Strategic philanthropy
Investing in Leadership - Volume 2
This is GEO's 2nd report into leadership in the non profit sector. Volume 2 offers a framework and examples for guiding grantmaker strategies for supporting leadership development initiatives.
Learn about what investments you can make to support nonprofit leadership.
Investing in Leadership [PDF 2MB]
Vol. 1: A Grantmaker's Framework for Understanding Non-profit Leadership Development.
Given the vast literature on leadership development and the challenges
of translating research and theory into practice, this publication
explores a sampling of the leadership development literature. It is
designed as a first step to help inform grantmakers. It highlights 1)
the importance of leadership in the non-profit sector, 2) dominant
theories within leadership research, 3) different approaches to
developing leadership and investing in non-profit capacity, 4) the link
between leadership development and organisational performance, and 5)
steps to advance the field of non-profit leadership development.
Inspired, Effective Philanthropy; Tools, Debates and Strategies [PDF 56kb]
The collective wealth of NZ foundations is dwarfed by the size of national budgets and, even more importantly, by national need. Fiona Ellis, Director of the UK's Northern Rock Foundation discusses the distinctive role for a philanthropic organisation in the 21st century, at the 2004 Philanthropy New Zealand conference.
Ken Gordon of Trust Waikato shares his learnings [PDF 63kb]
Ken received a Stanford University Campaign for Social Innovation Fellowship to attend the Graduate School of Business Executive Programme for Non-profit Leaders. Funders forum 2005
Maximising Our Potential as Grantmakers [PDF 47kb]
Genevieve Timmons makes some observations on emerging trends for grantmakers at the Community Trusts Conference, 2004.
Strengthening Organisational Capacity [PDF 724kb]
Capacity building, according to Carol Lukas, is any activity that strengthens non-profit performance and impact. Carol Lukas heads the US organisation The Fieldstone Alliance This paper is a composite of the speeches she gave during her June 2005 visit as a guest of Philanthropy New Zealand.
Strategic Philanthropy - Personal Reflections from a New Kid on the Block [PDF 21kb]
What we are, How we work, What I first thought, What we've done, What I now think, What we might do next, by Trevor Gray - Manager of the Tindall Foundation. Conference 2004