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23 Sep 2020

Social Impact Exchange: 2020 Scaling Impact Together: Unifying Leadership

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 (All day) to Thursday, September 24, 2020 (All day)
... growing imperative to achieve racial equity, coping with a global pandemic, addressing an emerging recession, and ... The future of capitalism Health and climate change – a global threat Recovery, resilience,...

As the South Goes: Philanthropy and Social Justice in the US South

Publication date: 
02/2013
Grantmakers for Southern Progress commissioned this report exploring how Southern and national funders support social justice work in the South; how local, regional and national foundations think and talk about social justice work in the South; and the major barriers and facilitating factors for foundations to support social justice work in that region.
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Report
Topic(s) 
Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors
Funding Area 
Social Justice

Diversity & Inclusion Action Kit

Publication date: 
04/2011
The 2011 Action Kit, designed around the Diversity Framework, Minnesota Council on Foundations' groundbreaking guidelines that frame the discussion of grantmakers' diversity practices around the four roles they play in a civil society, is intended to help foundations identify what steps they can take to advance diversity and inclusion.

Post-Sandy Assistance Needed for Long Term

Release Date: 
05/22/2013
Council of New Jersey Grantmakers President Nina Stack talks about the role funders can play in providing long-term relief after Hurricane Sandy and addressing the many issues that will remain after first responders leave our region.
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Insights
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Disaster Relief

Six Months Later

Release Date: 
05/08/2013
As philanthropy looks back on the last six months of Hurricane Sandy recovery, Health and Environmental Funders Network Communications Associate Lauren Linville shares some of the challenges, opportunities and advice collected from recent calls...
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Insights
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Disaster Relief

Building Community Capacity for Participation in Evaluation: Why It Matters and What Works

Publication date: 
01/2013
Engaging community residents in evaluation and learning not only strengthens programs by enabling grantmakers to make more informed decisions, it also helps ensure evaluation efforts are measuring the right things and builds community capacity to use evaluation data to support sustainable solutions. Explore why it matters and what works through five recommendations.
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Report

Chapter 1: Speaking the Same Language

Explore a broad overview of the philanthropic sector. What motivates philanthropies to give? What are the different types of grantmakers? What is the role of the nonprofit sector as a service provider, and its relationship with both the private and public sectors?

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Every Funder Has a Stake in This

Release Date: 
04/19/2017
... to begin to focus on the best ways to leverage our resources to increase access to voting, deepen public ... These questions are meant to be woven into effective grantmaking of every stripe and programmatic...
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PNY News
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Civic Engagement
29 Mar 2019

Applied Finance Part 2 of 2: Charting a Course Toward Financial Resilience - Building the Planning Muscle

Friday, March 29, 2019 -
9:00am to 12:00pm
In uncertain times, it’s important for nonprofit organizations to plan for contingencies and anticipate both short- and long-term needs. Financial planning, which ranges from annual budgeting to multi-year projections, is about connecting...
28 Feb 2019

On Nonprofit Leadership Transitions - A Roundtable Discussion

Thursday, February 28, 2019 -
9:00am to 10:30am
Program executives and those who lead grantmaking strategy and practice are invited to attend a ... for small and midsize groups that may not have the resources for extensive support. During our time together, we...

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