Resources and Tools

New Puget Sound Buisness Journal Giving Guide
Philanthropy Northwest members are invited to support a grantee or nonprofit partner in the Puget Sound Business Journal's inaugural 'Giving Guide'. The guide will highlight the work of Puget Sound area nonprofits, and will be distributed to Journal subscribers and attendees at the National Philanthropy Day celebration in Seattle. August, 2010.

From Crisis to Opportunity: Learning from One Region's Response to the Economic Downturn
FSG Social Impact Advisor report profiles Northwest funders' who changed their policies and practices in response to urgent needs. July, 2010.

What's Next for Philanthropy
Acting Bigger and Adapting Better in a Networked World. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. July, 2010. 

Adolescent Engagement for Academic Success: Conditions and Policies in Washington State
Report from Washington KIDS COUNT shows a sizable proportion of adolescents in Washington are not engaged in school and at greater risks for dropping out of school. July, 2010. 

A Growing Tradition? Examining the African American Family Foundation
Study published by The Aspen Institute from research at the University of Pennsylvania suggests an important role for community foundations. 2010. 

A Guide to Actionable Measurement
Published by the Gates Foundation as an internal guide to principles, approaches and taxonomies used in results measurement.  April, 2010.

Project Streamline: Making Streamlining Stick
Addresses changes in mindset, organizational culture and behavior required to make streamlining work. April, 2010.

Right Sizing the Grantmaking Process
Presents the case for creating a grant process proportionate to the grant and prior grantee relationships. April, 2010.

Streamlining Online Grant Applications
Companion document to guide published in March, 2010, this report summarizes the commmissioned evaluation by Idealware of seven vendors measured against the "gold standard" features established in the earlier report.  April, 2010.

Project Streamline: Grant Budgets and Financial Reports
Guide to streamlining budget and financial reporting requirements. March, 2010.

Project Streamline: Online Applications and Reporting
Identifies 'gold standard' features of online grants management products. March, 2010.

America's Nonprofits Brace for Tough 2010
Nonprofit Finance Fund national survey of 1300 nonprofit leaders reports continuing challenges, new coping mechanisms, and growing financial gaps. March, 2010.

Funder Collaboratives: Why and How Funders Work Together
Guide from Grantcraft that shares successful approaches and challenges to collaboration. 2009.

Time is of the Essence: Foundations and the Policies of Limited Life and Endowment Spend-down
Research report to The Apsen Institute, based on five case studies. October, 2009.  

On the Money - Key Financial Challenges Facing NonProfits - and How Grantmakers Can Help
Report from Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, Fall, 2009.

The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle addresses systemic problems that handicap development of sustaining infrastructure in nonprofit organizations.
Stanford Social Innovations Review, Fall, 2009.

Kids Count Data Center
Compendium of data measuring child wellbeing, including data by state and topic. Data center by Annie E. Casey Foundation. 

Moving to Higher Ground, Potential Roles for Philanthropy in Helping Washington's Communities Cope with Disaster
Statewide Disaster Preparedness Assessment for the Philanthropic Sector in Washington
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Seattle Foundation, United Way of King County, June, 2009. 
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New Why Rural Matters 2009: State and Regional Challenges and Opportunities
Report from The Rural School and Community Trust looks at the context and conditions of rural education in each of the fifty states., January, 2010.

2009 Philanthropy and Rural America Conference: Outcomes and Recommendations
Council on Foundations, August, 2009.

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Websites:
Rural Philanthropy Network
Big Sky Institute for the Advancement of Nonprofits
Potlatch Fund
Native Americans in Philanthropy
National Rural Funders Collaborative

New Foundation Center web portal for Global Philanthropy Forum's annual conference provides statistical data and knowledge resources that correspond to conference themes: Food Security, Global Health, Access to Water, and Climate Change. 

Foundation Center Series on Global Issues
Climate Change
Post Conflict Countries
Poverty
Education
Haiti and Earthquake Relief and Recovery

International Grantmaking, Funding with a Global View
Grantcraft's guide to benefits and challenges of international giving.

Stanford Innovations Conversations
International Development Educational Podcasts

Websites
Global Washington
Global Philanthropy, Council on Foundations website
Grantmakers without Borders
WINGS, Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support
United States International Grantmaking
Global Philanthropy Forum

Building Diversity: A Survey of California Foundation Demographics, Policies and Practices
Foundation Center, September, 2009 (PDF)

American Philanthropic Diversity: What It Means, Why It Matters
Philanthropy Roundtable, April, 2009 (PDF, 329 KB).

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Website: Diversity in Philanthropy

Supreme Court Campaign-Finance Ruling Could Aid Nonprofit Advocacy, But Adds New Concerns The Chronicle of Philanthropy, January 22, 2010.

Council on Foundations Legislative Agenda
Priority legislative proposals listed in 2009 Legislative Agenda for Philanthropic Partnership.

House Jobs Bill Provides $200 million to Americorp, House of Representatives passed a $154-billion jobs bill with $200-million in new money for AmeriCorps.  Senate is not expected to consider it until early 2010.  The Chronicle of Philanthropy, December 17, 2009.

Stoking the Nonprofit Advocacy Engine, survey of the current advocacy support network and ways to strengthen it. The Nonprofit Quarterly, December, 2008.

2009 Civic Health Index, Civic Health in Hard Times, data collected by the National Conference on Citizenship on behavior, attitudes and activity related to American civic life.  August, 2009. 

Struggling to Make Ends Meet, National poll about attitudes of households and communities experiencing poverty and expectations of elected officials. Includes state data for Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Northwest Area Foundation, September, 2009. 

Foundations for Education Excellence, an online resource to help foundations leverage federal education funds. Foundation Center, 2009.

 Strategies to End Poverty
A project of The Seattle Foundation, made possible by a five-year, $2.5 million commitment from the Northwest Area Foundation, will work to advance public policies to increase economic security and decrease poverty levels in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa.

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Blog and Website
Advocacy 101 Toolkit, Council on Foundations
Council on Foundations

Alliance for Justice Nonprofit and Foundation Advocacy Blog

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Civil Society, Philanthropy, and the Fate of the Commons: The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Bruce R. Siever, discusses conundrum of achieving" market-like results in philanthropy. University Press of New England, 2010.