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
Northern California Grantmakers: How Strong Is My Corporate Citizenship Portfolio? April 2, 2019 By Claire Schultz How to Align Programs and Maximize Your Impact Companies dedicate numerous resources to identify issues that are important to their stakeholders, but many companies develop program portfolios that don’t meet their 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 … Continued
Iris House 14th Annual Women as the Face of AIDS Summit March 14, 2019 By Claire Schultz Iris House has produced thirteen Women as the Face of AIDS Summits over the last decade. Thousands of consumers, health care professionals, non-profit staff members, academics, and policy workers have joined us to present, to listen, to learn, and to share ideas on how to improve the lives of women and men living with HIV. … Continued
Making the Case for Inclusion of Muslim, Arab, and South Asian (MASA) communities into Racial Justice, Immigration Portfolios March 5, 2019 By Claire Schultz Making the Case for Inclusion of Muslim, Arab, and South Asian (MASA) communities into Racial Justice, Immigration Portfolios will explore how organizations and activists in the MASA field are identifying as part of the racial justice movement and how funders are aligning funding to MASA and Muslim communities within a racial justice portfolio. The afternoon … Continued
Service for Impact March 1, 2019 By Claire Schultz Exploring Strategies to Align Corporate Volunteering and Business Priorities As corporate responsibility leaders, we are uniquely equipped to connect our colleagues to solutions that catalyze business benefit and positive social impact. Too often, however, we are tempted to pursue quick, one-off activities—and we end up missing out on opportunities to align volunteering & larger corporate … Continued
Essential Skills and Strategies for New Program Officers December 20, 2018 By Claire Schultz Philanthropy New York’s Essential Skills and Strategies for New Program Officers (ESS) orients new program officers and directors to their role as funders. This multiday intensive course helps philanthropy newcomers build a framework for understanding and implementing ethical and effective grantmaking. It is a part of the PNY Core offerings. The program prepares program officers and directors for the … Continued
2019 National HIV Prevention Conference November 20, 2018 By Lindsay Emery Combatting Stigma in Diverse Populations In 2017, ViiV Healthcare launched the Positive Action for Youth (PAFY) and Positive Action for Women (PAFW) grant programs. PAFY supports grantees working on supporting youth living with HIV as they transition from youth to adult HIV care. PAFW supports grantees working with women of color living with HIV (inclusive … Continued