2014 Annual Meeting Materials
The 2014 GWP Annual Meeting was held on November 14 at Google Pittsburgh offices in Bakery Square. These are the documents included in the packet for the business portion of the meeting.
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Program Resources: Food Funders' Virtual Roundtable
Resources from GWP Food Funders' Virtual Roundtable 04/07/2020
Serving Undocumented Immigrants in PA: A Statewide Funders Briefing
On December 1, Grantmakers of Western PA, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Foundation, and Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (PICC) hosted a webinar to s
Organic Philanthropy: Trust and Mutuality in a Time of Distrust and Divisiveness
Thursday, July 1, 2021
... Buhl Foundation), Hank Beukema (McCune Foundation), and David Green (PPG Industries Foundation), among others, to ...
Program Resources: GWP Annual Meeting: Ask, Listen, Act
Program Resources: GWP Annual Meeting: Ask, Listen, Act on December 7th, 2020
Program Resources: Arts Equity Reimagined: Access to Opportunity
Program Resources from the August 28 program - Arts Equity Reimagined: Access to Opportunity
Resources from Helping Immigrants Thrive in Allegheny County
... 33, Jordan Golin from Jewish Family and Children Services, David Liu, a business consultant, and Marian Lien from the ...
Program Resources: Jewish Funders' Learning Network
Program Resources: Jewish Funders' Learning Network 10/28/2020
Program Resources: Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA
Program Resources from: Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA on 6-23-2021
Investment Managers
Investment managers and financial institutions offering asset management
The Wisdom of Communities, How the Ford Institute helps rural people achieve their own vision of vitality
The Ford Institute for Community Building, a program of The Ford Family Foundation, works to help community leaders learn how to implement local solutions based on principles of effective community building. This paper describes the development and work of the The Ford Institute for Community Building.
Commonfund Report on Investment Returns
The annual Council on Foundations-Commonfund investment report for private and community foundations is now available.
Supporting Pennsylvania Food Systems: Site Visits in Pittsburgh Resources
In early August, members of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia(PNGP), Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania (GWP) and
On the Brink of Promise, The Future of Community Foundations
Seminal work on community foundations, published in 2005.
Implementation Science 101 Workshop Resources
Resources from Implementation Science 101 workshop held on February 20, 2019.
Co-Creation: Viewing Partnerships Through A New Lens
"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.
Equity: Is Your Foundation Ready to Invest in Building Opportunity for All?
Research shows that one of the greatest impediments to a prosperous future for all of Michigan's people is unequal access to resources. To help foundation leaders and their boards begin essential conversations about marginalized populations and determine the extent to which their organization's culture and grantmaking practices are aligned with a commitment to expanding opportunity in the communities they serve, CMF developed this discussion guide and self-assessment.
2021 Annual Meeting Materials and Resources
2021 Annual Meeting Materials and Resources from 12/07/2021
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Perpetuity or Limited Lifespan: How Do Family Foundations Decide?
This study of family foundations in 2008 summarizes key findings regarding how many active family foundations are planning to spend down or exist in perpetuity (or have not yet made a decision), and examines their motivations and decision-making.