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Philanthropy Review Winter 2020

Publication date: 
12/2020

The Philanthropy Review Winter 2020 edition features four members’ reflections on 2020 and perspectives on 2021 challenges; an update on the Ohio Collaborative for Educating Remotely and Transforming Schools public-private partnership; and welcomes several new leaders to their jobs in philanthropy.

Resource Type: 
Member Service

Avoiding Conficts of Interest and Self-Dealing for Family Foundation Boards

Publication date: 
05/2013
Federal law regarding conflicts of interest and self-dealing at foundations can be complex and confusing. Family foundation boards that are eager to comply with both the letter and spirit of the law should understand the legal definition of “disqualified persons” as well as the variety of rules for certain regulated activities.
Resource Type: 
Research
Audience: 
Family Foundation
Topic: 
Governance

Ohio Evaluation and Compensation Reform

Publication date: 
11/2011
Day in and day out, teachers see the needs of students. They understand what works and what doesn’t work, they celebrate success when students achieve, and they work hard to find better ways when students struggle. Studies have repeatedly shown that teachers are tremendously important to student achievement. They have also found that when a student has an ineffective teacher, achievement suffers dramatically.
Resource Type: 
Best Practice
Audience: 
Executive Staff
Program Staff
Topic: 
Policy
Funding Area: 
Education

Ohio Evaluation and Compensation Reform (2011)

Publication date: 
11/2011
Studies have repeatedly shown that teachers are tremendously important to student achievement.i They have also found that when a student has an ineffective teacher, achievement suffers dramatically.
Resource Type: 
Research
Funding Area: 
Education

Leveraging the Power of Foundations

Scholars, policymakers, and practitioners are increasingly interested in expanding and strategically employing philanthropic resources in a way that best addresses the challenges of a changing world.
Resource Type: 
Research
Topic: 
Investments

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

Grantmakers Information Technology Survey Report

Publication date: 
09/2014
The technology survey is designed to enable grantmaking organizations to make better informed, timely, and cost-­‐effective decisions regarding the technologies that support their grantmaking and fundraising/donor operations. It also is intended to empower grantmakers to make decisions based on information about new trends and how their peers are navigating them.
Resource Type: 
Research
Audience: 
Community Foundation
Topic: 
Technology

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