Events of Interest to Grantmakers

European Foundation Centre Annual General Assembly
June 6-8, 2012, Belfast, Northern Ireland
More at: http://www.efc.be/AgaConference/Pages/2012.aspx
The event – which offers a platform for exploration of peace and social justice issues facing several regions around the globe – takes place within a society that has gone through violent conflict, but where the opposing factions have sought to resolve their differences peacefully. Participants will learn from the determination of the people of Northern Ireland to secure peace through social justice, and they'll see how foundations have supported these efforts.

There are no events scheduled in MAY as yet.

Global Health and Innovation Conference
Sponsored by Unite for Sight
April 21-22, 2012
Yale University New Haven, CT
More at http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/
The Global Health & Innovation Conference is the world's leading global health conference and social entrepreneurship conference, with 2,200 professionals and students from all 50 states and from more than 55 countries.

2012 EPIP National Conference
April 26-28, 2012, Los Angeles, CA
More at: http://www.epip.org/2012.php
Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy envisions a day when all generations come together to build a better world. Toward that end, the EPIP 2012 National Conference will address the critical issue of talent -- in grantee organizations, foundations, and the social sector as a whole -- and offer practical examples of ways in which funders can address the effectiveness, impact and capacity of grantees and foundations through the lens of talent.

Governance Essentials: A Seminar for New and Prospective Family Foundation Trustees
Sponsored by: The National Center for Family Philanthropy
March 22-24, Washington, DC
More at: http://www.ncfp.org/events/governance-essentials-a-seminar-for-new-and-prospective-family-foundation-trustee-march-22-to-24-washington-dc
Please join The National Center for Family Philanthropy as we present a three-day seminar that will change the way you govern your family foundation. Whether you're struggling with legal, investment or grant-making issues, navigating tricky family dynamics or simply want to develop and nurture a network of like-minded colleagues, you will find what you need to turn resolutions into reality.

Funders' Network for Smart Growth: Annual Conference
March 26-28, 2012
More at: http://www.fundersnetwork.org/events/annual-conference-details
If you want to learn more about how funding around growth and development issues increases the impact of your grantmaking and learn from a network of national and place-based funders and leading practitioners, then this conference is for you. Registration is open to staff, trustees, and donors of all grantmaking institutions and public sector representatives. This conference is not open to grantseekers except by invitation.

Webinar: Own What You Own, Take Control of Your Asset Ownership through Shareholder Engagement
Sponsored by: Confluence Philanthropy
February 9, 2012, 12:00 PM EST
More at: http://www.confluencephilanthropy.org/events/event_details.asp?id=209031
Join us to learn how grantmakers are aligning shareholder engagement strategies with philanthropy. In this peer-to-peer learning webinar, funders will discuss some of the exciting campaigns that they are involved with this year.

Second World Conference of Women's Shelters
Sponsored by U.S. National Network to End Domestic Violence
February 27 - March 1, 2012
Washington, DC
More at http://www.worldshelterconference.org/
This conference will bring together activists and advocates who work with women in these safe spaces to network, share how their shelters and safe spaces are helping victims of violence and working to end violence against women. Registration is Now Open!

NGO Committee on the Status of Women Forum
February 26, 2012. New York City.
Sponsored by: The NGO Committee on the Status of Women
More at: http://www.ngocsw.org/ngo-csw-forum/
The NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY (NGO/CSW/NY) organizes an NGO CSW Forum that includes an NGO Consultation Day and NGO Parallel Events during the annual UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meeting in New York. These events are now open for registration. NGO Consultation Day will be held on Sunday, February 26th from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in preparation for CSW 56. NGO Parallel Events will be held from February 27th to March 9th.

Gender Equity and Sustainable Development: Prioritizing Actions to Achieve Results
Sponsored by The Bšll Foundation
January 19, 2012, 8:30am-5:00pm
Washington DC
More at: http://www.awid.org/Library/Gend.-Eq.-Sust.Dev
Join the Bšll Foundation and Partners in a multi-stakeholder dialogue to review systems of governance focusing on economics, food and agriculture, and climate that aren't working, success stories that are working and concrete ways to ensure that progress toward achieving gender equitable and sustainable development will be achieved in 2012 and beyond.

Webinar: Social Media -- What's in it for My Organization?
Sponsored by: WINGS
Thursday, January 19 at 4:00 pm GMT
More at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/673750937
Please join us on January 19 for a one-hour introduction on the use of social media in non-profit organizations, foundations and NGOs. During this webinar, Social media - what's in it for my organization?, we will first hear an overview of the use of social media from TechSoup Global. The Global Fund for Community Foundation will then give a presentation on how they are currently using social media within their organization.

Conversation with Leaders from La Vía Campesina
Sponsored by: The Christensen Fund, Grassroots International, The New Field Foundation, IDEX and The CS Fund
Wednesday, January 25th, 3:30 - 5:00 pm PST
The Christensen Fund Office, San Francisco
For more information and to register, please contact China Ching: china@christensenfund.org
We are pleased to invite you a conversation with an inspiring international delegation of Social Movement Leaders from La Vía Campesina (www.viacampesina.org), the largest and most vital social movement of our times. La Vía Campesina is an international network of peasants/small farmers, farmworkers, women, indigenous peoples and other small producers (fishers, foresters and pastoralists) representing over 150 million people in over 70 countries on 5 continents.

Confluence Philanthropy Practitioners Meeting
January 24 -26, 2012, Cavallo Point, Sausalito, CA
Sponsored by: Confluence Philanthropy
More at: http://confluencephilanthropy.site-ym.com/?page=AnnualConf12012
Confluence Practitioners are grantmakers seeking to build the effectiveness of philanthropy through the field of mission-related and impact investing. This three-day meeting is open to members of the Confluence Practitioners Program and invited guests interested in fostering strategic thinking and collaboration. We welcome donors, foundation leaders, their staff, and financial advisors who are interested in exploring participation in our community. Early Bird Deadline: December 22nd.

Webinar: New Report Details Recommendations for Creating Path for Financing Sustainable Water Infrastructure
Sponsored by: The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread, American Rivers, and Ceres
January 26th, 1:00 p.m. EST
More at: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/867405974
The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread, American Rivers, and Ceres will release a report on January 26 that outlines innovative ways to leverage public funding and incentives, as well as private financing options, to provide resources for more sustainable and integrated management of water resources in the U.S. The report tackles how we drive funding toward 21st century water infrastructure and discusses harnessing new financing techniques and directing private capital toward the water management projects that meet future environmental and economic challenges.

Global Grantmaking Institute (Arlington, VA)
Sponsored by the Council on Foundations
December 1st and 2nd, 2011
More at: http://www.cof.org/programsandservices/professionaldev/showseminar.cfm?itemNumber=18281&navItemNumber=15766
Developed by the Council on Foundations and experts in global philanthropy, the Global Grantmaking Institute is a new two-day comprehensive educational program designed for staff and trustees of grantmaking institutions currently engaged or planning to engage in cross-border grantmaking. As an introduction to the field of global grantmaking, this program will provide grantmakers with the knowledge, insight, skills, and tools to be effective in their work. Some of the topics to be covered in the Institute include: an introduction to global grantmaking; legal and regulatory issues; relationship building, collaboration, and power dynamics; evaluating impact and incorporating new knowledge; and investing in disaster relief.

