Insights & Perspectives 4 Predictions for the Future of the Nonprofit Sector How will the nonprofit sector evolve? What will change and what will stay the same?TCC Group President and CEO, Richard Mittenthal, shares his four predictions about the future of the nonprofit sector.
Insights & Perspectives From “Good” to “Great” (or Better Yet, Impactful) Does a “good board” really a strong organization make? Fixing your board…that’s what many of us in leadership positions in the nonprofit sector believe it takes to improve our organizational impact. But how much does developing and educating your board really improve the way your organization does its work?
Insights & Perspectives Toolkit Troubles? TCC’s Evaluators Share Their Top Tips Toolkits have the potential to impact nonprofit effectiveness. TCC Group’s work evaluating toolkits has identified 5 essential elements of creating and maintaining this powerful resource.
Insights & Perspectives CASE STUDY: Supporting Organizational Effectiveness Within Movements Funders supporting movements face a unique set of challenges when trying to support organizations working for the same cause. In their efforts to increase organizational effectiveness, foundations invariably face questions of credibility and control, and sometimes encounter diverging understandings of success. This case study profiles how TCC Group – with…
Insights & Perspectives Successful Corporate Citizenship: What Sets Leading Companies Apart? Over the years of working extensively with countless corporations, TCC Group has developed a framework, “Successful Corporate Citizenship – What Sets Leading Companies Apart”, for identifying the key elements of building an effective corporate citizenship approach.
Insights & Perspectives Are Your Trustees Involved Too Much—or Too Little—in Grantmaking? It can be difficult to determine the right role for foundation trustees in the business of grantmaking. Ashley Blanchard, Associate Director of Philanthropy, drawing on her experience as a consultant and trustee, offers several strategies to help foundation trustees use the grantmaking process as a learning opportunity, positioning them to…
Insights & Perspectives Game-Changing Philanthropy: Is Sean Parker the Daenerys Targaryen of Philanthropy? Senior Consultant Marieke Spence recently wrote a blog post for the Stanford Social Innovation Review, commenting on an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Sean Parker ("Philanthropy for Hackers"). In the post, Marieke critique's Parker's approach and suggests some guiding principles for Parker to consider as…
Insights & Perspectives Why Doing Good is Good Business TCC Group's CEO, Richard Mittenthal, is featured in the current edition of Profile Magazine, a publication that "identifies and promotes innovation in prominent American industries."
Insights & Perspectives 4 Steps to Leverage Your Philanthropic Impact with Non-Grantmaking Roles Increasingly, funders want to take on more catalytic roles within their communities. Creative grantmaking can help them move in this direction. But without realizing the potential of their non-grantmaking activity—convening, advocating, training, or educating—foundations may be leaving significant value on the table. In a recent GrantCraft blog post, TCC's Philanthropy…
Resources Shine a Light: The Role of Consultants in Fostering a Learning Culture at Foundations Noticeably absent on the list of reasons foundations cite for engaging consultants is learning—a particularly important attribute for foundations that grapple with complex issues in dynamic environments. Consultants are particularly well positioned to help foundations in the learning process. They help organizations understand and create models and frameworks, implement strategies…