It’s year five of your five-year funding initiative, and you need to report progress to your board. You’re thinking, “Darn, I wish I had included
The Foundation Review has issued a Call for Papers for an issue focused on philanthropy consulting. The March 2015 themed issue, co-edited by the National
In my experience, the most effective foundations do one thing without fail – they ask the question guaranteed to save time and money, and achieve
Last week I announced many changes at Putnam. We’ve updated our name (Putnam Consulting Group) and our website (putnam-consulting.com). Best of all, we’ve created a
One reason we are involved in grantmaking is to be a part of making local, state, national, and global change from the ground up. Grantmakers
Every once in awhile we are thrown totally off guard by what someone says to us. If we can remember what I call the “Interrogation
Today I was fortunate to listen to a terrific webinar on the “Unique Challenges of Strategy for Foundations” provided by the Phil Buchanan and Ellie
Kris shares tips on how to increase the impact of grants by using smarter grantmaking techniques.
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I’m working from my laptop in a Panera restaurant near Cleveland, Ohio, one of my many “offices away from home.” I’m desperately trying to focus
Kris shares insightful questions that you can ask yourself or your organization when trying to improve your grant making process.
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This is a guest post by Laura Frohne. It was originally published on the Open Society Foundations’ blog “Voices” on September 20, 2013. How do
Kris discusses 5 considerations that a donor should make to assure that the funding is put to the best use possible.
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