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A Milestone for Philanthropy
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08/04/2016
Blog post by David Biemesderfer, President & CEO of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers following #ForumCon16.
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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.
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Hope Amid Tragedy
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Investing in Regional Associations Is Investing in Impact
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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
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If Philanthropy Wants Change, It Must Raise Its Voice
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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.
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Guest Post: How to Improve Operations at Your Nonprofit
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03/01/2016
David Klein of ClickTime highlights some of the benefits to nonprofits for moving to an online timesheet system.
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Forum’s New President on Reducing Duplication and Increasing Collaboration in Philanthropy’s Infrastructure
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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.
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Leading a New Network for Philanthropy
Release Date:
01/27/2016
In a guest post on Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers' Daily WRAG, Forum President & CEO, David Biemesderfer, shares why he is excited to take the helm of the growing organization and to support the work of WRAG and our regional association colleagues in his new role.