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Sep 2020

Racial Equity Working Group Meeting

10:00am to 11:30am

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Zoom Call

Eligible to attend: Racial Equity Working Group members only. Contact Gretchen ( ... Working Group is a group of WRAG members dedicated to continuing to better understand how structural racism manifests in our region – and to ...

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Oct 2020

Healthy Communities Working Group Monthly Meeting

12:00pm to 2:00pm

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ONLINE

Eligible to attend: All WRAG Members The Healthy Communities Working Group is a collection of WRAG members who come together to learn, network, and take action to make the Greater Washington region a place where all people thrive. The ...

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Nov 2020

Healthy Communities Working Group Monthly Meeting

12:00pm to 2:00pm

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ONLINE

Eligible to attend: All WRAG Members The Healthy Communities Working Group is a collection of WRAG members who come together to learn, network, and take action to make the Greater Washington region a place where all people thrive. The ...

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Healthy Communities

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Dec 2020

Healthy Communities Working Group Monthly Meeting

12:00pm to 2:00pm

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ONLINE

Eligible to attend: All WRAG Members The Healthy Communities Working Group is a collection of WRAG members who come together to learn, network, and take action to make the Greater Washington region a place where all people thrive. The ...

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Corporate Affinity Group

Corporate philanthropy refers to the investments and activities a company voluntarily undertakes to responsibly manage and account for its impact on society. It includes cash ...

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Mar 2015

Foundation Finance Affinity Group: Getting Prepared for Your Audit

10:00am to 12:00pm

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Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers

... here . Non-members ($50): Please email Katy Moore to verify eligibility. Properly preparing for your foundation’s annual financial audit helps to identify critical areas of risk and helps to ensure a more streamlined process during the audit and for your operations ...

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Administration and Management

Tax and Regulatory Issues

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Jun 2015

Foundation Finance Affinity Group: Navigating Private Foundation Excise Tax Rules

10:00am to 12:00pm

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Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers

... here . Non-members ($50): Please email Katy Moore to verify eligibility. To ensure that their charitable purposes are fulfilled, private foundations are ...

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Tax and Regulatory Issues

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Oct 2015

Foundation Finance Affinity Group: Calculating the 5% Distribution

10:00am to 12:00pm

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Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers

... Please email Katy Moore, moore(at)washingtongrantmakers.org, to verify eligibility. The vast majority of U.S. grantmaking foundations are required by law to distribute 5 percent of their investment assets annually for charitable ...

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May 2017

Foundation Finance Affinity Group | The Financial Implications of Federal Policy Changes

10:00am to 12:00pm

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Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers

Eligible to attend: WRAG member/prospective member foundation CFOs and finance staff ... contact Katy Moore, moore(at)washingtongrantmakers.org to register. The new administration has promised to make significant federal policy changes on a number of issues, including ...

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Mar 2017

Foundation Finance Affinity Group | A Primer: Impact Investments and Mission-Related Investments

10:00am to 12:00pm

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Consumer Health Foundation

Eligible to attend: WRAG member/prospective member foundation CFO’s and finance staff ... Please email Katy Moore, moore(at)washingtongrantmakers.org, to register. This session will look at the nature of impact investments and ... Additionally, we will examine some of the barriers to these types of investments and consider how they might be overcome. ...

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Impact Investing

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Apr 2019

Corporate Philanthropy Affinity Group Lunch: An Overview of Regional Needs & Opportunities for Investment

12:00pm to 2:00pm

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Bank of America

Eligible to Attend: WRAG's Corporate Members. Designed specifically for ... variety of investment opportunities, from the tried-and-true to the new and exciting. Lunch will be provided Speakers: ...

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Corporate Philanthropists

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May 2014

Brightest Minds: Paul VanDeCarr on Storytelling for Social Change

9:30am to 11:30am

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AARP Foundation

According to Paul VanDeCarr, stories are more than a just a communications tool. Stories ... think, feel, remember, imagine, and relate.” Join us to hear from Paul, managing director and co-founder of Working Narratives and ... grantmakers and grantees can harness the power of stories to bring about change on entrenched problems. This session will explore where ...

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11

Mar 2014

Brown Bag Discussion: Homelessness in the Greater Washington Region

12:00pm to 2:00pm

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WRAG

... And, it is on the rise, particularly in D.C. According to a recent article in the Washington Post, family homelessness in the ... prices and a lack of affordable housing, it is likely to be a problem that isn’t going away. Interested funders are ...

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Apr 2014

Responding to the Affordable Housing Crisis in Montgomery County

12:00pm to 2:00pm

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Round House Theatre

Funders' Roundtable of Montgomery County: Responding to the Affordable Housing Crisis in Montgomery County Did you know ... the current minimum wage of $7.50/hour, they would have to work 3.4 full time jobs just to afford an apartment--that's 135 hours per ...

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Apr 2014

The Arts & Humanities Landscape of the Greater Washington Region

10:00am to 12:00pm

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Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers

Eligible to attend: All funders in the Greater Washington region interested in ... Association of Grantmakers should contact Rebekah Seder to register . The Arts & Humanities Working Group is committed to elevating our region's local arts and humanities sector and to increasing ...

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Arts & Humanities

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May 2014

Brown Bag Discussion: LGBTQ Funding in the Greater Washington Region

12:00pm to 2:00pm

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WRAG

Eligible to attend: WRAG Members Registration: Log in to register online. For questions about registering, contact Rebekah Seder . Note: Clicking "add to calendar" will not register you. The Greater Washington ...

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Jun 2014

Investing in the Arts to Create Transformative Change

12:00pm to 2:00pm

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Round House Theatre

... Roundtable of Montgomery County: Investing in the Arts to Create Transformative Change We often overlook the way the arts contribute to our daily lives and strengthen our communities. The arts help equip our ...

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Jun 2014

Washington Regional Food Funders Urban Agriculture Tour

10:00am to 12:00pm

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Marion Street Intergenerational Garden

Eligible to attend: All WRAG members. Registration: Space is limited. Email Lindsay Smith at smith@washingtongrantmakers.org to register by Friday, June 20th. This month’s meeting of the ... a tour of two urban agriculture projects. WRFF would like to welcome interested WRAG members to participate. Details: 10 ...

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New Report: Connecting Latino Youth to Opportunity in Montgomery County

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06/19/2014

... Region has released a new report, Connecting Youth to Opportunity: How Latino Youth Perspectives Can Inform A Blueprint For ... has implications for our schools, as Latinos/Hispanics make up more than one quarter of the total student body enrolled in Montgomery ...

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Children & Youth

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Jul 2014

Special Briefing: Housing Security in the Washington Region

1:00pm to 5:00pm

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True Reformer Building, Lankford Auditorium

... Foundation for the National Capital Region invites you to the release of a landmark new study, Housing Security in the Washington ... Stable and affordable housing is critical to the overall health of our region, yet housing has become increasingly ...

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