United Philanthropy Forum

10/22/2021

Tools | CF Insights by Candid

Candid's CF Insights program offers project support to help you address key strategic questions, make more informed decisions, and improve performance, putting your community foundation in the best possible position to fulfill your mission.

You are invited to contact the organization for assistance in uncovering insights necessary for strengthening your community foundation to maximize your contribution to the broader community.

https://cfinsights.candid.org/s/tools#consultation-section

CF Insights offers project support to help analyze key strategic or operating model questions, inform decisions, and improve performance.  Consulting is available to help your community foundation complete any of our operating model analysis tools, present key benchmarking data takeaways to your b...

10/21/2021

Funding for racial equity

Forum member Candid recently expanded its definition of racial equity grantmaking to reflect the intent of funders among other things, the Associated Press reported.

"Shortly after the 2020 relaunch of Candid's racial equity funding site, the Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE) contacted us with two primary concerns about the way the data was presented: the distinction between racial equity and racial justice funding, and the mixing of grants and pledges," Lisa Philp, Vice President of Development and Communications at Candid, wrote in a blog post.

Under this framework, Candid defines racial justice grantmaking, "as [grants] awarded to address the underlying systems and structures that generate and reinforce racial inequality." https://candid.org/explore-issues/racial-equity

Candid believes that realizing racial equity here and around the world is going to require nonprofits and foundations to step up like never before. In an effort to get you the information you need to understand the issues surrounding racial equity, we're sharing continuously updated data as wel...

10/20/2021

In our recently released 2021 Compensation & Benefits for Philanthropy-Serving Organizations report, we found that people of color hold a majority of PSO staff positions.

The full report provides comprehensive benchmarking data and analyses on the employment practices of regional and national philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs), based on the responses of 55 PSOs. This edition also includes updated key metrics on PSO board demographics and PSO revenue and expenses.

Learn more https://www.unitedphilforum.org/compensationbenefits

In our recently released 2021 Compensation & Benefits for Philanthropy-Serving Organizations report, we found that people of color hold a majority of PSO staff positions.

The full report provides comprehensive benchmarking data and analyses on the employment practices of regional and national philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs), based on the responses of 55 PSOs. This edition also includes updated key metrics on PSO board demographics and PSO revenue and expenses.

Learn more https://www.unitedphilforum.org/compensationbenefits

10/19/2021

United Philanthropy Forum Offering PSOs Mini-Grants for Rural Philanthropy Programming

The Forum is offering mini-grants to our members to support programming around rural philanthropy practices as well as activities and projects that engage rural leaders and practitioners. The grants can also be used to incorporate rural data and key messages into national and regional PSO programming. Over the course of two years, the Forum will make between 20-30 one-year grants in the range of $2,500-$7,500 to PSO members per year. The deadline to submit an application for the first round of grants is Thursday, November 11. https://www.unitedphilforum.org/news/united-philanthropy-forum-offering-psos-mini-grants-rural-philanthropy-programming

The Forum will offer mini-grants to regional and national PSOs to support programming around rural philanthropy practices as well as activities and projects that engage rural leaders and practitioners. The grants can also be used to incorporate rural data and key messages into national and regional....

10/18/2021

Philanthropy + Policy Institute

The agenda is now set for the Forum's 2021 Philanthropy + Policy Institute. Scheduled for November 9 and 10, the 2021 Philanthropy + Policy Institute will be held virtually via the Swapcard Platform.

The Philanthropy + Policy Institute is the primary opportunity for regional and national PSOs to take a “deep dive” together over several days to strengthen your policy and advocacy work. The Institute seeks to prepare PSOs for individual, collaborative, and collective public policy work at the local, state, and federal levels. Each day will include panel discussions, open forums, sharing of best practices, opportunities for networking and more.

Learn more or register today. https://lnkd.in/eeNcY2fA

#philanthropy #networking #publicpolicy #advocacy #bestpractices

United Philanthropy Forum’s Philanthropy + Policy Institute is the primary opportunity for regional and national philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs) to take a “deep dive” together over several days to strengthen their policy and advocacy work.

