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Philanthropy’s Response to the Substance Use Disorder Crisis Series 3

Publication date: 
12/2019

For philanthropy to have a tremendous impact in addressing the tragic substance use disorder crisis, new approaches to public policy and government partner engagement must be coordinated.

Philanthropy Review Summer 2020

Publication date: 
07/2020

The Philanthropy Review Summer 2020 edition features several articles about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected funders and nonprofits and how they have shifted. In addition, read CEO Deborah Aubert Thomas’ statement on racial equity, information on Philanthropy Forward ’20 going virtual and much more!  

Sustainable Cities: The Role for Philanthropy in Promoting Urban Sustainability

Publication date: 
05/2013
Commissioned by the Canadian Environmental Grantmakers’ Network (CEGN), this report outlines some of the key issues related to urban sustainability in Canada, profiles some of the promising approaches, and explores various roles that the philanthropic community could play in moving communities forward in this field.
Resource Type: 
Research
Audience: 
Community Foundation
Topic: 
Grantmaking
Funding Area: 
Sustainability

Beyond Tinkering Report

Publication date: 
01/2009

Action Recommendations for the Strickland Administration, 128th Ohio General Assembly and State Board of Education. A bold plan for accelerating the pace of innovation—for restructuring the traditional, industrial model of teaching and learning and for addressing the lowest-performing schools in our state—is needed to keep pace with the demands of the 21st century.

Resource Type: 
Best Practice
Audience: 
Board/Trustees
Executive Staff
Program Staff
Topic: 
Policy
Funding Area: 
Education

Ohio Poverty Study

Publication date: 
01/2010
This new report, The State of Poverty in Ohio: Building a Foundation for Prosperity, covers a time period of more than one year to better tell the story of the recession which hit Ohio and the U.S. in late 2008 and the subsequent efforts toward recovery. OACAA commissioned Community Research Partners (CRP) to conduct research for Building a Foundation for Prosperity.
Resource Type: 
Research
Audience: 
Executive Staff
Program Staff
Topic: 
Grantmaking
Funding Area: 
Poverty

Building a Movement

How Pittsburgh’s Arts and Cultural Community is Embracing Accessibility and Inclusion of People with Disabilities — FISA Foundation has strategically invested in promoting inclusion of people with disabilities into the region’s arts and cultural life, not in one or two grantee organizations, but across the whole landscape of performing arts, theatre, visual arts and museums.
Resource Type: 
Research
Audience: 
Program Staff
Topic: 
Advocacy
Funding Area: 
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Catalyst Fund for Nonprofits: An Interim Assessment

Publication date: 
01/2013
The economic downturn of 2008 sparked new urgency for nonprofits to explore strategic alliances. Responding to the needs of organizations for guidance — and resources to pursue a collaboration or merger — in 2010, a group of funders formed the Catalyst Fund for Nonprofits (CFN, the Fund). Managed by Nonprofits Finance Fund (NFF), the Fund has received seed capital from five funders totaling $1.9M. To date, six CFN collaborations have been implemented, three have chosen not to move forward, and the remaining six are in varying stages of development.
Resource Type: 
Research
Topic: 
Collaboration

Doing Good Is Good for You 

For the people of UnitedHealth Group, our business goals and social mission are inextricably entwined. To help people live healthier lives and modernize the health care system, we believe it is necessary to be active and responsible citizens in our local communities and around the world. Volunteerism plays a vital role in our mission, leveraging our greatest asset—our people—in making a difference.
Resource Type: 
Research
Audience: 
Corporate Giving
Topic: 
Volunteerism

UPSTART: A Revolutionary Approach to Early Learning

Publication date: 
09/2018

Learn about Waterford UPSTART, a technology-based, in-home kindergarten-readiness program. UPSTART’s disruptive innovation approach offers new dimensions of affordability, choice and accessibility for developing school readiness and empowers parents to engage in their children’s education. This program began in Utah and is actively expanding to pilots to Ohio and other states.

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