Grantmaker Skills & Strategies

29
Jul
Mission Sustainability Initiative
9:00am - 10:30am
Online Zoom Meeting
Open to: 
GCG Full Members (free) & Non-Member Funders ($50)
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Long-term mission sustainability in the nonprofit sector is increasingly challenged by the economic realities of our era. As COVID-19 and the impending recession affect large and small nonprofits in...View Details
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14
Apr
Trust-Based Philanthropy 101
9:00am - 10:30am
Online Zoom Meeting
Open to: 
GCG Full Members (free) & Non-Member Funders ($50)
Headshot of Mailee Walker and Vanessa Garrison
Trust-Based Philanthropy is being embraced by a growing number of foundations as a way to alleviate power imbalances between funders and grantees while fostering more productive and informative...View Details
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12
Mar
Funder Briefing: United Way Community Needs Assessment
9:00am - 10:30am
St. Louis Community Foundation Building; Fireside Room
Open to: 
GCG Full Members (free) & Non-Member Funders ($50)
Outline of Missouri Counties Included in the Report
Join us for a special funder briefing on GCG Member United Way of Greater St. Louis’s region-wide Community Needs Assessment and new Community Investment Strategy. We will discuss the results of the...View Details
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12
Feb
Grantmaking Relationships: Elevating Grantee Voice
9:00am - 10:30am
Marillac Mission Fund
Open to: 
GCG Full Members (free) & Non-Member Funders ($50)
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What would happen if more funders saw their grantees as “funded partners” and proactively sought candid feedback on their grantmaking process? To explore these questions, representatives from the St...View Details
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21
Mar
Building Great Funder-Nonprofit Relationships
9:00am - 11:30am
Jewish Federation of St. Louis; Kaplan Feldman Complex Building
Open to: 
GCG Full Members (free) & Non-Member Funders ($50)
GCG Members Participating in Conversation
Navigating the complex funder-nonprofit relationship is vital to mission success. Often, it seems, nonprofits do the asking, reporting, and providing, while donors sit in positions to say yes or no,...View Details
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'UnCharitable' Film Screening & Discussion Event Materials
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October, 2024
Event Description On October 25, 2024, Philanthropy Missouri gathered its St. Louis Funder Network, SWMO Funder Network, and Members in other geographies to screen and discuss the film Uncharitable. The film uses the personal stories of Dan Pallotta , Steve Nardizzi , Dorri McWhorter , Scott Harrison , Edward Norton , Darren Walker , and philanthropic and nonprofit figures to make a call-to-action: we should radically rethink giving. Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal, this feature-length film draws from Pallotta’s record-breaking TED Talk and book . Pallotta’s message across all platforms is...
Digging In (Part I & Part II) Event Materials
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April, 2024
Digging In (Part II) Webinar Recording >> Part II Description: Film Screening & Discussion Grab your lunch and join PhilMO for the virtual lunchtime screening & discussion of the documentary Digging In . This film by KC filmmakers Nathan Johnson and Jay W. Austin is designed to help funders understand concentration and consolidation, land access, and climate change and explore the connection these issues have to their work and the work of their grantees. Filmed across the United States, the Missouri communities of Auxvasse, Kansas City, and Mexico are specifically featured. The...
Responsible Adoption of AI in Philanthropy Event Materials
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April, 2024
Responsible Adoption of AI in Philanthropy Webinar Recording >> Description Build your acumen in navigating the opportunities and pitfalls of the increasing prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) in philanthropy and society. Join your Midwest colleagues and the Technology Association of Grantmakers for this timely and critically important primer on responsible AI adoption in philanthropy. Learn how the newly released AI Adoption Framework can help you consider AI adoption in three key areas (organizational, ethical and technical) and what you need to know as this technology evolves...
Equity in Aging: St. Louis Funder Discussion - Event Materials
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February, 2024
On February 8, 2024, grantmakers with an interest in equity and/or aging gathered to explore the intersection of those topics. This page conveys related program materials, including pre-reading, presentation recordings, and other resources. Resources are still being added. Click to Access: Agenda (also .pdf below) , Speaker Profiles , Program Recording , & Program Photos (pending) Pre-Reading Pre-Reading Report -- Aging Strong for All: Examining Aging Equity in the City of Boston (.pdf below) Pre-Reading Article -- "With Age, Blacks Fall Into Poverty as Their Health Worsens" (American...

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