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Looking for the single best way to manage a family foundation? You may be looking for a long time. Because family foundations are unique within the foundation world, there is no one-size-fits-all answer to management. Each family creates its own rules and structures for its foundation, allowing for…
This document is an editable grant agreement for grants not requiring expenditure responsibility.
This sample document is being provided for informational purposes only and is not to be shared without the permission of the Council on Foundations. Use of the sample document does not create an…
This sample grant proposal acknowledgment letter will allow you to let prospective grantees know that their application has been received.
This sample grant proposal application checklist can be customized to your foundation's processes, allowing you to check off each step of the grant application process.
The following are some of the models that are used for staffing family foundations. Many families use variations on these models or a combination of them. Any of them can be effective, depending on what is important to the family. The two major considerations, and they are linked, are: how much…
This sample grant completion report may be customized and provided to your grantee partners.
This sample declination letter can help you inform grant applicants that their grant proposal was not accepted.
by Lee Draper
Every year, scores of individuals are recruited to join the program staff of foundations. As program officers or directors, they allocate billions of dollars to the nonprofit organizations doing work in our communities and abroad.
Despite being charged with such responsibility,…