Upcoming Events
Join your peers for the annual January policy-focused meeting of the Behavioral Health Funders Network. We have invited four colleagues to provide an update on the local behavioral health policy landscape, including federal ARPA and state FY22 funds, new state legislation (emphasis on...
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This new program is designed for a rising generation of philanthropists who seek to prioritize impact, align their giving with their values, and influence change in their communities.
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Please join us for a conversation to better understand the behavioral health challenges impacting immigrant communities in Lowell, and how local nonprofits are providing effective linguistically and culturally competent care to the city’s diverse population. There are universal stressors that...
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Join the MA Arts Funders Network for a funder briefing: Culture & Community in a Time of Transformation - Focus on MA. This community research project is a specialized investigation commissioned by the Barr Foundation & conducted by the team at Slover Linett Audience Research that...
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Historically, there has been one way to conduct a formal feasibility study – hire a campaign consultant. However, there are pros and cons to having an outsider speak with your largest donors and community leaders. Join us for this engaging session to learn from each other and from our thought...
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Please join us for the first CFO meeting of the year. This will be a practical, hands-on meeting, introducing you to the “centering vendor diversity” resource list. This list, a work in progress, emerged from our July session on Centering Diversity When Engaging Vendors.
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This workshop teaches organizations how to introduce a planned giving program and to do so at no additional cost. Learn how your supporters can perpetuate their annual support beyond their lifetime. You can help all of your donors become philanthropists by inviting them to make a provision in...
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From developing the proposal idea to completing the details of the budget, this workshop provides an outline to use to prepare clear, concise, comprehensive, and competitive proposals. Participants will learn to develop measurable project goals, objectives, and outcomes required in every proposal...
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Strengthening nonprofit organizations is an essential part of our work as grantmakers. While capacity building is a critical part of our work, traditional models of capacity building tend not to account for culture, systems and power in their design, failing to keep equity centered in their...
More »Now is the time for philanthropy to act – it is our moment to support grassroots organizing to challenge these threats and turn up the fight for equitable and anti-racist schools and communities. Public education and democracy need our protection.
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