2020 American Evaluation Annual International Conference October 2, 2020 By Claire Schultz The virtual experience will feature about 120 sessions over the course of four days, to be accessed from the comfort of your home or office. While the number of sessions is reduced from our annual in-person conference, you will have access to the virtual session recordings for three months following Eval20 Reimagined, allowing you to … Continued
PEAK Grantmaking 2020 Annual Conference November 19, 2019 By Claire Schultz Tie Practices to Values. Narrow the Power Gap. Drive Equity. Learn, Share, Evolve. Steward Responsibly. Across three days in Seattle, join the grantmaking community to move these ideas to the front lines of philanthropy. Together, we’ll delve into how we can put the five Principles for Peak Grantmaking into practice—transforming how grants get made. Engage in … Continued
BoardSource Leadership Forum November 14, 2019 By Claire Schultz BoardSource gathers more than 1,000 board members, chief executives, staff, and nonprofit professionals for two days to discuss the newest thinking and best practices in nonprofit governance and leadership. Through plenary sessions, workshops, discussions, presentations, and networking events, participants learn how to guide their organizations toward greater impact and mission fulfillment. Thursday, May 7 4:30pm … Continued
2019 American Evaluation Annual International Conference September 12, 2019 By Claire Schultz Wednesday, November 13 12:00pm – 3:00pm: 55: Concepts, Design Strategies, and Instruments for Evaluating Advocacy and Policy Change Initiatives Presenters Annette Lenore Gardner, Assistant Professor, University of California, San Francisco (Lead Presenter) Jared Raynor, Director, Evaluation & Learning, TCC Group 5:45pm – 6:30pm: 2648: The Art of Storytelling in Evaluation Ijeoma Ezeofor, Consultant, TCC Group … Continued
Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia Best Practice Forum: Cause Marketing August 23, 2019 By Claire Schultz You already go above and beyond to do the thankless work of making people and the planet equally as important as profit when it comes to your bottom line. Have you considered leveraging your social and environmental values for marketing ROI? Don’t be so humble… You’re changing the world, you deserve to brag! Join us … Continued
Health Equity Research Learning Exchange June 7, 2019 By Claire Schultz Hosted at the 2019 Grantmakers in Health Annual conference, the Health Equity Research Learning Exchange is part of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) institutional effort to advance health equity through the new Health Equity Research Initiative: Exploring New Frontiers of Health Equity Research. The Initiative will encompass a sustained and collaborative set of learning dialogues, … Continued
How Strong is my Corporate Citizenship Portfolio?: How to Assess to Align Programs and Maximize Impact May 24, 2019 By Claire Schultz Companies dedicate numerous resources to identify issues that are important to their stakeholders, but many companies develop program portfolios that don’t meet stakeholder expectations or fully support the goals of the company. In many cases, community program goals are not fully developed, and the programs provide minimal value to the company’s efforts to meet stakeholder expectations. … Continued
2019 Grantmakers In Health Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy May 7, 2019 By Claire Schultz The Grantmakers In Health Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy is the largest annual gathering of health funders in the country, and the best place to learn from seasoned experts and philanthropic leadership and exchange information, ideas, and insights with colleagues. This year’s theme is, “Ideas. Innovations. Impact.” Using All the Tools in the Policy Change … Continued
The Exchange 2019 April 24, 2019 By Claire Schultz The theme of The Exchange 2019 is Shaping the Future Together: Philanthropy as Change Capital. During the two days, speakers will address a range of topics related to this theme, including the future of our democracy, economy, education system, and health system, among others. A variety of transformational approaches will be featured, including multi-sector collaboration, movement … Continued
2019 Africa Grantmakers’ Affinity Group (AGAG) Annual Conference April 24, 2019 By Claire Schultz Since 2000, the AGAG Annual Conference has provided a unique benefit to the social sector as one of the few regular meetings with an international reach designed specifically for funders who support initiatives targeting Africa. This annual convening is designed to be a conversation among peers and an opportunity for funders to reinforce their personal commitment … Continued