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SPONSORSHIPS – ARE THEY STILL A THING? You betcha!
July 2021
Corporate sponsorships are back. Well, they never left; in Minnesota, most major corporations still have some form of sponsorship program. But, now, corporations are using sponsorships for several creative purposes with several types of organizations. Our research team of Laura…Continue reading...MINNESOTA FUNDING SHORT TAKES
July 2021
SUCH GOOD NEWS: THE SAUER FAMILY FOUNDATION It couldn’t happen to a nicer family foundation. The St Paul based Sauer Family Foundation has more than tripled its assets from $28 million to $100 million. Truly, one of the best family funds in the U.S.,…Continue reading...SPEAKING OF MEGA-MEGA GRANTS …
July 2021
Most philanthropoids seem okay with the huge McKenzie Scott-size grants that foundations are putting out for good causes. But some foundation employees are side-barring concerns about the impact these grants are having on everyday grant programs. Two Ford Foundation (low level) grant people…Continue reading...SURVEY SAYS…
July 2021
Lots of new surveys about giving and asking this month. Some of the big deals: Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual Kids Count Data Book is out. By far, the best and most authoritative guide to child welfare data – state by state —…Continue reading...6.21 Fluff Free News Digest
June 2021
June, 2021 THE CARTS ARE BACK! Restaurants, grocery stores, bodegas, discount stores, and lots of other retail stores are reopening now that most folks have been vaccinated (although vaccinations numbers in BIPOC and rural communities are dreadfully below…Continue reading...The Equitable Evaluation Framework
June 2021
Insights for Grantseekers… when funders place equity at the center of their giving The Equitable Evaluation Initiative group recently published a paper in partnership with Grantmakers for Effective Organizations entitled The Equitable Evaluation Framework. While it’s a little on the…Continue reading...About Our Database of Funder Profiles
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