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Full title: Strengthening Democracy, Increasing Opportunities: Impacts of Advocacy, Organizing and Civic Engagement in Los Angeles County Published: March 2010 Download publication for free. Los Angeles County is NCRP's fourth site in a series of reports from the Grantmaking for Community Impact Project. In "Strengthening Democracy, Increasing Opportunities: Impacts of Advocacy, Organizing and Civic Engagement in Los Angeles County" Lisa Ranghelli and Julia Craig explore how 13 nonprofit organizations and their allies leveraged foundation grants to secure nearly $91 of benefit for every dollar spent for Los Angeles citizens. Hard copies also may be purchased for $5 for members ($10 for nonmembers). Delivery of hard copies may take 7-10 full business days.
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Full title: Seizing the Moment: Frank Advice for Community Organizers Who Want to Raise More Money
Published: November 2009 Aaron Dorfman, NCRP’s executive director, and Marjorie Fine, director of the Center for Community Change’s The Linchpin Campaign, teamed up to offer useful and pragmatic tips that can help community organizers dramatically increase funding from institutional grantmakers and major individual donors. The combination of tough economic times, unprecedented levels of needs, and growing public awareness of community organizing make this a ripe but challenging time for some serious fundraising. The authors talk about:
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Strengthening Democracy, Increasing Opportunities: Impacts of Advocacy, Organizing and Civic Engagement in MinnesotaPublished: September 2009 Download publication for free. "Strengthening Democracy, Increasing Opportunities: Impacts of Advocacy, Organizing and Civic Engagement in Minnesota" by Gita Gulati-Partee and Lisa Ranghelli looks at data from 15 Minnesota nonprofits, which shows high return on investments and non-monetary gains on a range of issues including housing, civil rights, transportation and access to medical care. Hard copies also may be purchased for $5 for members ($10 for nonmembers). Delivery of hard copies may take 7-10 full business days.
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Full title: Learning from Madoff: Lessons for Foundation Boards Published: June 2009 More than 80 percent of foundations that lost between 30 to 100 percent of their assets to Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme had fewer than five trustees serving on their boards. In Learning from Madoff, NCRP research and policy director Niki Jagpal and research assistant Julia Craig examined whether there was any link between board size and diversity, and exposure to Madoff’s fraudulent activities. Download publication for free. View the tables "Foundations with Possible Exposure to Madoff of 30% or More"
Erratum: The correction below is a change that has been made to the report since its initial release on June 29, 2009. This change is also reflected in the revised edition, which is available for free download online.
NCRP corrects the number and names of trustees of the Maryland-based Adler Foundation. On page 2, NCRP corrects the number of foundations listed under bullet 3 from 38 to 39 and 46 to 45. NCRP also corrects these numbers and trustees listed in the corresponding tables. These changes do not influence our findings. All documents can be found online at www.ncrp.org. Published: May 2009 Download publication for free.
"Strengthening Democracy, Increasing Opportunities: Impacts of Advocacy, Organizing and Civic Engagement in North Carolina" by Lisa Ranghelli and Julia Craig looks at 2003-2007 data from 13 North Carolina nonprofits, which shows high return on investments and non-monetary gains on a range of issues including poverty, worker rights, education, health care, housing, environment and civil rights. Hard copies also may be purchased for $5 for members ($10 for nonmembers). Delivery of hard copies may take 7-10 full business days. The Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best: Benchmarks to Assess and Enhance Grantmaker Impact is the first ever set of measurable guidelines that will help foundations and other institutional grantmakers operate ethically and maximize the impact of their dollars. It attempts to answer the questions: What differentiates an exemplary foundation from the rest of its peers? What can foundations do to improve its relevance to nonprofits, the economically and socially underserved Americans and society as a whole? Download publication for free. Original Price: $25.00 non-members/$12.50 members
Additional discounts for members and non-members apply for orders of 5 copies or more. Please contact Kevin Laskowski at klaskowski@ncrp.org or (202) 387-9177 ext. 27. Published: December 2008 Download publication for free. "Strengthening Democracy, Increasing Opportunities: Impacts of Advocacy, Organizing and Civic Engagement in New Mexico" by Lisa Ranghelli looks at 2003-2007 data from 14 New Mexico nonprofits, which shows high return on investments and successful policy changes that benefit New Mexicans, such as anti-predatory lending laws, minimum wage increases and homeless trust funds.
Hard copies also may be purchased for $5 for members ($10 for nonmembers). Delivery of hard copies may take 7-10 full business days. Summer 2010: A facelift + new features + terrific articles = great reading! Each Responsive Philanthropy includes articles from guest contributors and NCRP staff on critical issues in philanthropy today. This exciting edition of our quarterly journal looks at lessons for philanthropy from three major foundations on the importance of women’s rights and gender equality, navigating the path towards diversity among trustees, and addressing unconscious racial biases and structures in efforts to bring about a fairer, more just and democratic world. Read more about the featured articles.
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