10/15/2021

Check out Monitor Institute by Deloitte's latest report, "What’s Next for Philanthropy in the 2020s." It draws from interviews with more than 200 philanthropy executives, practitioners, donors, board members, experts, and grantees from around the world, including the Forum’s own David Biemesderfer, this report explores what emerging social, economic, and political shifts may mean for the future of philanthropy, charitable giving, and social innovation. https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/preparing-for-the-future-of-philanthropy.html

Check out Monitor Institute by Deloitte's latest report, "What’s Next for Philanthropy in the 2020s." It draws from interviews with more than 200 philanthropy executives, practitioners, donors, board members, experts, and grantees from around the world, including the Forum’s own David Biemesderfer, this report explores what emerging social, economic, and political shifts may mean for the future of philanthropy, charitable giving, and social innovation. https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/preparing-for-the-future-of-philanthropy.html

10/14/2021

Check out PRE's latest report, Mismatched: The Philanthropic Response to the Call for Racial Justice, the most comprehensive assessment of racial equity and racial justice funding to date, providing a detailed analysis of funding from 2015-2018 and a preliminary analysis of 2020. https://racialequity.org/mismatched/

In a related opinion piece for The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Lori Villarosa, Executive Director of PRE, writes that the numbers in this report confirm that the apparent unprecedented surge last year in funding for racial justice were indeed too good to be true. (https://www.philanthropy.com/article/reports-of-a-massive-increase-in-racial-justice-funding-paint-a-distorted-and-dangerous-picture?cid2=gen_login_refresh&cid=gen_sign_in)

Check out PRE's latest report, Mismatched: The Philanthropic Response to the Call for Racial Justice, the most comprehensive assessment of racial equity and racial justice funding to date, providing a detailed analysis of funding from 2015-2018 and a preliminary analysis of 2020. https://racialequity.org/mismatched/

In a related opinion piece for The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Lori Villarosa, Executive Director of PRE, writes that the numbers in this report confirm that the apparent unprecedented surge last year in funding for racial justice were indeed too good to be true. (https://www.philanthropy.com/article/reports-of-a-massive-increase-in-racial-justice-funding-paint-a-distorted-and-dangerous-picture?cid2=gen_login_refresh&cid=gen_sign_in)

10/13/2021

Center on Community Philanthropy Welcomes Inaugural Class of Racial Healing Program

The Forum congratulates all members of The Center on Community Philanthropy at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service's inaugural racial healing certification class! We are especially excited for our members, our CEO David Biemesderfer and Forum Director of Member Engagement & Partnerships, Traci Slater-Rigaud! https://www.clintonschool.uasys.edu/news/post/2943/center-on-community-philanthropy-welcomes-inaugural-class-of-racial-healing-program

The Center on Community Philanthropy (The Center) at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service has selected nine nonprofit leaders to participate in the inaugural class of its racial healing certification program.

10/12/2021

United Philanthropy Forum is excited to release our 2021 Compensation & Roles for Philanthropy-Serving Organizations report. We invite you to read highlights of the latest PSO employment trends and practices, including staff diversity trends. The full report, which may be accessed by Forum members, provides comprehensive benchmarking data and analyses on the compensation practices of regional and national philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs).

https://www.unitedphilforum.org/resources/2021-compensation-roles-philanthropy-serving-organizations

United Philanthropy Forum is excited to release our 2021 Compensation & Roles for Philanthropy-Serving Organizations report. We invite you to read highlights of the latest PSO employment trends and practices, including staff diversity trends. The full report, which may be accessed by Forum members, provides comprehensive benchmarking data and analyses on the compensation practices of regional and national philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs).

https://www.unitedphilforum.org/resources/2021-compensation-roles-philanthropy-serving-organizations

10/11/2021

The Forum office is closed today in observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day. We will resume normal work hours on Tuesday, Oct. 12.

The Forum office is closed today in observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day. We will resume normal work hours on Tuesday, Oct. 12.

10/08/2021

New Releases Roundup: September 2021

Check out the latest resources from around the nonprofit sector featuring items from Philanthropy Northwest, ABFE, Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE), Monitor Institute by Deloitte and The Giving Practice. https://www.unitedphilforum.org/news/new-releases-roundup-september-2021

Check out the latest resources from around the nonprofit sector featuring items from Philanthropy Northwest, ABFE, Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE), Monitor Institute by Deloitte and The Giving Practice.

10/08/2021

The Forum congratulates Stephanie Boarden who was recently named Philanthropy New York's new Chief of Staff.

