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New Reports from the Field- January part 2

Monday, January 25, 2016

Check out the latest releases from around the nonprofit sector featuring reports from Forefront, Idealware, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and Marts & Lundy, and Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and the American Heart Association.

Fertile Ground: Planting the Seeds for Native American Nutrition and Health Funders Roundtable (Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and the American Heart Association)
The Fertile Ground: Planting the Seeds of Native Health Funders Roundtable, October 2015 in Minneapolis, brought together 41 major national, regional and tribal funders and federal and state funding agencies focused on exploring opportunities to address the challenges Native peoples face regarding food, nutrition and health. This report summarizes the key discussions and learnings at the roundtable, serving as a roadmap for new partnerships and investments.

Forefront Radio: Latest Developments in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Philanthropy (Forefront)
On this episode of Forefront Radio, Forefront's Director of Strategic Initiatives, Delia Coleman has a conversation with Kelly Brown, Executive Director of the D5 Coalition, a five-year coalition to advance philanthropy's diversity, equity, and inclusion. D5 works with many partners — including Forefront — to advance this work.

The Philanthropy Outlook 2016 & 2017 (Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and Marts & Lundy)
This edition of The Philanthropy Outlook projects giving for the years 2016 and 2017 in relationship to the year 2015. It offers detail on those economic factors that will have the most significant influence on giving for these years, as well as other information that provides context for these trends. It also includes information about how certain economic conditions may alter the projections for giving. The final portion of this report provides practitioners with important implications to apply in the course of both daily practice and short and long-term planning.

What Nonprofits Need to Know About Security: A Practical Guide to Managing Risk (Idealware)
Is your organization doing enough to secure its most important data? This new report cuts through the fear and uncertainty to provide clear guidance. It will show you how to assess your risk, explain the basic protections, and discuss building a culture that values security. It will also show you how to develop policies to guide staff and present case studies of how two nonprofits chose to deal with their particular security issues. The report provides a one-page security checklist that you can print and distribute to your entire staff.