James Graham Brown Foundation

Welcome to your private client portal! Here you’ll find resources to download and use these during and after your cohort program. Any more instructions we should add here for people who are ever confused about how to download/use any of the resources? I do think a friendly message with more info about what is going on would be really nice. Not sure what it would be, though.

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“How to think” resources

  • This video explains the Theory of Change and Logic Model - framework for defining the change an organization seeks to create and connecting that change to the strategies, activities, outputs, and outcomes needed to achieve it. CLICK HERE TO WATCH

  • A video explaining the Three R’s - a framework for examining programs across three levels of impact—Relief; Resourcing, Rehabbing & Renewal; and Restoration—helping organizations distinguish between meeting immediate needs, building individual capacity, and equipping people to help others. CLICK HERE TO WATCH

Board resources

  • A collection of practical tools to strengthen nonprofit board development, including governance, recruitment, orientation, meetings, bylaws, leadership, and board member responsibilities. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

  • An introductory guide to nonprofit board service covering legal duties, governance responsibilities, financial oversight, liability, board culture, leadership, and effective board practices. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

  • A brief training video explaining the legal and fiduciary duties nonprofit board members are expected to understand and fulfill. CLICK HERE TO WATCH

  • A practical guide for developing effective organizational partnerships and clarifying expectations, responsibilities, and commitments through a Memorandum of Understanding. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

  • A quick-reference guide explaining the different types of nonprofit collaboration - including partnerships, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions etc. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLAD

Organizational Health Resources

  • A framework for identifying priorities and tracking organizational health across four areas: Vision, Culture, Impact, and Sustainability. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

  • A short technical guide explaining how to protect and unprotect the fillable Word version of the Organizational Health Dashboard so users can complete the form without altering its structure. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

Development Program Resources

  • An introductory guide to building a sustainable, relationship-focused culture of philanthropy, from understanding donor relationships and value exchange to planning, solicitation, stewardship, and fundraising leadership. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

  • A collection of practical resources to help organizations assess, build, manage, and strengthen their fundraising program. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

  • A high-level planning tool that maps annual fundraising activity across donor cultivation, stewardship, and solicitation. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

  • An interactive dashboard for tracking activities, responsibilities, and progress in implementing an annual fundraising plan. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

  • A companion guide that helps organizations use the Annual Fundraising Plan to organize and coordinate cultivation, stewardship, and solicitation throughout the year. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

  • An article examining how organizations can more meaningfully evaluate the cost and effectiveness of fundraising beyond traditional cost-per-dollar-raised measures. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

  • A structured tool for developing the core messages an organization needs to communicate why it exists, what it seeks to accomplish, and why others should invest in its work. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

  • A brief introduction to the purpose of a case statement and how it helps an organization clearly communicate its need, impact, and opportunity for donor investment. CLICK HERE TO WATCH

  • A step-by-step guide to developing a nonprofit grant proposal, from understanding the funder and defining the need through outcomes, evaluation, budgeting, sustainability, and submission. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

  • A collection of practical tools and templates to help organizations plan, develop, strengthen, and evaluate grant proposals. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

Tax Reporting Resources

  • A quick-reference guide explaining the distinction between charitable donations and sponsorships and the implications for donor acknowledgment. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

  • A brief training video explaining the difference between sponsorships and charitable donations and how each should be acknowledged appropriately. CLICK HERE TO WATCH

Board Training Videos