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A Playbook for Funders
Release Date:
01/19/2016
A guest post from Nina Stack, President of the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers
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Disaster Philanthropy Playbook Launched to Help Philanthropic Community Respond to Disasters
Release Date:
01/14/2016
We are excited to announce the launch of the Disaster Philanthropy Playbook, the comprehensive resource of best practices and innovative approaches to guide the philanthropic community in responding to future disasters!
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New Disaster Philanthropy Playbook Highlights Collective Power of Regional Associations
Release Date:
01/14/2016
A vital new resource is now available to help philanthropy respond to future disasters: the Disaster Philanthropy Playbook. The Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, which is the largest network serving philanthropy in America, is pleased to have been a partner in helping to create the
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Channeling Today’s Noise and Confusion into a Social Justice Symphony
Release Date:
12/23/2015
On October 27-29, San Diego Grantmakers' Beeta Jahedi attended the Equity Summit in Los Angeles, CA. Beeta shared her experience and key takeaways from the event.
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‘Standing strong’ to elevate the immigration crisis
Release Date:
10/01/2015
Gretchen Greiner-Lott, Vice President of Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers, offers her takeaways from a recent meeting between White House staff and Regional Association leaders on the topic of immigration.
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10 Questions or Less for Dwayne Marshall
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06/29/2015
10 Questions or Less is a feature through which we get to know regional association staff members a little better—their work, what drives them, and more. This week we talk with Dwayne Marshall, Director of Programs and Partnerships at the Southeastern Council of Foundations.
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New England Regional Association Gathering
Release Date:
06/25/2015
Guest post by Gail Pinkham, Director of Communications, Associated Grant Makers.
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Who Will Watch the Charities? Regionals Respond
Release Date:
06/08/2015
On May 31, an op-ed appeared in the New York Times, Who Will Watch the Charities?, from David Callahan, founder and editor of Inside Philanthropy, calling for more oversight of the philanthropic sector and presents four ideas for reform. The Forum and Philanthropy New York, along with others in
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Product Teams Framework for Forum Network Technology
Release Date:
06/04/2015
The gist of the product teams approach is recognizing that great technology is essential to delivering our programs and creating the impact we want to have in the world. Each key technology system is treated as a "product" and managed by a team comprised of both technology people and "domain
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D5 Highlights CMF's Diveristy Discussion and Assessment Tool
Release Date:
05/14/2015
In a guest blog post for the D5 Coalition, Debbie McKeon of the Council of Michigan Foundations reveals the genesis of CMF's successful "Is Your Foundation Leveraging the Power of Differences?" Discussion and Assessment Toolkit.