NCRP will be kicking off its fall webinar series with a lively discussion about Philamplify, NCRP’s new initiative to burst the isolation bubble in philanthropy. Philamplify is all about helping grantmakers get honest feedback from the very communities and constituencies they seek to benefit – whether or not they have asked for that feedback. We do this by conducting comprehensive foundation assessments, sharing them with the public and inviting discussion and debate on Philamplify.org.
We at NCRP value honest feedback about our own work too, which is why we recently assigned a third party to carry out our organizational evaluation, and why we want to use this webinar to get outside perspectives on how we’re doing with Philamplify.
Since Philamplify’s launch in May, we’ve released two sets of reports in our first round, assessing five major foundations from across the country. As we embark on the next round, this webinar offers a great opportunity to find out from several notable opinion leaders in the field – and from YOU – what people think about Philamplify.
First, Ruth McCambridge from Nonprofit Quarterly and Pablo Eisenberg, a longtime critic of the sector, will share their unvarnished thoughts on questions such as:
- What does a project like Philamplify mean for the sector?
- Is the project on the right track to meet the goals you hope it will achieve?
- What changes, if any, should we make to Philamplify going forward?
Next, Sherece West-Scantlebury, president and CEO of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (WRF) and NCRP board chair, will share reflections and lessons from her own experience with the Philamplify assessment tool. NCRP piloted our methodology on WRF, and we’ll hear what the process was like and how the foundation has used NCRP’s recommendations. I’ll also share information about the reaction of another foundation that was recently “philamplified,” The California Endowment.
This webinar is a great opportunity for you to tell us what you think! So please join us on October 2 at 2pm for Amplifying Philamplify: Sector Reactions and Visions for Impact. And in the meantime, let us know what questions you would like the panelists to answer—feel free to leave your suggestions in the comments below, or email me directly at lranghelli[at]ncrp.org.
Lisa Ranghelli is the director of foundation assessment at the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP). Follow @ncrp and #Philamplify on Twitter.
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