2010 Events Calendar

Governments & the Voluntary Sector: Redefining the Relationships?
Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
NCRP's Aaron Dorfman, Niki Jagpal, and Lisa Ranghelli will attend this event.  They look forward to discussing both NCRP’s GCIP reports and “Confronting Systemic Inequity in Education: High Impact Strategies for Philanthropy.”

If Not Superman, Who? Confronting Systemic Inequity in Education
Philanthropy New York, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
NCRP Aaron Dorfman, Sean Dobson, and Niki Jagpal will present NCRP’s report: “Confronting Systemic Inequity in Education: High Impact Strategies for Philanthropy.”

Philanthropy in New Mexico: Cultures in Giving
New Mexico Association of Grantmakers
NCRP Director of Grantmaking for Community Impact Project (GCIP) Lisa Ranghelli will attend this conference and discuss NCRP’s New Mexico GCIP report, as well as the four other completed reports in the GCIP series.

A number of groups and funders have been the recent targets of well-coordinated and funded attacks on "social justice." As voters head to the polls, new rumblings point to more of the same.

Doug Lakey of the Alliance for Justice joins us to discuss a new collaboration with the Center for Community Change and Media Matters for America to coordinate a rapid response system and develop simple tools to counter such assaults and advance real dialogue on social justice. We'll examine lessons learned from recent attacks, discuss new smears aimed at grantee groups and grantmakers, and look at a coordinated response to prepare for the next wave.

This event is for NCRP members, affiliates, and donors only. Click here to register.

12:00 - 1:00 PM Eastern

Involving stakeholders in your philanthropy isn't a "nice-to-do" but a "must-do" for grantmakers looking to get a true sense of problems and to be innovative in developing solutions, argues a new report from Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) and the Interaction Institute for Social Change (IISC). Inclusiveness and effectiveness, it seems, are tightly linked.

At the same time, nonprofit leaders tell researchers that grantmakers don't sufficiently involve those working on the ground, closest to problems. A minority of grantmakers (36 percent) solicit feedback of any kind from their grantees.

How can grantmakers and nonprofits make the case for engaging diverse stakeholders? How can grantmakers better involve grantees, community members and other partners in their work? Courtney Bourns, GEO's Vice President of Programs and author of the report, and Joel Ratner, President of the Ohio-based Raymond John Wean Foundation featured in the report, answer these questions and more in this Pulse Event on stakeholder engagement.

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NCRP Field Director Sean Dobson and Field Associate Kevin Laskowski will join funders from across the country.

NCRP Executive Director Aaron Dorfman, Grantmaking for Community Impact Project Director Lisa Ranghelli, and Field Assistant Christine Reeves will officially unveil the fifth in a series of seven Grantmaking for Community Impact Project Reports at a session of the conference. This report focuses on the Northwest states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. As part of the release event, a diversity of foundation and nonprofit leaders from these states will discuss their grantmaking experiences.

Gita Gulati-Partee will represent NCRP at this conference and present the findings of the fifth of seven Grantmaking for Community Impact Project reports. This report focuses on Montana, as well as Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

Idaho Nonprofit Center's Annual Conference

Gita Gulati-Partee will represent NCRP at this conference and present the findings of the fifth of seven Grantmaking for Community Impact Project reports. This report focuses on Idaho, as well as Washington, Oregon and Montana.

Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training
Look for NCRP staff members at this conference.

Earlier this year, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation announced a new five-year, $75 million racial equity initiative called "America Healing." Hailed by the likes of Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) as the next step in advancing civil rights, the program seeks to improve life outcomes for vulnerable children and their families by promoting racial healing and eliminating barriers to opportunities.

Join leaders from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation for a compelling discussion of racial equity and philanthropy. What motivated the Kellogg Foundation to address historic burdens and disparities? What's next for America Healing? How is the field of philanthropy doing on issues of race?

Presenters:

• Sterling K. Speirn, President/Chief Executive Officer
• Dr. Gail C. Christopher, Vice President -Program Strategy
• Mr. Gregory B. Taylor, Vice President -Program Strategy

This conversation is for NCRP members and supporters only. Click here to register.

Fundraising in the 21st Century
Advancing Latina Leaders in Nonprofits (ALL IN), National Hispana Leadership Institute
NCRP Field Associate Kevin Laskowski joins panelists for a wide-ranging discussion of the new philanthropic and fundraising landscape.

NCRP staff members look forward to this conference.

America's Future Now: We Are the Change 2010 Annual Conference
Campaign for America's Future
Look for NCRP staff members at this conference.

NCRP Pulse Event: Organizing for Impact
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
Nonprofit organizing, advocacy, and civic engagement have demonstrated impact in improving the lives of millions in communities around the world. More and more foundations are taking another look at these strategies. What role do these social change strategies play at your foundation or in the foundations with which you work? What role could they have? How can those interested in social justice work make the case within and to these institutions to encourage greater investment?

In this Pulse Event, join NCRP Executive Director Aaron Dorfman and Marjorie Fine from the Linchpin Campaign at the Center for Community Change to learn new strategies to advance social justice grantmaking. Discover how to assess where greater investment in advocacy and organizing might help your organization achieve its goals, how to make the case to other decision-makers, and how to motivate sustained change.

