A family philanthropy has a much better chance of success if there is an intentional culture that values continuous improvement, feedback and professional development, and an integrated approach of learning and assessment across governance, philanthropic strategy, succession, and more. The assessment process asks organizations to evaluate their philanthropic purpose, governance, team, accountability, finances, and family—to […]
In what ways has your work changed in the last three years in service to the true meaning of philanthropy - a love of humankind? In what ways have you shifted to build within your sphere of influence? And what are you collectively building to support new ways of working, doing, and being? Join a panel of […]
How can you elicit and act on feedback from your grantees and other external stakeholders? For all funders, gathering feedback is a helpful practice to understand how your work is impacting your grantees—and how you can more deeply incorporate the perspectives and experience of your partners and communities you serve. There are a number of […]
Join Kristin Meeks of West Virginia Social Media for the first session of a 6 session series. This session will focus on creating or refining your communications plans. Learn how to get to know your audience and how to plan out messaging that meets your goals and attracts the right audience for your foundation. Attendance […]
Are you new to trust based philanthropy or want to re-energize your trust-based philanthropy practices? Chantias Ford of The Trust-Based Philanthopy Project will be your host for this interactive small-group program that will allow you to gain a deeper understanding of trust based philanthropy-as a project, a philosophy, and in practice. Join the Trust Based […]
Philanthropy WV is hosting convenings to help create meaningful connections between funders that allows for sharing practices, opportunities, and lessons learned; coordinating presence; and when appropriate, collaboration. This meeting is designed for CEOs and Executive Directors of Philanthropy WV member organizations. This meeting will be loosely facilitated; the discussion is confidential and is generated by […]
Philanthropy WV is hosting convenings to help create meaningful connections between funders that allows for sharing practices, opportunities, and lessons learned; coordinating presence; and when appropriate, collaboration. This meeting is designed for Corporate members of Philanthropy WV member organizations. This meeting will be loosely facilitated; the discussion is confidential and is generated by those that […]
Philanthropy WV is hosting convenings to help create meaningful connections between their members that allows for sharing practices, opportunities, and lessons learned; coordinating presence; and when appropriate, collaboration. This meeting is designed for staff of Philanthropy WV member organizations who perform some aspect of grant management at philanthropic organizations serving West Virginia. The meetings will […]
While grantmaking is often the main tool funders think about in terms of impact, there are many other innovative ways to use your time, relationships, and resources to support your nonprofit partners and the communities you serve. Funders can leverage their established platform to spread the word about needed support and convene important partners, or […]
When deciding on content for your social media pages, you should reuse, repurpose, and recycle your content. Join Kristin Meeks of WV Social Media on Tuesday, January 9 at 11 AM to learn best practices on how to update previously created content for consistency and time management. This is the second event in our Communications […]
Philanthropy West Virginia reserves the right to cancel or reschedule our education programs. Programs may be canceled because of, but not limited to: speaker and or facilitator illness, inclement weather conditions, or less than 3 registered participants.
You will be notified of the cancellation within 24 hours of a virtual event and within 5 days of an in person event via email. Thank you for your understanding. See the full cancellation policy.
