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Education, STEM, Character, Education policy

Investing in the Promise of All Youth

Investing in the Promise of All Youth

Susan Harvey offers concluding reflections on the Foundation’s Education Program.

Water, Land, Environment

Supporting California’s Water and Land Future

Supporting California’s Water and Land Future

Joya Banerjee offers concluding reflections on the Foundation’s Environment Program.

Effectiveness

Helping Colleagues Do More. Helping Philanthropy Do Better.

Helping Colleagues Do More. Helping Philanthropy Do Better.

Barbara Kibbe offers concluding reflections on the Foundation’s Effectiveness work.

Resiliency, Effectiveness

Resilience in 2020: What Does It Take?

Resilience in 2020: What Does It Take?

New research examines how nonprofits have experienced the crises of 2020 – and what this tells us about organizational resilience.

Features, Resiliency, Effectiveness

Growing Resiliency: Turbulent Times Call for Dialogue Between Funders and Nonprofits

Growing Resiliency: Turbulent Times Call for Dialogue Between Funders and Nonprofits

An updated Resiliency Guide helps funders and grantees consider the complex environments nonprofits operate in, and explore ways to enhance their ability to adapt to shocks and disruptors.

Resiliency, Effectiveness

Resilience at Work

Resilience at Work

Timely independent research addresses how nonprofits adapt to disruption – and ways that funders can help.

Evaluation, Effectiveness

Re-imagining Measurement in Philanthropy

Re-imagining Measurement in Philanthropy

A new study from the Monitor Institute by Deloitte explores possibilities for the future of monitoring, evaluation, and learning in philanthropy.

Land, Environment

Charting the Course for 21st Century California State Parks

Charting the Course for 21st Century California State Parks

The state park system is being transformed to help improve access and uses today, while preserving its resources for generations to come.

Evaluation, Effectiveness

Environmental Education Better Results Toolkit

Environmental Education Better Results Toolkit

The Foundation partnered with Learning for Action to develop tools and techniques for data-driven program improvement.

Resiliency, Effectiveness

Preparing for the Future at Sustainable Conservation

Preparing for the Future at Sustainable Conservation

This nonprofit explored and pursued opportunities to strengthen resiliency as a part of an overall commitment to capacity building.