This conversation is for NCRP members and supporters only. Click here to register.

Philanthropy and the Economic Meltdown
Hudson Institute's Bradley Center
As part of a panel, NCRP Executive Director Aaron Dorfman will share his thoughts about how philanthropy responded to the economic crisis.

Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Across the U.S.
NCRP Field Associate Kevin Laskowski will present as part of a workshop on engaging coalitions for policy change at this gathering of nonprofits working to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health. Laskowski will share lessons learned from the Grantmaking for Community Impact Project in Los Angeles County and the special role played by coalitions in achieving lasting results there.  View Kevin Laskowski's presentation here.

One year ago, NCRP published Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best, challenging grantmakers to strengthen communities with a new series of aspirations for the field. Touching on the perennial debates in philanthropy, Criteria reignited conversations on ethics, effectiveness, accountability, diversity and inclusiveness.

In our first Pulse Event, NCRP's Executive Director Aaron Dorfman returns from a discussion on the Criteria at the Council on Foundations' Annual Conference with the latest buzz on these important benchmarks. He'll review the past year-from Criteria to the Grantmaking for Community Impact Project-and look at the year ahead in creating a more responsive philanthropic sector.

This event is for NCRP members and donors only. Click here to register.

NCRP Executive Director Aaron Dorfman will speak with major donors to the Los Angeles-based Liberty Hill Foundation. He will discuss the findings and implications of NCRP's recent report showing that showed an incredible return on investment of $91 to $1 for nonprofit advocacy, community organizing and civic engagement.

NCRP Executive Director Aaron Dorfman will join philanthropic leaders from around the country to learn and discuss the latest challenges, opportunities, and successes of philanthropy. Dorfman will present during two different sessions at the conference.

2010 Annual Conference & Native Philanthropy Institute
Native Americans in Philanthropy
NCRP Executive Director Aaron Dorfman will be part of a panel, "Advocacy in Native Communities." He and others will explore how native communities can yield tremendous benefits by engaging in advocacy and organizing.

National Conference
Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy
NCRP Field Associate Kevin Laskowski will attend this event.

National Conference: Unleashing Philanthropy's Potential: Smarter Grantmaking for Better Results
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
NCRP Executive Director Aaron Dorfman and change-seeking nonprofit leaders will attend this conference, which features over 40 sessions, speeches, and events that revolve around the themes of foundation effectiveness, leadership, learning, money, and stakeholder engagement. Watch a video from the conference featuring Aaron Dorman here.

NCRP Executive Director Aaron Dorfman and Field Director Melissa Johnson will be attending this conference. NCRP Field Director Melissa Johnson serves on the planning committee for this conference. She will also co-lead a session, "Building capacity for Advocacy through Nonprofit-Foundation Partnerships."

The Future of the Nonprofit Sector in Delaware and the Nation
Philanthropy Forum in Delaware and University of Delaware, Office of the President
NCRP Executive Director Aaron Dorfman will speak on a panel, "The National Status of Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector," alongside representatives of The Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy at the Urban Institute, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, and the National Council of Nonprofits.

Mar. 19-21, 2010
Briarcliff Manor, NY

Creating Change Through Family Philanthropy: What's Your 2020 Vision?
Resource Generation
Field Director Melissa Johnson will attend this retreat with leaders of Family Foundations. She will highlight a new project in which family foundations are documenting how to discuss and apply Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best in a session with partners from the Sillerman Center for Family Philanthropy and Resource Generation.

The Council on Foundations and The Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers

NCRP Executive Director Aaron Dorfman will discuss the importance of nonprofit advocacy and organizing during a panel discussion, "Fundraising and Capacity Building Immersion." Also, Field Director Melissa Johnson will lead a workshop, "The Great Recession: Foundation Strategies," and explain philanthropic trends emerging in response to the economic downturn. Kevin Laskowski, Field Associate, and Christine Reeves, Field Assistant, will also be in attendance at this conference.  View Melissa Johnson's presentation .

Mar. 3, 2010
Los Angeles, CA

NCRP Field Associate Kevin Laskowski joins Dr. Thomas Backer, President of the Human Interaction Research Institute, for a discussion of philanthropy and the nonprofit sector, part of the American Jewish University's 2010 Spring Colloquium at the MBA School of Nonprofit Management.

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
NCRP will release its findings in a new report: Strengthening Democracy, Increasing Opportunities: Impacts of Advocacy, Organizing and Civic Engagement in Los Angeles County. Co-sponsored by Southern California Grantmakers, this release event will feature presentations and discussions with philanthropic and nonprofit leaders.

Board of Directors Meeting
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

Special Donor Briefing
Minneapolis Foundation & Headwaters: Foundation for Justice
NCRP Executive Director Aaron Dorfman will brief The Humphrey Institute and guests on strategies for multiplying the impact of foundation giving through funding advocacy, community organizing, and civic engagement. He will focus on specific Minnesota case studies from the NCRP publication: Strengthening Democracy, Increasing Opportunities: Impacts of Advocacy, Organizing and Civic Engagement in Minnesota.