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Public Policy Update: July 8, 2021
Sustaining Anti-Racist Education Against Backlash
FCAA Connect Webinar: How To Build Resilient and Strong Organizations
Please join us for a conversation with the Ford Foundation’s Building Institutions and Networks (BUILD) initiative and South Africa’s Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) to explore how BUILD supports social justice organizations to become stronger and more resilient over time.
United Philanthropy Forum Releases Statement on the Accelerating Charitable Efforts Act
Last week, Sens. Grassley (R-IA) and King (I-ME) introduced the Accelerating Charitable Efforts (ACE) Act, a bill that seeks to impose legislative mandates on donor-advised funds (DAFs) and private foundations. The Forum will work with our members, national partners, and experts in the field to take a deep dive on the proposed mandates in this bill and possible alternatives by gathering valuable feedback and examining critical data.
Advocacy and Policy Efforts During COVID-19
Forum members share what they are doing in terms of advocacy and policy due to COVID-19. Responses are compiled below by known organizations.
Launchpad For Hosts: A Giving Circle Incubator
This is the only training program of its kind to help you start giving circles at your institution. It builds on insights from dozens of organizations currently hosting giving circles over the past decade, and provides a roadmap for doing so successfully.
Forum Names Our 2020 Racial Equity Mini-Grant Recipients
Advocacy in Action - Rules of Advocacy for Funders
Foundations often miss their incredible opportunity to shape public policy due to a fear of engaging in advocacy. Lobbying is a form of advocacy that is only one point on the continuum of ways to use one’s voice. When foundations do not use their voices to speak about policies impacting their organizations and communities they serve, it removes the philanthropic sector from the democratic process. For our first Advocacy in Action session, we'll be joined by an expert from the Bolder Advocacy initiative at Alliance for Justice who will empower you with the legal rules of both funding and participating directly in policy advocacy activities.
Bridge the Divide: Climate, Land Use & Transportation Connections
In a time of heightened awareness about our climate crisis, we know that land use, transportation, and housing patterns have a direct impact on climate change and greenhouse gas pollution. How we build our communities and transportation networks effects quality of life, equity, economic vitality, public health, and environmental quality.
Webinar: The Divest/Invest Framework: What Does It Mean for Funders Working in Housing and Homelessness?
PEAK Summit (Southeast)
The PEAK Southeast chapter’s two-day summit in Charleston, SC includes site visits across a range of funding interests, an expert-led workshop on equitable grantmaking practices, and plenty of opportunities to connect with peers across the region.
Grantmakers in Aging 2019 Annual Conference
Each year, in October, GIA holds its Annual Conference, with more than 200 top local and national funders, in one of America’s great cities. For 2019, we’re excited to bring the meeting to New York City — a melting pot of unique people, places, and points of view. Our venue is The New York Marriott Downtown, close to the Statute of Liberty, Ellis Island, and the 9/11 Tribute and Museum. New York City is also home to numerous creative innovative programs that benefit older adults.
Aligning Your Philanthropy Framework and Time Horizon for Impact
Join us for a conversation with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Director of Knowledge Development Olga Tarasov and Vice President Mae Hong to discuss how The Philanthropy Framework provides a process for analyzing how a philanthropic organization makes decisions, interacts with others and the broader society, and utilizes its capabilities and resources, as well as the role of time horizon in the context of these components.
#FORUMCON18: Sharing and Collaboration at Every Level
A guest post from our member, Christina Marconi, Engagement Manager, Philanthropy Delaware about her experience at this year's Annual Conference.
Adding Citizenship Question Will Impede a Fair and Accurate Census Count
David Biemesderfer, President and CEO of United Philanthropy Forum, issued a statement after Commerce Secretary Ross approved the inclusion of an untested question on citizenship status in his 2020 census questions submission to Congress.
Healthy Businesses Fueling Healthy Communities
Join us for a tactical conversation on how to make your community a better place to live through investments in programs and partnerships that promote healthy lifestyles.