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Maximizing Strategic Partnerships
With a recession looming, sponsorship dollars aren't flowing as freely as in the past. In fact, many organizations are experiencing a decline in event revenue and some a reporting a reduction in member dues, according the 2022 State of the Nonprofit Sector Report. As a result, many PSOs are looking beyond event, grant, and membership dues to explore sponsorship relationships.
Can Common Grant Applications Make Philanthropy Better?
For decades, philanthropy serving organizations (PSOs) have created common grant applications to streamline the grantmaking and grantseeking processes. Foundations have used common grants to help nonprofits decrease the burdens and costs of fundraising. However, with the advent of online applications, use of common applications has waned. Can the common grant be revived? Almost 40% of application questions are duplicative across funders. But diverse grant formats and applications are putting a strain on grant partners.
The Blindspot (and Opportunity!) Most PSO's Miss: Migrant Justice as Racial Justice
Perhaps foundations in your own network have said it: "We don't fund immigration." This damaging, all-too-common phrase in philanthropy masks an important truth: migrant justice is racial justice. And without funding the power and dignity that immigrants and refugees so often lead, funders are missing out on a crucial opportunity to advance equity, support families, and build community in their own backyard.
Why All of Philanthropy is Showing up Across Silos to Embed Racial Equity for People and Planet
Environmental grantmakers are mobilizing across the sector to resource people and planet. Now is the time to confront the active threat of climate disaster. A growing number of grantmakers are responding to the call to take action and mitigate climate harms. Whether you are committed to BIPOC, place based, or communities first action, it increasingly is necessary for funders in every issue area and geography to reshape the narrative and build new practices to adequately support frontline solutions.
Moving from Data to Advocacy
Join Funders Concerned About AIDS (FCAA) as we discuss ways to collect and analyze data as PSO's and explore how we can move beyond the numbers to create meaningful tools for philanthropic advocacy.
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Registration Open
Come pick up your name badge, program and other conference materials at the registration desk.
Offsite Activity: Chelsea Market & The Highline Foodie Tour (Pre-Registration Required)
Pre-registration is required to attend and is limited to 16 guests.
Cost: $85 per person
Offsite Activity: Harlem Tour (Pre-Registration Required)
Pre-registration is required to attend and is limited to 50 guests. Transportation will be provided.
Cost: $50 per person
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Role of Philanthropy in Supporting Sustainable Indigenous Climate Solutions
One of the most pressing issues facing the philanthropic community is how to address the three planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental pollution. The triple crisis is impacting efforts across many issues including civil society and philanthropy efforts to meet The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with many SDGs targets at risk of not being reached by 2030.
Future of Philanthropy: A Reckoning Between Religion and Philanthropy
Can you imagine a robust social service sector without the 350,000 congregations and 228,000 faith-inspired organizations that support America's food banks, refugee resettlement and housing programs? How might voting access diminish without the 12,875 houses of worship that serve as polling places? Can you imagine civil rights advocacy-historically and today-without the leadership of the Black Church and interfaith clergy?
Knowledge Management as a Tool for Racial Equity
Today Knowledge Has Power. It controls access to Opportunity and Advancement - Peter F. Drucker
Right Sizing Support for a Sustainable Staff
With all that our world has experienced in the past few years, from shifts in organizational structures to virtual work, stresses on family and community health, and a philanthropic sector reckoning with racial justice, it is more critical than ever to hold on to good people and attract top talent to face the challenges and opportunities of today. Organizational sustainability is rooted in a strong team, and re-thinking what needs to be in place to support this is paramount to your organization's success. We are nothing without our people.
CEO Reception and Dinner
PSO chief executives (presidents, CEOs, executive directors, etc.) are invited to attend this pre-conference social reception and dinner to connect with your peers in a fun, casual setting. The reception and dinner are included with your CEO Gathering registration.
The CEO Gathering requires an additional $195 registration fee, which includes the CEO Reception and Dinner on Sunday evening.
PSOs Working Across Racial Identity Groups
Past and present systems and policies have hindered communities of color from fully collaborating on initiatives to eradicate the social disparities we all face. And knowing that there is no definitive demarcation between our identities and communities, e.g., people are both Black and Latinx, and people are also Latinx and Native American, etc. Understanding each other's history is the first step - but how do we apply that historical lens to inform future work?
Newark Philanthropic Liaison: An Effective Model for Philanthropy and Local Government Collaboration
The Newark Philanthropic Liaison initiative was established in 2007 through an agreement between the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers (CNJG) and then Newark Mayor Cory Booker. The non-partisan, grant-funded position spanned Mayoral administrations, with Kevin Callaghan serving in the role since 2016 under Mayor Ras J. Baraka, who took office in 2014.