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The Foundation Lawyers Network is a Philanthropy New York ... meetings a year focused on broad topics submitted by the Foundation Lawyers Network members. One round-table ... institutions. Email Listserv Current...
06 Feb 2013

Family Foundations Briefing

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 -
11:00am to 1:00pm
Teleconference
... Bell , Executive Director, Marie C. & Joseph C. Wilson Foundation Christine Sproule , Director, The Triangle Fund ...

Great Power, Great Responsibility: Grantmakers’ Role as Conveners

Publication date: 
01/2013
Funders are finding ways to use the power of convening to benefit their grantees and their communities in countless ways. Grantmakers for Effective Organizations' digital publication contains a series of ideas to help grantmakers become better at bringing stakeholders together.
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Report

Starting the Conversation: Using a Gender Lens in Your Grantmaking

Publication date: 
12/2016
Philanthropy New York's Funders for Gender Equity are pleased to present "Starting the Conversation: Using a Gender Lens in Your Grantmaking," a tool to help funders look at their organizations and grantmaking through a gender equity lens. The group used the following resources to develop this tool: Black Girls Matter: Pushed Out, Overpoliced and Underprotected by African American Policy Forum in partnership with the Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies http://rocunited.org/infographic-who-are-tipped-workers/ http://rocunited.org/...
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Infographic
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Gender Justice

Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter? A National Study of Philanthropic Practice

Publication date: 
03/2012
GEO's new national field survey of grantmaking practice (conducted by research partner TCC Group) examines the connection between listening to and learning with grantees and improving practices to achieve better results. In light of the global economic downturn, this survey also highlights some of the key shifts in grantmaking since 2008 and what they mean for supporting nonprofit resilience.
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Report
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Evaluation
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors
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TCC Group

Learning Together: Collaborative Inquiry among Grantmakers and Grantees

Many grantmakers champion the idea of using evaluation to improve grantee effectiveness or advance a field of practice. It's a worthy endeavor, but how can you make it happen in the real world? This guide explores an increasingly popular method called "collaborative inquiry." Grantmakers define the practice, consider potential benefits and grapple with common challenges. A mini-case study shows how collaborative inquiry was used to support growth in a new field.
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Report
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Evaluation
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Cracking the Network Code: Four Principles for Grantmakers

Publication date: 
07/2013
Cracking the Network Code outlines four principles that comprise the network mindset, illustrates the principles with a range of examples of networks that have achieved real results, and offers practical questions and recommendations to help grantmakers achieve the benefits and avoid common pitfalls of working through networks.
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Report
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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
20 Sep 2012

Luncheon Program with John Feather, Grantmakers in Aging

Thursday, September 20, 2012 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
John Feather will discuss his first year leading Grantmakers in Aging and GIA plans for the coming year and beyond. John will also announce an exciting new initiative with implications for the way people age in communities throughout the country...
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Issue-Based
20 Apr 2023

International Grantmakers Network Virtual Coffee Hour

Thursday, April 20, 2023 -
10:00am to 11:00am
The International Grantmakers Network (IGN) invites all funders with interest in international grantmaking to an informal virtual coffee hour to connect and/or reconnect with our network peers on a number of areas that may be top of mind in our...

Grantmaking with a Gender Lens: Using a Gender Analysis

Publication date: 
05/2004
In this GrantCraft guide, grantmakers and grantees describe the experience of using a "gender lens" in their work. They explain what gender analysis is and isn't - and why it can help shape more effective programs and organizations. The guide also takes a closer look at how gender analysis has led to new thinking in fields as diverse as public health, international development, juvenile justice, and youth services. And it offers additional insights and special advice on issues ranging from "What about Men and Boys" to "Uncovering Gender Assumptions."

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