CEP – In Search of Impact
Huang, J., Buchanan, P., & Buteau, E. (2006). In Search of Impact: Practices and Perceptions in Foundations’ Provision of Program and Operating Grants to Nonprofits. Cambridge, MA: Center for Effective Philanthropy. From the report: “Foundation and nonprofit executives have long discussed debated how grantmakers can best support nonprofits. Some prominent leaders have argued in recent […]
GEO Funders – General Operating Support: Action Guide
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations. (2007). General Operating Support: Action Guide. Washington, D.C.: GEO Grantmakers for Effective Organizations. From the website of GEO Funders: “What is general operating support? How are grantmakers providing it? GEO’s answer to these questions (and more) were inspired by a spirited conversation that took place in early 2007 on the GEO […]
IVAR – Thinking about… Core funding
Cairns, B., Mills, C., & Ridley, S. (2013). Thinking about… core funding. London, U.K.: Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR). From the website of the Institute for Voluntary Action Research: “Thinking about… core funding draws on learning from our own and others’ research and interviews with key informants from seven charitable foundations providing core funding […]
Samen winnen of verliezen (Dutch)
De Goede Doelen Loterijen (GDL) in Nederland verstrekken ongeoormerkte, lange termijnfinancieringen aan goededoelenorganisaties. Zij hebben als visie dat sterke maatschappelijke organisaties de wereld kunnen veranderen, waardoor zij hun financiering “vrij besteedbaar, voor lange termijn en op vertrouwen” verstrekken. Een principe van samen winnen of verliezen: de GDL vertrouwen de goededoelenorganisaties met hun investering en nemen […]
Overheadkosten als maatstaf? (Dutch)
De impact van financiers op de overhead van goededoelenorganisaties Het aantal goededoelenorganisaties dat jaarlijks op een bijdrage kan rekenen is de afgelopen jaren sterk gegroeid. Het belang van vrij besteedbare bedragen neemt toe en daarmee hebben financiers een steeds grotere verantwoordelijkheid gekregen in de samenleving. Maar wat gebeurt er precies met de overheadkosten van een […]
CEP – New Attitudes, Old Practices: The Provision of Multiyear General Operating Support
Buteau, E., Marotta, S., Martin, H., Orensten, N., & Gehling, K. (2020). New Attitudes, Old Practices: The Provision of Multiyear General Operating Support. Cambridge, MA: Center for Effective Philanthropy. https://cep.org/portfolio/new-attitudes-old-practices/ From the website of the Center for Effective Philanthropy: “Multiyear general operating support (GOS) provides nonprofits with the flexibility to use funds to fulfill their […]
Paul Brest – Smart Money
Brest, P. (2003). Smart Money. Stanford Social Innovation Review, 1(3), 44–53. In ‘Smart Money’, Paul Brest argues that general operating grants can be strategic for foundations and nonprofits. The article was published in the Stanford Social Innovation Review in Winter 2003. Read the article here (external link).
The perceived consequences of unrestricted funding
At the virtual ARNOVA Conference 2020, Pamala Wiepking and Arjen de Wit presented the first results of a qualitative inquiry among grantee organizations of the Dutch Postcode Lotteries. The full title of their paper is: The perceived consequences of unrestricted funding for effectiveness of grantee organizations: The case of the Dutch Charity Lotteries. Read the […]
Deny de Jong & Suzanne Kooij – Van capacity building naar Funding Plus (Dutch)
de Jong, D., & Kooij, S. (2017). Van capacity building naar funding plus. Van de website: “Het rapport ‘Van capacity building naar Funding Plus’ van Deny de Jong en Suzanne Kooij is de neerslag van een verkennend onderzoek naar (behoeften aan en aanbod voor) capacity building bij aanvragers van vermogensfondsen. In het rapport wordt in […]
