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Brown Bag Lunch and Viewing Party - Adaptive Philanthropy: Flexible Giving to Maximize Results
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - 12:00pm
... shared philanthropy aspire to change the world—that’s why you commit your time, energy, and focus to this important ...
A Professional Seminar with Roger McElrath, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - 11:00am
Over the years, many companies have shifted their community involvement strategy from straight-forward check writing to more sophisticated models that strive to engage their communities and make a greater impact. Join us as Roger helps us explore the reasons and rationales for building a company’s social responsibility strategy and the current complexities of how businesses can create social impact that benefits nonprofits, community members, employees, and the company alike.
Community Foundation Youth Interns Award $50,000 to Westmoreland Nonprofits
Thursday, August 17, 2017
The Youth Philanthropy Internship Program and grant making process is funded by The Heinz Endowments and administered by The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County. To learn more about the program, visit http://www.cfwestmoreland.org/community-leadership/youth-philanthropy-internship.
Corporate Giving Webinar: How Equity, Economic Security, And Livable Wage Investments Impact Your Company’s Bottom Line
Thursday, July 26, 2018 - 1:00pm
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.
Corporate Giving Webinar: Creating an Effective Communications Strategy
Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 1:00pm
Join us for this webinar, hosted by Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF) in partnership with the Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals (AACP), to explore the ins and outs of communication, how to craft effective messaging and share the great corporate philanthropy work that you do through various channels.
Tri-State Community Foundation Webinar Series- Working with Difficult Wills And Trusts
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 1:00pm
Join us for this webinar to learn more about how to deal with difficult wills and trusts. Also featured will be best practices for working with professional advisors to ensure their client’s charitable wishes can be accomplished.
Assessing Grantees’ Financial Health and Long Term Sustainability: Nonprofit Financial Statement Analysis Training
Resources from the workshop: Assessing Grantees’ Financial Health and Long Term Sustainability: Nonprofit Financial Statement Analysis Training
Food Systems Innovations in Philadelphia
... in food systems and policy. You will find here a few resources and presentations from the trip. Food Systems ...
Disaster Grantmaking: A Practical Guide for Foundations and Corporations
This guide was developed by a joint working group of the Council on Foundations and the European Foundation Centre. It identifies eight principles of good disaster grantmaking and offers a number of tips to help grantmakers address disasters more effectively, including facts and figures about recent major disasters around the world and a list of useful disaster information websites.
Lessons Learned for Funders of Advocacy Efforts & Evaluations
In this report, the Colorado Trust and Innovation Network chronicle the Trust's strategy for funding advocacy and ...
Fund the People Toolkit
... Guides: advancing productive dialogue on talent issues Resources: curated content from across the social sector ...
Collaboration and Connection: How Foundations Partner Effectively to Address Their Community's Information Needs
Addressing a community’s information needs is a critical aspect of supporting a vibrant and healthy democracy. As community and place-based foundations increase their participation in this work, they realize they cannot do it alone.
NCFP Webinar: Managing Family Dynamics in Governance
Thursday, June 8, 2023 - 12:00pm
Join NCFP to learn strategies to manage dynamics, build in moments for family connection, and facilitate group decision-making.
Keystone Policy Series: Financially Distressed Municipalities
... This session engaged participants in a conversation about why it is important for philanthropy to understand the ...
Community Philanthropy: A Global Perspective
Thursday, March 2, 2017 - 12:00pm
... a new paradigm of 'people-based development' that shifts resources and power closer to communities, and that gives ...
Census 2020: Jefferson Counts Toolkit
Jefferson Regional Foundation created a toolkit to use for their local efforts to ensure an accurate count in the 2020 Census.
What Does Trust-Based Philanthropy Have to Do With Racial Equity?
Wednesday, August 2, 2023 - 3:00pm
... the connection and distinction between the two, and why both should be prioritized for trust-based funders. Participants will gain a deeper knowledge on why and how to explicitly prioritize racial equity in your ... recording of this webinar will be made available on the Resources page after the event. About the Series ...