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Talking About Early Childhood Development
This toolkit, created by FrameWorks Institute, contains communications resources based on the scientific story of child development.
Toolkits, Templates, & Sample Documents
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Grantmaking With a Racial Equity Lens
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.
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Conflict of Interest Policy for Independent Foundations
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A sample conflict of interest form for independent private foundations.
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President and CEO / Executive Director Job Descriptions at Community Foundations
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Sample job descriptions for President and CEO or Executive Director positions at community foundations.
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Disaster Plan Template for Community Foundations
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:
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Board Governance
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This page contains Board Governance resources for Indiana community foundations.
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Community Foundation Bylaws
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Sample bylaws for Community Foundations.
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Developing a Whistleblower Policy
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The heightened focus on nonprofit accountability in recent years has spurred calls for foundations and public charities to have adequate policies and procedures in place to ensure sound governance. One such policy that has become a recommended best practice for the sector is a whistleblower protection policy, yet most nonprofits still don’t have one. Here are some basic issues to consider when developing a whistleblower protection policy for your grantmaking organization.
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Foundation Chief Executive Evaluation Form
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A sample form used by a foundation's board of directors to evaluation the chief executive officer.
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Irvine Community Foundation Initiative II
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This page contains materials and toolkis from the James Irving Foundation's Community Foundations Initiative II which as launced in 2005 and over a six-year period, involved a $12 million investment to accelerate growth and leadership for small and young community foundations in rural areas of California.