Teleconference
Series: How
Grantmakers Make a Difference
Join
these conversations on grantmaking....
Grantmakers
Forum members are using new approaches to create change
that improves our communities. From a broad public health
initiative, transforming a city neighborhood, investing
in economic revitalization, to research for policy change,
funders in Upstate New York are working to make a permanent
difference.
Beginning March 2009, Grantmakers Forum will host a series
of teleconference
onversations
with Upstate New York funders who will share their experiences.
Members are invited to join the discussion.
Call #1: Monday, March 9, 2009, 3:30 pm – 4:30
pm
Guest: John Urban, President, The Greater Rochester Health
Foundation, will speak about how improving the health
status of residents must also address a broader social
context of our community.
Call #2: Monday, April 13, 2009, 3:30 pm – 4:30
pm
Guest: Kathy Goldfarb-Findling, Executive Director, Gifford
Foundation, Syracuse, speaks about the foundation’s focus
on transformative grantmaking for an entire neighborhood
through nonprofit capacity building.
Call #3: Monday, May 11, 2009
3:30
pm – 4:30 pm
Guests: Guy Cosentino, Stardust Foundation, Auburn share
their focus on economic development for the community.
Call #4: Monday, June 8, 2009
3:30
pm – 4:30 pm
Guest: Ann Costello, Executive Director, B. Thomas Golisano
Foundation, Rochester, speaks about the discovery of conflicting
governmental policies affecting their target population,
and the work the foundation has undertaken to change those
systems.
Call
#5: Monday, July 13, 2009
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Guest: Ed
Doherty, VP Community Programs, Rochester Area Community
Foundation, speaks about ACT Rochester (Achieving Community
Targets) a joint project with United Way of Greater Rochester.
Call #6:
Monday, August 10, 2009
3:30
pm - 4:30 pm
Guest: Mary
Corbitt, Executive Director, Foundation of Monroe County
Bar will share their experience creating a co-located
facility for legal services in the area.
For
GFNY Members Only. No fee but registration is required.
Connections instructions will be emailed to you.
Email
Programs@grantmakers
org or call 585.232.2380 to register.
With
the change in administration and our current economy,
now is the time to connect with legislators and their
staffs. Meet your legislators and educate them about
the work of philanthropy in our region. Participate as
a delegate! View the invitation
orcontact Liz
Wilder for information.
The
Philanthropy Forum is an annual event in the Rochester
region, in which Grantmakers Forum of New York convenes
philanthropy and service providers to discuss issues
in the nonprofit sector. Open
to the Public.
Improving
the Grant System; Increasing Effectiveness:
Project Streamline
April 23, 2009, 12N-2:00pm Lodge at Batavia
Country Club, Batavia, NY
Cohosted by Grantmakers
Forum of New York and Western New York Grantmakers Association
A
major national effort, Project
Streamline, seeks to improve the grant system, for greater
nonprofit efficiency and effectiveness. Project Streamline is
a national collaborative of the Grants Manager Network, the Association
of Fundraising Professionals, the Association of Small Foundations,
the Council on Foundations,the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers,
the Foundation Center, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, and
the National Council of Nonprofit Associations.
Richard Toth, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,
speaks to funders about the research findings and the Project Streamline
report, Drowning in Paperwork, Distracted from Purpose and
what funders can do to improve the grant process, reduce the burden
on nonprofit organizations, to increase the impact of their grantmaking.
cohosted
with Association of Fundraising Professionals Genesee Valley
July 16, 2009, 8:30-10:00am
Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, NY
For
grantmakers and grantseekers. Open to the public.
How
do corporations give in their communities? What is the difference
between a corporate foundation and a corporate giving program? What
determines their funding interests? What happens to corporate funding
during challenging economic times?
Panel:
Mike McDougall,
Bausch & Lomb
Ginny
Clark, Constellation Brands
Joe Casion,
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
Katie Coyne, KeyBank
Linda Lovejoy,
Wegmans Food Markets
Join colleagues for networking
and coffee and bagels first. Program at 9:00am.
Fee charged: More
information.
Don't miss
this 2-day conference bringing national and local experts
to upstate New York. The 2007 conference was a smash success!
Improving effectiveness
and efficiencies is even more important in these troubled
times. Connect with colleagues, learn best practices, share
experiences!
Speakers:
Ralph Smith, Chair,
Council on Foundations
Susan Kenny Stevens,
Nonprofit Consultant
Dr. William Dietz,
Centers for Disease Control
Christine Grumm,
Women's Funders Network
Stuart Hart, Sustainable
Global Enterprise
Martin Lehfeldt,
author, Notes from a Non- Profitable Life
Conversations on Grantmaking
Monthly teleconference series for GFNY members only. Schedule
Grantmakers Forum of New York
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