The Funders Concerned About AIDS 2011 Annual Gathering
Sponsored by FCAA
December 5-6, 2011
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Barbara Jordan Conference Center
Washington, DC
More at: http://fcaaids.org/OurWork/AnnualGathering/tabid/186/Default.aspx
FCAA invites you to join us for our year-end gathering designed to take the pulse of how, where and why our collective efforts are changing the course of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Webinar: Living with the Gates Foundation
December 14, 2011, 11:00-12:15pm PST / 2:00-3:15pm EST
Sponsored by: Stanford Social Innovation Review and Alliance Magazine
More at: https://video.webcasts.com/events/pmny001/viewer/index.jsp?eventid=40682
During this live webinar, authors Ed Skloot, Megan Tompkins-Strange, Laura Freschi, and Bruce Sievers will share their perspectives on what large institutions like the Gates Foundation mean for democracy, whether the organization is becoming a "benevolent dictator" in global public health, how the Gates Foundation is reinvigorating discussion around the role of foundations in society, and more.

Women's Earth Alliance 2011 Advocacy Training
Sponsored by Women's Earth Alliance and Indigenous Environmental Network
November 4th-6th, 2011
Berkeley, CA
More at http://www.womensearthalliance.org/section.php?id=164
The 2011 Women's Earth Alliance Advocacy Training will build capacity among advocates for strategic collaboration with North American Indigenous women on environmental justice.

The Influence of The Gates Foundation and its Implications for Other Foundations and Philanthropists
Sponsored by: Alliance Magazine, Northern California Grantmakers, and the Salesforce.com Foundation
November 7th, 2:00 pm, at the offices of Salesforce.com in San Francisco
Please RSVP to Shirley Garcia: shirley.garcia@salesforce.com by October 21st.
Alliance magazine's recent special feature, "Living with the Gates Foundation," will provide a jumping-off point for an engaging discussion of change in the philanthropic community. This interactive panel discussion will be facilitated by Tim Ogden, guest editor of the Alliance special feature; and include Peter Laugharn, The Firelight Foundation; and Barbara Kibbe, Salesforce.com Foundation.

Online Discussion: Women Deliver
November, 7-23rd
Join the discussion at: http://knowledge-gateway.org/Community.aspx?c=fc5f4ebc-4bd6-40e3-90f6-dc879f66f5be
Please join an online discussion on the future of maternal and reproductive health and international development frameworks like the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Plan of Action. The discussion started on November 7th and continues until the 23rd, with topics changing each week.

Social Research Conference: Human Rights and the Global Economy
Sponsored by: The Center for Public Scholarship at The New School for Social Research
November 9-10th, The New School New York City, USA
Human rights has become a mediating language for discussions of social justice and the global economy. The dynamism of the global economy is at once creating and destroying opportunities for people, shaping lives and livelihoods. Yet, while the language of human rights developed alongside capitalism, human rights and economics have followed separate trajectories in both theory and practice. This conference is intended to contribute to a nascent conversation between the discourses of human rights and economics.

International Forum on Globalization Moana Nui Conference
November 9-11th
Honolulu, HI
More at: http://www.ifg.org/programs/apec.html
Please join IFG and Pua Mohala I Ka Po for a 3-day public conference and strategy meeting on the great emerging issues of the Asia-Pacific Region, and their effects on island nations of the Pacific, and countries of the Pacific Rim. (This event is scheduled at the same time as the momentous APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) and TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) meetings, with 21 heads of state in Honolulu.

Second International Conference on Human Rights Education
November 14-16th, Durban, South Africa
Sponsored by: The University of Kwa-Zulu Natal
More at: http://www.hre2011.ukzn.ac.za/
In recognition of its position as the premier university of African scholarship and its commitment to social and economic transformation the Faculty of Law at the University of KwaZulu-Natal has been selected to host the 2nd International Conference on Human Rights Education. The overall theme of this year's conference is "Celebrating Diversity and Achieving Social Justice through Human Rights Education".

Webinar: Applying Conflict Sensitivity in Emergency Response: Current Practice and Ways Forward
November 14th, 13:00 - 15:00 GMT
Sponsored by The Overseas Development Institute
More at: http://www.odi.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=2772&title=hpn-network-paper-applying-conflict-sensitivity-emergency-response
This panel, which will be screened online will address the key questions: How can emergency response be delivered in a more conflict-sensitive manner? To what extent should this be a priority for the sector? What practical tools and approaches have aid agencies used to better understand their contexts of intervention and minimize conflict risks?

Conference Call: The Keystone XL Pipeline Fight and The Climate Movement: Where Do We Go Next?
November 15th, 1:00 PM ET
Sponsored by: Wallace Global Fund, Rockefeller Family Fund, Overbrook Foundation, and HKH Foundation
For more information, contact May Boeve at may@350.org
A conference call for funders featuring some of the key leaders who are mobilizing and organizing against Keystone XL, keeping a tough focus on the President, and planning for future fights. Featuring Bill McKibben of 350.org and Tar Sands Action, Kenny Bruno of the Tar Sands Campaign, Jane Kleeb of Bold Nebraska, Maura Cowley of Energy Action Coalition, and Sean Sweeney from Cornell Global Labor Institute.

Reception: Introducing FRIDA, The Young Feminist Fund
November 17th, 5:30-7:30 pm, San Francisco
Sponsored by: The Young Feminist Fund and The Women Donors Network
More at: http://fridafund.eventbrite.com/
FRIDA is a global funding initiative that promotes women's rights by providing small flexible funding, networking, and capacity building opportunities to young women under 30. Through a unique model of grantmaking FRIDA supports young women organizing across a broad range of human rights and social justice issues. We are very excited to be launching our first grantmaking cycle and invite you to come learn about how you can join us in supporting the dynamic and groundbreaking work being done by young feminist activists globally.

Webinar: Good COP; Bad COP?
November 22nd, 9:30 EDT (approx 90 minutes)
Sponsored by Environmental Finance
More at: http://www.environmental-finance.com/events/view/47
With less than a month until the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 17) in Durban, carbon market participants are hoping for significant progress on mitigation and adaptation measures for the post-2012 period, while acknowledging that a set of fragmented markets is far more likely than a new legally binding global agreement. This webinar will provide an overview COP 17 -- What are the main issues?; What is the mood among delegates?; What are the expectations?

Food Insecurity and the Gender Divide
November 29, 2011, 2:00-4:00pm. Washington, DC.
Sponsored by: National Council of Women's Organizations
More at: http://www.awid.org/eng/Library/Food-Insec
Please join NCWO's Global Women's Issues Task Force, the Kenyan Embassy and Gender Action for a special event on gender, food insecurity, and the International Financial Institutions (IFIs).

Our Bodies, Our Future: Advancing Health and Human Rights for Women and Girls
Sponsored by Our Bodies, Ourselves
Saturday, October 1st, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (ET)
Boston University, Tsai Center for Performing Arts, Boston MA
More at http://ourbodiesourselves.eventbrite.com/
A free day-long symposium featuring: women's groups around the globe that have developed health resources based on Our Bodies, Ourselves and advanced the human rights of women and girls; contributors to the U.S. edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves; public policy and human rights experts; and special guests.

