Posted on November 19, 2003

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Organizational Effectiveness - Funding Resources

Otto Bremer Foundation
http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/bremer/
The Organizational Effectiveness Program of the St. Paul-based Otto Bremer Foundation is committed to strengthening the capacity of nonprofit organizations in Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and Wisconsin, and to developing a network of organizational development resources outside the Twin Cities area. The foundation also is working closely with several partners to develop proposals that will make organizational improvement tools available on a sector-wide basis.

Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
http://www.emcf.org/
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation focuses on strengthening nonprofit youth development organizations so they can better serve more young people with high-quality programs. The foundation has been developing a new approach to grantmaking called Institution and Field Building (IFB). Key to the IFB approach is a comprehensive, multistage process used to identify promising youth development organizations, assess their overall capabilities, and subsequently invest in the growth of those organizations most capable of benefiting from this kind of support.

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
http://www.wmkf.org/
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is an operating and grantmaking foundation that works toward a vision of self-sufficient people living in healthy communities. Drawing from many sources, the foundation’s Leadership Learning Series focuses on the challenges nonprofits face in developing the leadership capabilities of individuals, teams, and organizations.

W.K. Kellogg Foundation
http://www.wkkf.org/
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Michigan, launched the Building Bridges initiative to support the development of comprehensive educational programs for managers and leaders in nonprofit and public organizations. The goals of the initiative are to create a broader range of educational programs and increase access so a more diverse group of managers, volunteers, and students can be trained in nonprofit management skills; to foster comprehensive nonprofit management education so practitioners, scholars, organizations, and institutions can improve current practices and contribute to knowledge about the field; and to strengthen the impact of educational programs on nonprofit management practices. Note: The foundation is not currently making grants under this initiative.

Agnes and Eugene Meyer Foundation
http://www.meyerfoundation.org/
The Meyer Foundation supports community-based nonprofit organizations in the greater Washington, D.C., area as a means of fostering the well-being of all people in the region. The foundation accomplishes its work by finding visionary and talented nonprofit leaders; making early and strategic investments in nonprofit organizations; strengthening the organizational capacity of nonprofits in the region; promoting a strong and influential nonprofit sector; building partnerships to foster the sector's work; and serving as a resource to other donors who want to make effective charitable investments in the region.

David and Lucile Packard Foundation
http://www.packfound.org/index.cgi?page=oep
The Packard Foundation's Organizational Effectiveness and Philanthropy Program works to enhance the effectiveness of the foundation’s grantees, build the field of nonprofit management, foster effective philanthropy, and better inform and engage donors in California.

Partnership for Effective Nonprofits
http://www.partnershipforeffectivenonprofits.org/
An initiative of the Foundation for Seacoast Health, the Greater Piscataqua (NH) Community Foundation, and United Way of the Greater Seacoast, PEN works with local funders to strengthen the management, programs, and sustainability of nonprofit organizations in southeastern New Hampshire and York County, Maine.

Robin Hood Foundation
http://www.robinhood.org/
The Robin Hood Foundation invests in and provides extensive hands-on management assistance to nonprofit organizations working to end poverty in New York City. The foundation's "high-engagement" approach to its grantees runs the gamut from developing strategic plans and analyzing budgets, to securing office space and negotiating leases, to bringing in additional funders.