Co-edited book
Fontan, J.-M., Martinez-Cosio, M., Newton, J. Pole, N and Rabinowitz Bussell, M., eds. (2023). A New Look at Place-based Philanthropy: Insights from Canada and the U.S. Friesen Press.
Book chapters
Pole, N. (2023). Montreal’s Collective Impact Project / Centraide of Greater Montreal. Ch 7 in Fontan et al., A New Look at Place-based Philanthropy: Insights from Canada and the U.S. Friesen Press.
Pole, N. (2023). Philanthropy, place and place-based approaches: Views from the research and practitioner literature. Ch 4 in Fontan et al., A New Look at Place-based Philanthropy: Insights from Canada and the U.S. Friesen Press.
Pole, N. and Rey, L. (2022). Concevoir la portée chez les fondations subventionnaires: des orientations types pour l’apprécier. Ch 3 in Fontan, J-M, Alalouf-Hall, D. & Bergeron, C. (eds.), États des lieux sur la philanthropie subventionnaire québécoise, Québec, Presses de l’Université du Québec.
Pole, N. and Bérubé, M. (2020). Centraide’s Collective Impact Project: Poverty reduction in Montréal. Ch. 12 in P. Elson, S. Lefèvre & J.-M. Fontan (eds), Philanthropic Foundations in Canada: Landscapes, Indigenous Perspectives and Pathways to Change. PhiLab, 262-286.
Working papers and reports
Pole, N. and Fontan, J.-M. (2018). Philanthropie subventionnaire: villes, innovation et transformations sociales. Institut Mallet.
Pole, N. and Fontan, J.-M. (2018). L’action philanthropique sur les grands défis urbains. Québec, Institut Mallet,
Pole, N. and Fontan, J.-M. (2017). Montreal’s Collective Impact Project and the first stages of its partnership and operationalization. Report produced for Centraide of Greater Montreal and the Collective Impact Project steering committee. PhiLab working paper #15. (Summary report here).
Pole, N. (2016). Collaboration among grantmaking foundations: a review of the literature. PhiLab Cahier de recherche no 14. (Summary report here).
Pole, N. (2015). Vital Signs: An exploratory case study of community foundations’ local collaborations in a national program context. PhiLab Working Paper #8.
Journal article
Glass, J. and Pole, N. (2017). Collaboration between Canadian grantmaking foundations: the expression of an increasingly ambitious and strategic philanthropic sector? Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research, 8(2), 57-79. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22230/cjnser.2017v8n2a254
Professional / Magazine Articles
Elson, P., Glass, J. and Pole, N. (2022). Shining Light on Transparency, Openness and Accountability in Foundations: Reflections and tools. The PhiLanthropic Year, vol 4, 21-30.
Kouamé, S and Pole, N. (2018). Agissez dans votre écosystème pour créer plus de valeur sociale. Gestion, 42(2), 104-108,
Communications
Pole, N. and Rey, L. (2023). Rendre compte: Fondations philanthropiques, organismes donataires et rapport à la question d’impact. Communication delivered May 11 2023 at PhiLab Québec’s annual conference
Rabinowitz-Bussell, M. and Pole, N. (2023). Place-Based Philanthropy: A Comparative Analysis of Ten Initiatives from Canada and the U.S. Presentation delivered April 27 2023 at the Urban Affairs Association annual conference.
Pole, N. and Fontan, J.-M. (2017). La recherche action comme contribution à l’évaluation d’une initiative complexe: le cas du Projet Impact Collectif. Communication livrée le 27 octobre 2017 dans le cadre du colloque annuel de la Société québécoise d’évaluation de programme.
Pole, N. and Kouamé, S. (2017). La posture stratégique comme limite aux pratiques d’évaluation chez les fondations philanthropiques. Communication livrée le 9 mai 2017 au colloque IDEOS Enjeux de professionnalisation dans les organisations à vocation sociale dans le cadre du congrès Acfas 2017.