2011 Women PeaceMakers Forum "Women, Media, Revolution"
Sponsored by the Joan B. Croc Institute for Peace and Justice
October 5-7th
San Diego, CA
More at: http://www.sandiego.edu/peacestudies/ipj/programs/women_peace_makers/conferences/women_media_revolution.php
"Women, Media, Revolution" is a free public forum to encounter frontline journalists, filmmakers and social media citizen activists engaged in the critical examination of women in conflict and how they are using their voices in a revolution against ongoing political and cultural violence.

Cash Transfer Programming in Emergencies: A New Good Practice Review
Sponsored by Humanitarian Practice Network
October 6th: 2:00-4:00 EST (reception to follow)
American Red Cross, Governor's Hall, Washington D.C.
More at: http://www.odihpn.org/Newsletter/2011/09/220911_GPR11_Washington_launch.html
This event launches Good Practice Review (GPR) 11 "Cash transfer programming in emergencies," published by the Humanitarian Practice Network in partnership with the Cash Learning Partnership and the European Commission Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection.

The ADA at 20: Looking Back/Looking Ahead to Building a More Inclusive Community
Sponsored by: Disability Funders Network, The HSC Foundation, The American Foundation for the Blind, and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
October 11th, 8:00 am - Noon
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Washington, D.C.
More at: http://www.disabilityfunders.org/news_events
Since the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, people with disabilities have experienced more access to educational, community and vocational opportunities; however, much remains to be done for these individuals to experience full inclusion in society. This national series of briefings is designed to: educate funders about the status of the enactment of the ADA; highlight successful models of inclusion of people with disabilities; discuss the potential of collaborating to address disability issues in the community

2011 PSFG Annual Meeting
Sponsored by the Peace and Security Funders Group
October 12-14, 2011
La Fonda on the Plaza, downtown Sante Fe
For more email: kmagraw@peaceandsecurity.org
This promises to be a stimulating event, with ample opportunities for education, strategizing and networking. Please stay tuned for details about the exact schedule, hotel reservations and the visit to Los Alamos and Sandia.

2011 Peace and Security Funders Group Annual Meeting
Sponsored by the Peace and Security Funders Group
October 12-15th
La Fonda on the Plaza Santa Fe, New Mexico
More at: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dEJwRl84Q3ZVUnZfRlJTMkFKbGo1M3c6MQ#gid=0
Join funders from across the country in Santa Fe, New Mexico October 12-15 for a stimulating event, with ample opportunities for education, strategizing and networking.

Peace and Security Funders Group Annual Meeting
Sponsored by the Peace and Security Funders Group
October 12-15, 2011
La Fonda on the Plaza, Santa Fe NM
More at http://www.peaceandsecurity.org/394/32448.html
Former Governor and UN Ambassador Bill Richardson will share his insights about his Track II diplomacy work and the politics of international security policymaking after our opening dinner. There will be a screening and discussion with Abigail Disney, producer of "Women, War and Peace." Some of the largest funders in the field of Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation will speak about their work - particularly work related to gender - in a session facilitated by the "grandfather of the field" John Paul Lederach.

Bioneers Conference
October 14-16, 2011
Marin, CA
More at http://www.bioneers.org/conference
The Bioneers Conference is a leading-edge forum presenting breakthrough solutions for people and planet. Announcing six discounted conference packages if you register before August 15th.

Zoom Out: A Global View of Reproductive Rights
Sponsored by The Center for Reproductive Rights
October 26th, 6:30-8:30 pm
New Museum, 235 Bowery, New York, NY
More at: http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5971/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=44276
The Center presents a free event: Zoom Out: A Global View of Reproductive Rights - showcasing its new interactive abortion laws map, celebrating vital progress, and looking ahead to the challenges that loom on the horizon.

Webinar: Joining Forces: Funder Collaboratives for International Projects
Sponsored by GrantCraft
October 27th, 2:00-3:30 pm EST
More at: http://fundercollaboratives.eventbrite.com/
GrantCraft will host a free webinar to explore how funder collaboratives can help grantmakers aim for larger goals, distribute risks, learn together, and achieve greater impact. Produced in partnership with the Africa Grantmakers' Affinity Group, the discussion will be moderated by Foundation Center President Bradford Smith and will feature speakers from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Firelight Foundation, New Field Foundation, and the Wallace Global Fund.

Global Washington's Annual Conference: Opportunities and Obstacles in Turbulent Times
October 31st-November 1st., Redmond, Washington
More at: http://globalwa.org/our-work/annual-conferences/2011-conference/
This will be Global Washington's third annual conference, bringing together diverse members of Washington State's global development sector to learn together, connect with each other, and collectively enhance the quality of the international development efforts that are happening in the region.

Justice Begins with Seeds: Stop the Corporate Food Regime (San Francisco)
Sponsored by California Biosafety Alliance
September 14-17, 2011
More at: http://biosafetyalliance.org/
The conference will center around food justice, the issue of GMOs, and true resilience. The purpose of the upcoming conference is to address the many layered implications of genetically engineered food, build strategic coalitions and deeper collaborations amongst diverse stakeholders for more widespread action in varying levels throughout the state of California to shift away from the industrial food regime.

2011 Fall Conference for Community Foundations
Sponsored by the Council on Foundations
September 19-21, 2011
San Francisco, CA
More at http://www.cof.org/events/conferences/2011fall/index.cfm?eb=FC
Brace yourself for the largest gathering of community foundations. Large, small, old, and new will come together to think big. Push yourself just a little further and step out of your comfort zone into a world of ideas during thought-provoking sessions and networking events. Treat yourself to an energizing, refreshing experience as you explore the Bay area and witness progress in local communities.

2nd Annual Social Good Summit
Sponsored by 92Y, Mashable, UN Foundation
September 19th-22nd
More at http://mashable.com/sgs/
The Summit is a unique platform that showcases the incredible capacity of new technologies and new media to address our greatest challenges. We hope you will join this community of energized emerging leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs and as they gather to generate and share ideas. You'll have online access to the programming on the 92nd Street Y's main concert stage in New YorkŃwith speakers including Elie Wiesel, Pete Cashmore, Lance Armstrong, Nancy Lublin, Beth Comstock, Ted Turner and many more!

Online Dialogue: Using Technology to Promote Transparency
Sponsored by New Tactics in Human Rights
September 21-27, 2011
More at http://www.newtactics.org/en/dialogue/using-technology-promote-transparency
In this dialogue, we will explore ongoing and current questions around the use of technology for transparency. This online dialogue is an opportunity to share case studies and tools with the New Tactics online community, learn from the experiences of practitioners implementing relevant projects, and discuss new ideas, challenges, risks and opportunities.

Webinar: Nonprofit, For-profit, or Something in Between?
Sponsored by Benetech and Stanford Social Innovation Review
Thursday, September 22, 2011 11:00 PST / 2:00 EST
More at https://video.webcasts.com/events/pmny001/viewer/index.jsp?eventid=39478
Social entrepreneurs who want to start a new venture quickly confront an important question: What type of legal structure should I create? Should I start a traditional nonprofit, a for-profit, or something in between? Presented by Jim Fruchterman, Founder and CEO, Benetech who will cover and expand upon key points from his popular article, "For Love or Lucre".

Environmental Grantmakers Association's 2011 Fall Retreat
Grand Teton National Park (Jackson, WY), September 25th - 28th.
Register at: http://ega.org/events/retreat/2011/mss.php
The Greater Yellowstone region continues to wrestle with major questions about energy development and transmission, wilderness and forest management, wildlife corridors, fresh water stewardship, sprawl, climate change adaptation, and sustaining working landscapes and a thriving western culture, among others. The Program Committee hopes to use this Retreat to tie the local stories to their global context and to similar struggles and problem-solving worldwide.

