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The webinar recording offers a thorough understanding of the Pension Protection Act and its implications for fund management.
Follow up the keynote conversation with Dr. Franklin with a more intimate conversation about the changing trends in community philanthropy and how they are playing out in Indiana. Bring your questions and reflections to this conversation with Dr. Franklin.
A child’s experiences from birth to age five can have a profound effect on their success later in life, from social and emotional intelligence to health and employment. Crucial brain development occurs during those early, active years that can provide either a strong or weak foundation for children to build upon. High-quality early education during this period can have a profound impact on a child’s success in school and beyond.
When community foundations are asked how they assess their community impact (outcomes), most will describe what they do to achieve impact (outputs). Understanding and quantifying the impact of community foundations that work in multiple topical areas, with multiple partners and grantees, can be a daunting task. This session will allow the audience to hear from Laurie Ellen Paarlberg, PhD, who has begun to address this challenge especially in the aspect of community leadership.
As grantmakers, our desire to have a positive impact on the communities we serve fuels our work. In order to create the greatest impact, we must work with nonprofits and those with lived experience to understand problems and define a path forward. But what would it look like to have nonprofits and communities truly drive our work? How much participation is required to center our work on community needs?
Special 30th Anniversary Announcement: Don't miss this! We have some very excited news to share.
Community-based organizations are champions of, and problem solvers for, their communities. They bridge gaps, tackle big issues, and meet people where they are, all while juggling the challenges of fundraising, talent recruitment and retention, board engagement, and long-term impact.
Sixty percent of non-profit professionals report that they don’t use data to make decisions. Organizations are good at collecting data but don't know what to do with it, so we help them package it in a visually appealing way (dashboards, reports, infographics) and then train their staff on how to tell their story with data.