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Sep 2017

Foundation Finance Affinity Group | Applying an Equity Lens to the Finance Function

10:00am to 12:00pm

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WRAG's office

Eligible to attend: WRAG member/prospective member foundation CFOs and finance staff ... email Katherine Abib, abib(at)washingtongrantmakers.org, to register. Equity has become a key topic in the philanthropic community. Many foundations are embracing equity and working to incorporate it into all aspects of their work, both internally and ...

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Jan 2018

Once Upon a 990-PF: What Story Does Your 990-PF Tell About Your Foundation? (United Philanthropy Forum Webinar)

2:00pm to 3:00pm

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Webinar

... your institution's 990-PF lately? Have you ever stopped to think what headlines it might inspire? The IRS recently started releasing ... machine-readable, this means that anyone from journalists to researchers to activists can aggregate this data and make comparisons, ...

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Our Region, Our Giving 2019

Publication date:

11/2019

We are pleased to bring you the 2019 edition of Our Region, Our Giving , the ... on their 2018 giving and assets, the strategies they employ to achieve their philanthropic goals, and the changes they anticipate for their ... geographic priorities, and a range of resources dedicated to philanthropy, they are united by a common commitment to WRAG’s mission of ...

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Publication

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Giving Report

Common Grant Application

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Food Hubs 101

Publication date:

01/2014

... experts, and advocates from around the region gathered to learn about food hubs. The event – Food Hubs 101 – took a broad look at ...

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Document

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Food

Working Group

Our Region, Our Giving 2009

Publication date:

06/2009

... In the midst of the Great Recession, we felt it prudent to go straight to the source - our members - to find out how the economy is effecting ...

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Facts, Figures, Trends

Mid-Year Report and Year in Review 2010

Publication date:

12/2010

WRAG's Year in Review summary 2010, plus mid-year report

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Publication

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WRAG

Archive

Nov 2016

Independent Sector Conference 2016: New Frontiers

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 (All day) to Friday, November 18, 2016 (All day)

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Washington Hilton

WRAG is pleased to partner with Independent Sector on their 2016 conference in Washington, DC. ... is the meeting ground for leaders and professionals looking to drive momentum for the charitable community, set the sector’s agenda for the coming ...

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Conference

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WRAG Members

Non-members

Is the power of philanthropy enough to move the needle on racism? Yes, it already is.

Release Date:

04/21/2016

... region came together and said, “We aren’t ready to act. We want to learn.” This was powerful. It has seemed like a societal ... needle is moving – slowly perhaps – but moving, and the momentum is building. Stay tuned. Is the power of philanthropy enough to ...

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A Voice from Philanthropy

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Racism

Putting Racism on the Table

Philanthropy

Beyond Dollars: Investing in BIG Change

Publication date:

11/2009

... access millions of dollars of previously untapped funding to feed the area’s hungry. The recession is spurring grantmakers ... to leverage key resources, and to capitalize on timing and momentum. With today's release of Beyond Dollars, we encourage grantmakers to ...

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The Eight Neighbors: A Case Study in Collaboration and Formalization

Publication date:

09/2010

... event put at risk was $47 million in grantmaking to Greater Washington region. At the initiation of Washington ... of Grantmakers (WRAG), seven other organizations came to the table to brainstorm a collaborative response. While WRAG was the professional ...

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Year in Review 2012

Publication date:

12/2012

WRAG's Year in Review summary 2012

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Publication

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WRAG

Archive

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Convening Group Guidelines

Publication date:

11/2013

To make a difference in the Greater Washington region, our grantmaking community needs to learn together and act together. In order to best support the varying levels of interest in diverse issue areas within ...

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Healthy Communities Working Group: Theory of Change - 2015

In 2014 WRAG’s Health Working Group changed its name to the Healthy Communities Working Group to better reflect the fact that community development, housing, education, food ...

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Document

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Healthy Communities

Putting Racism on the Table: Implicit Bias viewing guide

Publication date:

05/2016

... series (2016) looked at implicit bias. We encourage you to watch the video of Julie Nelson's talk. You can use this viewing guide to follow along or skip ahead within the video. Click here for ...

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Putting Racism on the Table

Dec 2015

Corporate Philanthropy Affinity Group: 8th Annual Holiday Luncheon

12:00pm to 2:00pm

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Pepco Edison Place Gallery

Eligible to attend: WRAG's corporate members and invited guests. Members: Free. Log in to register Non-members: $50.00 Email Katy Moore, moore(at)washingtongrantmakers.org, to register The Corporate Philanthropy Affinity Group's Annual Holiday ...

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Affinity Group

Audience:

Corporate Philanthropists

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Corporate Giving/CSR

Oct 2015

CANCELED: Funder Update on D.C.’s Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Location Title:

Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers

... involved with bringing about these reforms. Join WRAG to get an update from the new director of DYRS, Clinton Lacey . He will discuss his vision for the agency, how he plans to build on the successes of the YouthLink program, and how his community-based ...

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Brown Bag

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WRAG Members

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Children & Youth

Apr 2014

Health Working Group: April Meeting

12:00pm to 2:00pm

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de Beaumont Foundation

... of the foundation, CDC, and Duke University. Prior to the meeting please spend some time looking at the site ...

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Program

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Health

May 2014

Corporate Philanthropy Affinity Group

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Location Title:

PNC

... Needs & Opportunities for Investment Eligible to attend: WRAGs corporate members and Institute for CSR registrants. Members: Log-in to register. Non-members: Contact Katy Moore at moore@washingtongrantmakers.org to register. Designed specifically for corporate funders, this panel ...

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Affinity Group

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Corporate Philanthropists

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