Philanthropy West Virginia's Equity and Inclusion Working Group would like to invite you to a conversation with Jeremie Greer of Liberation in a Generation. Liberation in a Generation is a national movement support organization bringing together community leaders, organizers, economists and more to develop a political and economic system where everyone belongs and is valued. In particular, Liberation in a Generation has an emphasis on empowering people of color, breaking the cycle of poverty, and closing the racial wealth gap.…

This event is being postponed! We will update you when a new date is chosen. Sorry for the inconvenience. If your organization makes grants in the North Central WV region, please join us for a North Centeral WV Grantmakers Regional Roundtable, July 15th from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. We will be focusing our discussion on accelerating education post-pandemic, and hearing from Donna Peduto of the WV Public Education Collaborative. This program is free for Philanthropy West Virginia members, and you…

Join us for a webinar introducing criminal justice reform, how it impacts quality of life in the state and how criminal justice reform grantmaking intersects with foundations' grantmaking goals, July 22nd from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.  Our featured speakers include: Quenton King of the WV Center on Budget and Policy, and Derek Vance the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation.  Quenton will review trends in incarceration rates, the cost of incarceration, and other findings from the WV Center on Budget and Policy's…

We are excited to announce that the Building Unrestricted 201 series kicks off on February July 29th from 2:00 to 3:15. This is the first session of a six part series focused on increasing your flexible community grant funds to be able to responsively meet philanthropic needs. You can find additional information on the series and how to register HERE. The next sessions will be: August 12th, 2:00 to 3:15 September 9th, 2:00 to 3:15 October 14th, 2:00 to 3:15…

Our friends at PEAK Grantmaking are offering a free webinar on how to deal with conflict constructively, get comfortable with difficult conversations and self-advocate. Speaker Maribeth Saleem-Tanner of Community Food Initiatives will help facilitate a discussion around setting boundaries, managing your reaction to disagreement, and shifting to a creative, generative mindset. You can learn more HERE.

We are looking forward the second session of the Building Unrestricted 201 Series, August 12th from 2:00 to 3:15. Building Unrestricted 201 is a six part series focused on increasing your flexible community grant funds to be able to responsively meet philanthropic needs. You can learn more here or by contacting us at info@philanthropywv.org

 Join us August 25th at 2:00 p.m. to hear some national and local examples of grantmaking designed to lower the risk of criminal justice system involvement. Our first speaker will be Aleah Bacquie Vaughn, Executive Director of the Circle for Justice Innovations (CJI), a national funder using a giving circle model to involve activists in community leaders in the work of criminal justice reform grantmaking. She will discuss some of the preventative projects CJI has funded, from counseling and diversion…

If your organization makes grants in the North Central WV region, please join us for a North Centeral WV Grantmakers Regional Roundtable, September 15th from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. We will be focusing our discussion on accelerating education post-pandemic, and hearing from Donna Peduto of the WV Public Education Collaborative. This program is free for Philanthropy West Virginia members, and $40 to non-members. You can register by emailing info@philanthropywv.org