Written by Anna Pond

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Anna Pond Consulting

Anna Pond provides management consulting services to help private foundations, higher education institutions, and nonprofits become more effective. An independent consultant for over 15 years, she has worked on a range of projects, from designing and closing out grantmaking portfolios to facilitating institution-wide strategic planning and organizational assessment processes.

Link to Como a Filantropia Comunitária Transfere o Poder:
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Community Development Como a Filantropia Comunitária Transfere o Poder: O que os doadores podem fazer para tornar isso realidade
Link to Cómo Transfiere el Poder la Filantropía Comunitaria
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Community Development Cómo Transfiere el Poder la Filantropía Comunitaria Qué pueden hacer las instituciones donantes para ayudar a que suceda el cambio
Link to How Community Philanthropy Shifts Power
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Community Development How Community Philanthropy Shifts Power What Donors Can Do to Help Make That Happen
Link to Comprehensive Capacity Building to Strengthen Regional Marine Conservation Efforts
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Capacity Building Comprehensive Capacity Building to Strengthen Regional Marine Conservation Efforts The David and Lucile Packard Foundation’s perspective on the Pescadero Program
Link to Making Sustainable Seafood Also Good for Business
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Environment Making Sustainable Seafood Also Good for Business The Walton Family Foundation’s systems approach to sustainable seafood
Link to Making the Political Win to Save Bristol Bay Permanent
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Environment Making the Political Win to Save Bristol Bay Permanent How the Oak Foundation funded a lasting environmental legacy
Link to Flipping the Fishing Business Model on its Head
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Flipping the Fishing Business Model on its Head How the Moore Foundation encouraged collaboration
Link to Saving the Vaquita from Imminent Extinction
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Environment Saving the Vaquita from Imminent Extinction Ways the Marisla Foundation has stepped outside its traditional grantmaker role
Link to A Human Touch to Ocean Funding
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Environment A Human Touch to Ocean Funding How the Helmsley Charitable Trust’s relational approach yielded ocean innovation in Madagascar
Link to Embedding Ocean Conservation into California’s DNA
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Environment Embedding Ocean Conservation into California’s DNA The Campbell Foundation’s role in making marine protected areas stick
Link to Supporting Capacity
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Capacity Building Supporting Capacity Discussion Guide for Thoughtful Funder Reflection
Link to Supporting Grantee Capacity
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Capacity Building Supporting Grantee Capacity Strengthening Effectiveness Together
Link to The Greater New Orleans Foundation
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Capacity Building The Greater New Orleans Foundation Assessment
Link to How to Engage the Right Capacity Builders
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Capacity Building How to Engage the Right Capacity Builders Questions to explore (or use to shape an RFP)
Link to Hawaii Community Foundation
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Capacity Building Hawaii Community Foundation Unrestricted Grants
Link to J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
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Capacity Building J.W. McConnell Family Foundation Innoweave social innovation initiative
Link to The California Endowment
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Capacity Building The California Endowment Roles and Goals
Link to The New York Foundation
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Outcomes & Impact The New York Foundation Using a Contextual Lens
Link to Open Society Foundations
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Capacity Building Open Society Foundations Looking at Organizational Health of Grantees
Link to The Meyer Foundation and CompassPoint
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Leadership The Meyer Foundation and CompassPoint Other Capacity Building Instruments, Including Non-Monetary
Link to Ford Foundation
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Advocacy Ford Foundation Culture Change
Link to David and Lucile Packard Foundation
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Outcomes & Impact David and Lucile Packard Foundation Assessment of capacity building grants
Link to Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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Field Building Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation General Operating Support (or Unrestricted) Grants
Link to Weingart Foundation
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Collaboration Weingart Foundation Capacity Building Through Collaborations - Among Funders and Beyond
Link to The Greater New Orleans Foundation
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Collaboration The Greater New Orleans Foundation Capacity Building Grants and Awards
Link to J.P. Morgan Private Bank
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Leadership J.P. Morgan Private Bank Ready and willing
Link to Dresher Foundation
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Funder Approach Dresher Foundation Matching and challenge grants
Link to Sigrid Rausing Trust
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Outcomes & Impact Sigrid Rausing Trust Recognizing Context
Link to The Meyer Foundation
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Funder Approach The Meyer Foundation Thoughtfully Controlling Decisions
Link to Clark Foundation
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Capacity Building Clark Foundation Long-term relationships
Link to Global Fund for Community Foundations
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Funder Approach Global Fund for Community Foundations Intentional relationships
Link to The California Endowment
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Capacity Building The California Endowment Grantee Peer Learning, Co-Learning and Communities of Practice
Link to Cricket Island Foundation
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Leadership Cricket Island Foundation Grantee Peer Learning, Co-Learning and Communities of Practice
Link to The Meyer Foundation
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Capacity Building The Meyer Foundation Grants and Contracts With Capacity Building Providers and Intermediaries
Link to Stewart W. and Willma C. Hoyt Foundation
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Capacity Building Stewart W. and Willma C. Hoyt Foundation Grants and Contracts With Capacity Building Providers and Intermediaries

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