How a Diversity Focus Changed One Foundation’s Board
Leadership sees its own diversity as essential to driving change. Shaping the board is an iterative process, an invitation to reflect on its intentions. read more
News & Resources
GMA Foundations appoints Susan Barry as new CEO
GMA Foundations is delighted to announce the appointment of Susan Barry as its new CEO, following co-founders Newell Flather and Mary Phillips in the role. read more
Funding to Boost Child Behavioral Health
Fund approaches that integrate child behavioral health interventions into high-quality programs for all children and the adults in their lives. read more
The Schrafft Charitable Trust Appoints New Trustee
Lily E. Mendez is the President and CEO of Mass Mentoring Partnership (MMP) and a current trustee of The Hyams Foundation. read more
GMA Foundations Launches CEO Search
GMA is ready for a new CEO to re-imagine the firm’s role in the changing philanthropy environment, ripe with opportunity. read more
Deep community relationships drive strong philanthropy
The Miller Foundation is a testament to the value of deep engagement in philanthropy. So - how does one go about building community relationships? read more
Mary Philips Announces Transition
It has been my great joy and privilege to build GMA Foundations over the past 40 years in the company of remarkable colleagues, clients, and friends. read more
Child Behavioral Health Fund, 2022
Funder Community, 2022 Child Behavioral Health Fund The GMA Funder Community established the Child Behavioral Health Fund (“the Fund”) to explore the behavioral read more
Discussion Guidelines and Principles
At its core, philanthropy is about relationships. One way to foster positive relationships is to be mindful of how we participate in conversation. read more
Grantmaking due diligence: organizational budget size
Using organizational budget size as a proxy indicator in grantmaking can reinforce funding inequities and lead to lost opportunity. read more