Toolkit

"For All Ages": The GIA Guide to Funding Across the Lifespan

For grantmakers interested in health, community development, the arts, and more, aging offers a natural extension of your programs. For All Ages: The GIA Guide to Funding Across the Lifespan is an invaluable resource for funders exploring the possibility of expanding their funding to encompass aging.

Accountability Self-Assessment Tools for Unstaffed Private Foundations

The Accountability Self-Assessment Tool is a comprehensive resource to help unstaffed private foundations ensure that they are complying with key federal laws and regulations and assess how well they are engaging in generally recommended good practices for being accountable to the public. The materials consist of a questionnaire, check list, worksheet, glossary and resource list. The questionnaire, available by component or in one complete document, and the entire selection of tools are available in the following sections.

Accountability Self-Assessment Tools for Staffed Private Foundations

The Accountability Self-Assessment Tool is a comprehensive resource to help staffed private foundations ensure that they are complying with key federal laws and regulations and assess how well they are engaging in generally recommended good practices for being accountable to the public. The materials consist of a questionnaire, check list, worksheet, glossary and resource list. The questionnaire, available by component or in one complete document, and the entire selection of tools are available in the following sections.

Talk to Candidates & Elected Officials Toolkit
A campaign to educate candidates and elected officials about philanthropy, this toolkit includes suggested talking points, a template for quick facts and a story about your foundation, and a leave behind candidate card.
National Standards for Community Foundations
Developed in the spirit of accountability, transparency and continuous self-improvement, National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations have been updated to meet the evolving realities of community foundations.
Advocacy Capacity Tool
The Advocacy Capacity Tool (ACT) helps groups measure their readiness to engage in advocacy. Groups answer questions about their organization’s skills, knowledge, and resources for running issue campaigns, influencing legislation, or other forms of advocacy. The tool then immediately generates results. The ACT is useful for a range of nonprofits—including foundations looking for ways to support their grantees.

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