Giving Story: John Door
A giving story from The Connecticut Toolkit for Giving Little White Lines: A revolutionary idea can sometimes be as simple as a stripe of white paint.
Family Foundation
Giving Story: Oristano Foundation
A giving story from The Connecticut Toolkit for Giving. Where Philanthropy Is a Family Tradition
Key Facts on Family Foundations
The Foundation Center gives the lastest facts on family foundation giving, a 2012 report with 2010 grantmaker data.
Generations of Giving: Leadership and Continuity in Family Foundations
A groundbreaking study by Kelin Gersick and his team at Lansberg Gersick and Associates. It explores continuity and leadership in family foundations across time and generations.
Foundations & Donor-Advised Funds: Can Foundation Management Be Done Smarter?
Page Snow, Chief Philanthropic Advisor for Foundation Source, writes about the rise of outsourced philanthropic support solutions.
Due Diligence Done Well - A guide for grantmakers
This GEO publication argues that doing due diligence well means striking a balance between obtaining the information you want and need as a grantmaker and not asking for so much that it places an undue burden on the grantseeker.