Bold Conversations on Philanthropy
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Philanthropy Re-Imagined: Tools & Resources for Giving Outside-the-box
July 23, 2015 12:00 - 13.6 MBWe invite you to join Bolder Giving and Indie Philanthropy for a conversation around creative approaches to giving as we explore ways to get started, discuss some of the most unique, accessible, successful, and collaborative approaches to creating change and share diverse stories from innovative bold givers in hopes of unraveling your own outside-the-box funding. Traditional funding has sometimes fallen short in addressing our global challenges - helping mobilize only a fraction of our w...
Giving & Investing Towards Just & Sustainable Environment for All
June 25, 2015 12:00 - 13 MBFunders from around the world realize that to ensure a livable future for humanity requires that people have ready access to clean and plentiful water, fresh air, open spaces, a stable climate, and a rich array of biodiversity. There are no environmental matters that do not involve people, and all people rely on a healthy environment. Yet many funders shy away from funding in this area, often due to its complex nature, at a time when our support is so critical! We hope you'll join Kristi...
Funding LGBTQ Groups on Give OUT Day & Beyond
May 21, 2015 12:00 - 11.6 MBIn honor of Give OUT Day, we invite you to join us for a conversation with Ben Francisco Maulbeck, Executive Director of Funders for LGBTQ Issues, about the changing landscape of the LGBT community across the country. This is a chance to hear the latest about funding trends in the country and a moment to reflect on how your giving on 5/21 fits into a broader national & international picture or get ideas for where to focus your giving on Give OUT Day and in the months and years to come. --- ...
Making Philanthropy a Family Affair
April 23, 2015 12:00 - 14 MB"How can we make Philanthropy a Family Affair?" is a question many ask when trying to involve and engage family members in charitable activities. Giving with families is one of the things many people aspire to and often finding challenging. Join Helen LaKelly Hunt and Leah Hunt-Hendrix, a mother-daughter duo, on April 23rd for an intimate conversation about family philanthropy. We'll dive into topics ranging from tips for engaging family members to strategies for working as a team and ba...
Diaspora Philanthropy: Strategies for Giving Effectively Across Borders
April 02, 2015 12:00 - 14.1 MBOver the past few years diaspora giving has grown significantly stemming from the global mobility of talent and increasing wealth within diaspora communities globally. Simultaneously, philanthropic groups in developing countries are increasing their efforts to maintain ties with and fundraise from their diasporas as the internet is making it possible for dispersed communities to collaborate, organize and sustain ties across borders. Whether you are an individual donor who is thinking abo...
Strategies for Funding Racial Justice Organizations
March 09, 2015 12:00 - 14.1 MBIn the wake of the deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner and others, many people have wondered what they can do to support the growing movement for change. In response, multiple donor networks came together to develop a Racial Justice pledge where donors can commit to fund at least one additional racial justice organization or increase their giving to a racial justice organization they already support. Many of you have taken the pledge, and we've received requests for advice and support on put...
New Year & Philanthropic Resolutions
January 22, 2015 12:00 - 12.4 MBAs we launch into 2015, have you thought about what you want your giving to look like this year? How could you have a bigger impact? Feel more excited? Give more effectively? As we kick off the new year, we invite you to join our Executive Director, Jason Franklin, PhD, to imagine what your "giving resolution" might look like in 2015 and explore strategies for creating the supports you'll need to make them stick. We hope you'll join us and let us be part of your journey to become the mos...
Bold Giving at the Intersection of Faith & Philanthropy
December 18, 2014 12:00 - 13.9 MBFaith and religious beliefs are one of the biggest factors in our decisions to give. Research shows that a religious person is 23% more likely to give and 26% more likely to volunteer than a nonreligious person. But what specific role does faith or could faith play in your philanthropy? How do you balance certain teachings of your faith and your own values in giving? We invite you to join two of our amazing Bold Givers, Rose Feerick and Anjhula Mya Bais, who come from very different fait...
