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Grantmakers

Grantmakers are people and organizations that give monetary awards (grants) to nonprofits. They vary in size and scope from large, national corporate-giving programs to small, local family foundations. Below, you will find key information for grantmakers gathered in one convenient place from throughout the Web site.

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• Locate Your Regional Association
  Connect with your local regional association to find resources on philanthropy in your community.
• Join a Regional Association
  Enhance your giving by joining a regional association of grantmakers and connect with other grantmaking organizations and donors in your community.
• Find Regional Association Events
  Learn about events sponsored in your community by your local regional association.
• Host a Giving Circle
  Find information for organizations to assess their readiness to host a giving circle, and tips and sample documents to structure a successful partnership.
• Host a Racial, Ethnic or Tribal Fund
  Explore information for grantmakers to assess their readiness to host a racial, ethnic, or tribal fund, and how to structure a successful partnership.

Materials

• Benefits of Regional Association Membership
  Regional associations offer an array of services and resources to the staff, volunteers, consultants, advisors, and trustees of grantmaking organizations.
• Forum Membership List
  Membership list of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers.
• Benefits for Private, Corporate and Family Foundations of Partnering with Racial, Ethnic and Tribal Philanthropies
  Outlines how racial, ethnic and tribal philanthropies can be partners and resources for private, corporate and family foundations.
• Benefits for Community and Public Foundations of Partnering with Racial, Ethnic and Tribal Philanthropies
  Outlines the benefits community and other public foundations have for working with and hosting racial, ethnic and tribal funds.
• Community Benefits of Giving Circles
  Giving circles provide benefits for their members, the community organizations that they support and the organizations that host them.

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