Philanthropic practice

2005, 139 pages. Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, Fieldstone Alliance Publishing Center, Saint Paul, MN, 55107

In this guide, York promotes the concept of "evaluative learning" to help funders use evaluation to build capacity and increased effectiveness in their grantees' organizations. Examinations of capacity building, organizational effectiveness, current and typical uses of evaluations, and the philosophy of evaluations lead to a step-by-step, soup-to-nuts guide to planning for and implementing evaluative learning.

In the Grantmakers in the Arts boardroom, when my fellow board members speak, I sometimes feel like my little mutt Duffy must feel when I say "Go outside, Duffy, and take care of business."

"Blah blah blah, Duffy, blah, blah, blah."

Okay, I'm exaggerating. I understand some of what my colleagues say. More than Duffy, for instance. (Duffy is part cocker spaniel, and there is truth to the saying "dumb as a cocker spaniel.") But I am running to catch up, just as Duffy on her four-inch legs scurries after me on a brisk walk.

2004, 132 pages. National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, 2001 S Street, Suite 620, Washington, DC, 20009, 202-332-5084, www.ncrp.org

The full text of this article is not yet available on this site. Below is a brief excerpt.

2004, 176 pages. The Urban Institute, 2100 M Street NW, Washington, DC, 20037, 202-833-7200, www.urban.org

Download pdf: http://www.urban.org/publications/411067.html

March 2004, 40 pages. The Foundation Center, 79 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10003, 212-620-4230, http://foundationcenter.org

Download pdf: http://www.foundationcenter.org/gainknowledge/research/pdf/practicematters_06_paper.pdf

2005, 83 pages, ISBN 0-9759241-2-5. Monitor Company Group, LLC, www.monitorinstitute.com

Download pdf: http://www.futureofphilanthropy.org/files/finalreport.pdf

September 2004. 126 pages. Published by the Coalition for New Philanthropy, 305 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001-6008, 212-924-6744

Download pdf: www.philanthropy.org/programs/documents/6-20-05_pathways.pdf

2003, 16 pages. The Fund for Folk Culture, P.O. Box 1566, Santa Fe, NM, 87504-1566, 505-984-2534, www.folkculture.org

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The lines between arts and environmental grantmaking often are sharply drawn. However, in the life of thriving communities, the two are integrally linked. As part of a roundtable discussion at last October's GIA conference, it was heartening to share vivid examples of how GIA members are exploring the intersections of environment and art.