NPO Conversation Series

We invite leaders of nonprofit organizations to join us each quarter for a brown-bag lunch discussion about issues, ideas, and concerns in the nonprofit and philanthropic community. The meetings are a time for us to “talk shop” and move beyond the usual conversation between foundations and nonprofit organizations.

REINVENTION : GMA’s NPO Conversation on Tuesday, April 30th (new date)

From the 100-year old charity to the start-up organization, nonprofits are constantly reinventing themselves. Whether it is a change in mission, a change in board, or a change in image, organizations are trying new things to continue to matter.

How has your organization continued to reinvent itself in order to continue living your mission, meeting your goals and securing funding? How do you and your colleagues infuse your organization with new ideas and energy? How will your organization stay relevant?

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EVENTS OF NOTE

If we want to really make strides in bridging the achievement gap, we must start thinking outside the walls of school buildings and work with those who have the most at stake in the future of their children: their parents. — Sarah Walzer

The Parent-Child Home Program hosted a funder briefing at GMA Foundations that highlighted the impact of early intervention programs for children.

The program is an intensive, evidence-based early childhood literacy, parenting, and school readiness initiative serving 8000 low-income families in 16 states. Continue Reading »

GRANTEES IN THE NEWS

Source: Forbes

A blue-ribbon panel of experts selected social entrepreneurs who are tackling the world’s most intractable problems.  The magazine named One Acre Fund founder, Andrew Youn as one of the world’s top 30 on its list.

To read the article, click here.

Featuring One Acre Fund, a grantee of the Conservation, Food, and Health Foundation