For Foundations

Accountability Self-Assessment Tool: A comprehensive and flexible resource that foundations can use to ensure they are engaging in generally recommended good practices for being accountable to the public.
Using Your 990-PF to Communicate More Effectively: Steps for maximizing the communications value of your 990-PF or 990.
Consumer's Guide to Grants Management Software Report: This 89-page report provides a rundown of common features and overviews of eighteen systems, as well as detailed reviews, prices, and a comparison chart of nine of the software packages most widely used by grantmakers.
Funder Collaboration Resources: Materials from 2005's annual conference, "The Power of Collaboration: Funding Community Improvement."
General Philanthropic Resources: Websites that provide assistance in managing foundations and general foundation resources.
Grants With Impact: a summary of 12 grants awarded in Arizona that have led to high-impact results, accomplishing the goals of the foundations that gave them.
Rural Philanthropy Knowledge Center: practical information on how to start and manage a rural fund, and other useful resources on how to grow philanthropy in rural areas.
And Justice for All: materials from a 2007 advocacy conference presented by The Wallace Foundation.
Document Destruction/Record Keeping Policies: Best practices for managing your foundation's records.
Whistleblower Policies: An example of how to handle whistle-blowing policies at your organization.
Nonprofit Capacity Building Resources: Books, publications, and websites about how to build capacity.
Tips for Wise Grantmaking: Thirteen tips on how to make your grantmaking as effective as possible.
Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy: An organization dedicated to strengthening the next generation of grantmakers, in order to advance effective social justice philanthropy.
Self-Dealing: A Concise Guide for Foundation Board and Staff: A publication to assist foundations in navigating the rules surrounding self-dealing practices of foundations.
Conflict of Interest Policies: What you need to know to protect yourself from potential conflicts of interest.
H.R. 4 Impact: What the New Charities Law Means for You: An overview of the charitable provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006.
Developing a Grantmaker Travel Policy: Tips for creating a transparent and effective travel policy for your organization.
New York Times Giving Section