Upcoming Programs

Covering the Environment and Communities of Color: A Panel with Institute for Justice andJournalism 2009 Fellows | REGISTER
Wednesday, July 29 | McCormick Foundation, 205 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 4300, Chicago | 4 – 5 pm
Donors Forum's Environmental Grantmakers Group invites you to a session in which a group of reporters covering communities of color from across the country will describe what it is like to report on urban environmental issues. What are the key environmental justice issues facing communities of color and currently of interest to the ethnic media? How difficult is it to obtain databases and other information around urban environmental issues? How does the Fellows’ experience in Chicago differ from their earlier explorations into similar issues in Los Angeles? These and other issues will be discussed at this meeting at the McCormick Foundation's new headquarters. Pre-registration is required and space is limited.

Discounted for Members:
Engage for Results: Involving Grantees and Other Stakeholders in Your Grantmaking
Wednesday and Thursday, September 16 and 17 | Donors Forum Large Conference Room (Suite 1535) | 9 am - 5 pm (Wednesday) and 9 am - 3 pm (Thursday)
In tight economic times, it's critical to find ways to partner effectively with grantees to make the best use of limited resources. Could you solicit grantee feedback on your grantmaking practices? Incorporate grantee and community input when setting grantmaking priorities? Delegate funding decisions to community representatives? Build staff and trustee boards that reflect the communities you support? This all sounds good in theory; but, what is most appropriate for your organization? How best can you go about it, especially during these times? Join the 75 grantmakers who have already attended this highly rated two-day seminar offered by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) and make your grantmaking more effective by increasing the involvement of those most affected by it. This seminar is co-designed with Interaction Institute for Social Change, and presented in partnership with Donors Forum, Council of Michigan Foundations, Donors Forum of Wisconsin, and Indiana Alliance of Grantmakers.

The discounted cost for Donors Forum's Members is $895 (first person) and $895 (second person). Register by July 15. To register, send an email to Kamasha Hendrickson, or call 202-898-0219.

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