The Social Justice Philanthropy Collaborative

July 13-14, 2009, Virginia State Voices Table, Washington, DC and Alexandria, VA
Join Ken Grossinger of the CrossCurrents Foundation, Cecily Kihn of the Agua Fund, and Dave Beckwith of the Needmor Fund for an all-day briefing with funder colleagues and 501(c)3 organizations from the Virginia State Voices Table, a coalition of more than twenty Virginia organizations that coordinate their policy goals and their non-partisan activities to advance civic participation.  Join us to focus on Virginia's dynamic political landscape as one of only two states with a governor's race and with all members of the state House of Delegates up for election in 2009.  Learn about the potential impact Virginia may have in key federal policy debates, funding opportunities therein, and the growing strength of 501(c)3 organizations that will increasingly shape the state's future.  RSVP to Becca Reuble at becca@statevoices.org.

July 19-21, 2009, EPIP Professional Development Fund Gathering 2009, Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy, Detroit, MI

July 22-24, 2009, EPIP Chapter Leader Gathering 2009, Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy, Detroit, MI

August 8-11, 2009, 2009 Annual Meeting, American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA NCRP Executive Director Aaron Dorfman and Research and Policy Director Niki Jagpal present “Transforming Philanthropy: Taking Organizing to the Funders.”

September 22-24, 2009, GCYF Fall Forum, Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
The Sillerman Center leads the skill-building session "More Bang for the Buck: Small Foundations Engaging in Social Policy."

October 13-15, 2009, NFG 2009 Annual Conference, Neighborhood Funders Group, New Orleans, LA
Look for the following sessions from SJPC at its allies at the upcoming NFG Annual Conference: 

• Funder and Advocate Partnerships for Strengthening State-based Organizing
• Grantmaking for Community Impact: Case Studies in Funding Advocacy, Organizing, and Civic Engagement
• The Saints Came Marching In: How Congregation-Based Community Organizing Helped Reclaim
• Southern Strategy: Organizing, Politics, and Change in the South

November 12-15, 2009, Resource Generation, Third Wave Foundation, Tides Foundation and Funding Exchange, Falls Village, CT
Making Money Make Change (MMMC) is a three day annual retreat that brings together approximately 80 young people with wealth from across the country. Through community-building activities, workshops and discussions, participants inform, support, inspire, challenge, and share ideas with each other about class privilege, wealth, social change philanthropy and leveraging privilege for social change.  Participants are primarily aged 18-35 and have or expect to have inherited and/or earned wealth. Many of the people presenting workshops and plenaries come from a range of class backgrounds and also fully participate in the retreat. MMMC is over 10 years old and is put on by Resource Generation, Third Wave Foundation, Tides Foundation and Funding Exchange.

If you are interested in attending and/or submitting a workshop proposal, check out www.makingmoneymakechange.org. Registration will open and RFP’s will be posted soon.