The GMA Foundations 2008 Annual Report features highlights of our clients’ grantmaking, special initiatives, consulting and other activities.
The report includes GMA by the Numbers, which categorizes the types of grants made and provides a roster of clients.
To receive a paper copy, please call or email Mary Nicosia at 617-391-3085 or mnicosia @ gmafoundations.com.
SUCCESS STORIES
Founded in 2003, the Boston Children’s Chorus possesses a unique three-pronged mission to encourage the arts, youth development, and social healing.
With strong leadership from funders such as the Herman & Frieda L. Miller Foundation, the Chorus has become a driver of community building in a city with significant racial, socioeconomic and neighborhood tensions. Continue Reading »
Amy Segal Shorey, a senior consultant at GMA Foundations, has completed the National Center for Family Philanthropy training necessary to lead a family foundation through its Pursuit of Excellence Assessment Process.
The Pursuit of Excellence assessment process is the first such tool designed specifically for family foundations. It enables a family foundation to understand your strengths as well as areas for improvement such as legacy, vision, mission, governance, family involvement, board functions, grantmaking, fiscal oversight and foundation management.
The tool measures trustees’ views on both current operations and the foundation’s aspirations. The assessment forms a basis for the board to work with its consultant to elevate foundation practice and effectiveness.
