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"We Work Hard at Work Worth Doing"
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Tori Small of North Carolina Network of Grantmakers looks back at her first experience attending the Forum's Annual Conference.
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Philanthropy Associations & Networks Are Stepping Up on Staff Diversity & Capacity, But Much Work Remains
Release Date:
09/08/2017
Our President & CEO, David Biemesderfer highlights some of the key findings of our newly released report that examines the employment practices of regional and national PSOs.
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Leading By Example
Release Date:
08/30/2017
A guest post from our member Afia Amobeaa-Sakyi, Manager, Marketing and Development at National Center for Family Philanthropy as she reflects on her first-time attending our Annual Conference.
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Finding and Applying Our Leadership Ethos
Release Date:
08/28/2017
Stephanie Gocklin of Florida Philanthropic Network looks back at #ForumCon17 and how we all need to be leaders for diversity, equity and inclusion in our sector.
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After Charlottesville, How Do We Move Forward?
Release Date:
08/22/2017
David Biemesderfer, President & CEO of United Philanthropy Forum, responds to the horrific events that took place in Charlottesville and offers three suggestions for how we can move forward as a country and as a field.
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Time to Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
Release Date:
08/11/2017
Dee Goodrich, Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, looks back on her 2017 Forum Conference Experience and how it informed her personal and professional DEI journey.
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#FORUMCON17: Things I Didn’t Know I’d Learn
Release Date:
08/09/2017
A guest post from Kalisha Bass, Arizona Grantmakers Forum about her experience at the our recent annual conference in San Francisco.
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A Gift-Wrapped Call to Action: How Will Philanthropy Respond?
Release Date:
08/08/2017
A guest post from our member, Adiel Suarez-Murias, Communications & Marketing Director of PACE: Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement as she reflects on Dr. Robert Ross's presentation at our 2107 Annual Conference.
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Building a More United Philanthropy Field
Release Date:
08/04/2017
Read the latest from our President & CEO, David Biemesderfer as he reflects back on our rebranding process and annoncement at our 2017 Forum Annual Conference. As you can imagine, there was a lot of thought, hard work and aspiration behind our new name.
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Philanthropy’s Leadership Role in Policy and Advocacy Is Needed Now More Than Ever
Release Date:
07/10/2017
David Biemesderfer, president & CEO of the Forum, was recently on the More Than Money Philanthropy Panel at the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading's Funder Huddle in Denver on June 14.