 20, 2017 Beth Gosch / Administration

I went on “sabbatical”! I was still working every day, but my wonderful board gave me “mission time.” Yes, you heard correctly. I was given 3 months to think about our foundation’s mission, its work, and our processes. What exactly does this mean? Well, to start, we temporarily closed our online portal and skipped a... Read More

Ask Your Way to Impact: Funder Dialogue

August 28, 2012 Lindsay Matush / Impact and Evaluation

How can a small foundation with a limited grantmaking budget leverage its resources to make an even greater impact? This post shares questions to ask other funders in the pursuit of impact. If one thing is certain about philanthropic impact, it is that the path there isn’t as direct as one might think. Rather, it’s windy... Read More

landscape scanning Archives

My “Mission Sabbatical” and Why Your Foundation CEO Needs One Too

Ask Your Way to Impact: Funder Dialogue

Simplifying Grant Applications and Reporting for Nonprofits

Equitable Grantmaking: Essential, Fundamental Practices

Foundation Operations and Management Report

2024 Annual Conference

Equity in Practice: A Conversation with the Grunin Foundation