PubHub - Best Practices

Funding Mobile Strategies for Social Impact: The Future Is Now

2012-05-04

Publisher: Zero Divide
Author(s): Gahran, Amy; Jeff Perlstein
Published: April 2012
Examines the use of mobile technologies to maximize social impact in the developing world. Highlights elements of success and opportunities for funders to support mobile projects by and for underserved communities in the U.S.
Funder(s): Vodafone Americas Foundation
Subject(s): Science/Technology; Science/Technology, Internet; Philanthropy and Voluntarism, Capacity Building

Bolder Together

2012-05-01

Publisher: California Civic Participation Funders
Published: April 2012
Shares lessons learned from a funder collaborative in support of efforts to boost voter participation and citizen engagement. Outlines benefits of collaboration and elements of success, including common strategies and goals and a focus on four counties.
Funder(s): California Endowment, Color of Democracy Fund, Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, James Irvine Foundation, McKay Foundation, Mitchell Kapor Foundation, PowerPAC Foundation, Rosenberg Foundation, Tides Foundation, Women's Foundation of California
Subject(s): Philanthropy and Voluntarism; Philanthropy and Voluntarism, Performance/Failure Analysis; Philanthropy and Voluntarism, Capacity Building

Scanning the Landscape 2.0: Finding Out What's Going On in Your Field

2012-04-30

Publisher: GrantCraft
Published: April 2012
Explores funders' approaches to "scanning" — examining the field as a whole and identifying opportunities, needs, and gaps — as a way to hear from constituencies, understand emerging issues, and map the funding environment.
Funder(s): Ford Foundation
Related Organization(s): European Foundation Centre
Subject(s): Philanthropy and Voluntarism; Philanthropy and Voluntarism, Program Evaluation; Philanthropy and Voluntarism, Capacity Building

Clean & Green: Best Practices in Photovoltaics

2012-04-14

Publisher: As You Sow
Published: March 2012
Outlines the impact of using toxic compounds in manufacturing solar panels compared to the effects of fossil fuels and nuclear power; best management and operations practices for protecting workers and the environment; and considerations for investors.
Funder(s): Arntz Family Foundation, Educational Foundation of America, Miller/Howard Investments, Trillium Asset Management, Walden Asset Management
Subject(s): Environment; Environment, Energy/Energy Use; Environment, Global Climate Change

Learning From Charter School Management Organizations: Strategies for Student Behavior and Teacher Coaching

2012-04-10

Publisher: Center on Reinventing Public Education
Author(s): Lake, Robin J.; Melissa Bowen; Allison Demeritt; Brian Gill; Joshua Haimson; Moira McCullough
Published: March 2012
Describes charter school management practices linked to improved student achievement: setting high expectations for student behavior to promote a safe and focused learning environment and providing intensive individualized coaching for teachers.
Funder(s): Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, NewSchools Venture Fund, Walton Family Foundation
Subject(s): Elementary and Secondary Education; Elementary and Secondary Education, School Reform; Education, Leadership Development

Advancing Racial Equity in Communities: Lessons for Philanthropy

2012-04-03

Publisher: Cornerstone Consultants US LLC
Author(s): Virtue, Mary
Published: January 2010
Outlines elements of success and lessons learned from efforts by foundations and nonprofits in five communities to help dismantle the structural racism perpetuating disparities in income, wealth, education, housing, employment, and criminal justice.
Funder(s): Ford Foundation
Subject(s): Minorities; Civil and Human Rights; Community Improvement/Development

Engaging Consumers to Improve Ambulatory Care

2012-03-28

Publisher: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Published: March 2012
Presents lessons learned from the experiences of five Aligning Forces for Quality communities in partnering with patients, families, and caregivers to improve ambulatory care, including integrating patient engagement into existing improvement efforts.
Funder(s): Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Subject(s): Health; Health, Healthcare Access/Reform

Building Arts Organizations That Build Audiences: A Wallace Foundation Conference

2012-03-22

Publisher: Wallace Foundation
Published: March 2012
Summarizes a June 2011 Wallace-sponsored conference of arts groups, marketing experts, and researchers that explored ways to build arts audiences: what works, what doesn't, and how to sustain success, including encouraging organization-wide learning.
Funder(s): Wallace Foundation
Subject(s): Arts and Culture; Arts and Culture, Audience Development; Arts and Culture, Performing Arts

The Value of Community Philanthropy: Results of a Consultation

2012-03-08

Publisher: Aga Khan Foundation USA
Published: February 2012
Outlines how involving locals as donors shapes the outcomes and sustainability of civil society-building efforts in developing nations. Calls for bolstering community foundations' pool of funders, infrastructure, partnerships, performance, and evaluation.
Funder(s): Aga Khan Foundation USA, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Related Organization(s): Global Fund for Community Foundations
Subject(s): Philanthropy and Voluntarism; Philanthropy and Voluntarism, Capacity Building; Civil Society

Talent Is Ready: Promising Practices for Helping Immigrant Professionals

2012-03-04

Publisher: IMPRINT: Immigrant Professional Integration
Published: October 2011
Outlines the need to better integrate highly skilled immigrants into the workforce, promising practices in assessment and advising, skill building, and organizational capacity building; and tips and insights for nonprofits, funders, and policy makers.
Funder(s): J.M. Kaplan Fund, Suzette Brooks-Masters
Subject(s): Human Services; Human Services, Employment; Social Science, Workforce/Labor Issues