Financial Due Diligence: Beyond the Balance Sheet
Online charity rating systems are a good compliance tool, yet financial due diligence for grantmaking does not begin or end with that search. read more
News & Resources
Trustee compensation: Should your foundation pay?
Can foundation trustees be compensated for their service? If they follow legal guidelines, yes. But should they be compensated? read more
Field Scan: Dynamics of a Funding Ecosystem
By surveying its dynamic environment, the organization is able to consider its possible futures, including what to keep, what to change, and what new initiatives or collaborations would enhance its abiding mission. read more
Donor Legacy: The A.C. Ratshesky Foundation at 100
“Because man’s life is of such short duration, and those services he may do for his fellow man are so few at best, I deem it a privilege to be allowed to give during my lifetime,” Ratshesky wrote. A century later, that giving continues—evidence of a family foundation honoring donor legacy. read more
Nonprofit Startups and Restarts
What makes for a successful startup or restart? Each stage of the process is challenging – from forming a new idea, to devising and implementing the practical – and the end point may shift. read more
Learning a New Language of Gender
Nonprofit leaders discussed the programmatic implications of shifting gender norms, and their efforts to establish sensitive and inclusive approaches. read more
Trauma-Informed Programs Shaped by New Brain Research
With increased knowledge of the stress-induced barriers to mental well-being, education, health and human services organizations are incorporating trauma-informed approaches into their programs. read more