Film Screening: Women, War & Peace (San Francisco)
Tues. Sept. 27th Doors open at 5:15 p.m. Screening starts at 5:45
San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin St. San Francisco, CA 94104
More at http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/take-action/events
You are invited to a screening of "Peace Unveiled," episode three of the PBS documentary series Women, War & Peace airing in early October. After the film, please join us for a panel discussion including Executive Producer and Global Fund board member, Abigail Disney and Anasuya Sengupta, Global Fund Regional Director for Asia/Oceania.

Webinar: Staying Sane with Social Media
Sponsored by the Philanthropy Journal
August 4th, 1:00-2:00 pm ET
More at: https://www.philanthropyjournal.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=79&utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Details&utm_content=Details&utm_campaign=News+Briefing%3A+Implementing+Strategies+%2B+Tax-Exempt+Status+%2B+More
This session will provide participants with the tools and perspective to better navigate the social-media revolution, and will include a fun, fast overview of some of the most popular social-media tools and guidelines for using social media to build visibility.

Teleconference: Philanthropy and Social Change in an Era of Economic Uncertainty
Sponsored by the Post Carbon Institute
August 10th, 5:00 pm EDT
RSVP to rsvp@postcarbon.org
Is economic uncertainty the "new normal," and what are the long-term drivers shaping this new economic reality? What might a fundamental downturn in the economy mean for social change work and the role of philanthropies? What kind of financial strategies can the philanthropic world explore to maximize social benefit, regardless of economic disruption?

Telebriefing: Easing of Restrictions on Aid in Somalia
Sponsored by the Charity and Security Network
August 10, 12:00 PM EST
To receive call-in information, please RSVP at ssazawal@charityandsecurity.org
With millions facing food shortages and famine spreading in southern Somalia the Obama Administration is easing the restrictions to enable humanitarian groups to distribute aid. Join us on August 10th for a one-hour telebriefing to discuss the fluid situation and what needs to be done. Speakers to include Eric D. Johnson, Associate General Counsel at CARE USA; and Kay Guinane, Program Manager at Charity and Security Network.

Webinar: Supporting Thriving and Participatory Communities
Sponsored by Environmental Grantmakers Association, Health and Environmental Funders Network, and Funders Network on Transforming the Global Economy
August 30th 2pm Eastern/ 11am Pacific
More at http://www.hefn.org/registration-forms/supporting-thriving-participatory-communities-fact2019s-niche-in-the-ecosystem-of-philanthropy/
Join a discussion with Laura Livoti, Senior Program Officer at the French American Charitable Trust who will share FACT 's approach and lessons learned over the course of its grantmaking. During the second part of the webinar, the successes and challenges associated with FACT's strategy will be illustrated through stories that profile some of FACT's environmental justice grantees. This presentation will be moderated by Robby Rodriguez, Program Executive at Atlantic Philanthropies.

Foot Soldiers of Change: The Battle Against Maternal Mortality in the Sierra Madre
Sponsored by Tides Learning Community August 31, 2011, 12:30-1:30 pm PDT Tides Foundation 1014 Torney Ave. San Francisco, CA 94129 More at http://www.tides.org/community/events/2011/brown-bag-foot-soldiers-of-change/ Hear from Arlen Samen, Founder, One Heart World-Wide and Carlos Tapadera Concheño, One Heart World-Wide Country Coordinator on their efforts to raise awareness, teach good practices, train local health care providers and distribute Clean-and-Safe Birth Kits.

Rio + 20: Achieving the Goal of Real Sustainable Development
Sponsored by: The Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas and the Environmental Grantmakers Association
July 15th, 8:30-10:30 am
At the offices of Mitsubishi International Corporation, 655 Third Ave, New York City.
RSVP to mic.foundation@org.mitsubishicorp.com
Join us for a lively discussion about the relationship among the green economy, sustainable development, and poverty alleviation, and the institutional frameworks necessary to produce the desired outcomes of Rio +20. With: Tariq Banuri, United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development; Jacob Werksman, World Resources Institute; and Don Chen, Ford Foundation

Congressional Hearing on Indigenous Peoples in Asia
Sponsored by First Peoples Worldwide and the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
Tuesday, July 26 at 10:00am-11:30am (EST)
B-318 Rayburn House Building Washington D.C.
More at http://tlhrc.house.gov/hearing_notice.asp?id=1214
This hearing will look at the most common and urgent human rights concerns facing indigenous peoples in Asia. In addition to a general survey of issues, the Commission will examine the specific cases of the Adivasis in India, the Rohingyas in Burma, and the indigenous people of the Gilgit Baltistan region in Pakistan.

The Lives of Contemporary Afghan Women (San Francisco)
Sponsored by the Global Fund for Women and the International Museum of Women
Wednesday, July 27th, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
More at http://imow.org/calendar/index
The Global Fund for Women and The International Museum of Women celebrate the publication of Land of the Unconquerable: The Lives of Contemporary Afghan Women, a three-dimensional portrait of Afghan women told through a series of wide-ranging, deeply reflective essays.

World Congress 2011: Our Common Challenge, A World Moving Toward a Sustainable Future
Sponsored by Society for International Development (SID)
July 29th-31st
Washington, DC
More at http://www.sidcongress.org/site/
Washington D.C. will host the triennial gathering of the worldwide development community, igniting a new conversation on the challenges of working toward a future of economic and social progress, equity, and sustainability. The 2011 World Congress of the Society for International Development (SID) will be a three-day event, organized by the SID-Washington chapter in collaboration with the leadership of SID-International.

IDEX Brown Bag Lunch: Meet a Grassroots Leader from India
International Development Exchange
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 12:00 pm – 1:30pm
IDEX Office: 827 Valencia Street, Suite 101, San Francisco
RSVP to katherinez@idex.org by May 31st.
Heera Lal Sharma is the founder of Sahyog Sansthan, an organization working with rural communities in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Since its founding in 1989, Sahyog Sansthan has focused on working largely with indigenous communities depending on crops and livestock for their livelihood and subsistence. Sahyog's approach is to encourage rural people to come together to nurture and enhance livelihood options and economic improvement.

Webinar: MRI for Small and Un-Endowed Foundations
Sponsored by Confluence Philanthropy
June 1st 2011 2:00 PM until 3:30 PM
http://confluencephilanthropy.site-ym.com/events/event_details.asp?id=156162
Join Confluence Philanthropy and friends for a webinar that explores the 'how-to' of mission related investing for foundations under $25 million in assets, individual investors, and those that are un-endowed.

Webinar: Making it Work How Environmental Groups and Unions Can Work Together
Sponsored by Environmental Grantmakers Association
June 2nd, 12:30-2:00 pm Eastern
More at: https://egameetings.webex.com/egameetings/k2/j.php?ED=148415197&UID=974949487&HMAC=f76c4689081cdeb3bc4af487d0c6e417aeb661a4&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D&FM=1
This funder-only webinar will examine where and how environmental groups and unions have been working well together, and explore new opportunities for working together in the near future.

