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Philanthropy

Partnering to amplify your impact.

Our Impact » Philanthropy

For decades, we’ve partnered with foundations to strengthen their grantees and connect more deeply with communities.

By improving grantee capacity and performance, CNM helps foundations create value, improve outcomes, and build deeper connections with the community. We work with the California Community Foundation, Hilton Foundation, Parsons Foundation, and the Weingart Foundation to achieve missional objectives and create a better Southern California.

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Recent Engagements

LA City Department of Cultural Affairs

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Bank of America

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CNM’s Impact by the Number

Through extensive outreach eﬀorts, events, consulting engagements, partnerships, and the Helpline, CNM provided nonprofit leaders with solutions to address their pressing needs, strengthen their capacity, and access much-needed funding to counter the historic challenges facing our sector.

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1 + Million

Times CNM provided leaders with answers

Distributed Skill-Building Scholarships

Several leading foundations and government agencies provide their grantees with scholarships to attend CNM’s capacity-strengthening training and events where they learn new skills and best practices while forging long-lasting relationships with peers.

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$ 30000

In scholarships distributed to 455 recipients to attend CNM’s training and events

Advocated for Equitable
County Funding

CNM directed LA County’s Economic Resiliency Task Force Nonproﬁt & Philanthropy Work Group to continue pushing County leaders to address outdated, ineﬃcient contracting policies and practices.

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Trained Nonprofit Change Makers

Responding to challenging conditions, CNM led seminars, workshops, and certiﬁcate programs, including the transformative leadership development program for emerging BIPOC managers working currently in Southern California

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Hosted the 501(c)onference
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CNM’s inspiring annual 501(c)onference brought together diverse peers and missions to explore avenues for solving problems, improving outcomes, enhancing organizational wellness, and putting inclusive practices into meaningful action.

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Services for the Philanthropic Sector

Whether we’re engaged to support your mission or strengthen the nonprofits you sustain, CNM is committed to amplifying your impact.

Strengthening Organizations & People

Through seminars, retreats, and 1:1 coaching, we design customizable training programs that equip your grantees, partners, and their boards with the tangible skills to achieve their goals and mission. If your team is also in need of support, we’ve got you covered.

See how CNM helped the Los Angeles City Department of Cultural Affairs strengthen the capacity of its grantees.

Strategic Development & Planning

Help your grantees’ staff, board, and leadership reach alignment around a clear strategy and mission. Our experts are ready to work alongside your grantees to co-design actionable, data-informed strategic, business, and scenario plans unique to their purpose.

See how we helped Imagine LA create an inspiring and actionable strategic plan.

Research & Evaluation

Our team works with you to ensure your support is on the right track to fulfilling your mission through a data-driven approach to decision-making. We can help you showcase your funding’s impact, check in with your key community stakeholders, and evaluate areas of growth. 

Support for Your Grantees Throughout the Project Lifecycle

Some of our most impactful projects come from philanthropies that ask us to help their grantee programs:

At the beginning of projects with strategy development, program design, and organizational assessment
During a project by strengthening participants’ skills, by creating connections, or by facilitating collaborations
At the end of projects with research and evaluation