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Regional Associations
The Forum provides services and resources designed to support the effectiveness and capacities of our regional association members. Find key information for regional association staff gathered in one convenient place from throughout the Web site.Please Note: When you select a topic here, you will navigate away from the portal page for regional associations. To return, simply hit your back browser or use the main lefthand navigation.
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- Accountability Educational Resources
Resources designed to help you educate grantmakers on critical issues surrounding accountability and effectiveness. - Accountability Self-Assessment Tool for Private Foundations
Private foundations can use this tool to ensure they are complying with federal laws and to assess how well they are engaging in recommended practices for being accountable to the public. - Benefits
Key membership benefits for regional association staff including partnerships, discounts, knowledge sharing, and educational programs. - Essential Skills & Strategies for New Grantmakers
Orientation curriculum for new grantmakers that provides highly engaging learning activities and carefully selected content drawn from the most reputable national sources. - Knowledge Centers
Information and inspiration for growing new giving including: giving circles, racial, ethnic and tribal philanthropy, and rural philanthropy. - KM System Administration
Tips, tools, guides, and training materials for regional association partners of the Forum's integrated Knowledge Management System. - New Staff Orientation
Orientation materials welcoming new staff and CEOs to the regional association network. - Philanthropy Content for Regional Associations
Content on current philanthropy issues for use in newsletters, Web sites, and other communications vehicles. - Resources for Grantmakers
Practical tips and tools to help your grantmaker members give more effectively.
Materials
- Framework for Delivering Education Programs in Your Regional Association: Ten Principles and Practices (PDF)
The Framework represents a synthesis of recommendations made by more than 60 practitioners and thought leaders in the field . It describes ten principles and corresponding practices that contribute to a grantmaking organization’s effectiveness and that can be used to strengthen philanthropy education across the sector. - Benefits for Associations of Grantmakers
Explains how racial, ethnic and tribal funds, foundations and giving circles are beneficial to grantmaker associations and what actions associations of grantmakers can take to further develop relationships with these funds. - Forum Membership List
Membership list of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers. - Regional Giving Studies Resource Guide (PDF, 3 MB)
Resource guide for regional associations of grantmakers on how to produce and use a regional giving study.