In this role, Boarden will serve as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to the CEO and leadership team as we steward the organization’s journey to live its values. Boarden will collaborate with the board, staff and members to align organizational strategy, implementation and learning. She brings deep expertise in helping stakeholders craft shared commitments to and accountability for racial equity in organizational culture and practice. And, she comes to this role having already contributed leadership to the PNY community as a faculty member for PNY’s Essential Skills and Strategies for New Program Officers from 2018-2020.

https://philanthropynewyork.org/news/philanthropy-new-york-welcomes-stephanie-boarden-chief-staff

The Forum congratulates Stephanie Boarden who was recently named Philanthropy New York's new Chief of Staff.

In this role, Boarden will serve as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to the CEO and leadership team as we steward the organization’s journey to live its values. Boarden will collaborate with the board, staff and members to align organizational strategy, implementation and learning. She brings deep expertise in helping stakeholders craft shared commitments to and accountability for racial equity in organizational culture and practice. And, she comes to this role having already contributed leadership to the PNY community as a faculty member for PNY’s Essential Skills and Strategies for New Program Officers from 2018-2020.

https://philanthropynewyork.org/news/philanthropy-new-york-welcomes-stephanie-boarden-chief-staff

10/07/2021

The Council on Foundation’s 2021 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report (GSB) shows that the philanthropic sector is heeding the call to diversify foundation staff, with grantmakers hiring more people of color as program officers and chief executives. The data also reflects an increase in voluntary benefits for staff, from flexible spending accounts to tuition assistance. The GSB Report and Key Findings are key tools to inform funders’ human resources decision-making.

Visit www.cof.org for more information.

The Council on Foundation’s 2021 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report (GSB) shows that the philanthropic sector is heeding the call to diversify foundation staff, with grantmakers hiring more people of color as program officers and chief executives. The data also reflects an increase in voluntary benefits for staff, from flexible spending accounts to tuition assistance. The GSB Report and Key Findings are key tools to inform funders’ human resources decision-making.

Visit www.cof.org for more information.

10/06/2021

MacKenzie Scott Shines a Light on Groups That Bolster Nonprofits and Foundations

PSOs have long struggled to win the attention of individual donors, but that might be changing as MacKenzie Scott shines a spotlight on them.
Check out this Chronicle of Philanthropy article that mentions the Forum and quotes/features several of our members! https://www.philanthropy.com/article/mackenzie-scott-shines-a-light-on-groups-that-bolster-nonprofits-and-foundations

Organizations that work to strengthen philanthropy have long been underfunded and have struggled to win the attention of individual donors. But that might be changing after a rush of multimillion donations from Scott.

10/05/2021

GivingTuesday Summit 2021

Giving Tuesday convinced every major social media platform to appear on one “stage”! Come learn about best practices for using each channel to mobilize your community for good on #GivingTuesday. https://www.givingtuesday.org/givingtuesday-summit-2021/

Join the official GivingTuesday Summit and maximize success on the biggest giving day of the year.

10/01/2021

Do you like to help people and organizations streamline their internal operations and make better use of online communications tools and technologies to advance their work? Are you adept at bridging the “techie” and “non-techie” worlds? Do you want to work at a place where you are making a positive difference in the world? Then join the United Philanthropy Forum team!

We are hiring an Associate of Knowledge Services as a remote position.
https://www.unitedphilforum.org/resources/opening-associate-knowledge-services

Do you like to help people and organizations streamline their internal operations and make better use of online communications tools and technologies to advance their work? Are you adept at bridging the “techie” and “non-techie” worlds? Do you want to work at a place where you are making a positive difference in the world? Then join the United Philanthropy Forum team!

We are hiring an Associate of Knowledge Services as a remote position.
https://www.unitedphilforum.org/resources/opening-associate-knowledge-services

09/30/2021

Global Trends and Strategic Time Horizons in Philanthropy 2021 Survey - Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors welcomes the participation of all philanthropies and individual donors from around the world in its latest survey on global philanthropy trends and strategic time horizons. This second iteration of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ biennial survey seeks to explore trends in the diverse landscape of global philanthropy. Strategic time horizons in philanthropy—the length of time over which a donor or foundation seeks to engage in philanthropic giving—and how funders think about and approach this topic is a particular focus.

The survey is designed for a wide range of philanthropic operations and foundation types, including but not limited to independent/private endowed foundations, family-led philanthropies (foundations and offices), corporate foundations, community foundations and private business vehicles. Results will be analyzed and included in a publicly available research report available in 2021/2022 via Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ website.

Take the survey https://www.rockpa.org/strategic-time-horizons-in-philanthropy-2021-survey/

This second iteration of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ biennial survey seeks to explore trends in the diverse landscape of global philanthropy.