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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...
Family Foundation & Donor-Advised Fund Network Roundtable: Participatory Philanthropy Event Materials
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April, 2024
FF & DAF Network Roundtable: Participatory Philanthropy Webinar Recording >> Program Description: Many grantmakers—including family foundations and donor-advised funds—are exploring how to more deeply listen to the communities most impacted by their funds. One model – “participatory” or “community-led” philanthropy – has re-emerged as a useful structure to support these intentions. At this Family Foundation & Donor-Advised Network Roundtable, we will briefly review the model and then will learn from one peer family foundation - Neighbor Company - as they share their journey...
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...
Urban Funder Briefing: Why Rural Investment Matters for a Thriving & Equitable Missouri Event Materials
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April, 2024
Urban Funder Briefing: Why Rural Investment Matters for a Thriving & Equitable Missouri Webinar Recording >> Program Description Rural Missouri offers ample opportunities for funders who are interested in building an equitable state through their grantmaking. What do urban-based funders need to know to be effective grantmakers in rural Missouri? Why does investment in rural Missouri matter? Join Philanthropy Missouri for a virtual discussion about rural philanthropy featuring a panel of urban-based grantmakers who are committed to investment in rural Missouri. The discussion will...
SWMO Funder Network Resources
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March, 2024
Welcome to the Members-only resource page for the SWMO Funder Network! We will continue to add resources to this page, so please check back often.
Participatory Grantmaking: (Re) Connecting with the Model in Our Current Landscape Event Materials
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March, 2024
Event recording for the Midwest Partnerhsip Webinar Series webinar, Participatory Grantmaking: (Re)Connecting with the Model in Our Current Landscape , held on March 13, 2024. How do you listen to those who most directly benefit from your grantmaking? And then what do you do when your listening opens up opportunities for more participatory practices? This Midwest Partnership Series webinar will explore “participatory philanthropy” as a (re)emerging model and how funders in the Midwest are implementing components of the model to strengthen their grantmaking. The program will begin with a...
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...

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