Session Description: Join the Census Equity Initiative to celebrate Pride Month with a funder briefing about LGBTQ inclusion. Key gaps in federal data collection have left advocates, policymakers, researchers, and […]
Session Description: Please join Wisconsin Philanthropy Network for our Annual Meeting on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The Annual Business Meeting will begin promptly at 11:30am and will be hosted virtually […]
Session Description: Under pressure from civil society to transform the inequitable system of philanthropy, some foundations are embracing the participation of people with lived experience. One approach is participatory philanthropy, […]
Session Description: This session will share takeaways from Wisconsin Policy Forum research, updated for this school year, on teacher turnover and related Wisconsin educator workforce issues. Situating itself both in the present moment and historically, the presentation will examine how much turnover is occurring and what that means for districts' ability to staff their classrooms. […]
Session Description: Guaranteed income is a tool funders across the country are using to disrupt poverty. Recurring, flexible funds are paid directly to recipients as a way to support basic needs, and as a supplement to existing social safety net programs. The power of direct, unrestricted monthly payments can allow families to afford things like […]
Session Description: In the wake of last year’s Supreme Court decision ending Affirmative Action in higher education, numerous lawsuits have been filed targeting grantmaking and nonprofit programs that aim to advance racial equity, with the Fearless Fund case being a prime example. Many in philanthropy have expressed concern about the potential chilling effect these lawsuits […]
