Grantmaking

A Survey of Technology-Related Grantmaking: "Amplifying Social Impact in a Connected Age"

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This new report summarizes ZeroDivide’s conversations with 41 funders and 13 technology service providers, focusing on recommendations to strengthen the quality and quantity of technology-related grantmaking for social impact. Participating foundations varied in size, programmatic emphasis, and geographic reach. Read more

Tags: information technology, Technology, ZeroDivide, Grantmaking, social impact, funders

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Social Media and Measurement Resources

“Social Media, Grantmaking & ROI” session at COF conference

Slides from the COF session re Social Media Fluency, Measurement, polling data, etc.

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Tags: beth kanter, Grantmaking, Social Media, cof, ROI, measurement

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Increasing Civic Reach

By margaret on 2 March 2011 - 8:38am

"Nonprofits need deep civic roots to thrive." So says Paul Vandeventer in a recent SSIR article. The visibility, credibility, and genuine commitment of board members with civic reach can confer indisputable local authenticity on nonprofits, even when the nonprofit is a private grantmaking foundation. For example, Tessie Guillermo, former president and executive director of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum and president and CEO of the nonprofit ZeroDivide, straddles many civic, cultural, and community boundaries.

Tags: nonprofits, ZeroDivide, Grantmaking, Tessie Guillermo, paul vandeventer, SSIR, civic reach, community partners, stanford social innovation review

Net Grant

By John Hoffman on 21 January 2010 - 11:15am

Net Grant = The real grant amount after deducting the true overhead cost of applying for and servicing a grant.

Tags: nptech, Social Enterprise, Nonprofit, Grantmaking, grants, net grant, foundations, cof, socent

Grantmaking in a Digital World with Allison Fine

By Jessica Eting on 30 January 2009 - 10:41am

How can foundations and giving programs utilize social media to complement their own grantmaking efforts, particularly in programs that serve diverse communities? What opportunities does this new-media culture provide for philanthropy directed toward low-income and minority-serving organizations?

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Podcast: Zerodivide Podcast

Tags: Allison Fine, Grantmaking, Social Media

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