Funder Webinar: Human Rights Meets Environment in the Amazon Basin:
Learning as we go on the Belo Monte Dam Case
Monday, June 6th, 2:00 pm Eastern
Register at: https://egameetings.webex.com/egameetings/k2/j.php?ED=148014517&UID=973645012&HMAC=9469aa59e4a180e7da187e651c9b566613fc2993&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D&FM=1
Speakers will provide a brief overview of the case and its implications for grantmaking at the nexus of human rights and environment, including the use of legal strategies -- both national and international, finance strategies, and small grants to enable local voices to be heard in national and international forums.

GEO Learning Conference (Baltimore, MD)
Sponsored by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations and Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers
June 6-7
More at http://www.geofunders.org/thelearningconference2011.aspx
At a time when government, private donors and the general public are increasingly placing value on nonprofits that are able to demonstrate measurable impact, grantmakers will be well served to find better ways to think about and support evaluation. This GEO event will convene more than 150 leaders in philanthropy to explore ways to improve learning and evaluation so that grantmakers and nonprofits alike have a better understanding of what works.

Telebriefing: Integrative Funding in an Interconnected World
Sponsored by Peace and Security Funders Group
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 2pm EDT/11:00am PDT
More at: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=7guqjzbab&v=001tCA0n-fejtsnq7hKepO9f372sMmxsIRETzJx6v6QIVkhA3XWSxhiOXD1lrWixhFqrX_2Pqok8v7jyKvMLLp8svwPyw2-EkeHhd8YQ8QE-HMsoZF3XANw3r6TUwOknWxkOObex9-E__kQuU9lF0E8BTz7Zc5F1MYAiyQDXnTTdE_UWuhZOm-2_pwUq-JPdXa4
How can funders - who want measurable results, who fund in stove-piped issue-areas, and whose funding cycle may not match the immediacy of situations, the rapidity of change, or the organic emergence of new possibilities - best support change agents who themselves may be used to operating as independent, single-issue actors with outdated or unexamined theories of change?

United Nations Global Financial and Economic Crisis Summit
Hosted by the United Nations
June 27th - 30th, 2011
London (UK)
More at: http://gefc2011.eventbrite.com/?ref=enivte&invite=OTg4MzI1L0d3b0JAZ3dvYi5uZXQvMA%3D%3D%0A&utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=invitenew&utm_term=eventpage
The United Nations invites you to a Four-day summit of Economists, Educationists, Administrators, Manufacturers, Researchers, Non-Governmental Organizations, Religious Leaders, Community Organizations, individuals from the public and Private Sector to assess the worst global economic down turn since the Great Depression. The aim is to identify emergency and long-term responses to mitigate the impact of the crisis, populations, and initiate a needed dialogue on the transformation of the international financial architecture, taking into account the needs and concerns of all countries of the world.

Funder Call: Land Grabbing: An Urgent Crisis in the Global South
Co-sponsored by The Funders Network on Transforming the Global Economy (FNTG), the Christensen Fund, Grassroots International, IDEX, and New Field Foundation
June 30, 2011, 10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm Eastern
For more information and to register contact melissa@fntg.org
Throughout the global South, a rapidly growing trend of "large scale land acquisitions," more popularly known as land grabbing, is undermining land rights and food sovereignty of local communities. Please join us to hear about this emerging new problem and what needs to be done. With: Anuradha Mittal, the Oakland Institute; Diamantino Nhampossa, the National Small Scale Farmers Union in Mozambique; and Devlin Kuyek, GRAIN.

International Conference on the Human Right to Organize
Sponsored by the Excluded Workers Congress
May 10-12, 2011
Murphy Institute, New York City
More at http://www.excludedworkers.org/events
This conference will bring together excluded workers, unions, and our international counterparts, and other targeted allies for an unprecedented exploration of the challenges and imperatives towards realizing the human right to organize in the current political/economic climate.

Funders Briefing: New Intersections between Race, Justice and Disability
Sponsored by Aepoch Fund, Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, and Common Counsel Foundation
May 12th, 11 am - 12 pm PST / 2 pm – 3 pm EST
Contact briefing@aepoch.org for questions and register at http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/QPZSQTM88FOSI5RM
Please join us for an engaging, interactive briefing about the emerging framework of Disability Justice as central to the success of our broader social justice movements. No longer accepting disability within a framework of "individual" struggle, Disability Justice activists address disability within a broader social context that includes race, class, and sexuality.

Funder Briefing Call: New Intersections between Race, Justice & Disability
Sponsored by Aepoch Fund, Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, and Common Counsel Foundation
Thursday May 12th, 11 am - 12 pm PST / 2 pm – 3 pm EST
More at: http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/QPZSQTM88FOSI5RM
Please join us for an engaging, interactive briefing about the emerging framework of Disability Justice as central to the success of our broader social justice movements. No longer accepting disability within a framework of "individual" struggle, Disability Justice activists address disability within a broader social context that includes race, class, and sexuality.

Sustainability Funders Conference
Sponsored by Funders Workgroup for Sustainable Production and Consumption
May 16th-17th
More at http://www.registration123.com/INMEX/FUN511/
Come and learn the newest thinking and efforts to honestly define how we can live in a more sustainable world. Guaranteed to not only expand your understanding, this meeting will offer the chance to engage with outside-the-box thinkers and leaders who spend their lives figuring it all out. As funders, we will discuss ways to work across networks, knock down the funding silos and learn where the most strategic and impactful funding investments are (or should be). The conclusion of the gathering will leave you with tangible opportunities in hand for post-conference engagement and collaboration.

Sustainability Funders Workgroup Gathering
Sponsored by Funders Workgroup for Sustainable Production and Consumption
May 16th-17th
Airlie Conference Center, Warrenton, Virginia
For more information contact EleniSotos@gmail.com
This dynamic meeting that will incorporate thought-provoking speakers, interactive dialog via innovative sessions, and opportunities for collaboration beyond the gathering. The conference will convene at the Airlie Center in Warrenton, Virginia -- a pioneer among sustainable and green conference facilities in the United States, extending far beyond its comprehensive efforts to reduce energy consumption, minimize waste through recycling and composting, and the utilization of eco-friendly products in all aspects of its operations.

Webinar: Philanthropy and Social Investing
Sponsored by Stanford Social Innovation Review
Tuesday, May 17, 11:00-Noon PST, 2:00-3:00pm EST
More at https://video.webcasts.com/events/pmny001/viewer/index.jsp?eventid=38553
What really matters for philanthropy and social investing for the rest of 2011? Which industry issues do you need to understand to achieve your social goals this year?

Funders' Briefing: The Role of Business Leaders in Creating a Vibrant, Just and Sustainable Economy in the United States.
Sponsored by The Wallace Global Fund and the Funders Workgroup for Sustainable Consumption and Production
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 from 10:45am -1:30pm*
Wallace Global Fund, 1990 M Street, NW, Suite 250, Washington DC 20036
RSVP to Tina Kroll, tkroll@wgf.org, 202-452-1530, ext 108
* A conference call will be set up for those outside of DC who'd like to participate by phone.

Funders-only Briefing on the Role and Importance of Business Leaders as a Political Voice
Sponsored by The Wallace Global Fund and the Funders Workgroup for Sustainable Consumption and Production
May 18, 2011 from 11:00am -1:30pm
Wallace Global Fund, 1990 M Street, NW, Suite 250, Washington DC 20036
RSVP by May 2nd to Tina Kroll, tkroll@wgf.org, 202-452-1530, ext 108
Learn how small and medium businesses are leading the charge for progressive policies from financial reform, corporate taxation, to the fight in Wisconsin and beyond.

