Tools & Strategies

14 Apr 2016

Active Ownership vs. Divestment: When Is It Either-Or? Can My Foundation Do Both Well?

Thursday, April 14, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

An increasing sense of urgency about issues like climate change has upped the pressure on foundations and endowments to take a stand in their investment portfolios. For some, divestment, for example from fossil fuels, is the right choice.

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Tools & Strategies

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Panel

Audience

All Funders

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Impact Investing

13 Apr 2016

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

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

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.

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Professional Development

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HR & Operations Staff

Finance Staff

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Finance & Asset Management

24 Mar 2016

Legal Series: Best Practices in International Grantmaking

Thursday, March 24, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Do you understand and take advantage of all of the options that are available to you when choosing to make grants around the world? Do you have unwarranted fears? Learn how to navigate the legal and programmatic issues in making grants outside the...

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Professional Development

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Legal Issues

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Funding Area

International/Foreign Affairs

18 Mar 2016

Learning from FEGS: Are Your Grantees at Risk?

Friday, March 18, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

When FEGS shocked the world by closing down almost overnight, the Human Services Council brought together seasoned nonprofit human services executives, experts in nonprofit financial management and oversight, philanthropies, academics and others...

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

17 Feb 2016

Legal Series - Making Grants to Individuals

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Scholarships, fellowships, travel grants, achievement awards, disaster relief awards – did you know that grants to individuals can help grantmakers broaden their support in myriad ways? Learn about the rules that govern these types of grantmaking...

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Professional Development

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Legal Issues

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

11 Feb 2016

National Leadership as Diverse as the U.S. - Philanthropy Can Make It Happen

Thursday, February 11, 2016 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Foundations often provide funding to mitigate socio-economic and political inequities experienced by people based on their race, ethnicity, gender, and other minority status.

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Professional Development

Tools & Strategies

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

10 Feb 2016

Put Your Foundation on the Impact Investing Map

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

You get the concept of impacting investing - merging social impact with financial results, unlocking private capital for social good, generating positive social and financial returns, and so on.

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15 Jan 2016

The Drug War, Mass Incarceration and Racial Justice: Lessons from the Campaign to End the Racially Biased Marijuana Arrest Crusade in NYC

Friday, January 15, 2016 -

8:30am to 11:30am

In 1977, New York decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Yet between 1995 and 2010, the NYPD made more than 530,000 arrests for low-level possession, including 50,000 in 2010 alone.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Justice Reform

Public Policy

Social Justice

Children, Youth and Families

10 Dec 2015

Crisis Communications: How to Think, Advise and Respond During Tough Situations

Thursday, December 10, 2015 -

8:45am to 10:30am

Is your foundation ready for the next big media crisis?

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Professional Development

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12 Nov 2015

I Didn’t Know You Could Do That With a Family Foundation

Thursday, November 12, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Learn about how your family foundation can move beyond basic grantmaking, from grants to non-charities, scholarships, and international grants, to program-related investments (PRIs), and even advocacy and policy engagement.