Upcoming Events

Apr 14th
Introduction to Grants Research
Audience:
Consultant, Grantseeker, Nonprofit
The word grants typed out on a label.

With over 30,000 nonprofits in Massachusetts, competition for funding is high. How does one get a leg up? The first step is doing one's homework. Foundations have missions just the same as nonprofits, so it is vital to the success of your proposal that you find those funders who are...

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Apr 15th
MA Arts Funders' Network Meeting
Audience:
Grantmaker, Philanthropic Advisor

The MA Arts Funders’ Network identified Race, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (REDI) as a priority area for learning and potential collaboration. In October 2020, we held a meeting that aimed to stimulate interest in, and lay groundwork for, establishing a path forward around racial equity work...

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Apr 15th
Policy to Practice: How COVID has Catalyzed Local Food Systems for a Just and Sustainable Future
Audience:
Grantmaker, Philanthropic Advisor

COVID-19 caused significant and at times disastrous disruption to the food system in the Commonwealth, overwhelming emergency food systems. The five panelists - all deeply involved in healthy local food - rolled up their sleeves and got creative during COVID. From farm to family, food...

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Apr 16th
Work From Home Ergonomics
Audience:
Grantmaker, Philanthropic Advisor

Now that working remotely from make-shift workstations is the new normal, self-care is needed more than ever. Philanthropy MA is providing a free online session to hear from Morgan Sutherland, a certified ergonomics assessment specialist, who will speak about how to assess your workspace to reduce...

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In Philanthropy

April 12th, 2021
The best counter to anti-Asian hate is to build AAPI power
Source: The Boston Globe
With nearly 1 in 10 residents and 1 in 3 people of color in Greater Boston identifying as AAPI, now is the time to build our power and unite with others for our shared future. More »
March 31st, 2021
How the 10 Biggest Foundations Changed in a Year of Covid — and What’s Next
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Changes made by many of the nation’s largest foundations on an emergency basis to give nonprofits more freedom during the pandemic appear unlikely stick, with grant makers making few promises that they won’t slip back to their old ways as the impact of the virus wanes, according to a Chronicle ... More »
March 23rd, 2021
How do YOU want to show up? We must act to combat anti-Asian violence.
Source: Philanthropy MA Blog
 It is clear that there is a reckoning in our country and our sector right now that is long overdue, and many are moving in the right direction. Are you? What side of history do you want to be on? How do YOU want to show up? More »
March 18th, 2021
As Violence Against Asian Americans Intensifies, the Moment for Philanthropy to Act Is Now
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
On Tuesday, eight people were shot dead in separate incidents in Atlanta. At least six of these victims were Asian American women. This is the latest — and most violent — following months of senseless attacks on Asian Americans in our nation. More »

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