Roundtable Discussion: Intelligence Gathering and Human Rights after Osama bin Laden's Death
Sponsored by Connect U.S. Fund, and U.S. in the World
Thursday, May 19, 12:30 - 2:00 pm Eastern
1730 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC (also via phone)
Register at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XX5CRT2
Join this discussion on the impact of Osama bin Laden's death on the debate surrounding intelligence gathering measures.

International Funders for Indigenous Peoples Conference
May 25th-27th, Oneida Nation and Resort, Verona, New York
Register at: http://www.regonline.com/oneida
IFIP invites you to register today for our Tenth Annual Conference, 2011. This year's theme Indigenous Peoples and Philanthropy: Strengthening Alliances for the Next Seven Generations will run through three tracks: Indigenous Knowledge and Technology; Climate change, Resource management and Indigenous Practices for Sustainability; and UNDRIP and Indigenous Movements.

Funder Breakfast Briefing on Litigation As A Strategy for Change
Co-Sponsored by: Rockefeller Brothers Fund; Climate and Energy Funders Group of CGBD; Environmental Grantmakers Association; Grantmakers Without Borders; International Human Rights Funders Group
Thursday, May 26 8:30AM - Noon
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, New York City
RSVP to Fpimentel@ega.org by May 12, 2011
Through a series of thematic presentations supported by case studies, the briefing will introduce funders to the diversity of international legal strategies currently being explored, the unique opportunities and challenges presented by those strategies, and their potential role in effecting policy change and mobilizing people. It will also invite dialogue on how international litigation might support and complement existing funder portfolios for addressing climate change.

Conversation with Diane Feeney
Sponsored by Bolder Giving
Thursday, May 26th at Noon, ET
More at http://dianefeeney.eventbrite.com/
Diane Feeney, inspired by her father, Chuck Feeney, the co-founder of Duty Free Shoppers, was guided by the philosophy, "giving while living." Chuck Feeney donated his entire business interests to Atlantic Philanthropies and ensured that the foundation would pay-out in his lifetime. Diane and her family set up a family foundation, the French American Charitable Trust (FACT), to fund social justice causes in the United States and France. Now, FACT is paying out it's $40 million dollar endowment. Diane believes it's time for older foundations to step down and for new ones to come in.

Webinar: The Future of Green Tech
Sponsored by Stanford Social Innovation Review
Tuesday, May 31, 2011. 11:00 am PST/2:00 pm EST
More at https://video.webcasts.com/events/pmny001/viewer/index.jsp?eventid=38563
Corporate executives, entrepreneurs, environmentalists, and concerned citizens alike know that the key to solving business, environmental, and societal problems over the next generation rests on the success of green tech. But which green energy technologies will provide solutions to harness power from renewable, sustainable sources or reduce adverse human impact on the environment? Will solutions come from technologies such as solar, wind, and geothermal power, biofuels, and smart power grids, or hydrogen and electric vehicle propulsion?

Pacific Northwest Global Donors Conference (Seattle)
April 1-2, 2011
The conference theme is "Giving for Sustainable Change," and promises to increase your connections, knowledge and enthusiasm for global grantmaking. The conference is designed for Northwest grantmakers and philanthropists active and/or curious about global philanthropy, and will feature workshops on international issues and on grantmaking practice. In addition, there will be plenary sessions, panel discussions, and regional briefings. More at: http://www.globaldonorsconference.org

Sustainable Haiti Conference 2011
April 4th- 6th
Miami Beach Convention Center
More at http://www.haiticonference.com/
The conference is the largest economic development gathering in the world for Haiti, with over 120 speakers from around the world. The conference will again feature entrepreneurs and investors from around the globe, Haitian Diaspora, Haitian entrepreneurs, Haitian companies, Haitian government officials, US companies with a presence in Haiti, US government officials, NGOs, faith-based groups, thought leaders, academic leaders, and students.

University for a Night 2011 (New York)
Sponsored by the Synergos Institute
Tuesday, April 5th, 5:30-10:00pm
More at http://www.synergos.org/universityforanight/
Join other leaders from around the world for this unique evening of sharing ideas and experience about how to work together to overcome poverty. This year our plenary discussion will focus on the theme: Changing the world by changing the lives of women and girls.

Conversation: LGBT Funding in Latin America
Sponsored by Global Philanthropy Project (GPP) at the Arcus Foundation
Wednesday, April 6th at 10:00 am EST to noon
Hosted at the Arcus Foundation offices in NYC or dial-in by phone
Please RSVP to gpp@arcusfoundation.org
GPP is pleased to invite you and your colleagues to join the discussion via phone. Please note, this call will be held primarily in Spanish. Light interpretation and technical assistance for questions will be provided.

Telebriefing: First Do No Harm: Grantee Safety for LGBTI and Disability Rights Campaigners and Other Human Rights Defenders
Sponsored by Funders for LGBTQ Issues
April 7th, 12:30 - 2:00 pm ET
RSVP to Marvin Webb at marvin@lgbtfunders.org for dial-in info.
Explore the role funders can and do play in mitigating or aggravating risks and exposure facing their grantees (particularly human rights defenders).

Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy National Conference & 10th Anniversary Celebration (Philadelphia)
April 7th-9th, 2011
More at: http://www.epip.org/2011_conf_save_date.mov
The EPIP National Conference will focus on democracy, power and foundations across the generations. Come observe, participate and contribute to this lively and important gathering. The conference will feature boundary-breaking conversations that just don't happen elsewhere in the field – conversations across generations; amongst grantmakers, trustees and grantees; and across identity groups. Place the conference on your calendar now.

2011 EPIP National Conference (Philadelphia)
Sponsored by Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP)
April 9th, 2011
The EPIP 2011 National Conference will offer a uniquely valuable, highly affordable professional learning opportunity for emerging philanthropic leaders. This year's conference theme will bring to life Philanthropology, EPIP's boundary-breaking, interactive educational resource for emerging grantmakers. The content will build on an eight-year track record of convening conversations amongst peers and multigenerational groups about philanthropy's history, social change, and the power dynamics in which we operate. More at: http://www.epip.org/2011_conf.php

Webinar: Eco-Elites or Mob Rule? Democracy In The Face of Climate Change
Tuesday April 12th 10:00 am EST
Organized by the UK Environmental Funders Network.
To secure space, please e-mail Nick Perks nick@greenfunders.org
What does climate change mean for the world's dominant political system - democracy? The Foundation for Democracy Director, Halina Ward, will set out some of the points of tension and invite discussion on ways to address them. The challenge before us, she argues, is to ensure that democracy is resilient in the face of climate change.

Count Me In! Conference (Kathmandu, Nepal)
Sponsored by CREA
April 16-18
More at http://web.creaworld.org/whatnew.asp
Count me in! will bring together for the first time sex workers, disabled, single, young, HIV-positive, lesbian, and trans women from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, to discuss violence against women and strategies of resistance. Join over 300 academicians, activists, performers, artists, donors, filmmakers, researchers and policy makers from South Asia and across the world as we seed dialogues of inclusion.

Tele-briefing: Transforming Agriculture: The Coalition of Immokalee Worker's New Fair Food Program
Co-sponsored by The Public Welfare Foundation, The Working Group on Labor and Community Partnerships of the Neighborhood Funders Group and The Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders
April 19th, 2011, 12pm Pacific
Please RSVP to Bridget Dobrowski at bridget@safsf.org by April 18th
Hear from best-selling author Eric Schlosser and CIW founding members about their exciting new efforts to create an independent organization to monitor the Fair Food Program in Florida's $620 million tomato industry, the next step in the CIW's campaign to assure an ethical and sustainable approach in the supply chain to one of the food system's most valuable assets: the workers who make food production possible.

