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Toolkits

NCG's toolkits provide clear, easy-to-access guidance for grantmakers to improve or initiate practice in a given area. Toolkits feature background information to ground users in the issue, recommendations for hands-on implementation, and case studies.

In This Area

  • Disaster Preparedness & Response
    This toolkit shows foundations and funders what to do to prepare for a disaster, what to do when a disaster strikes, and how to support grantees in case of a disaster.
  • Public Policy
    This toolkit helps grantmakers build a portfolio of advocacy grantmaking. Includes discussion of legal parameters, best practices and case studies.
  • Philanthopy Public Policy Portal (P4)
    a statewide resource to promote philanthropic work in the policy arena, helping grantmakers map out their engagement strategies and, at the same time, orienting policymakers to the philanthropic sector.
  • Philanthropic Storytelling
    A step-by-step guide that teaches grantmakers how to share stories that demonstrate the powerful impact and unique value that the philanthropic community brings to this region
  • Collaborative Philanthropy
    Coming Soon!

Other Toolkits From the Field

  • Evaluation Kit for Trustees
    Let's Consider Evaluation: A Self-Assessment Tool for Foundation Trustees
  • Racial Equity Online Toolkit
    Grantmaking tools, commentaries and best practices to support grantmakers in implementing an LGBTQ racial equity lens into their grantmaking and internal operations.