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2015 Columbus Survey of Community Foundations: List of Top 100 Community Foundations by Asset Size
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Includes results of the FY 2015 Columbus Survey of Community Foundations that pertain to the top 100 community foundations by asset size as of July 22, 2016. The table includes the community foundation name, amount of assets at the time of the survey, and fiscal year-end (FYE). Stats are based on…
2015 Columbus Survey Findings
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2015 Columbus Survey Findings present a snapshot of data on community foundation growth and related operational activity during fiscal year 2015. These findings are based on Columbus Survey responses from 271 community foundations, accounting for over 90 percent of the field's estimated assets.…
Benchmarking Beyond Asset Size Top 100 Lists - FY 2015
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In this publication, CF Insights highlights attributes that characterize community foundations in ways beyond asset values.
Participants in the FY 2015 Columbus Survey are ranked based on:
Most Active Grantmakers—distribution rates, with percent of donor-advised assets
Most Gifts per Capita—…
Career Pathways: The First Three Years (A Summary Evaluation Report)
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The Career Pathways program focuses on increasing the number of philanthropic professionals from diverse backgrounds ready to ascend to leadership positions within foundations. Diverse leadership fosters inclusion, innovation and excellence in philanthropy. The Career Pathways program evaluation…
Disaster Relief: A Practical Guide for Foundations and Corporations
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Moved by widely publicized human suffering and increased disaster aid requests, foundations and corporations are becoming more active in the disaster relief field. Grantmakers have a distinct role to play in disasters because of their ongoing relations with grantees, long-term perspective,…
Benchmarking Beyond Asset Size Top 100 Lists - FY 2014
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In this publication, CF Insights highlights attributes that characterize community foundations in ways beyond asset values.
Participants in the 2014 Columbus Survey are ranked based on:
Most Active Grantmakers—distribution rates, with percent of donor-advised assets
Most Gifts per Capita—gifts…
2014 Columbus Survey of Community Foundations: List of Top 100 Community Foundations by Asset Size
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Includes results of the FY 2014 Columbus Survey of Community Foundations that pertain to the top 100 community foundations by asset size as of May 19, 2015. The table includes the community foundation name, amount of assets at the time of the survey, and fiscal year-end (FYE). Stats are based on FY…
Sustained Growth in an Expanding Field 2014: Columbus Survey Findings
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With this report, CF Insights' aim is to share a snapshot of community foundation asset growth and activity during 2014. The findings are based on 274 community foundation responses to the Columbus Survey as of May 2015. The community foundation field achieved another year of healthy growth in 2014…
10 Things Every New Foundation Board Member Should Know
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The Council on Foundations, in collaboration with BoardSource, created this easy-to-use guide for new foundation board members.
Effective Collaborations: Recommendations for a Connected Philanthropic Infrastructure
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The report explores the ways in which infrastructure organizations think about the value and the mechanics of collaboration—the drivers and barriers to collaborative work—and determine ways to encourage more effective partnerships. The publication features a framework for understanding…
Closing a Foundation: The Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust
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Closing a nonprofit charitable institution presents a range of unknowns to the grantmaking community. In this analysis, authors John Dickason and Duncan Neuhauser provide guidance to foundations considering whether to create a time-limited foundation or bring a foundation to an end. Topics include…
Addressing the Impact of Currency Fluctuations on International Grantmaking
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Understanding the challenges of currency fluctuations on international grantmaking, and taking action to minimize their impact can ensure that this natural process does not become an added barrier to overseas giving. This resource focuses on some of the challenges foundations and giving programs…
Seeking Shared Success: Business Model Innovation through Mergers, Affiliations, and Alliances
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The challenges of the recent financial downturn have inspired many community foundations to find new paths to business model innovation. Alliances, affiliations, and mergers offer one path to “shared success.” Seeking shared success with other community foundations is one intriguing way to innovate…
The Savvy CEO
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The role of the foundation CEO is pivotal to the success of a foundation’s goals. Even at foundations without staff, the tasks of the CEO do not disappear, but rather are carried out by board members. In this publication, we explore some of the critical issues and challenges that foundation CEOs…
Principles of Accountability for International Philanthropy
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While cross-border philanthropy has much in common with domestic giving within a country, it also differs in significant and challenging ways. Language differences, communication across vast distances, unfamiliar cultural values and perspectives, multiple legal systems, and disparate accounting…
Ten Ways for Community Foundations to Consider Diversity and Inclusive Practices
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Please note: This resource was published in 2010.
This guide is designed to help foundations consider how more diverse and inclusive practices might advance their mission by making their work more effective and more reflective of communities served. By highlighting 10 ways community…
CF Insights
What if each community foundation could know what all community foundations collectively know? The only benchmarking tool of its kind, designed specifically for community foundations. Assess the sustainability of your operations, performance, and growth over time compared to peers, and see the latest national snapshot tracking financial trends across the field.
Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report (GSB)
Since 1980, the Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report has provided the sector with the most comprehensive data on staff composition and compensation in the United States. Grantmakers rely on this annual report to inform budgeting, talent recruitment and retention strategies, and personnel policies and practices.
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