2010 Events Calendar

NCRP Executive Director Aaron Dorfman and Field Director Melissa Johnson will be attending this conference. NCRP Field Director Melissa Johnson serves on the planning committee for this conference. She will also co-lead a session, "Building capacity for Advocacy through Nonprofit-Foundation Partnerships."

The Future of the Nonprofit Sector in Delaware and the Nation
Philanthropy Forum in Delaware and University of Delaware, Office of the President
NCRP Executive Director Aaron Dorfman will speak on a panel, "The National Status of Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector," alongside representatives of The Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy at the Urban Institute, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, and the National Council of Nonprofits.

Mar. 19-21, 2010
Briarcliff Manor, NY

Creating Change Through Family Philanthropy: What's Your 2020 Vision?
Resource Generation
Field Director Melissa Johnson will attend this retreat with leaders of Family Foundations. She will highlight a new project in which family foundations are documenting how to discuss and apply Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best in a session with partners from the Sillerman Center for Family Philanthropy and Resource Generation.

The Council on Foundations and The Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers

NCRP Executive Director Aaron Dorfman will discuss the importance of nonprofit advocacy and organizing during a panel discussion, "Fundraising and Capacity Building Immersion." Also, Field Director Melissa Johnson will lead a workshop, "The Great Recession: Foundation Strategies," and explain philanthropic trends emerging in response to the economic downturn. Kevin Laskowski, Field Associate, and Christine Reeves, Field Assistant, will also be in attendance at this conference.

Mar. 3, 2010
Los Angeles, CA

NCRP Field Associate Kevin Laskowski joins Dr. Thomas Backer, President of the Human Interaction Research Institute, for a discussion of philanthropy and the nonprofit sector, part of the American Jewish University's 2010 Spring Colloquium at the MBA School of Nonprofit Management.

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
NCRP will release its findings in a new report: Strengthening Democracy, Increasing Opportunities: Impacts of Advocacy, Organizing and Civic Engagement in Los Angeles County. Co-sponsored by Southern California Grantmakers, this release event will feature presentations and discussions with philanthropic and nonprofit leaders.

Board of Directors Meeting
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

Special Donor Briefing
Minneapolis Foundation & Headwaters: Foundation for Justice
NCRP Executive Director Aaron Dorfman will brief The Humphrey Institute and guests on strategies for multiplying the impact of foundation giving through funding advocacy, community organizing, and civic engagement. He will focus on specific Minnesota case studies from the NCRP publication: Strengthening Democracy, Increasing Opportunities: Impacts of Advocacy, Organizing and Civic Engagement in Minnesota.