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Foundation, President's Updates

Sooner Rather Than Later

Sooner Rather Than Later

Laurie Dachs offers concluding reflections on the Foundation and its spend down.

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.

Education, Character

Supporting the Youth Development Workforce

Supporting the Youth Development Workforce

Rebecca Goldberg and Alex Hooker contribute strategies and perspectives to the Journal of Youth Development.

Foundation, Features, President's Updates

President’s Update: Spring 2020

President’s Update: Spring 2020

Lauren B. Dachs writes about the Foundation’s response to COVID-19 in context of its concluding year.

Education, Character

Fertile Ground for Philanthropy: Social and Emotional Learning in Out-of-School Time

Fertile Ground for Philanthropy: Social and Emotional Learning in Out-of-School Time

Rebecca Goldberg writes about opportunities for grantmakers to positively influence adult practices that support social and emotional learning for young people.

Education, Character

Character Development: Connecting Peers to Improve Practice

Character Development: Connecting Peers to Improve Practice

The Foundation is supporting national youth development leaders to promote deeper understanding of the value and practice of building character.

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.