Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro has released a 46 page document of proposed rule changes that could have a significant impact on Ohio nonprofit organizations. The proposed changes address issues such as executive compensation, conflict of…

Gund Foundation and Alliance for Justice Create New Tool The George Gund Foundation, in partnership with the Alliance for Justice, has created a new tool to help foundations evaluate the impact of their public policy and advocacy…

The 30th Annual Cleveland International Film Festival, which begins March 16, will include the first Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Film Competition. Films shown during the 10-day festival in the Standing Up category focus on social justice…

Foundation Commissions 2nd Grantee Perception Report The George Gund Foundation’s 2005 grantees soon will receive a questionnaire from the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) asking for anonymous, confidential feedback on the work of the Foundation. This is the…

Ideas, the new weekly news and information program, on Cleveland's public television station WVIZ/Channel 25, will focus on two issues of concern to the George Gund Foundation in upcoming programs. On December 9 at 9 p.m., Ideas…

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Participate in a Voices & Choices Citizen Interview The Fund for Our Economic Future has launched an initiative to involve tens of thousands of Northeast Ohio residents in creating a regional economic competitiveness agenda. The initiative — Voices &…

NE Ohio Citizens to Create Agenda for Our Region’s Future The Fund for Our Economic Future, a collaboration of more than 60 philanthropic organizations working to improve the Northeast Ohio economy, is launching an ambitious project…

When foundations talk about their work, it is largely the work of their grantees that they describe. Most foundations do not run programs; the non-profits they fund run them. It is certainly true that the work…