03
May
2022
Past Events
13
Apr
2022
Thinking Outside of the Box to Address Today’s Challenges
Wednesday, April 13, 2022 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Over the past two years, the crises of COVID-19 and racial injustice have injected new urgency into our work, new technologies into our lives, and new dollars into our grantmaking. Join us for a conversation on how a few organizations leaned into...
06
Apr
2022
Showing Up to Share Power: A Conversation with Building Movement Project - Hosted by the Leadership Transitions Funders Group
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
As philanthropy continues to examine its own practices and behaviors towards more equitable outcomes, the Leadership Transitions Funders Group is excited to offer leadership transitions as a lens to philanthropy's shift towards sharing and/or...
03
Mar
2022
Pursuing Meaningful Change in a Hyper-partisan Environment
Thursday, March 3, 2022 -
3:30pm to 5:00pm
Join us for a conversation on advocates and funders have achieved progress on a range of issues—immigration, criminal justice, and climate—at the state and federal levels by working with groups from across the political spectrum, and hear how their...
13
Oct
2021
Integrating DEI from “A Thing We Do" to "How We Do All Things”
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:30am
As we look with cautious optimism into this year, there are innumerable DEI lessons that 2020 showed us and that organizations must commit to in order to be sustainable. What many organizations recognize is that making external commitments to equity...
23
Sep
2021
What Does the Future of Work Look Like for Communities of Color in NYC?
Thursday, September 23, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:30am
The Fourth Industrial Revolution, a term coined by the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum in 2019, represents entirely new ways in which technology becomes embedded within societies and even our human bodies. Advanced digital...
21
Sep
2021
Times of Crisis Call for A Shared Vision – How to Show Up for Nonprofit Leadership Transitions
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:30am
The wave of leadership transitions in the nonprofit sector does not show any signs of slowing down. Inevitably, some of these transitions will happen in organizations in crisis. In this session, we’ll hear from leaders who transition during times of...
06
May
2021
Could a Flourishing Small Business Ecosystem Be the Key to a More Equitable and Just Recovery?
Thursday, May 6, 2021 -
9:00am to 10:30am
Despite the critical role small businesses play in wealth creation, job creation, and the vibrancy of our communities, small business owners of color face institutional and systematic barriers in accessing capital, customers, and services,...
04
May
2021
What's the Role for International Grantmakers in Decolonizing Philanthropy?
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
What is meant when we talk about decolonizing philanthropy? Why is this idea gaining traction? What can it look like? What does it mean for international philanthropy? While this can be a complex and multifaceted issue, this discussion will lift up...
27
Apr
2021
One Year Later: People-of-Color Led Nonprofits and the Pandemic
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
This March, we mark the one year anniversary of the shutdown in New York City and other parts of the country. Over the past year, nonprofits led by people of color have been at the frontlines of the pandemic, providing vital services, advocating for...
22
Apr
2021
Look Under The Hood and Demand More - Investing With a Racial Equity Lens
Thursday, April 22, 2021 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Addressing race equity and justice in philanthropy can – and must – take many forms, from our grantmaking portfolios, to our application and reporting requirements, to how we evaluate ourselves and our grantees. The manner in which our endowments...
18
Mar
2021
Embracing Alternative Leadership Structures in Nonprofit Executive Transitions
Thursday, March 18, 2021 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
As anticipated leadership transitions continue to accelerate in the nonprofit sector, groups are looking internally at who leads and how to make leadership more equitable, effective, and impactful. Rather than replace a single executive director or...
01
Dec
2020
On BIPOC Leadership Transitions – It Takes a Village
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
For years, leading up to our latest election, data has shown the power Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) are having in creating change across the country. And yet, there is still a stagnant representation of people of color in nonprofit...
14
Oct
2020
Navigating Difficult Dialogues Across Difference – A Workshop
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Do you manage groups or need to facilitate conversations between stakeholders, whether it’d be grantees, board members, internal staff, community partners, or others? Do you sometimes struggle to align goals or find common ground when working within...
07
Oct
2020
Nevertheless, It Persists: Can Philanthropy Disrupt Sexism?
Wednesday, October 7, 2020 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
Even in a year where we are seeing women of color in increasingly prominent roles, and essential workers -- who are disproportionately women -- have been widely lauded as “heroes,” we continue to witness the intersection of gender and race as...