Funders' Roundtable on Rio + 20 (New York)
April 20th, 10:00 am
UN Nations Headquarter, New York
Please RSVP by April 13th by email to Mafruza Khan (mkhan@ega.org).
EGA, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the Ford Foundation and the United Nations Foundation would like to invite you to a Funders' Roundtable on Rio + 20 to be moderated by Pablo Farias, Vice President, Ford Foundation, with welcoming remarks from Mr. Sha Zukang, Conference Secretary-General. This will be an interactive dialogue between the philanthropic community, the Conference Secretariat and senior UN officials on the key issues of the Conference, such as a green/clean energy economy and emerging challenges like climate change and biodiversity loss.

Agricultural Missions Delegation to Haiti
Co-sponsored by Agricultural Missions, the Presbyterian Church USA Hunger Program, and Other Worlds
April 21-29th
Join this rural Haiti ecumenical delegation to build relationships for long-term solidarity, and support food sovereignty struggles in both Haiti and where you live. Spend time getting to know the reality of Haitian agriculture at close range, and what solidarity means in the face of such challenges. The delegation will visit two or three provinces including the South, Artibonite, and Central Plateau.

Land Grabbing: A Growing Crisis in the Global South (San Francisco)
Lunchtime Funders' Briefing, sponsored by The Christensen Fund and IDEX
April 25th at 12:00pm - 1:30pm, 260 Townsend St Suite 600, San Francisco
RSVP to Mayumi@christensenfund.org by April 22.
Please join us to hear from GRAIN, the International Accountability Project, and the Oakland Institute - three exceptional organizations working on the cutting edge of the issue. Each will speak to legal, social, economic and environmental implications of land grabbing, describe how they have seen land grabs affect communities around the world, and share effective strategies and opportunities to impact the issue.

Telebriefing: Secretary Clinton's Power to Exempt Peacebuilding from the Material Support Law
Sponsored by the Charity and Security Network
Tuesday April 26th, 2:00 pm Eastern
Call in information: 1 800 820 4690 Entry code 1048764# Call ends at 2:45
p.m. Members of the Charity and Security Network are gathering signatures for a letter to Sec. of State Clinton asking her to use her power under current law to exempt peacebuilding from the ban on material support of terrorism. Moderated by Kay Guinane, Director, Charity & Security Network. Learn more and ask questions to experts, Prof. David Cole, Georgetown University Law Center and counsel for Humanitarian Law Project and Derek Brown, The Peace Appeal Foundation.

Panel Discussion on Protection Gaps and Responses: Challenges and Opportunities
Sponsored by The Center for International Human Rights (CIHR), John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York and the New York Liaison Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
New York, John Jay College (555 West 57th Street), room 615/616
April 27th, 5:00-8:00 pm
More at http://www.awid.org/Library/Panel-Discussion6
The focus of this event is a discussion of the gaps in the implementation of the international protection framework for displaced and stateless persons.

Retreat: Creating Change Through Family Philanthropy (Petaluma, CA)
Sponsored by Resource Generation
April 29th-May 1st
More at http://resourcegeneration.org/events/creating-change
The next generation of family philanthropists are poised to influence the field of philanthropy and social change for decades to come. Resource Generation believes it is crucial to equip young people involved in their families' funds with the relationships, skills and vision to transform philanthropy for social change, helping build powerful organizations and movements.

Briefing: Transition to Meaningful Democracy in Egypt
Sponsored by American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee (ADC)
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 (11:00 AM to 12:15 PM),
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2203, Washington, DC
For information contact Abed Ayoub at aayoub@adc.org
The briefing will highlight what lies ahead for Egypt as the country moves towards establishing a democratic political system. Panelists will discuss the key factors affecting a successful transition including constitutional reforms, individual freedoms, electoral reforms, freedom of the press, and the role of the youth in this pivotal time in Egypt's history. Reply to: rsvp@adc.org.

Symposium: Changing the Global Philanthropic Landscape -- Women World Wide Leading through Philanthropy (Chicago, IL)
Sponsored by The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University
March 10-11, 2011
More at http://www.philanthropy.iupui.edu/womenworldwide/
The symposium will focus on how women lead, give, and connect through philanthropy around the globe. Two dozen speakers including donors, researchers, and practitioners from six continents and will explore this rich and vibrant landscape with sessions ranging from gender differences in giving, family philanthropy and the next generation, marketing campaigns to build new audiences to leadership issues, celebrity philanthropy, and women's philanthropy in China.

2011 Philanthropists' Visit to Liberia: Celebrating Liberia's Development and New Opportunities for Philanthropy and Social Investment
Sponsored by International Human Rights Funders Group and the Philanthropy Secretariat of Liberia
March 13-19
More at http://www.ihrfg.org/member-events/celebrating-liberias-development-and-new-opportunities-philanthropy-and-social-investm
The second annual Philanthropists' visit to Liberia is organized by the Philanthropy Secretariat, a unit within the Office of the President of Liberia that seeks to facilitate the work that foundations and philanthropists fund in the country.

Corporate Donors and Indigenous Peoples: Lessons for Philanthropy
Sponsored by Philanthropy New York
March 14, 2011 3:00-5:00pm
79 Fifth Ave., NYC, 4th Floor
RSVP to alice.davis@mitsubishicorp.com (tel: 212-605-2325)
This program aims to build funder capacity for effective philanthropy in support of Indigenous communities, and associated issues such as conservation, climate change, community economic development and human rights.

Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy
March 15th
Geneva, Switzerland
Information at http://www.genevasummit.org/about_the_summit/2011/en
The 2011 Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy -- for the third consecutive year -- will assemble hundreds of courageous dissidents and human rights victims, activists, diplomats and student leaders, in an adjacent parallel forum, to shine a spotlight and call for action on urgent human rights situations that require global attention. The Honorary Co-Chair is Nobel Peace Prize Laureate: Elie Wiesel, author, poet and Holocaust survivor.

Grading the Sustainability Performance of Your Portfolio
Sponsored by Confluence Philanthropy EIRIS and The Wallace Global Fund
March 16th, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm ET
The Wallace Global Fund 990 M Street, NW, Suite 250 Washington DC, 20036
More at http://www.confluencephilanthropy.org/Confluence_Splash/2011_Events.html
Join EIRIS and Confluence Philanthropy for a luncheon seminar to learn about what your foundation can do after you have created an institutional commitment to mission related investing. For grantmakers only.

A Funder Discussion and Brunch: Amplifying Impact via Media and Technology-Related Grantmaking
Sponsored by Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media
March 19th, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET
The Washington Hilton, Washington, D.C.
More at http://www.zerodivide.org/nten/funder_discussion_and_brunch
Please join funder colleagues in exploring opportunities to amplify foundations' impact through media and technology-related grantmaking and policy. Featuring Congresswoman Donna Edwards, this free event will take place at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Washington, D.C. - the premier annual conference addressing the variety of ways the nonprofit sector is using technology for social good.

