Ready to Add Non-Family Board Members?
Before acting to diversify your family foundation board, assess your readiness to add non-family members. read more
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Right-sized Evaluation for Small Foundations
GMA's preferred approach to evaluation can be framed as monitoring, assessment, and learning — processes embedded in small foundations’ grantmaking. read more
Foundations Face New Financial Statement Standards
Foundations face new financial statement standards this year. GMA's Director of Financial Services outlines the changes to private foundations' reporting. read more
Know Your Family Foundation Life Cycle
The life cycle is a useful lens for understanding common stages that all foundations and giving programs experience, for seeking outside expertise, and for setting the stage for successful transitions. read more
Our Favorite Foundation Board Meeting Traditions
Traditions are an important ingredient of a healthy organizational culture. Our favorite foundation meetings balance the often hurried and transactional work of governance with small traditions in opening and closing each board meeting. read more
Nonprofit Social Enterprise Requires Adept Leadership
Three key ideas funders should consider when evaluating the strength of a nonprofit social enterprise. read more
Funder-nonprofit relations matter, but is anyone listening?
The fraught relations between funders and nonprofit organizations was a hot topic in philanthropy last year. The key may be to re-imagine how grantmaking processes are structured. read more
It’s Time to Review Your Foundation Bylaws
Bylaws are intended to exert a powerful influence on foundation board behavior. Prepare for reflection and renewal. read more
Grantmakers Re-group to Meet Shifting Public Policy
In response, many foundation leaders have tailored their strategies and tactics in continued pursuit of their missions. read more
3 Ways to Nurture Strong Successors
Our shared future depends on nurturing strong successors, and so we invest in the health of GMA by focusing on shared leadership, knowledge development, and succession planning. read more