Latest: Foundation Giving: Measuring Impact
One issue that will always be relevant for charitable Trusts and Foundations, regardless of location, is impact measurement.
The April edition of Alliance Magazine features a collection of interviews which focus on this very topic of measuring social value creation.
The article benefits from the expertise and opinions of individuals viewed as leading practitioners in the field of impact measurement, including those from the Acumen Fund, Center for High Impact Philanthropy and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Based around research conducted for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation...
March 19, 2009
Like many other foundations, the Hawaii Community Foundation (HCF) doesn’t see itself as a change maker and instead, gives this credit to the organisations it supports. To put this belief into action, HCF are using a new, experimental approach to funding. HCF’s new funding structure is based on the ideas and experiences of those who would usually benefit from...
February 23, 2009
Challenge funding on The Big Give is a simple way to make your grants go twice as far. A challenge fund works by doubling donations to charities on a first come, first served basis. As numerous charities benefit from the same challenge fund, it creates a real buzz for donors and fundraisers wishing to support their favourite charity. To set up a challenge fund...
January 16, 2009
Matched Funding at The Big Give
Have you already made a grant that is subject to matched funding? Are you interested in creating a matched fund? The Big Give has launched a new matched funding feature which will promote all charities who benefit from matched funding offers. The new feature of the site will allow donors to identify how to make their donations go further and will offer charities with matched...
