News
From Tragedy to Triumph: West Virginia’s Flood Recovery Continues
Release Date:
08/11/2016
A guest post from Paul D. Daugherty, President and CEO of Philanthropy West Virginia with an update on recovery efforts and opportunities for support.
Our Blog
News
A Powerful Moment for Philanthropy-Supporting Organizations
Release Date:
08/08/2016
Austin Long of The Center for Effective Philanthropy reflects on #ForumCon16 and the benefits of collaboration and partnerships among philanthropy-supporting organizations.
News
A Milestone for Philanthropy
Release Date:
08/04/2016
Blog post by David Biemesderfer, President & CEO of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers following #ForumCon16.
News
The Learning Network's Learning Work: Lessons From Indianapolis
Release Date:
07/28/2016
Anjana Pandey, Maya Thornell-Sandifor, Kelley Bevans and Gloris Estrella of Philanthropy Northwest reflect on their experiences last week at the Forum's Annual Conference.
News
Hope Amid Tragedy
Release Date:
07/16/2016
A First-of-Its-Kind Philanthropy Conference Will Help Infrastructure Groups Work Better Together - Blog post by David Biemesderfer, President & CEO of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers.
News
Four Ways Funders Can Respond to Tragedy
Release Date:
07/11/2016
A guest post from Anna Hurt, Center for Disaster Philanthropy, about the National Teleconference for Funders: Response to Orlando Shooting co-hosted by the Forum.
News
Philanthropy Dos and Don’ts to be More Equitable
Release Date:
06/02/2016
A guest post from Beeta Jahedi, San Diego Grantmakers of her takeaways from a session, Advancing Racial Equity and Inclusion through System Leadership, at the recent GEO conference.
News
Investing in Regional Associations Is Investing in Impact
Release Date:
05/17/2016
I am honored to be among a diverse group of 22 nonprofit and philanthropy leaders who have signed a letter, released today, to thank foundations that have invested in the “nonprofit infrastructure” — those organizations devoted to supporting the health of the nonprofit sector — and to invite all foundations to join them.
News
If Philanthropy Wants Change, It Must Raise Its Voice
Release Date:
03/22/2016
David Biemesderfer, the Forum's President and CEO, wrote a piece for Philanthropy Northwest's blog about how regional PSOs are using their voice in philanthropy to promote policies, issues and perspectives that make lives better for real people facing real challenges.
News
Forum’s New President on Reducing Duplication and Increasing Collaboration in Philanthropy’s Infrastructure
Release Date:
02/01/2016
In a guest post on Philanthropy New York's PhilanthroPost, Forum President and CEO, David Biemesderfer discusses the value of the Forum Network and how we will work more closely with national affinity groups.