Introducing the Program Officer Competency Model
Our Program Officer Competency Model identifies and highlights essential competencies for the role to support continued advancements in the hiring, cultivation, and retention of foundation staff.
Category: Grantmakers & Donors
Postsecondary Education Attainment: Programs, Tools, and Local Policies
The need for postsecondary education or training in order to secure a living wage job has become increasingly clear. The articles in The Foundation Review Volume 12, Issue 3 offer examples of programs, tools, and local policies to consider.
Student Philanthropy for All
University of Pennsylvania student Adam Goudjil recalls his early introduction to philanthropy, and calls for more and better opportunities for students to engage with philanthropic programs through innovative approaches and creative partnerships.
Increasing Critiques of (Big) Philanthropy
Increasing critiques of “big” philanthropy are important and provocative appeals to hold donors and major institutions accountable in a democratic society.
Data Science for Social Impact
Adriaza Paz examines the growing number of foundations and individual philanthropists investing in data scientists and data-informed decision making.
Beyond Transaction and Prescription: An Inclusive Approach to Giving Nets Greater Impact
Bosch Community Fund President Kathleen Owsley describes how the organization has moved beyond a prescriptive model when it comes to grantmaking and relationships with grantees to a process which emphasizes community engagement and feedback as the driver of the work.
Colleges and Universities Could Do More to Tap Their Nontraditional Alumni Base. Here’s How.
Colleges and universities are facing academic, financial, and social pressures like never before, and these institutions need to increase the philanthropic participation of their nontraditional alumni to support their ongoing financial health and success. Author and professor Gaetan Giannini offers insights and recommendations in this guest blog post.
Philanthropy Will Be On the Front Lines of Climate Change
As the effects of climate change grow, nonprofits and funders will play key roles in disaster response, mitigation, prevention, and policy.
The Grantmaking School: Rethinking Professional Development for Donors and Grantmakers in the Midst of Change
We’ve redesigned The Grantmaking School’s entire curriculum to better embed equity and inclusion within each of our professional development courses for donors and grantmakers.
How Grants Management Teams Can Advocate for Equity and Themselves
PEAK Grantmaking’s Melissa Sines shares resources to help grants management professionals and others advance change toward greater equity.