PEAK 2020 Online: Strategic Grantmaking: How Can Evaluation Help Grantmakers Think Forward? April 20, 2020 By Claire Schultz Over time, the utility of grant evaluations has deepened from simple accountability to outcomes measurement—from demonstrating that funds were used in the intended manner, to determining whether or not they achieved the intended results. But what if evaluation could also help grantmakers determine what to invest in, and when? These questions are of particular importance … Continued
Winter 2020 CCAT Facilitator Certification Program January 10, 2020 By Claire Schultz The CCAT Facilitator Certification Program is designed for nonprofit consultants and organizational development professionals looking to add expert interpretation of the Core Capacity Assessment Tool (CCAT) to their consulting toolkit. Certified CCAT Facilitators provide guidance to nonprofit leadership in contextualizing the CCAT report and translating the results into meaningful and actionable capacity building plans. By … Continued
Engaging the C-Suite: How to Build Internal Support for Your Corporate Citizenship Approach September 24, 2019 By Claire Schultz Successful corporate citizens not only have a clear purpose, well defined goals, and a strong portfolio of programs—they also have the clear support of the CEO and senior leaders that understand the importance of integrating corporate citizenship into the culture and the business. In the majority of companies, however, senior leaders are not providing the … Continued
Fall 2019 CCAT Facilitator Training & Certification Program September 5, 2019 By Claire Schultz The CCAT Facilitator Training & Certification Program is designed for nonprofit consultants and organizational development professionals looking to add expert interpretation of the Core Capacity Assessment Tool (CCAT) to their consulting toolkit. Certified CCAT Facilitators provide guidance to nonprofit leadership in contextualizing the CCAT report and translating the results into meaningful and actionable capacity building … Continued
How Strong Is My Corporate Citizenship Portfolio? How to Assess to Align Programs and Maximize Impact—A Webinar December 20, 2018 By Claire Schultz Companies dedicate numerous resources to identify issues that are important to their stakeholders, but many companies develop program portfolios that don’t meet stakeholder expectations or fully support the goals of the company. In many cases, community program goals are not fully developed, and the programs provide minimal value to the company’s efforts to meet stakeholder expectations. … Continued
Arts Funding at Twenty-Five September 27, 2017 By Marketing Admin To mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of the first Arts Funding benchmark study, Grantmakers in the Arts (GIA) commissioned arts philanthropy researcher Steven Lawrence to prepare a reflection on changes in arts and culture funding over the past twenty-five years. Released in the Winter 2018 GIA Reader, “Arts Funding at Twenty-Five: What Data … Continued
Telling Your CSR Impact Story with a Program Outcomes Framework September 27, 2017 By Marketing Admin Companies are facing increasing pressure to report on the impact and results of their various corporate citizenship programs, not only to customers and advocacy groups but also to senior leaders and employees. Yet programs focusing on community and social issues may not have a framework that adequately captures and communicates their measures of success. As … Continued
Strategic Planning: Is Your Board Ready? September 27, 2017 By Marketing Admin When considering whether to embark on a strategic planning project, there are a number of questions for an organization to consider. Have you done planning previously and, if so, how did it turn out? Will you do this yourselves or might you need an outside consultant? If the latter, do you have a budget? By … Continued
Strengthening Your CSR Impact Story with a Program Outcomes Framework September 27, 2017 By Marketing Admin Companies are tackling numerous issues through their corporate citizenship programs, and they often struggle to tell a coherent CSR Impact story about their achievements. In many cases, that story is even more difficult to communicate due to unclear goals, and lack of a strategic approach to capturing the information necessary to tell a CSR Impact … Continued
Effective Strategies for Supporting Public Policy Advocacy Campaigns September 27, 2017 By Marketing Admin This webinar will help our private foundation members understand the rules for how they can participate in public policy advocacy. You will have a chance to interact with researchers from TCC documenting lessons from public policy advocacy campaigns supported by philanthropy. Consider how your foundation can add value to public policy advocacy and stay within … Continued