To better understand how community foundations can best respond to the current environment, the Center for Effective Philanthropy asked donors about how satisfied they are with the community foundations with which they work. What matters most to them? What do these donors want from their community foundations?
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Join the GWP Corporate Network for a planning session for 2017 network activities.
There is great interest among grantmakers in demographic data, but no consensus or shared purpose yet on what data should be collected and how it should be used. This preliminary research on demographic data collection serves to create a baseline understanding of where the field is in demographic data collection that covers both the process of data collection and current use of demographic data.
The Pittsburgh Foundation shared a new report on their survey findings to nonprofits on how the pandemic has affected their work.
The Arts Council has released an RFP in search of a research and equity consultant.
"Co-Creation" is a case study about the Connecticut Early Childhood Funder Collaborative, a project of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy. The case study examines co-creation, an emerging systems change collaboration model which grew out of a funder-and-state partnership. This unique partnership led to the creation by executive order of a new and independent Office of Early Childhood, which was formally approved by the Connecticut State Legislature in 2013. The companion piece, "Taking on New Roles to Address 21st Century Problems," looks at co-creation from the perspective of a regional association of grantmakers.
Aligning your corporate strategy with your philanthropic investments and partnerships can add credibility to your brand, board and employee engagement messaging.
Join us for this one-hour webinar to hear a high-level overview of recent trends and best practices for foundation governance.
How the government can partner with impact investors to unleash new capital, talent and energy for maximum impact.
The Early Childhood Funders Alliance, powered by GWP, is hosting an in-person workshop for funders interested in local early childhood initiatives.
Information and resources for disaster relieve grantmaking.
Please join the 2018 Corporate Webinar Series to learn about successful livable wage strategies used by corporations and learn ways to increase the value of jobs while strengthening the business. This program is hosted by Forefront.
Based sardonically on Masterpiece Theatre, Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers’s Structural Racism Theater introduces the viewer to concrete examples of structural racism and implicit bias. It’s edgy, dryly humorous, “shareable,” and an incredibly different direction for WRAG. The first episode, "The Pernicious Compromise," focuses on the timely topic of the Electoral College and its connection to the Three-Fifths Compromise.
Please join the Tri-State Community Foundation Partnership for a webinar to learn about what your peers are doing to recruit and maintain high-functioning boards.
The Harrisburg-based PA IOLTA Board has recently joined GWP and we invited executive director Stephanie Libhart to answer a few quest