Publications and Resources
A number of reports and publications are available in hard copy and/or at the links below to assist grantmakers in their information gathering.
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- Connecticut Grantmakers Online (CGO)
Connecticut Grantmakers Online (CGO) is an online, password-protected subscriber database containing more than 2,200 Connecticut foundations and corporate grantmakers. - Web Tutorials
We hope our new website will become a valuable tool. Four tutorials and a website overview are available to help familiarize you with features of the site. - Statistics and Trends
Profiles of giving and philanthropy in Connecticut, including "Connecticut Grantmaking Highlights," "Top 100 Grantmakers" and quick facts on charitable bequests. - Reports and Surveys
The Council's Annual reports, Capital Campaign reports, Women and Girls Funds report, Community Foundation Survey results and reports and Drowning in Paperwork, Distracted from Purpose, a report from Project Streamline. - Guiding Principles and Effective Practices for Connecticut Grantmakers
A tool to guide funder's work in effective philanthropy. - Sample Policies for Effective Practice
Sample documents through which a nonprofit staff and board judge whether they have individually and as an organization performed their duties ethically, and in a manner adequate to the public trust invested in them. - Accountability Self-Assessment Tool
Self-assessment tools for private staffed and unstaffed foundations (family, independent or corporate) to help ensure that they are complying with all relevant federal laws and regulations. - Connecticut Toolkit for Giving
A thoughtful guide to your choices for philanthropic giving. - Common Application and Report Forms
Common forms developed to facilitate the application and reporting process for grantmakers and grantseekers. - Member e-Briefs (requires member login)
A monthly electronic newsletter that keeps members current on upcoming Council programs, useful resources and how-to's from experts. - News You Can Use (requires member login)
Have you ever read about a resource and then couldn't remember in which e-Brief issue it was listed? The 2010 News You Can Use is now archived and you can easily find resources by issue. - Connecticut Philanthropy Digest
A monthly electronic digest of recent activities by Connecticut's foundations and grantmakers.
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- Celebrating 10 years of Philanthropy Innovation
This new publication marks the close of the New Ventures in Philanthropy Initiative, a ten-year effort of the Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers begun in 1998 to promote new and increased giving in the country. At a time when 'philanthropy' was an unfamiliar word to most Americans and rarely mentioned in the media, New Ventures made more than 40 grants to explore new ways to increase giving and explored more deeply and developed a lasting body of work. - Philanthropy Impacts Connecticut Communities (PDF)
These snapshots highlight just a few of the ways philanthropy is working on issues of concern to us all. - Recommended WEB Designers (requires member login)
Recommendations for WEB designers collected from Council member organizations in January 2010. - Self Dealing: A Concise Guide for Foundation Board and Staff Guide (PDF)
An overview on the self-dealing law, including definitions, common problem areas, exceptions, penalties, and resources. - Conflict of Interest at Foundations: Avoiding the Bad Managing the Good (PDF)
Outlines the law and factors related to conflict of interest and includes examples of situations that foundations regularly encounter.
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Links
- Foundation Desk Reference
This book is a compendium of private foundation rules discussing everything you need to know to get organized. Written by Benjamin T. White, Esq., it is available for a nominal charge through the Southeastern Council of Foundations. - Ways to Share . . . A Holiday Wish List
Find information on how a nonprofit can participate in this resource for holiday charitable giving and volunteering. The "Holiday Wish List" is a collection of the seasonal needs of nonprofits that directly serve children, families and adults from Thanksgiving to Three Kings Day (Jan 6). - When and How to Use External Evaluators
This publication, written by Tracey Rutnik and Marty Campbell, is designed for program officers who advise grantees about contracting an external evaluator or who commission evaluations on behalf of their foundations.