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Affinity
Groups
Asian American and Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy-Northeast
(AAPIP)
Boston Ed Funders (BEF)
Cambridge Funders
Cape Cod Grantmakers Collaborative (CCGC)
Emerging Practioners In Philanthropy-New England
(EPIP-NE)
Greater Boston Funders
for Women & Girls (W&G)
Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP)
New England Blacks in Philanthropy (NEBIP)
New England Latinos in Philanthropy (NELIP)
New Hampshire Funders Initiative
New England Grants Managers Network
Western Massachusetts Funders Group
Asian American and Pacific Islanders
in Philanthropy-Northeast (AAPIP)
AAPIP (Asian American/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy) is a national membership and philanthropic advocacy organization dedicated to advancing philanthropy and Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. Members include foundations, staff and trustees of grantmaking institutions, and nonprofit organizations in nine regional chapters in the United States. AAPIP engages AAPI communities and philanthropy to address unmet needs; serves as a resource for and about AAPI communities; supports and facilitates giving by and to AAPI communities; and incubates new ideas and approaches for social justice philanthropy. Regional chapter AAPIP-Boston is led by two co-chairs who either work in or are trustees of a foundation located in or around the Boston area. Yearly chapter activities include a funders briefing designed to raise and connect funders to the key issues of concern for the Asian community and networking and social events. For more information on AAPIP-Boston, contact one of the current chapter Co-Chairs Jennifer Chow, Grantmaking Program Manager, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation, or Jessica del Rosario, Program Officer, The Boston Foundation.
Boston Ed Funders (BEF)
The Boston Education Funders convene a monthly forum for funders interested in public education in Boston and beyond. The meetings improve funders’ individual and corporate understanding of current issues and undertakings, with the goal of developing more effective grantmaking. Topics for monthly meetings are developed by the program planning group and are announced several months in advance. Meetings focus on themes and issues that derive from the above mission statement. Speakers are invited for their topical knowledge and are asked not to make a fund-raising request for a particular program or organization. Meetings are usually held on the second Tuesday of the month, approximately ten times a year.
Recent topics include:
- Recruiting, Developing, and Retaining Effective Teachers
- Achievement Gap: Focus on Black Boys
- Great Principals
- Federal Stimulus Update
- Full Service Schools
- Early Education and Care
- Conversations with Paul Reville, Secretary of Education, and Dr. Carol Johnson, Superintendent, Boston Public Schools
For more information about the Boston Education Funders, please contact Kathleen Traphagen, BEF Coordinator at (413) 253-0528, or kathleentrap@yahoo.com. To receive BEF minutes and handouts or to inquire about the meeting schedule or location, contact Margaret Carr at (617) 391-3084, or mcarr@gmafoundations.com.
Cambridge Funders
Cambridge Funders is a voluntary association of some 30 funders
representing Cambridge private and corporate foundations, universities,
and banks. The Cambridge Community Foundation convenes this group
four times a year for a two hour early morning meeting at which
funders review their plans, programs, and frustrations as well
as hearing from speakers representing various sectors of the human
service community. Members thus are able to better know each other
and assume a more active role in addressing the City’s problems
and building a broader base for community understanding and philanthropy.
Contact person: Robert S. Hurlbut, Jr., Convener and Executive
Director of the Cambridge Community Foundation, 99 Bishop Allen
Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139 rhurlbut@cambridgecf.org
Cape Cod Grantmakers Collaborative
(CCGC)
The Cape Cod Grantmakers Collaborative (CCGC) is a group of private
and public funders on Cape Cod that meet on a quarterly basis
to identify areas of common interest and to share information
about grantees. The coordinator of the group is Elizabeth Gawron,
president of the Cape Cod Foundation. She can be reached at egawron@capecodfoundation.org
or 508-790-3040.
Emerging Practioners In Philanthropy-New
England (EPIP-NE)
EPIP’s mission is to support and strengthen the next generation
of grantmakers in order to advance effective social justice philanthropy.
Geared toward foundation staff, trustees and donors under 40,
participants will sharpen their knowledge of philanthropy and
skills in grantmaking, connect with colleagues through national
and local networking opportunities, and organize to strengthen
the nonprofit sector for the future. For more information on how to join the EPIP-New England, contact Andrea Martinez, Program Officer, The Boston Foundation, andrea.martinez@tbf.org, (617) 338-2678. For more information on the national EPIP affinity group, visit
www.epip.org or contact Rusty
Stahl at (212) 497-7544.