Powerful Giving Isn't Always Big Giving
November 20, 2014 12:00 - 13.5 MBEver feel frustrated that you don't have enough money to create the changes you want to see in the world? Join two of our amazing bold givers, Jeff Zinsmeyer and Jessie Spector, who have both leveraged their financial resources to achieve big impacts advancing a social justice agenda. Hear about how to leverage progressive philanthropy to promote equity and human wellbeing and the power of small gifts to make big change. As founder of the Discount Foundation, a small foundation focused o...
Giving & Investing in Your Own Backyard
October 23, 2014 12:00 - 14 MBMost giving happens locally as we act on our commitment to our community, work to build a stronger local economy, develop civic pride, and teach the next generation about the importance of giving back. But how we give locally is expanding - we can make gifts, invest in social businesses, serve as community volunteers, mobilize other donors in-person and online, develop new communities and more. We hope you'll join two of our amazing Bold Givers, Bonny Meyer and Mark Reed, for an intimate conv...
Giving 100% and More...
September 18, 2014 12:00 - 13.2 MBMany donors see their role as simply funding great work. Others take a step beyond as board members or volunteers. And still others give 100% and more - stepping up as organizers, leaders, networkers, fundraisers and funders for the causes they believe in. Join us in a conversation with two Bold Givers, Jodie Evans & Charlie Rounds, who will stretch the limits of your imagination about what an engaged donor can do. From producing Oscar winning documentaries and preserving the ecosystem, ...
Bolder Giving/Bolder Investing: Move Your Money to Align with Your Values
July 17, 2014 12:00 - 14.1 MBThe socially responsible/impact investing market is growing and changing. How can you participate? The questions we hear from donors are wide ranging. How do I align my investments with my philanthropic values? What's the difference between socially responsible and impact investing? Can I achieve both financial and social returns? What are the risks? How should I think about the aligning my giving and my investing? What's possible for me with X money to invest? Do I have to be a finance ...
Funding Social Change in the South
June 19, 2014 12:00 - 14.2 MBWhat does it take to fund social change in the South? Barbara Meyer and Elspeth Gilmore have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of funding and supporting grassroots community organizing in the South to create social change. From her home in NYC, Elspeth has invested in Southern leadership including coalition building with Project South and as a founding member of Gulf South Allied Funders, a group of donors supporting equitable rebuilding in the Gulf South, While as a long-time...
Power of Small Gifts
May 22, 2014 12:00 - 14.7 MBWhat does it take to unlock creativity and empower people to change their world? Ruth Ann Harnisch and Levani Lipton have witnessed firsthand the power of small gifts to create big change, join us for our May Bold Conversation to hear more! Through the Harnisch Foundation, Ruth Ann has partnered with the Awesome Foundation to make a weekly $1000 grant to celebrate ideas and projects that spread goodness. Meanwhile, through the Ananda Foundation, Levani and her mother have supported amazi...
Gay & Bold: Philanthropy in the LGBTQ Community
April 17, 2014 12:00 - 13.9 MBLGBTQ equality is on a roll with major victories across the country with marriage equality victories, local trans supportive legislation and more. These victories are the result of decades or organizing and advocacy and have happened with the support of donors large and small. Yet even as we celebrate, we know there is so far still to go! Join us for a conversation about what it means to give boldly in the LGBTQ community featuring Russell Roybal, Bold Giver and Deputy Executive Director a...
Conquer Your Giving Fears
March 20, 2014 12:00 - 14 MB"My giving doesn't really matter; They only love my checkbook; I'm going to end up poor; Everyone will ask me for money." Fears like these stop us from giving and we rarely have a chance to discuss them or figure out ways past them. We recently asked friends and colleagues about their giving fears, those nagging questions and concerns that we grapple with as individual donors, and were overwhelmed by the response -Â the eagerness to talk more about these, the candid stories we heard about in...
BLACK AND BOLD: Philanthropy in the African American Community
February 19, 2014 12:00 - 13.7 MBJoin us for a conversation about what it means to give boldly in the African American community featuring Tracey Webb, founder of The Black Benefactors giving circle and www.blackgivesback.com, which celebrates African American giving; and Christina Lewis Halpern, who'll share how she is carrying on the legacy of her late father, TLC Beatrice International founder Reginald F. Lewis, and her own philanthropic journey as founder of All Star Code, which connects African American young men to the...