Brief // Strategic Management Practices for a Strong Community Foundation
This brief shares how a small community foundation in Mississippi implemented strategic management practices to strengthen the organization and its impact in the community.
Type: Report
Report // 11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2019
Experts and thought leaders from the Johnson Center, along with several members of our Leadership Council, have examined changes in the field and identified 11 trends in philanthropy we expect to see impacting our sector in 2019.
Report // Dynamics of Hosting Giving Circles and Collective Giving Groups
In 2018, the Collective Giving Research Group released “Dynamics of Hosting Giving Circles and Collective Giving Groups.” This final report of a three-part series explores the hosting experiences of community foundations and other organizations.
Report // Giving Circle Membership
In 2018, the Collective Giving Research Group released the second in a series of three reports. “Giving Circle Membership: How Collective Giving Impacts Donors” looks at how giving circle participation influences members and explores how established members differ from new ones.
Report // 11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2018
In this second report of our annual series, experts and thought leaders from the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy have examined changes in the field and identified 11 trends in philanthropy that we expect to see impacting our sector in 2018.
Report // The Landscape of Giving Circles/Collective Giving Groups in the U.S.
This first report of a three-part series investigates the current scope and scale of collective giving groups in the United States to help us understand their impact on donor giving and civic engagement.
Report // 11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2017
To help explore and understand the trends and challenges that inform our work, we have examined 11 trends we expect to see both forming and challenging the work of philanthropy in 2017 and beyond.
Brief // Things I Always Tell a New Grantmaker
This 2015 brief from Joyce White offers tips for new grantmakers to help ground them in the philanthropic sector.
Brief // Falling Into Philanthropy, Wandering Into Learning
This brief explores the informal learning paths grantmakers take in the field as well as ways foundation leaders can provide an orientation to the field in place of an established pathway.
Report // Next Gen Donors: Respecting Legacy, Revolutionizing Philanthropy
This first-of-its-kind research examines the next generation of major donors and studies this crucial group directly, rather than summarizing what others think about them.