Grantee Relationships

Learnings From A Coup d’État

Brian Decker is the Executive Director of Madala, a grant-making organization partnering with ministries in Francophone West Africa. He has over 15 years of experience in philanthropy and holds a Master’s degree…

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Iron Sharpens Iron: Using Grantee Cohorts to Connect and Share Learning

Susan Dobkins is the Director of the Vista Hermosa Foundation in Pasco, WA, where she oversees the global grantmaking program. Her career spans over three decades, from human rights work in Central…

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Eduardo Centurion, Strategy Director at the Maclellan Foundation

Your role  at Maclellan recently changed. What are you focusing on now? Yes, we’ve decided to open up work in Latin America, a region we haven’t been in previously, and I’ll be…

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Some Thoughts on Philanthropy in the Messiness of Kingdom Life

Brent gained insight into the worlds of donors and charities while holding senior leadership positions in the charitable sector for over twenty-five years, including more than a decade in the field of…

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Member Profile: Maday Gonzalez Redd

Maday (muh-dye) Gonzalez Redd is the Associate Director of the Stoller Foundation in Houston, TX. After seven years on the for-profit side of the Stoller Group, Maday accepted an invitation to join…

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Safeguarding Workshop

Over the past few years more and more donors have been held responsible for child protection issues that have surfaced in programing implemented by their partners. Furthermore, as people of faith, ensuring…

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Having a Vision of Possibility

Terese is the Vice President of Grants at The Rees-Jones Foundation and has served on its staff since its inception in 2007, and has served on PCP’s steering committee for several years. Outside of…

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Member Profile: Kalee Perlman, Director of Programs and Special Projects at Tyndale House Foundation

Kalee is the Director of Programs and Special Projects at Tyndale House Foundation in Chicago, IL. She has been a member of PCP since 2018 and served as their event planner until…

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How Motherhood Informed 25 Years of Grantmaking

Suzanne is the President of the Pilgrim Foundation, which she founded with her father in 1997. The Pilgrim Foundation is currently partnered with over 50 non profit organizations spanning Africa, Haiti, China,…

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Member Profile: Nicole Bice

Nicole Bice is the ED of the Hovde Foundation, which focuses on vulnerable children and their families in Africa and Latin America, and locally in Wisconsin. A major initiative of the foundation…

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Insights from Various Paths to the Foundation World

Panel with Romanita Hairston, Fritz Kling, and Philip Langford

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Spiritual Formation and Wellness

A panel with Jana Kinsey, Jen Oakley, and Kelsie Salarda

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Ode to a Hammer

I’m not really going to write a short essay on a hammer, though I do have a particular fondness for this tool that seems to be increasingly out of use as the…

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Member Profile: Stephanie Hsu

After years of advising some of the world’s largest foundations, Stephanie moved into foundation work for a professional basketball player’s family foundation. The Jeremy Lin Foundation works to love and serve overlooked…

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Our Partners Know What They Need

Scott Amis (right, traveling in Ukraine) is a program officer at Cornerstone Trust, where his portfolio covers Eurasia. Scott has a Master’s degree in Global Leadership, with an emphasis in International Development…

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Resources Roundup: Breakout Sessions at 2022 Conference

During PCP’s 2022 Annual Conference we spent one afternoon in breakout discussions around several timely topics. Below are additional resources for each one: Trends in Philanthropy, discussion led by Fred Smith and…

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Setting a Grant Narrative

In October 2021 The Maclellan Foundation hosted PCP for our annual site visit, where we gather for a deeper dive into the nuts and bolts of our profession. Maclellan is generously sharing…

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Post-Grant Reporting and Measuring Objectives

In October 2021 The Maclellan Foundation hosted PCP for our annual site visit, where we gather for a deeper dive into the nuts and bolts of our profession. Maclellan is generously sharing…

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Generosity Strategy and Initiatives

In October 2021 The Maclellan Foundation hosted PCP for our annual site visit, where we gather for a deeper dive into the nuts and bolts of our profession. Maclellan is generously sharing…

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Grant Process Overview

In October 2021 The Maclellan Foundation hosted PCP for our annual site visit, where we gather for a deeper dive into the nuts and bolts of our profession. Maclellan is generously sharing…

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Finding, Reviewing, and Assessing Grants

In October 2021 The Maclellan Foundation hosted PCP for our annual site visit, where we gather for a deeper dive into the nuts and bolts of our profession. Maclellan is generously sharing…

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Listening to and Learning from Our Grantees – Domestic Panel

We invited a select panel of grantees working in the United States to bring their candid perspectives on grantor/grantee partnerships. We asked them questions like “What would nonprofits like foundations to know?”…

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Listening to and Learning from Our Grantees – International Panel

We invited a select panel of grantees working internationally to share their candid perspectives on grantor/grantee partnerships, and what funders could do better. We asked them questions like “What would nonprofits like…

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Research and Report on Travel

Hi everyone, First Fruit is sharing a summary of some research that we did for our board relating to the topic of travel. In this executive summary, we identify a few key…

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