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
2018 American Evaluation Association Annual International Conference November 20, 2018 By Lindsay Emery Wednesday, October 31 5:45pm – 6:30pm: 1914: Five Models for Evaluating Equity Presenters Deepti Sood, Evaluation Consultant, TCC Group (Chair) Thana-Ashley Charles, Evaluation Consultant, TCC Group Katherine Locke, Associate Director, Evaluation, TCC Group Thursday, November 1 11:30am – 12:15 pm: 2500: Evaluating the GenH Challenge: Ensuring High Quality Evaluation of Social Prize Competitions Presenters Lisa … Continued
Grantmakers in Health Annual Conference: Nonprofit Capacity Building November 20, 2018 By Lindsay Emery This session—titled “Nonprofit Capacity Building”—will examine how foundations are applying a variety of capacity building approaches to enhance nonprofit effectiveness and resilience, particularly in light of the changing health policy landscape. Strengthening a nonprofit’s ability to move toward financial stability, build internal management and operations, and plan for sustainability enables the organization to better achieve … Continued
Grantmaking in the Age of Trump – Insights From Philanthropy Advisors September 27, 2017 By Lindsay Emery Many people are talking about the significant and polarizing effect the current Administration is having on a huge range of issues and communities and how various appointments, from Cabinet to judicial, will transform laws and policies on a range of topics, from immigration to women’s reproductive rights, transgender rights, and the environment. These changes, whether … Continued
Using Rapid Cycle Learning to Infuse a Culture of Continuous Learning September 27, 2017 By Marketing Admin How do we go about setting and answering key learning questions that will both build real-time evaluation capacity and feed into program implementation and outcomes achievement? Rapid cycle learning (RCL) has been used in places as varied as the military, the private sector, emergency response, and healthcare. As evaluators, we can use RCL to institutionalize … Continued
Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network: Building Supportive Professional Relationships September 27, 2017 By Lindsay Emery Join us for a conversation with panelists from different philanthropic backgrounds about their experience cultivating and maintaining strong professional relationships, which range from formal and informal mentorships, to peer networks and affinity groups, and the many other shapes that professional support takes. We will allocate time at the end for small group discussion and individual … Continued
Employee Engagement: Aligning Corporate and Social Purpose September 27, 2017 By Lindsay Emery CSR 4.0 presents the evolution of corporate social responsibility from its initial shared value paradigm to its current form. The program will track the growth of CSR as a sector, examine the multi-dimensional ways that CSR programs are implemented in corporations today, and present cutting-edge ideas that will shape the future of CSR as an … Continued