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Who Has GlassPockets?
102 foundations are showing their commitment to transparency and accountability.
GlassPockets tracks 27 indicators of foundation transparency including:
Contact Information
Governance and Policies
Staffing Policies and Diversity Data
Grantmaking Information
Planning and Performance
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Reporting Commitment
Explore more than 82,000 grants worth nearly $54 billion on the Reporting Commitment map.
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The Path to Transparency Can Be a Hike!
Take the 10 Steps to Transparency
We've created a step-by-step approach to help yo make strategic decisions on the context of your foundation's values and culture. And now there's a terrific infographic for you to download and share.
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Who Has GlassPockets?
We're tracking 27 indicators of foundation transparency, now including open licensing, strategic plans, and diversity data.
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In Transparency Talk
New from the Glasspockets blog
Hole in the Road to Transparency: People with Disabilities Often Excluded By Foundations & Nonprofits
It's possible for your foundation to offer transparency, accessibility, and equality. Learn more about this issue and the affordable steps you can take to welcome people with disabilities.
Donor-Advised Funds Debate Intensifies with Proposed California Legislation
Assembly Bill 1712 is legislation has been proposed to regulate donor-advised funds (DAFs) in California. Currently, it focuses only on DAF transparency. Learn more about the debate around it.
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Open For Good - Voices from the Field
Tools, practices, and examples for really opening up
We've asked the experts to share their own lessons learned about
how knowledge sharing benefits the sector - and the greater good.Free & Low Cost Websites for Foundations
Getting Your Foundation Online Is Easy
As part of our commitment to transparency, Foundation Center will design and host your foundation's website. Benefits include:
- Greater understanding of the good your foundation is doing in the world
- Greater ease in communicating updates
- Greater staff efficiency in addressing frequently asked questions
- Better proposals, when applicants understand your goals
The The Corbin Foundation site combines a great look and visual narrative with an intuitive navigation and responsive design that helps communicate core interests and makes their new online application easy to use.
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What We're Tracking
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Who Has Glass Pockets?
We can help your foundation have glass pockets.
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The Transparency Challenge
An infographic that shows you what we know about the field as a whole
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Reporting Commitment
Foundations are making grant information available to the public in an open format.
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Eye on the Giving Pledge
We bring greater transparency to the Giving Pledge.
How Are Foundations Being Transparent in a Digital World?
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Sharing Knowledge
Through their work, foundations produce deep knowledge about successful strategies and lessons learned. We can share your knowledge on IssueLab.
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Building Websites
Fewer than 10% of U.S. foundations have a website. Having a website is easy and is the first step to online transparency. We can help with Foundation Websites.
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Sharing Grants Data
Sharing your grants data with us electronically helps the public understand your work. We make it easy with the Reporting Commitment and e-grant reporting.
