2008
October 1-3, 2008 Los Angeles, CA	NFG Annual Conference Neighborhood Funders Group
	NCRP will be conducting the pre-conference session "By the Numbers: New Research Highlights the Impact of Organizing, Advocacy and Civic Engagement." NCRP's Lisa Ranghelli and Melissa Johnson will share the results of the first in a series of reports from the Grantmaking for Community Impact Project, and engage participants in a lively discussion about how to build more philanthropic support for organizing and advocacy. Read more about the conference and session here.
September 26-27, 2008 Washington, DC	Board of Directors Meeting  NCRP
September 18-20, 2008 Denver, CO	National Conference Association of Small Foundations
	NCRP's Aaron Dorfman will be moderating the session "Cutting Edge Philanthropy." NCRP will also co-host with the Alliance for Justice a dine around to discuss the importance of funding advocacy, organizing and civic engagement work. Read more about the conference and session here.
September 11-12, 2008 Denver, CO	Advocacy Convening Colorado Association of Funders
September 11, 2008 Washington, DC	National Symposium National Center for Family Philanthropy
September 4-5, 2008 Chicago, IL	Building Resident Power & Capacity For Change Grassroots Grantmakers, The Woods Fund of Chicago, and The Steans Family Foundation Read more about the conference here.
July 25, 2008 San Francisco, CA	Raising Change: A Social Justice Fundraising Conference Grassroots Fundraising Journal
	NCRP's Melissa Johnson will participate in a session about trends in foundation funding that are relevant for social justice and community organizations. Read more about the conference here. Read more about the session here. Read Melissa's remarks here.
July 1, 2008  Silver Spring, MD	Show Me the Money: How to Maximize Funding for Your Organization National Organizers Alliance (NOA)
	During this workshop at NOA Gathering VI: Building a Home for Organizers, NCRP's Aaron Dorfman and Margie Fine will coach you on the key elements needed to raise money for your organization from foundations and individual donors. Read more about the workshop here. Read more about NOA's Gathering VI here.
June 2, 2008 Washington, DC	2008 Nonprofit Congress National Meeting National Council of Nonprofit Associations
	NCRP will host a session that will help nonprofits frame a conversation with their funders about general operating support and making the case for why to fund it. Read more about the event here. View NCRP's presentation here.
May 7, 2008 National Harbor, MD	Philanthropy's Vision- A Leadership Summit: Charity vs. Change: Which Approach is Best For Helping Marginalized Communities?
	Council on Foundations
	NCRP designed this session that will explore funding direct services, advocacy, organizing and other efforts to address pressing social problems. A seasoned panel of change- and charity-oriented grantmakers will share why they fund the way they do and explore the intersections between change and charity.  More about the COF summit here.
May 5, 2008 National Harbor, MD	Philanthropy's Vision- A Leadership Summit: What's Ethics Got to Do With It?
	Council on Foundations
	NCRP's Aaron Dorfman will be a panelist in this discussion about the ethical principles that bind our profession. What does it mean to operate honestly and with integrity? To be transparent and accountable? Are our philanthropic structures ready for the challenges of the future? Read more about the COF summit here.
May 4, 2008 National Harbor, MD	Philanthropy's Vision- A Leadership Summit: NCRP Reception Council on Foundations
	Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Rooms Chesapeake 2 & 3
	Please join board, staff, members, and friends of NCRP for a cocktail reception to kick off the Summit. Brief remarks will be made by Aaron Dorfman, NCRP’s executive director, and select NCRP Board Members. Contact: Kevin Faria, 202-387-9177 ext. 14, kfaria@ncrp.org. Read more about the COF summit here.
May 3, 2008 National Harbor, MD	Funding Change, Changing Funding: A Social Justice Philanthropy Reception Social Justice Philanthropy Collaborative
	Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Room Annapolis 3
	This reception will bring together people working in the philanthropic sector who share a common destination: seeing increased funding for social change.  It will help attendees navigate the Council on Foundation's Philanthropy Summit with a survival toolkit to use during the conference to network with individuals working to transform philanthropy. Contact: Melissa Johnson, 202-387-9177 ext. 26, mjohnson@ncrp.org. Read more about the Social Justice Philanthropy Collaborative and the reception here. More about the COF summit here.
May 2-3, 2008 Washington, DC	Board of Directors Meeting National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
March 19, 2008 Washington, DC	Nonprofits and Advocacy: Turning the Extraordinary into the Ordinary Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Washington, DC
	NCRP will be part of the panel for this event discussing recent research on nonprofit advocacy and to make the case why nonprofits should consider advocacy a core function at their organizations.
January 18, 2008 New York, NY	Core to the Mission: Core Operating Support as an Effective and Measurable Grantmaking Strategy
	UJA-Federation of New York, New York Regional Association of Grantmakers
	NCRP will collaborate on this symposium discussing the practical implications of core operating support grantmaking. Read more about the event here.
2007
December 20, 2007 Minneapolis, MN	Roundtable Discussion With Grassroots Social Justice Organizations  Headwaters Foundation for Justice, Women's Foundation of Minnesota
	A discussion, hosted by Aaron Dorfman, about NCRP's work connecting grassroots social justice groups with needed foundation support.
December 19, 2007 St. Paul, MN	Point of View: A Conversation With Aaron Dorfman on NCRP's Work Funding Diversity
	Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
	Aaron Dorfman spoke about funding diversity locally and nationally, and how Minnesota's foundations compare to the nation's. Read Aaron's remarks and download his presentation here.
December 14, 2007 Washington, DC	Choice Grants: Foundations and the School Choice Movement The Hudson Institute
	Panelists Rick Cohen, Leigh Dingerson, Les Lenkowsky and Ben Wildavsky discussed Cohen's report Strategic Grantmaking: Conservative Foundations and the School Privatization Movement. Download the event transcript and view the event photo here.