BoardSource
For Support Of Research On Foundation Boards And Governance
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Amount$75,000
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Program
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Date Awarded4/15/2016
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Term18 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
BoardSource is a membership organization that provides resources, training, research, conferences and convenings, consulting and other sector-wide supports focused on governance practices of US nonprofits and foundations. BoardSource provides guidance on what constitutes good governance and offers educational opportunities in new approaches to governance. Leading with Intent is BoardSource's flagship research and report, conducted biennially and focused studying the status and trends in board composition, practices and culture. This grant will enable deeper insights from Leading with Intent on foundation boards, both through an expanded set of questions and through broader outreach to foundation respondents.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.boardsource.org/eweb
Address
750 9th Street NW, Suite 650, Washington, DC, 20001, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
BoardSource is a membership organization that provides resources, training, research, conferences and convenings, consulting, and other sectorwide supports focused on governance practices of U.S. nonprofits and foundations. BoardSource provides guidance on what constitutes good governance and offers educational opportunities on new approaches to governance. Leading with Intent is BoardSource’s flagship research report, conducted biennially and focused on studying the status and trends in board composition, practices, and culture. In March 2021, they released a new framework, entitled Purpose-Driven Board Leadership. This is a general operating support grant that augments an existing multiyear general operating support grant under the Knowledge for Better Philanthropy strategy.
for general operating support
BoardSource is a membership organization that provides resources, training, research, conferences and convenings, consulting, and other sectorwide supports focused on governance practices of U.S. nonprofits and foundations. BoardSource provides guidance on what constitutes good governance and offers educational opportunities on new approaches to governance. Leading with Intent is BoardSource’s flagship study conducted biennially and focused on studying the status and trends in board composition, practices, and culture. In March 2021, they released a new framework, entitled Purpose-Driven Board Leadership. This grant is for general operating support and supplements an existing grant as part of the Knowledge for Better Philanthropy strategy.
