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Nonprofit & Philanthropy
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Building Sustainable Communities through Network Building
Communities are built on connections. Better connections usually provide better opportunities. But, what are better connections, and how do they lead to more effective and productive communities? (Source: www.orgnet.com) |
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Why Bad Presentations Happen to Good Causes Would you like to deliver more engaging, informative, and persuasive presentations? Do you supervise colleagues who must give presentations on a regular basis? If you have wasted enough time with bad presentations – on either side of the podium – this book is for you. |
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Why Bad Presentations Happen to Good Causes If you've sat through your share of boring presentations (and who hasn't?), you may want to read the new book, Why Bad Presentations Happen to Good Causes, but first you have to contribute to the writing of that book. Confused? Take the survey. |
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Lawrence Community Works - Case Study The problem that Lawrence, Massachusetts faces is familiar: how to restore a dying industrial city? But the answer is far from what community and economic developers are accustomed to trying. In quite unconventional ways, it builds heavily upon the social connections of individuals throughout the city to develop new leadership, vision, and change. (Source: Barr Foundation) |
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AGM Diversity Fellowship Program 2009-2010 The Associated Grant Makers Diversity Fellowship Program is intended to provide comprehensive training to people of color interested in pursuing a career in the field of philanthropy. (Source: Associated Grant Makers) |
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Weaving Tangled Webs What's all the buzz about 'networks'? Explore how network-centric advocacy and network thinking may impact the way funders work with Marion Kane's presentation at the 'Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities annual conference. The presentation defines and describes two types of networks - 'Production Networks' and 'Social Networks for Social Purposes' and explores their application to philanthropy. (Source: Barr Foundation) |
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Evaluation 101 A presentation by Julia Gittelman, a prominent consultant with decades of evaluation experience and E. Barry Gaither, Director of the Museum of the National Center of African American Artists, discussing the “nuts and bolts” of evaluation. If you don't know “formative evaluation” from “summative evaluation” or a control group from a control room? Then this one's for you. (Source: Mearuring Up: Strategies for Evaluating and Assessing Arts Education) |
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Making Change: How Social Movements Work and How to Support Them Based on extensive research and interviews, this report is an accessible guide to the key elements for building strong and lasting social movements, the key capacities that allow groups and networks to put such movements in place, and the key directions for funders interested in supporting these efforts. (Source: Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE)) |
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Creative Disruption: Sabbaticals for Capacity Building and Leadership Development in the Nonprofit Sector This study of nonprofit organizations who have participated in sabbatical programs provides emerging evidence that executive director sabbaticals can strengthen the organization—and the sector. Commissioned by the Alston/Bannerman Fellowship Program; the Barr Foundation; the Durfee Foundation; the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund; the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust; and the Rasmuson Foundation. Together these philanthropies have funded more than 325 sabbaticals over the last 10 years. (Source: CompassPoint) |
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NET GAINS: A Handbook for Network Builders Seeking Social Change This handbook provides the growing number of people who are developing networks for social change with practical advice based on the experiences of network builders, case studies of networks small and large, local and international, and emerging scientific knowledge about “connectivity.” (Source: Innovation Network for Communities) |
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Barr Foundation Racial Justice Analysis Barr's mission is, “to build a better Boston for all.” In 2007, Barr engaged the Applied Research Center and Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity to assess our work to address inequities, especially those related to race. Their report gave us a new frame for thinking about patterns of inequity effecting our mission and how much more intentional we need to be. |
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Barr Foundation 2007 Grantee Perception Report® Foundations have few opportunities to receive candid feedback on how well they are serving their constituents. In 2007, Barr engaged The Center for Effective Philanthropy to conduct our second Grantee Perception Report®. Nearly 200 of our grantees shared their feedback—highlighting ways we have been effective, and opportunities to improve. (Source: The Center for Effective Philanthropy) |
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Facilities Projects Self-Assessment Tool Facilities projects are about vision and risk. Based on years of experience in the sector, TDC has developed an online self-assessment tool that helps organizations understand and anticipate the specific risks of their capital projects. (Source: TDC) |
