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

Dec 4th

Advanced Proposal Writing

Audience:

Consultant, Grantseeker, Nonprofit

From logic models to making your case for support using 2,000 or less characters, this workshop will help you prepare successful paper and paperless proposal narratives including those to the different levels of government. This workshop provides learning opportunities for intermediate to advanced...

Dec 10th

Managing Investment Risk Webinar

Audience:

All, Consultant, Grantmaker, Grantseeker, Nonprofit, Philanthropic Advisor

The webinar is designed to help participants better prepared to implement investment strategies consistent with the mission, risk tolerance and liquidity needs of their organizations. Participants will learn about different risks that are embedded in their endowment portfolios and manage them...

Dec 16th

Meet-the-Donors: Alternative Giving Vehicles

Audience:

Consultant, Grantseeker, Nonprofit

Join Philanthropy Massachusetts as we go beyond traditional grantmaking and learn about a variety of giving modalities such as donor collaboratives, giving circles, and donor advised funds!

In Philanthropy

November 19th, 2019

Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy

Source: Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Disasters and humanitarian crises affected millions of people globally in 2017. More »

November 5th, 2019

Philanthropy for the Women’s Movement, Not Just ‘Empowerment’

Source: Stanford Social Innovation Review

Only women’s organizations focused on consciousness-raising, coalition-building, and advocacy can bring the kind of systemic change that women the world over need. The philanthropic community’s preoccupation with impact and the short-term projects that deliver measurable outcomes can distract us... More »

October 24th, 2019

How US Family Foundation Philanthropy Is Evolving

Source: ThinkAdvisor

Family foundations in the U.S. are giving more money but through fewer grants, shifting their emphasis from local giving to addressing public policy issues, doubling their use of impact investing and expanding the diversity and inclusiveness of their boards and staff, according a new study from the... More »

October 15th, 2019

Time to change the way we invest

Source: Alliance Magazine

A growing number of foundations are deploying a portion of their capital to mission aligned investment strategies. This is an important trend. Still, only a relatively small number of foundations seek positive environmental and social impact with their investments and often with only a small share... More »