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Capacity Building Spotlight: Building Capacity to Unlock Public Funding

Session Description: Why didn’t some school districts get ARPA funds while others did? Why did the amounts vary so much, even across districts with similar demographics?  What role can foundations play in unlocking state, federal and other grants available to rural school districts? Join us on Thursday, March 14 to explore how one foundation, two […]

Giving in Numbers – Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP)

Session Description: Join Corporate peers from across the state to dive deep into corporate social investment trends, Corporate Foundation best practices, and measurement fundamentals. Kari Niedfeldt-Thomas will present data from CECP’s best in class research and annual Giving in Numbers report to provide helpful information for budgeting, strategy setting, and benchmarking with peers. Audience: This […]

Impact Investing Roundtable – April 3, 2024

Session Description: Since 2022, Kids Forward, a statewide advocacy organization, has been working toward moving their small but meaningful endowment towards 100% mission alignment. Originally, the organization thought they had to sacrifice profit if they wanted to lean into their mission and values. Instead, they learned the opposite was true: profits can align with mission […]

Are You Listening? How to become more responsive, effective, and equitable

Session Description: Foundations are most effective -- and can make the most difference in the world -- when their decisions are informed by the insights of the people and communities most harmed by the systems and structures philanthropy is seeking to change. This session will provide leaders with a framework to think in a systematic […]

21st-Century Governance Part Two: Strategically Using Partnerships and Collaborating for Systems Change

Session Description: Wisconsin Philanthropy Network is excited to spotlight this session as part of a 2024 Fundamentals of Family Philanthropy Webinar series hosted by the National Center for Family Philanthropy. Discover how family philanthropy can be a powerful catalyst for systems change by forging meaningful partnerships with like-minded organizations, initiatives, and stakeholders, and working together on […]

Dane County Funders Roundtable – April 11, 2024

Session Description:This discussion will build from our January roundtable and will focus on opportunities to increase access to relationships with funders for nonprofit organizations in Dane County. Collaboration opportunities will prioritize (1) equity, (2) easy maintenance, (3) barrier reduction, and (4) emerging and small nonprofits. This event is open to members located or investing in Dane […]