Developed by IPA following the 2008 floods, this guide contains principles and tips from the Council on Foundations, accompanied by Indiana "in action" examples. It also includes information on hardship grants to individuals.
The Jessie Ball duPont Fund created this guidebook to document what it learned about disaster response during the weeks and months following the 2011 Alabama tornadoes.
This guide helps funders explore possibilities for expanding other program areas (health, education, community development, the arts, and youth) to encompass aging.
Based on a year-long, joint study of the European Foundation Centre and the Council on Foundations, this report provides eight principles of good disaster management and a number of practical suggestions.
This toolkit can be an invaluable resource to the long-term recovery of families that have experienced a disaster. Templates are available to customize the section on disaster recovery resources for your community.
Download and personalize this template to create a plan that outlines your strategy in response to a disaster, provides essential information for the continuity of critical business functions, and identifies resources to:
This toolkit, created by FrameWorks Institute, contains communications resources based on the scientific story of child development.
First Five Years Fund has created a range of communications tools and resources for advocates to customize and use, including videos and infographics.
A focus on racial equity can increase your effectiveness at every stage of the grantmaking process. Blending experience and candid advice from grantmakers, this guide explores how a racial equity lens can help you scan your field or community, cultivate new leaders, encourage creative approaches, get people talking, and nourish change inside your own foundation.
The Taproot Foundation is a leading source of information and resources on pro bono services, including best practices, case studies and tools to design and grow effective pro bono programs.