Greater Boston Funders for Women &
Girls (W&G)
W&G is a regional funder affinity group supporting women and
girls. Its mission is to educate and mobilize the philanthropic
community to improve opportunities and support leadership development
for women and girls. W&G offers Forums and Study Groups on
critical issues affecting women and girls, Resource Materials
to improve grantmaking capacity, and Outreach to new funders and
funding communities that have not yet explored grantmaking opportunities
in the area of women and girls. For more information visit: www.agmconnect.org/wg
or contact Julie Lynn Ford at julielynnford@yahoo.com.
Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP)
Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP) board and members hold a VISION of healthy and sustainable communities enhanced by the Native spirit of generosity. This vision inspires and motivates member engagement through our MISSION which is to advance philanthropic practices grounded in Native values and traditions. To advance the mission of NAP, our framework for the future is centered on the following three STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS: Engage Native and non-Native practitioners of philanthropy to focus on sustainable Native communities; Educate to instill Native philanthropic values into contemporary practice; and Empower Native philanthropic leadership to be effective practitioners. NAP celebrates the rich history that Native peoples have in sharing their wealth and caring for their communities. NAP is comprised of individuals who seek to enrich the lives of Native people through bridging organized philanthropy and indigenous communities in order to foster understanding and increase effectiveness. The local chapter of NAP is chaired by Dawn Spears, New England Foundation for the Arts, and Quita Sullivan, New England Foundation for the Arts.
New England Blacks in Philanthropy (NEBIP)
Founded in 2006, New England Blacks in Philanthropy (NEBIP) was created to inform and transform the practice of philanthropy in Black communities. The transformation that we seek is to create a straight line of sight from philanthropic grantmaking practice to self-sufficiency for the Black community. NEBIP is an affinity member entity that unites Black philanthropists, trustees and staff of grantmaking organizations. The purpose of NEBIP is to build a network of support that will enhance the philanthropic community’s ability to effectively address the specific needs of Black communities while increasing the influence and presence of Blacks in philanthropy by:
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Informing the grantmaking practice of organizations and individuals who are investing in Black communities
- Advocating for increased philanthropic investments within communities of color throughout New England
- Creating networking opportunities for Black people and therein increasing opportunities for Black leadership and/or representation in influential positions of power in the philanthropic community.
For more information or to join, contact Bithiah Carter, President, NEBIP.
New England Latinos in Philanthropy (NELIP)
New England Latinos in Philanthropy (NELIP) is a local chapter of Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP), a transnational network of grantmakers, founded in 1983 on the belief that philanthropy should be more inclusive and responsive to communities of color. Our mission is to strengthen Latino communities by increasing resources for the Latino and Latin American civil sector and by increasing Latino participation and leadership throughout the field of philanthropy. HIP pursues this mission through programs, conferences, publications and research that seek to educate the field of philanthropy about Latino issues and Latin America, to increase the representation of Latinos in the field, and to develop philanthropy from within Latino communities. Based in San Francisco, HIP operates 6 regional offices across the country, including a Northeast Regional Office in New York City. For more information on NELIP, contact one of the current chapter co-chairs, Delia Arellano-Weddleton, Nellie Mae Foundation, or Lindy Calzada, BNY Mellon.
New England Grants Managers
Network
New England Grants Managers Network is an affinity group
of professionals whose role includes grants manager functions.
Its purpose is to provide a forum and peer network for learning,
information exchange, professional growth and networking for grants
managers and other grants management professionals in Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, and Rhode Island. The chapter holds
regular meetings to hear presentations on best practices, emerging
technologies relevant to grants management, and to share ideas
and “tricks of the trade.” It is the local chapter
affiliate of the national Grants Manager Network (www.gmnetwork.org).
There are no dues to join the local chapter, but individuals and
organizations are encouraged to join the national affinity group.
For more information about the New England Grants Manger Network, please contact one the co-chairs: Kerri Hurley, Barr Foundation, 617-854-3129, khurley@pilothouse.com or Alane Wallis, 617.439.2498, awallis@nutter.com.
New Hampshire Funders Initiative
The NH Funders Initiative is an informal group of funders that includes several United Ways and private foundations, as well as state agencies and municipal governments who contract for health and human services. The Initiative has been meeting quarterly for over two years and has explored ways of streamlining work to improve the efficiency in how funds get into the human service system. Projects currently being worked on are shared technology (i.e. applications, reports, etc.), common outcomes and adapting best practices. Additionally, general networking is supported and has led to several collaborative investments around the state. For more information, contact Lauren Wool at United Way of the Greater Seacoast at lwool@uwgs.org.
Western Massachusetts Funders Group
Western Mass Funders Group is an informal group of funders who
come together on an every-other month basis to share information,
exchange best practices and educate each other on funding priorities.
The group also uses the time to educate ourselves on salient issues
that emerge in our communities that warrant study or attention.
For more information and a list of participants contact Judith Collins
at collinsrandj@comcast.net.
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