Events How Funders can Effectively Support Volunteer-led Movements How can funders effectively support volunteers in movement building? This interactive session is all about how volunteers and organizations can work together as part of a movement. TCC Group and the Wikimedia Foundation will share their recent collaboration, showcasing what they’ve learned about how funders can effectively work as part…
Events Trustee Essentials for Foundations Like all leaders, foundation trustees need specific tools to be effective. Learn the legal and investments basics of running a foundation, tackle governance issues such as setting direction and operating effectively as a board, and explore key issues foundation leaders should know to prepare for the future. This session is…
Events Capacity Building 3.0: Data + Facilitation = Collaborative Learning This workshop will familiarize participants with Capacity Building 3.0, a targeted capacity building process and framework grounded in the notion that constructing the pipeline of collaborative learning in any ecosystem depends on the development of relational capacity. Attendees will learn from those currently working with Capacity Building 3.0 and its…
Events Fostering a Learning Culture in Family Philanthropy Family foundations can be isolated institutions. Too often, trustees have few opportunities to learn how to do their jobs well; they rely on limited data sources, like grant applications, financial reports, and the occasional site visit. But there are learning resources all around us if we can just figure out…
Events 2015 American Evaluation Association Annual International Conference TCC Group will be presenting throughout the AEA Conference. Their presentations are listed below. Wednesday November 11 3:00-4:30pm: 2374: How do YOU define a leader? Foundations and nonprofits all around are looking for ways to measure the effectiveness of leadership development programs. But what constitutes a leader? What attributes should…
Events Building a Collaborative Culture What can we learn from the experiences of grantmakers who have been intentional about ensuring that their organizational culture advances, rather than undermines, collaboration? Oftentimes, the most advanced collaborations comprise organizations that have systems, infrastructure, and policies in place that allow them to effectively engage with partners to effect change.…
Events Why Boards Matter: The Relationship Between Strongs Boards and Organizational Success As a sector, we have come to some consensus on “good governance” and the things boards should do to effectively govern nonprofits. We have identified the board’s basic roles and developed metrics to gauge organizational success. What we DON’T know is whether and why these practices actually result in improved…
Events Capacity Building 3.0: Recasting the WHO, WHAT, and HOW of Increasing Social Sector Impact This session will familiarize participants with CB 3.0, a targeted capacity-building process and framework grounded in the notion that building the capacity of all actors in any social sector ecosystem depends on the development of “relational capacity.” Only when funders invest in learning with nonprofits on the front end of…
Events Shine a Light: The Role of Consultants in Fostering a Learning Culture at Foundations Why do foundations use consultants? Noticeably absent on the list of reasons is learning—yet learning is a particularly important attribute for foundations that grapple with complex issues in dynamic environments. This webinar will help you understand how to be more explicit about the value of fostering a learning culture in…
Events Families Funding Change: How Social Justice Giving Honors Our Roots and Strengthens Communities This webinar, presented in partnership with the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, will explore strategies family foundations can take to engage more deeply in grantmaking that builds toward long-term social change. The webinar will draw from case studies highlighted in NCRP’s new Families Funding Change report as well as the…