Professional Development

09 Apr 2020

Financial Series: Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees

Thursday, April 9, 2020 -

9:00am to 11:00am

You now know what you can learn about grantees through the Form 990’s and Financial Statements. What more do you need from them to understand their financial situations? What’s useful to you and not too much to ask from grantees?

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Professional Development

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Workshop

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

Nonprofit Financials

08 Apr 2020

Harassment and Anti-Discrimination Training - April 8

Wednesday, April 8, 2020 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

In 2018, both New York State and New York City passed laws intended to combat workplace sexual harassment. All employers are required to adopt a written sexual harassment prevention policy, including a complaint form, and provide annual sexual...

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Professional Development

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Workshop

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

HR & Operations

Legal Issues

26 Mar 2020

Financial Series: Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees

Thursday, March 26, 2020 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

Financial statements and an organization’s 990 each tell a story. Using the two financial documents together can yield so much more information than the financial status of the organization.

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25 Mar 2020

Legal Series - Fiscal Sponsorships - Best Practices and Common Pitfalls

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Fiscal sponsorship has evolved as an effective and efficient mode of starting new nonprofits, seeding social movements, and delivering public services. Fiscal sponsorship has become a popular, widespread and a reputable vehicle for a flexible and...

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Professional Development

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Finance & Asset Management

Governance

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

HR & Operations

Legal Issues

Nonprofit Financials

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

19 Mar 2020

Financial Series: Looking at the 990 Part I (March 12) and Part II (March 19)

Thursday, March 19, 2020 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

The IRS Form 990 is used by funders as a tool to track and scrutinize the finances, governance and accomplishments of grant applicants and recipients.

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05 Mar 2020

Financial Series: What to Look for in a Nonprofit's Financial Statement

Thursday, March 5, 2020 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

Learn how to analyze and evaluate nonprofit financial statements and know what questions to raise for further analysis. Walk through a set of sample financial statements, focusing on definitions and relationships of numbers. What are some “red flags...

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27 Feb 2020

Financial Series: Intro to Financial Statements

Thursday, February 27, 2020 -

9:00am to 11:00am

In this Primer to the Financial Series, participants will get a peek into how a grantee assembles the financial statements and the stories they tell. It is a broad overview for all newcomers who must work with nonprofit organizations’ financial...

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12 Feb 2020

Prose for Program Officers: A Workshop in Writing for Philanthropic Audiences

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Are your board reports and grant summaries hitting the mark, or do you find yourself overusing metaphors and mired in philanthropic jargon? When was the last time you wrote the words "capacity building," "stakeholders," "intersectional," and/or "...

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Professional Development

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Workshop

Audience

Program Staff

Topic(s)

Communications

30 Jan 2020

Legal Series - Self-Dealing (Family Foundations & Family Offices)

Thursday, January 30, 2020 -

9:00am to 11:00am

The self-dealing, conflict of interest and related party transaction rules for private foundations are among the most complex and important considerations in foundation operations and governance. Did you know that violations of the self-dealing tax...