Grantmaker Skills & Strategies

Grantmaking Relationships: Elevating Grantee Voice

9:00am - 10:30am

Marillac Mission Fund

Open to:

GCG Full Members (free) & Non-Member Funders ($50)

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What would happen if more funders saw their grantees as “funded partners” and proactively sought candid feedback on their grantmaking process? To explore these questions, representatives from the St...View Details

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Understanding 990s & Audited Financial Statements and Using Them to Inform Grantmaking

1:00pm - 4:30pm

RubinBrown, 11th floor

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GCG Full Members (free) & Non-Member Funders ($50)

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Back by popular demand, join the Gateway Center for Giving for a Skills & Strategies program featuring Amy Altholz of RubinBrown. This year, the program will be offered in a two-part workshop.View Details

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Building Great Funder-Nonprofit Relationships

9:00am - 11:30am

Jewish Federation of St. Louis; Kaplan Feldman Complex Building

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GCG Full Members (free) & Non-Member Funders ($50)

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Navigating the complex funder-nonprofit relationship is vital to mission success. Often, it seems, nonprofits do the asking, reporting, and providing, while donors sit in positions to say yes or no,...View Details

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Digging In (Part I & Part II) Event Materials

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April, 2024

Digging In (Part II) Webinar Recording >> Part II Description: Film Screening & Discussion Grab your lunch and join PhilMO for the virtual lunchtime screening & discussion of the documentary Digging In . This film by KC filmmakers Nathan Johnson and Jay W. Austin is designed to help funders understand concentration and consolidation, land access, and climate change and explore the connection these issues have to their work and the work of their grantees. Filmed across the United States, the Missouri communities of Auxvasse, Kansas City, and Mexico are specifically featured. The...

Responsible Adoption of AI in Philanthropy Event Materials

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April, 2024

Responsible Adoption of AI in Philanthropy Webinar Recording >> Description Build your acumen in navigating the opportunities and pitfalls of the increasing prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) in philanthropy and society. Join your Midwest colleagues and the Technology Association of Grantmakers for this timely and critically important primer on responsible AI adoption in philanthropy. Learn how the newly released AI Adoption Framework can help you consider AI adoption in three key areas (organizational, ethical and technical) and what you need to know as this technology evolves...

Equity in Aging: St. Louis Funder Discussion - Event Materials

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February, 2024

On February 8, 2024, grantmakers with an interest in equity and/or aging gathered to explore the intersection of those topics. This page conveys related program materials, including pre-reading, presentation recordings, and other resources. Resources are still being added. Click to Access: Agenda (also .pdf below) , Speaker Profiles , Program Recording , & Program Photos (pending) Pre-Reading Pre-Reading Report -- Aging Strong for All: Examining Aging Equity in the City of Boston (.pdf below) Pre-Reading Article -- "With Age, Blacks Fall Into Poverty as Their Health Worsens" (American...

Statewide Conference (January 25-26, 2024) Event Materials

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January, 2024

Event materials from the Show-Me Philanthropy: Bridging Divdes Statewide Conference held on January 25-26, 2024. View the Conference Program and Conference Program Addendum (attached as .pdf below). Learn more about our Conference speakers here . View photos from the Conference, taken by Tyler Small Photography, here . Session Resources - Thursday Public Policy & Advocacy Funder Network - contact Michelle for materials Corporate Funder Network Slides (.pdf is also included below) Family Foundation & Donor-Advised Fund Network Slides (.pdf included below) Social Determinants of Health...