Funder Only Events
GIST, GCYF and GIH Co-Sponsored Briefing
Post-Election Philanthropy: Votes, Values and Vision
December 17-18th, 2012
Washington, DC
Assessing the new policy and funding environment that will be created after the 2012 elections will be critical as we build compelling and successful agendas for advancing our work. The Grantmakers Income Security Taskforce (GIST), Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families (GCYF), and Grantmakers In Health(GIH), invite you to attend Post-Election Philanthropy: Votes, Values, and Vision on December 17-18, 2012 in Washington, DC.
This timely briefing will help inform grantmakers about the outcomes of the national, state and local elections and what it suggests in terms of opportunities and challenges for the short-and medium-term, and provide a forum for funders to identify strategies for individual and collective action.
A detailed agenda will be available shortly.
This meeting is free of charge and open to foundation
representatives and philanthropic advisors only.
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For more information, contact Cema Siegel at csiegel@gistfunders.org.
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Fall Member Meeting - COMPLETED
Applying Behavioral Economics to Asset Building: Lessons from the Bay Area
Date: Friday, November 30th, 2011
Networking Lunch (Optional): 11:30-12:00 PM PST
Meeting Time: 12:00-2:00 PM PST
Location: PolicyLink, Oakland
Why do consumers make the financial choices they make? How can choices be influenced to engender positive outcomes? These are some of the questions asset-building practitioners have been asking themselves and, in recent years, many have turned to the field of behavioral economics for answers. Behavioral economics is the study of the emotional, social and cognitive factors that influence how people make economic decisions.
Join us for the next Bay Area Asset Funders Network meeting to learn about how Bay Area leaders are applying behavioral economics theory to improve asset-building program outcomes, particularly in the areas of financial education/coaching and financial products. The meeting will be held at PolicyLink in Oakland from 12:00-2:00 pm on Friday, November 30th, 2011 (optional networking lunch beginning at 11:30 am).
The meeting will include an in-depth discussion of the steering committee recommendations emerging from the recent Bay Area AFN survey findings. Please join us for this important meeting.
This meeting is for funders only.
All Bay Area grantmakers interested in the Bay Area AFN are welcome to join us.
Please contact Siobhan.Mulvey@gmail.com for more information.
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EITC Funders Network Webinar
Links Between EITC and Savings
Thursdsy, December 1st, 2011
12:30-2:00 PM EST
For decades, savings have been a way to guard against economic instability and crises and transfer wealth to future generations. However, historically, not only was it believed that low-income Americans couldn't save but there were few policies or programs to help them save.
Recent work in the field sheds light on the ways EITC and free tax preparation movement are helping working poor families save.
Please join the EITC Funders Network and national and local program leaders in a webinar to explore connections between EITC and savings.
Register for the EITC webinar.
This webinar is for funders only (funders may invite their grantees to join as well) - thank you.
Find out more about EITC Funders Network.