Five-part series that helps all staff new to philanthropy better understand the sector. Developed by the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy’s Grantmaking School team and Philanthropy New York and presented by Associated Grant Makers (AGM) in Boston beginning in Fall 2018, this interactive course will provide a historical overview of philanthropy, review a foundation’s leadership and governance, provide an overview of grantmaking, debate the current big issues in philanthropy, and explore the various roles within philanthropy. To extend the impact of those who benefit, this series is in partnership with Grantmakers Council of Rhode Island (GCRI) and the Maine Philanthropy Center (MPC) and presented in Massachusetts.
LOCATION: New England Aquarium, 1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
Join AGM for the reveal of “A New AGM”! AGM recently completed a strategic planning process, and is launching a new strategic direction beginning this fall. AGM has long been an association of more than grantmakers, with over 525 Nonprofit Partners, and philanthropy members doing more than just make grants including provide resources and support such as human and intellectual capital, conduct and publish research, host convenings, and contribute other important assets to the field. Join AGM at the Annual Meeting for this monumental moment to learn more about its new strategy and be one of the first to hear AGM’s new name!
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Judy Belk, President and CEO of The California Wellness Foundation. Ms. Belk is a frequent writer and speaker on organizational ethics, race and social change. Her work has been recognized with several state and national awards. Ms. Belk’s pieces have aired on National Public Radio and appeared in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. She has been a passionate voice in raising awareness of the needs of women and girls, as well as communities of color. Throughout her career, Ms. Belk has been a strong advocate in promoting diversity, inclusion and equity both within and outside of the philanthropic sector.
AFP Webinar
“How do I turn my Facebook likes into donors?” This question is often asked by nonprofit fundraisers, and the answer hinges on a fundamental truth about Facebook users: people get on Facebook to “get,” not to “give.” Participants in this session will learn a repeatable model to turn Facebook into a sustainable source of new donors.
PRESENTER: Jon Powell As Senior Director of Research and Education, Jon is wholly focused on taking everything the NextAfter team is learning and transforming it into insightful, practical and immediately actionable advice for marketers and fundraisers, regardless of their organization size. Jon knows firsthand the challenges marketers face: he has experience building an entire digital marketing department from scratch as Director of Digital Marketing at B+B SmartWorx. In addition, Jon has already conducted multiple in-depth meta-analyses of the thousands of case studies that are held in the research library of MECLABS Institute, one of the largest independent databases of experiments for marketing and sales in the world.
