1646 Results for “community”

Joanna Galaris
October 19, 2020
As a development practitioner, Joanna Galaris advises senior leadership and leads projects involving strategic planning, organizational development and resource mobilization at Partners in Health Rwanda. Joanna is Greek and American and grew up in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Qatar, Ghana, Uganda and the United Arab Emirates, before moving to America for the first time as an undergraduate at the University of Florida. Read More
Events & Webinars

Partner Webinar: Tony Macklin Speaks on Balancing Purpose and Payout
November 5, 2020 | Forefront, Tony Macklin
Tony Macklin, author of the Balancing Purpose, Payout, and Permanence report, will be a panelist on an upcoming Forefront webinar. This conversation will focus on recent calls for foundations to increase the percentage of assets they pay out each year. Marcia Festen, Executive Director of the McDougal Family Foundation, will also be speaking on the panel. Endowed foundations have responded Read More

PEAK Grantmaking
October 13, 2020
PEAK Grantmaking is a vibrant member-led community of professionals who specialize in grants management for funding organizations. Together, we power knowledge and foster collaboration to advance equitable, effective grantmaking practice – transforming how grants get made. We advance grantmaking so grantmakers and grantseekers can best achieve their missions. We connect members of the grantmaking profession, offer educational opportunities for grants Read More
Blog | Network News

October 2020: News and Notes from NCFP’s Friends of the Family Network
October 6, 2020
Friends Focus highlights updates from members of our Friends of the Family network and their work. This month features updates from the Laughing Gull Foundation, Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation, Ruth Mott Foundation, Hill-Snowdon Foundation, Hoffberger Family Philanthropies, Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation, Pierce Family Foundation, McKnight Foundation, and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.  Are you a current Friend or Leadership Read More

Johanna Squires
October 5, 2020
Johanna Squires is passionate about leveraging her clinical social work expertise and lived experience overcoming addiction to advance health equity for marginalized populations. Currently, as a manager at DC’s largest men’s shelter, she spearheads efforts to protect individuals experiencing homelessness in the wake of COVID-19. A fierce advocate for HIV/AIDS prevention, Johanna got her start as an administrative assistant at Read More
Events & Webinars | Webinars

Values-based Leadership for the Future of Health: A Conversation with Barbara Bush and Global Health Corps
October 26, 2020 | Joanna Galaris, Barbara Bush, Sandra Isano, Heather Anderson
Join us in welcoming to our virtual stage Global Health Corps (GHC) Co-Founder and Board Chair Barbara Bush and CEO Heather Anderson. Barbara will share a brief history of her inspiration and initial vision for the organization, and then engage in a conversation with other panelists that illuminates GHC’s journey from launching as a small startup in 2009 to building Read More

Heather Anderson
October 5, 2020
Heather Anderson is an advocate, visionary, and movement builder. She brings a deep understanding of systems change, a belief in the power of people, and insights from the private sector to her role as CEO of Global Health Corps (GHC). Heather leads and manages a global team to drive GHC’s mission to mobilize a diverse community of effective health equity Read More

Sandra Isano
October 5, 2020
Sandra Isano is a Rwandan researcher, Lecturer, and Coordinator for Community Based Education in the Department of Community Health, and Social Medicine at the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE). Sandra has more than 7 years of experience in the areas of project management, HIV research for key populations, and community engagement. She is also a self-described LGBTQ+ health activist: “In Read More

United Way King County
October 2, 2020
United Way King County brings people together to give, volunteer and take action to help people in need and solve our community’s toughest challenges. Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

How Participatory Grantmaking Can Strengthen Your Philanthropy
October 2, 2020 | Exponent Philanthropy, Allison R. Davis
This article was originally published by Exponent Philanthropy and is re-posted here with permission. Money affects power dynamics in relationships and as donors, we have the responsibility to send money carefully. When considering alternatives to a traditional funding approach, participatory grantmaking leverages knowledgeable input and democratic checks and balances. Being participatory is more than soliciting outside advice; it means inviting Read More

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