Companies increasingly rely upon Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors to help them find thoughtful and effective ways to add social impact to their business. Our senior staff are skilled at creating and implementing corporate philanthropic and social responsibility programs. Many members of our team have spent significant portions of their careers employed by leading corporations, corporate foundations or nonprofits focused on best practices in corporate citizenship. Such experience gives us a deep appreciation for the role of the private sector regarding philanthropy, and a unique perspective on our corporate clients’ philanthropic goals.
Designing Philanthropic Programs
For companies that are creating a new philanthropic initiative, or wish to revise a current strategy, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors is skilled at:
- Designing creative philanthropic initiatives that reflect the values of the company;
- Conducting interviews of staff, senior management and board members to determine corporate culture, values and goals;
- Conducting research on issues and trends, and interviewing opinion leaders, to determine strategic opportunities;
- Creating operating plans for corporate philanthropic or social responsibility programs, including governing structures; and,
- Monitoring and evaluating grants and current strategies.
To learn more about our work designing philanthropic programs, please click here to read a case study about our work with The Gap Founders Award.
Implementing Grantmaking Programs
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors also offers services for corporations looking to implement grantmaking programs. We can also assist by:
- Writing guidelines, and creating and distributing requests for proposals;
- Receiving grant applications, including receiving applications on-line;
- Conducting all due diligence on potential grantees, including site visits;
- Screening and reviewing proposals, and making recommendations of potential grantees;
- Handling all correspondence and communication with grantees and potential grantees;
- Tracking and monitoring grants, and receiving reports on grantee progress;
- Preparing all board meeting materials and facilitating grant review meetings; and,
- Training staff, and providing learning opportunities.
To learn more about our work implementing grant programs, click here to read about our work with The History Channel’s Save Our History Grant Program.
Support for Wealth, Tax and Legal Advisors
In addition to our corporate services, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors offers support for wealth, tax and legal advisors looking to engage their clients around the philanthropy question. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors provides added-value, serving as a complimentary resource by:
- Researching trends and practices of philanthropic advising and donor behavior;
- Training advisors on how to have philanthropic discussions with their clients;
- Providing on-call support to answer and address questions related to philanthropy;
- Attending prospect and / or client meetings;
- Producing issue-specific articles and / or publications for clients; and,
- Designing and facilitating donor briefings on issue-specific topics (i.e., education, environment, community development).
For corporate philanthropy, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors offers: