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Feb 20th
WEBINAR: Introduction to Grant Writing
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Consultant, Grantseeker, Nonprofit

Securing grants for your nonprofit organization requires a sound proposal. Learn the basics of preparing grant proposals or sharpen your intermediate skills through a step-by-step approach to the process.

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Feb 26th
Strengthening Grantees: Foundation and Nonprofit Perspectives
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Join CEP for a discussion of Strengthening Grantees: Foundation and Nonprofit Perspectives. This report, based on survey responses from 170 nonprofit CEOs and 187 foundation leaders, provides a comprehensive examination of foundations’ efforts to strengthen grantee organizations and leaders.

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Mar 6th
Briefing: Battling the Opioid Epidemic in Massachusetts
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Grantmaker, Philanthropic Advisor

What is the scope of the crisis, what is being done to address it, and how private philanthropy can help.

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Mar 13th
Warming Up to Outcomes Measurement: A Big Picture Approach to Measuring What Matters
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Consultant, Grantseeker, Nonprofit

Join us for this hands-on workshop to learn some practical tools and approaches that you can apply to your organization’s current approach to logic models, theories of change or evaluation planning.

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In Philanthropy

February 11th, 2019
Is Living Paycheck to Paycheck the New Normal for Middle-Class America?
Source: The Nonprofit Quarterly
“Millions of middle-class Americans are just one missed paycheck away from poverty,” reports Aimee Picchi for CBS News. Picchi adds that four in ten are considered “liquid-asset poor,” which is defined as lacking “enough savings to make ends meet at the poverty level for three months.” More »
January 31st, 2019
Cloudy Forecasts: Fundraising Predictions Face Challenges
Source: Inside Philanthropy
Predictions about charitable giving, such as the “Philanthropy Outlook” released last week by the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, are eagerly anticipated and widely read. But they are increasingly limited in forecasting what will actually happen to charitable giving in... More »
January 8th, 2019
Jessica Berns Joins Philanthropy Massachusetts in New Role as Network Vibrancy Director
Source: Philanthropy MA Blog
Philanthropy Massachusetts is pleased to announce Jessica Berns will start a newly created position at the membership association as Network Vibrancy Director. More »
January 2nd, 2019
Sharing your wealth: January is a great time to declutter by giving to charity
Source: The Herald-Dispatch
That old adage "It's better to give than receive" is in full gear at this time of year. As we are given multiple opportunities to share our wealth, why not share our goods where it will do the most good for others and ourselves? More »

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