Participants will have the confidence to use SAVI and to provide limited technical assistance to others on the mechanics of SAVI, as well as the basics of data literacy, pitfalls, sense-making, storytelling, and informed decision-making.
Participants will have the confidence to use SAVI and to provide limited technical assistance to others on the mechanics of SAVI, as well as the basics of data literacy, pitfalls, sense-making, storytelling, and informed decision-making.
Community foundation leaders come from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences, and inevitably face new challenges leading this unique type of nonprofit. Join this series of casual lunchtime calls about leadership, featuring conversations with longtime community foundation CEOs and GIFT experts in the field. Each virtual session will highlight scenarios you may encounter and tips for building a team of leaders you can consult when faced with new challenges. More details will be available soon. View the full series here. Who May Join The CF Brown Bag Lunch series is open to Indiana community foundation CEOs and their board chair. 👥 Registering Others: Community foundation staff can register board members by selecting their names from the Colleague drop-down menu above. To add new board members or contacts to your account, visit My Dashboard, select Manage My Organizations, and select edit to update your contact list.
Join us to explore how intentional practices of listening can help shift power between philanthropic families and their partners, within grantmaking relationships, and among communities that funders serve; deepen relationships; and support equitable outcomes. Participants will reflect on how families can engage authentically with grantees and communities, ask effective questions, interpret what they hear, and respond in ways that strengthen mutual trust, co-creation, and agency. You’ll leave with actionable takeaways for how your philanthropic practice can be more relational, equitable, and grounded in the voices of those you aim to serve.
Census participation gaps, particularly among historically undercounted populations, can have lasting consequences for states, local governments, and the nonprofits and systems philanthropy supports. This webinar will explore practical ways grantmakers can engage individually and collectively to strengthen outreach, trust, and participation. An accurate census is essential to ensuring communities receive their fair share of public funding and resources, especially as we look ahead to Census 2030. Census participation gaps, particularly among historically undercounted populations, can have lasting consequences for states, local governments, and the nonprofits and systems philanthropy supports. Census for Funders 101 will outline how philanthropy and its partners can play a critical role in supporting a fair and accurate Census 2030. This webinar will explore why the census matters for securing government dollars, how census data is used in funding and policy decisions, and practical ways grantmakers can engage individually and collectively to strengthen outreach, trust, and participation. Designed for funders at all levels of experience, this session will equip participants with foundational knowledge, real-world examples, and actionable strategies to help ensure an accurate count that benefits Indiana’s communities for the next decade. What You'll Learn Why Census 2030 matters for equitable funding and representation How census data […]
As a donor, do you ever question whether your donations are having the impact you expect? Do you often feel like you are just writing checks to organizations because they asked or because it makes you feel good?
Over the past eight years, our program, Giving for Impact, has made a tremendous difference in how people donate and partner with nonprofits.
