| Building Tools for Effective Philanthropy
April 2010 Newsletter | |
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Greetings!
A recent tour of the Ninth Ward, as part of the Katrina@5 conference, made clear both the power of philanthropic investment and the need for additional support. Grants and PRIs from national and regional foundations in coordination with the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation and other outstanding local organizations have put New Orleans on the track to recovery. But too many community organizations that are rich in passion, commitment, and volunteer power, remain strapped for cash while waiting for promised government funds. New Orleans is a remarkable, unique community with new leadership and renewed hope, but there is much more to do. For more information on the Katrina recovery efforts and lessons learned, go to: Foundation Center/Katrina.
Peter Berliner
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PRI Activity Database (Members Only)
The PRI Activity Database tracks program-related investments made by PRI Makers Network members. The database includes investments dating back to 1968 with detail on over 1,700 PRIs worth $1.8 billion. In 2010 alone, our members have entered 183 program-related investments worth $201,561,951 made to 143 recipient organizations. To learn more about the PRI Activity Database, click here!
Thanks to our members, the PRI Activity Database will continue to help:
· track the growth of program-relating investing,
· aid funders in researching investment opportunities, and
· measure the effectiveness of program-related investments.
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Join Us in Chicago!
Be sure to register today for our national conference May 10 - 12, in Chicago. Keynote presenters include Adam Davidson and Alex Blumberg, hosts of NPR's Planet Money, Martin Eakes, CEO of Self Help/Center for Responsible Lending, and a panel on New Opportunities for PRI Makers featuring Nancy Andrews (Low Income Investment Fund), Donna Gambrell (US Department of the Treasury), Erika Poethig (US Department of Housing & Urban Development) and Jim Shelton (US Department of Education). Visit our program page to see complete details on the conference schedule, workshops and learning tours.
Thank you to our conference sponsors including: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Annie E. Casey Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Rasmuson Foundation, RSF Social Finance, Adler & Colvin, Community Capital Management, ShoreBank, TRF's Policy Map, Calvert Social Investment Foundation, CARS™ an independent project of the Opportunity Finance Network, Enterprise, GPS Capital Partners, Coastal Enterprises, Inc., Imprint Capital Advisors, and Living Cities.
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| What's New at the Network |
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Welcome New Members!
We are pleased to welcome the following new members to the Network:
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This final session in our 4-part series will feature a conversation with experienced PRI makers, and will include:
-Identifying investment opportunities
-Managing a PRI portfolio
-Evaluating outcomes
-Lessons learned
Cost: Free to current Network members.
Who should attend: Trustees, foundation and program leaders, program and administrative staff, and others.
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June 15 - 18, 2010
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Food. Organic. Recalls. Food deserts. Economic hardship. Healthy school lunches. Farmworker justice. Land stewardship. Energy and Climate Change. Locally grown. Hunger on the rise. These issues are in a spotlight as never before. Efforts over the past decades helped sow the ground from which today's opportunities have grown. Program-related investments have the potential to play a key role in promoting systemic improvements. This conference will offer a chance to delve deep in to the role that philanthropists can play in promoting healthy and sustainable food.
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June 17-18, 2010 New York City
If we know that programs 'work,' how can we make them available to the people that need them most? The Scaling Social Impact Conference will focus on strategies to replicate effective nonprofit programs. Participants will learn about the growth of top-performing nonprofit organizations and how to help bring their work to scale social impact. If you would like to receive an invitation, email a request with your name and affiliation to conference@socialimpactexchange.org. |
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Need help logging on to the PRI Makers Network website? If you need a username and password reminder, contact administrative assistant, Shiho Fuyuki.
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Funder's Network is looking for a program manager and a communications associate.
Express Credit Union and the affiliated nonprofit, Express Advantage is looking for a new CEO. |
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