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		<title>Testing Our Intentions Against Our Outcomes: And Then, What’s Next?</title>
		<link>http://philanthrofiles.org/2013/12/19/testing-our-intentions-against-our-outcomes-and-then-whats-next/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2013 14:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Suzanne Skees]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Suzanne Skees, Skees Family Foundation Skees Family Foundation launched in 2004, began grantmaking in 2005, and truly “went public” with a website in 2011. Now, sitting exposed—with our tiny finances, grantee lists, and heartfelt stories posted for all to see—keeps us honest. Our tax returns show we’ve funded some of the most innovative yet practical [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=philanthrofiles.org&#038;blog=32236902&#038;post=3779&#038;subd=philanthrofiles&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Poonam&#039;s family jumped from one to three meals a day when she got her new—permanent—job with Upaya Social Ventures, a nonprofit that creates employment for India&#039;s ultra-poor women, (c) Upaya Social Ventures</media:title>
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		<title>Impact Takes Intentionality</title>
		<link>http://philanthrofiles.org/2013/10/04/impact-takes-intentionality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2013 15:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ASF]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Impact & Evaluation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sara Beggs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evaluation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting to Impact]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Sara Beggs, ASF Over the past 5 years, 70 committed ASF members have explored the path to impact in small-staff philanthropy and worked to make impact more accessible to funders. We’re delighted to share some of the Impact Working Group’s insights in this and future posts, and in a section of ASF’s website dedicated to [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=philanthrofiles.org&#038;blog=32236902&#038;post=3508&#038;subd=philanthrofiles&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Continual Learning Through Intention and Evaluation</title>
		<link>http://philanthrofiles.org/2013/05/14/continual-learning-through-intention-and-evaluation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ASF]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Colleen O'Keefe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Impact & Evaluation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assessment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Colleen O&#8217;Keefe, Sauer Children&#8217;s Renew Foundation Originally posted in Giving Forum, Minnesota Council on Foundations&#8217;  free, quarterly newspaper. Sauer Children’s Renew Foundation, a member of MCF and ASF, is committed to improving the lives of disadvantaged children and their families.  The Sauer Children’s Renew Foundation is a small family foundation with a mission to [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=philanthrofiles.org&#038;blog=32236902&#038;post=3400&#038;subd=philanthrofiles&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Board Self-Assessment Tool for Small Foundations</title>
		<link>http://philanthrofiles.org/2012/10/31/new-board-self-assessment-tool-for-small-foundations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ASF]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ruth Masterson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ruth Masterson, ASF I think small foundation boards know more than sometimes they think they do. I&#8217;m not talking about individual trustees. Instead, I’m talking about the knowledge that the board holds collectively about what they as a group do well and what they don’t do well. This knowledge is often unacknowledged or difficult [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=philanthrofiles.org&#038;blog=32236902&#038;post=2543&#038;subd=philanthrofiles&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Need to Know What Works</title>
		<link>http://philanthrofiles.org/2012/10/07/the-need-to-know-what-works/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2012 17:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ASF]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elaine Gast Fawcett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Impact & Evaluation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Elaine Gast Fawcett, on behalf of ASF Small-staffed foundations have caught the What Works fever. They want to know what works in their grantmaking in order to have the most impact. After all, the more foundations can show how their own grants are making a difference, the more value they can bring to their [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=philanthrofiles.org&#038;blog=32236902&#038;post=2351&#038;subd=philanthrofiles&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Know You Made a Difference: Grant Impact Reports</title>
		<link>http://philanthrofiles.org/2012/07/09/how-to-know-you-made-a-difference-grant-impact-reports/</link>
		<comments>http://philanthrofiles.org/2012/07/09/how-to-know-you-made-a-difference-grant-impact-reports/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ASF]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Paul T. Penley]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Dr. Paul T. Penley, Intelligent Philanthropy Is my giving really making a difference? That is a question that haunts every giver. Every day individuals and foundations make decisions about where to give. Over a million active U.S. charities provide endless opportunities to support big visions and passionate leaders. The difficult task for those of [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=philanthrofiles.org&#038;blog=32236902&#038;post=1613&#038;subd=philanthrofiles&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond Administrative Costs: A Better Way to Judge a Charity</title>
		<link>http://philanthrofiles.org/2012/06/18/beyond-administrative-costs-a-better-way-to-judge-a-charity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ASF]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Impact & Evaluation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patricia Sinay]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Patricia Sinay, Community Investment Strategies  As a program officer, I can remember the hours of sitting with our grants committee reviewing proposals. It seemed that we always spent a large amount of time reviewing each applicant&#8217;s budget and other financial information. How I would have loved to include Jack Shakely&#8217;s LA Times editorial, The [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=philanthrofiles.org&#038;blog=32236902&#038;post=1460&#038;subd=philanthrofiles&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Strategy and Measurement: Big Opportunities for Small Foundations</title>
		<link>http://philanthrofiles.org/2012/04/10/strategy-and-measurement-big-opportunities-for-small-foundations/</link>
		<comments>http://philanthrofiles.org/2012/04/10/strategy-and-measurement-big-opportunities-for-small-foundations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ASF]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cheryl Taylor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Impact & Evaluation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Effectiveness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Cheryl Taylor, Foellinger Foundation Are you like me? I cringe when people use the terms strategy or strategic in so many different contexts that the terms lose nearly all meaning. Strategy without measurement is meaningless, and measurement of a misguided strategy is equally meaningless. Strategy and measurement are inseparable if a small foundation hopes [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=philanthrofiles.org&#038;blog=32236902&#038;post=954&#038;subd=philanthrofiles&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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