For Grantseekers & NPO Consultants

Philanthropy MA bridges the nonprofit and grant making communities by giving access to research and information to support your fund development program, providing professional development and networking opportunities for nonprofit staff members, and giving your nonprofit organization more visibility among and access to grantmakers.

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Upcoming Events

Sep 30th

Introduction to Logic Models

Audience:

Consultant, Grantseeker, Nonprofit

Learn how this tool provides the foundation for a quality program design and can help an organization demonstrate creates social change! Logic models can help you think strategically about how you are allocating time and money in your organization.

Oct 6th

Advanced Grant Seeking

Audience:

Consultant, Grantseeker, Nonprofit

Nonprofit organizations often seek grant support but fall short in receiving an award. Competition for grants continues to grow as government funding dwindles and COVID-19 impacts the stock market. Learn how to present your case for support no matter the type or size of grant you are requesting....

Oct 20th

Building & Maximizing Your Major Donor Pipeline

Audience:

Consultant, Grantseeker, Nonprofit

Building and managing a major donor pipeline is a deliberate and thoughtful process. The session focuses on relationship science and rapport building techniques, tactical strategies to rapidly build your major donor pipeline, and tools to measure and manage donor relationships and progress toward...

Oct 28th

Meet-the-Donors: North of Boston

Audience:

Consultant, Grantseeker, Nonprofit

Join us for a Meet-the-Donors where we will hear from foundations with an interest in the region North of Boston! The Meet-the-Donors series aims to bring you firsthand information about each of the grantmakers represented on the panel. The programs also offer a great opportunity to pick up...

In Philanthropy

September 21st, 2020

Funder Approaches to Trauma and Resilience

Source: Grantmakers in Health

Earlier this year, Grantmakers In Health (GIH) fielded a survey on funder approaches to addressing trauma and resilience. At the time, health funders identified trauma-informed care as an emerging issue of significant interest for continued learning and networking. More »

September 18th, 2020

Black, Latinx, Native American households hit hard by COVID-19

Source: Philanthropy News Digest

African Americans, Latinx, and Native Americans are disproportionately more likely to be experiencing financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a report from National Public Radio, the Robert Wood More »

September 11th, 2020

Mourning the passing of Richard A. Smith, of the Smith Family Foundation

Source: The Boston Globe

Richard A. Smith, philanthropist who built the nation’s largest movie theater chain, dies at 95. More »

September 1st, 2020

‘Fund Us Like You Want Us to Win’

Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Foundations are putting unprecedented billions into racial equity, but some grant makers worry that too little is going to grassroots movements. More »