Effectiveness

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Lessons for Effective Grantmaking
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
by Steven A. Schroeder
June 2002

Filling The Performance Gap- High Engagement Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review
by Christine W. Letts and William P. Ryan
“What grantees say about power, performance, and money.”

Lessons Learned from the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s Foundation Executive Seminar
Excerpt from a report by the Center for Effective Philanthropy
Impact: March 2004

The Future of Effectiveness

Global Business Network
A GEO Preconference Session
by Katherine Fulton, Andrew Blau, and Barbara Kibbe
March 2004

Measuring Effectiveness As a Family Philanthropy

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
A presentation by Douglas Bauer to the National Center for Family Philanthropy in November of 2005.

Tips & Tools-Recommended Principles and Practices for Effective Grantmaking

Delaware Valley Grantmakers
October 2002
After two years of review, the Council on Foundations’ Board of Directors revised its “Recommended Statement on Principles and Practices for Effective Grantmaking” which sets for well-recognized ideals for good practice.

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Regional Philanthropy Calendar

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BIENNIAL REGIONAL CONFERENCE

Charting The Course: Moving Forward in Challenging Times

The Loft at the Red Building
No. 20 Basin Street
Astoria, Oregon

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October 13-15th 2010


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http://www.oldoregon.com/

CORPORATE FUNDERS LEARNING EXCHANGE

Beyond Cause-Related Marketing

Sponsored by Pacific Power Foundation

7:30 am - 9:00 am
Thursday, September 2, 2010

**NEW LOCATION**
Meyer Memorial Trust
425 NW 10th Ave, Suite 400
Portland, OR 97209

$10.00 Members, $35.00 Non-Members
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Connecting the Dots: Health, Housing, and the Community Context

Presented by: Comprehensive Health Education Foundation, The Seattle Foundation, Enterprise Community Partners and The Bullitt Foundation

September 14, 2010
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
American Lung Association in Washington
2625 Third Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121

To register, contact Philanthropy Northwest

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JeFF Meeting

JeFF is a learning community of funders located in Lake, Klamath, Josephine, Jackson, Curry, Coos and Douglas Counties

Hunger and the Food System

Thursday, September 16, 2010
9:00 - 11:30 am
RCC Campus in Grants Pass unless otherwise noted
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Sponsored by Rogue Community College and Gordon Elwood Foundation

THIRD THURSDAY

Communications Technology: Learning to Fish in the Millennium Age

Thursday, September 16, 2010
11:45 - 1:30 pm
Northwest Health Foundation, Bamboo Room
221 NW Second Avenue, Suite 300
Portland, OR 97209

*Lunch provided

$15 members, $35 non-members
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