Technology

Leaders of corporate foundations and giving programs are invited to a peer discussion on trends in the field, reflecting on the changes and challenges companies are facing this year, and expectations for the year ahead. This conversation will be a space to connect on shared challenges and hear from…

Leaders of corporate foundations and giving programs are invited to a peer discussion on trends in the field, reflecting on the changes and challenges companies are facing this year, and expectations for the months ahead. This conversation will be a space to connect on shared challenges and hear…

Who Should Attend: C-Suite executives, including CEOs, Presidents, Executive Directors, CTOs, and COOs Recent studies show that while 81% of grantmaking organizations are exploring AI, only 30% have developed AI policies. As AI becomes increasingly relevant to the future of philanthropy, how can…

  Designed to inform foundation executives as well as IT leaders on the strategic role technology can play in your organization's roadmap. Learn how a strategic IT roadmap from technology selection and implementation to internal governance and process design can play a strategic part in…

Editor's note: This post is one in a series highlighting sessions for the upcoming Endowments and Finance Summit, held in Washington, DC, on September 6-7. The Summit is where foundation leaders – such as CEOs, CIOs, CFOs, Senior Investment Officers and board and investment committee members –…

Members, View the Recording Personalized donor service and deep relationships dominate the approach utilized by community foundations in development and grantmaking, but exactly how much has the digital revolution and other philanthropic innovations disrupted our work? What is on the horizon? It’s…

Members, View the Recording The second session in our series on digitalization and the community foundation business model dives into business innovations for community foundations designed to address cybersecurity. Hear from Josh Levy, Stanford’s Digital Civil Society Lab, as he provides practical…

Members, View the Recording This is the first part of a webinar series on digitalization and its impact on community foundations — Digitalization and the Community Foundation Business Model: Data and Transperancy. Data can be overwhelming. But is it possible to harness your foundation’s data and…

Say hello to Armature, the new technical software designed specifically to collect data for program accreditation. As I uploaded my foundation documents and data to apply for accreditation, I couldn’t help but to smile due to the ease of entering data and uploading documents to the system. As a…

Role of community foundations and free resources to help Broadband is essential for communities – it can mean more robust economic development, more access to health care, stronger and more diverse educational options, and enhanced public safety. Because every community has different needs and…

  Download the Presentation Slides Sharing knowledge with stakeholders is an important part of many nonprofit programs, but what does this look like? To answer this question, the Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation and NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network surveyed nonprofits and…

Download the Presentation Slides Connectivity is a path to greater opportunity. In today's world, having access to broadband and fluency with technology fuel economic growth, provides access to the better paying jobs, promotes skill development, and builds stronger and more connected communities.…

Myanmar’s Tech Community Codes as Part of the MaePaySoh Hack Challenge -- Photo by Andrew Thornley   On November 8, 2015, millions in Myanmar went to the polls to cast their votes – many for the first or second time in their lives – for members of the Union Parliament as well as for the 14…

  Modern life is full of data—a lot of data. Sometimes it feels simply overwhelming. And that’s especially true in the philanthropic sector. It can feel like our work is simply an endless string of profiles, templates, accounts, applications, and reports. If we aren’t thoughtful about it…

Friends and Colleagues, Last December, I spoke of 2014 as a Year of Action, and it was! We began putting into place the programs, services, and staff we knew would provide value to our members. In 2015, we’ve begun to see these foundational investments pay off, and I hope you’ve begun to see how…