Live Stream of Collective Impact: Creating Large-Scale Social Change Conference
Sponsored by FSG and the Stanford Social Innovation Review
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
http://www.ssireview.org/collective_impact/
This conference will bring together a cross-section of senior-level practitioners to explore the challenges and opportunities of collective impact and to discuss how to accelerate the adoption of collective impact efforts. In-person registration is full, but you are welcome to view the live stream of all sessions online.

Funder-only Webinar: Exposing Coal's True Cost, Promoting Healthy, Clean Skies
March 23rd at 2 p.m. EDT
Sponsored by Environmental Grantmakers Association and the Climate and Energy Funders Group of CGBD
More at: https://egameetings.webex.com/egameetings/k2/j.php?ED=143815382&UID=962056332&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D&FM=1
Van Noppen of Earthjustice, Mary Anne Hitt of the Sierra Club; and Gary Cohen of Health Care Without Harm will discuss the current state of the movement, the importance of clean air and water, and priority opportunities for foundation investment—including the looming battle with EPA, campaigns to retire existing coal plants, and efforts to highlight the health risks of coal.

Kitchen Table Conversations: LGBT African Diaspora Speak on Culture, Queerness, and Media
Sponsored by Women, Action & the Media (WAM!)
Wednesday, March 23, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., ET
http://www.womenactionmedia.org/events/wamit/kitchen-table/
In partnership with Women, Action, and the Media (WAM!)
Afrofeminist Blogger Spectra Speaks hosts a virtual panel that features the perspectives of LGBTQ African Diaspora on African culture, queer identity, and the media. The focus of the panel will in part by driven by pre-submitted questions from callers, but will also aim to highlight the panelists' experiences with various kinds of activism and the use of new media.

IFIP Aisa-Pacific Regional Conference (Indonesia)
Sponsored by International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP)
March 27-29, 2011
Join IFIP in Bali and Lombok, Indonesia as we gather with Indigenous representatives from all over the Asia and Pacific region to discuss current issues and strategies on: Climate change and REDD, Building Partnership and Collaborating, Conservation and Resource management and much more. This is a rare opportunity for donors concerned with Asian/Pacific Indigenous Peoples to meet and learn firsthand. Pre-site visits to Indigenous communities. More at: http://www.internationalfunders.org/

Asia/Pacific Indigenous Peoples Resource Sustainability and Funders Summit (Indonesia)
Sponsored by International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP)
Bali and Lombok Indonesia
March 27th and 28th
More at http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=939921
Over a year in development, the Summit is built on in-depth national meetings held in the Philippines and Indonesia in 2010. Indigenous peoples and local funding agencies are now eager to deepen and expand these conversations with you. The Summit will be a rich learning experience. It opens with opportunities to exchange ideas with local communities who want to share their traditions, as well as the breathtaking beauty of their surroundings.

Next Gen Reception with Confluence Philanthropy
Co-sponsored by Resource Generation and the Quixote Foundation
March 31st, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Quixote Foundation, Seattle, Washington
To register please contact: dana@confluencephilanthropy.org
Join Confluence Philanthropy and Next Gen Fellowship Co Chair, Sonja Swift to learn more about mission related investing while meeting peers of similar interest.
This reception is open to foundation trustees and donors under 40 years of age.

The Body and the State: How the State Controls and Protects the Body
Sponsored by The New School for Social Research, Center for Public Scholarship
February 10th-12th
John Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street, New York City
More at: http://www.newschool.edu/cps/body/
Join over 35 distinguished experts to discuss the body as a human rights arena in which many forces, such as religion, science, media, and the market, struggle for control over policies that control our bodies. The discussion will illuminate how the often tacit assumptions about the "normal," "healthy," and "acceptable" body lead to policies which are, at their core, unjust.

Haitian Women's Fight Against Rape Event Series (New York)
Sponsored by MADRE
February 22, 12pm-1:30pm & 6pm-8pm
The Drew Room, Ground Floor, Church Center for the United Nations 777 UN Plaza
More at: http://www.madre.org/images/uploads/misc/1297194052_Feb_event_flyer_small.pdf
Meet MADRE's new Executive Director Yifat Susskind and Haitian women's human rights leaders, and learn about their work to end the epidemic of rape in Haiti.

Celebrating UN Women: The Way Forward (New York)
Sponsored by WLP and The Center for Public Scholarship and Gender Studies Program at the New School
February 26, 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
John Tishman Auditorium at The New School, 66 West 12th Street, New York, NY
More at http://www.learningpartnership.org/lib/celebrating-un-women-way-forward-0
Celebrate the establishment of UN Women. Women leaders from across the globe will provide insight into the challenges women face on the ground and offer visions, hopes, and strategies for the new entity.

Call/Webinar: Haiti One Year Later
Sponsored by the Environmental Grantmakers Association
Wednesday, January 12th, 3:00 pm EST
RSVP to jkb@ega.org
Join Leonie Hermantin of the Lambi Fund of Haiti and Salena Tramel of Grassroots International to explore where we are now, envision what the next year will look like, and find out how we can engage as funders.

2011 LGBTQ Grantmakers Retreat: Advancing an LGBTQ Justice Movement through Research, Policy, and Community Engagement
Sponsored by: Funders for LGBTQ Issues
January 18th-20th, 2011
Palm Springs, California
More information at http://www.lgbtfunders.org/news/news.cfm?newsID=118
Please join Funders for LGBTQ Issues for three days of discussion, strategy, and knowledge sharing at our second national retreat for LGBTQ grantmakers.

Webinar: Collective Impact: Creating Large-Scale Social Change
Sponsored by Stanford Social Innovation, Strive Partnership, and FSG
January 19, 2:00-3:00pm EST
More at https://video.webcasts.com/events/pmny001/viewer/index.jsp?eventid=36959 This webinar brings together "Collective Impact" authors John Kania and Mark Kramer in conversation with Jeff Edmondson, executive director of the Strive Partnership. Unlike other collaborations such as social networks, collective impact initiatives involve a centralized infrastructure, a dedicated staff, and a structured process that leads to a common agenda, shared measurement, continuous communication, and mutually reinforcing activities among all participants.

Abyei - The Litmus Test for Sudan's Peace
Sponsored by the Humanitarian Policy Group

January 21st, 10:30-12:00 (GMT) Public event, Overseas Development Institute, London and screened live online.
More at: http://www.odi.org.uk/events/details.asp?utm_source=hpgalert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20101111&id=2558&title=abyei-litmus-test-sudans-peace
While much effort has gone into ensuring that the Southern Sudan referendum went ahead on time, the escalating tensions in the contested border region of Abyei serve as an important reminder of the significant challenges that still remain to a successful transition to long-term peace in Sudan.

Bridges: Family Philanthropy Conference (New York)
Sponsored by the Council on Foundations
January 23rd-25th
More at http://www.cof.org/events/conferences/2011fam/index.cfm
See social innovation at work and learn how family philanthropists are leading these innovative efforts during five unique site sessions. Go from Queens to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, with stops in Harlem, Brooklyn, and the High Line along the way.

Webinar: Cultivating Relationships through e-Philanthropy
Sponsored by Philanthropy Journal and NC Gives
January 27th, 2011 1:00-2:00 pm
More at https://www.philanthropyjournal.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=69
This e-Classroom webinar, led by Dr. Richard Waters, will discuss four common Internet platforms -- Internet sites, blogs, Twitter and social networking sites -- and how nonprofits can use them effectively to cultivate relationships with clients, donors, volunteers and advocates.

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