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The Trust-Based Philanthropy Project is pleased to announce a six-part webinar series addressing common ... philanthropy is very nuanced and dynamic. In fact, funders who have embraced this approach are finding that it ... are many questions and occasional misperceptions about what it actually means to embody trust-based philanthropy in ...
Event Type: Partner
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Philanthropy/Volunteerism
Publication Date: November, 2014
In 2004, a group of foundations came together to create a funder collaborative in support of Freedom to Marry ’s state-by-state strategy to win marriage ... behind-the-scenes story of this funder collaborative — how its members worked with movement leaders to develop a ...
Resource Type: Case Study
Join our first in person gathering of Newark Education Funders Group as we come together again and reconnect. The Happy Hour will provide a space to reflect on the past school year and to discuss our hopes ... Attendees may remove their masks to eat or drink. Please do not attend the program if you are ill , exposed to the ...
Event Type: Affinity Group Meeting
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: EducationalNewark Funders
... and communities of color. This funder briefing for all funders in New Jersey will cover how lead affects New ... as well as local solutions, success stories, and partners to help communities equitably remove lead. Panelists will also discuss what funders can do in partnership with local governments to ...
Event Type: Funder Briefing
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Community Improvement/DevelopmentEnvironment
Publication Date: February, 2018
... foundation located in Maryland, offers ten things to do when meeting with a prospective grantee. She encourage funders to think of these interactions as relationship-building rather than a transaction. What You Should — and Shouldn’t — Do When Meeting With ...
Resource Type: Best Practice
Audience: All Funders
Topic: GrantmakingGrants Management
CNJG hosts regular briefings where funders hear from government officials, disaster recovery and ... COVID-19 pandemic. The briefings provide an opportunity to share how colleagues are changing grantmaking practices for rapid ...
Publication Date: November, 2012
... the other five, explores the power of learning communities to build connections and knowledge to increase organizations’ community impact. It explains ... success and extending the learning. The Power of Learning: How Learning Communities Amplify the Work of Nonprofits and ...
Resource Type: Case Study
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Strategy & Collaboration
Publication Date: March, 2024
... and Managing Director of the Supporting Organizing Work Funders Collaborative, Connecticut Council on Philanthropy, presents the process and progress of how an affinity group transformed into a funders collaborative, how it was resourced, and challenges ...
Resource Type: Presentation
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Strategy & Collaboration
... , CNJG presents the Fall 2022 Advocacy Series for Funders featuring Bolder Advocacy , a program of the Alliance ... When this is the case, trustees are often unsure about what kind of advocacy activities are permitted for the ... Foundation for sponsoring this series. Webinar Video Resources : Focus on Foundations - Bolder Advocacy gives ...
Event Type: Skill Building
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Civil/Advocacy/Policy
... we begin a discussion on the trip back from COVID-19, and how we help to re-engage our teachers, students, and families after a two-year disruption. ...
Event Type: Affinity Group Meeting
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: EducationalNewark Funders
... After her presentation, we offer the time and space for funders to share what you are doing differently, and strategies to address the community's needs. For more resources and articles on COVID-19, visit our Coronavirus ...
Event Type: Funder Briefing
Audience: All Funders
Topic: COVID-19
Funding Area: Disaster Response/Relief
Publication Date: November, 2018
... a foundation is notoriously challenging, but it is crucial to learning and improvement. How well do foundation leaders believe they understand what is and isn’t working in their foundation’s ... and community foundation leaders regarding what they know about what is and isn’t working in their ...
Resource Type: Research
Audience: All FundersCommunity Foundation
... will open up the program with an overview of the issue, what food insecurity looks like during this particular disaster, and long-term needs that will need to be addressed during recovery. We’ll then hear from ... from grantmaking organizations. Webinar Video COVID-19 Funders Briefing Series: Combating Food Insecurity amid the ...
Event Type: Funder Briefing
Audience: All Funders
Topic: COVID-19
Funding Area: Food/Agriculture/Nutrition
The Health and Environmental Funders Network (HEFN) and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) invite you to join an informal conversation to learn from funder peers ... Fund Mark Muller, Regenerative Agriculture Foundation Resources Zoom Recording Webinar slides Deciding Together ...
Event Type: Partner
Audience: All Funders
Publication Date: August, 2020
... This report explores the ways in which the ecosystem of funders and intermediaries can better support these ... with a high capacity for scaling services and distributing resources and funds. Though equity values are important to ... intermediaries to partner with, many funders don’t know what equity-centered services look like or how to support ...
Resource Type: Report
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Racial Equity
... philanthropy is very nuanced and dynamic. In fact, funders who have embraced this approach are finding that it ... are many questions and occasional misperceptions about what it actually means to embody trust-based philanthropy in ... Racial Equity Have To Do With Trust-Based Philanthropy? Resources Recording: Session 2: Does Unrestricted Funding ...
Event Type: Partner
Audience: All Funders
Funding Area: Philanthropy/Volunteerism
... Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., the Newark Funders Education Committee presented a workshop called “How Not to Read the Prize” to a standing-room-only audience of ... It helped us to clarify our own thinking about what the gift enabled Newark to accomplish, how we as local ...
News Type: Newark Liaison
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Grantmaking
Funding Area: Newark Funders
Publication Date: December, 2009
... share strategies for structuring a collaborative to fit its purpose, building strong relationships and ... process of making grants. Funder Collaboratives: Why and How Funders Work Together ...
Resource Type: Case Study
Audience: All Funders
Topic: Strategy & Collaboration
... changed as well. One thing that remains a constant is that funders in Monmouth and Ocean Counties continue striving to ... to join us for breakfast with an engaging discussion about what funders can to do together to create greater impact in ... grants funds in Ocean and/or Monmouth County. You do not need to be a CNJG member to register, however, if you do not ...
Event Type: Affinity Group Meeting
Funding Area: Monmouth and Ocean Counties
From Denver to D.C., cities across the country continue to welcome asylum ... networks. It has become clear that - in addition to resources - communication, coordination, and adaptability are ... with Immigrants and Refugees . Beyond the Border: How Receiving Cities are Welcoming Asylum Seekers ...
Event Type: Partner
Audience: All Funders