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AGM Renovations and Schedule
The AGM Office will be closed to the public from July 31 through August 29, 2008 due to office renovations. AGM staff will be accessible via email and phone extensions during this time. Please visit the AGM staff list for email addresses and phone extensions. The AGM office will re-open on September 2 with a fresh new look and we invite you to visit during any of our future programs, or during the Resource Center for Philanthropy’s public hours. View AGM’s upcoming program calendar. If you have any questions, please contact the an AGM staff person.

AGM Members - Opportunity to attend Grant Making School hosted by The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. Details

Report from the 39th Annual Members Meeting - June 12, 2008
On a beautiful Spring Day, the members of Associated Grant Makers met at the ForeFront Conference Center in Waltham for learning, networking and inspiration. The theme for the 39th Annual Members Meeting was Listening to the Voices of the Community, a value that is core to the way AGM undertakes its mission.

Our keynote speaker, Dr. Sherece West, President of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (Little Rock, Arkansas) provided an inspiring start to the day, beginning with her challenge to us to “hush up and listen,” reminding us that too often foundations enter communities with preconceived notions about what those communities need, and that often the most valuable thing funders can do is to “hush up” and let the voices of the community come through. More

Dr. West's keynote was the perfect lead-in for the three concurrent panels which followed. This year we developed panels mostly comprised of grantees to discuss both the successes and challenges of the grantee-funder relationship as it develops over time. Summaries of these workshops as well as the President's Report and the Chair's Report are available online:
Building the Relationship
Maintaining/Developing the Relationships
Beyond the Money – Funders and Grantee relationships outside of grants
President's Report
AGM Chair Report

AGM's 2008 Anual Report to the Community is available online.
Download 2008 Annual Report
If you would like a hard copy of AGM's Annual Report, please email Gail Pinkham.

Public Policy Updates
Visit our Public Policy Resource section for the latest news and policy and legislative resources. Our last update was on June 19, 2008.

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Events
AGM Consultant Partners Institute 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
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Teleconference: Multi-Generational Philanthropy: Supporting the Next Generation of Philanthropists
Thursday, August 14, 2008
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Teleconference: Executive Transitions - Helping your Grantees through Leadership Changes
September 4, 2008
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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SAVE THE DATE
New England Family Philanthropy Conference
Wednesday - Friday, October 22 -24, 2008
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