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Jillaine Smith Research & Consulting
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Blog - At the Intersection - an inquiry into the various intersections of work, including:
- grantmaking and organizational effectiveness
- communications and leadership
- offline and online
Recent Publications
 Citing examples from fundraising for cancer research to presidential campaigns and last winter's tsunami disaster, the report illustrates how digital communications technologies have changed the way individuals interact and connect with people and causes that are important to them. May 2005. Executive Summary
From Obstacles to Opportunity Reflections on the challenges and opportunities facing the philanthropic community related to funding technology, a study funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Written for the Summit Collaborative with Marc Osten and Rob Stuart, February 2003.
Technology Funding: A Review of the Literature An examination of studies and other literature concerning the state of technology-related grantmaking, Spring 2002.
Benchmarks for Building Online Communities (MS Word Format) Guidelines to help foundations and nonprofits plan, build and sustain online communities. Written for and published by the Benton Foundation, with support from The Pew Charitable Trusts, May 2003.
Supporting Strategic Use of GIS by Conservation Groups An internal report to the Conservation Technology Support Program on future grantmaking needs and opportunities; co-authored with Marc Osten, Summit Collaborative, October 2002.
Other Writing & Editing - Strategic Communications in the Digital Age
Resources to help nonprofits plan, build and evaluate online and other new communications technologies. Managing editor, 1998-2001.
- Helping.Org's Resources for Nonprofits
Information architect and managing editor, 1999-2001.
- Losing Ground Bit by Bit: Low-Income Communities in the Information Age
Researcher, contributing writer, editor. Benton Foundation, July 1998.
- The Learning Connection: Schools in the Information Age
Researcher, interviewer, contributing writer, and editor. Benton Foundation, June 1997.
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