Forward Philanthropy

03/10/2022

Hey Vermonters, will you take a minute to show that you support healthy school meals for all our kids?

Forward Philanthropy is proud to support Hunger Free Vermont’s Universal School Meal Campaign:

A federal program providing free meals to all school children expires in June, but hunger wonʼt stop then. Help us urge lawmakers to pass the Universal School Meals bill to ensure kids can grow healthy, ready to learn, and eventually help lead our state!

www.universalschoolmealsvt.org/supporter-cards

10/08/2021

While Monday is now 'officially' recognized as Indigenous Peoples' Day, we appreciate this reminder from Amplifier that every day is Indigenous People's Day.

"For Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2020, we partnered with Nia Tero and IllumiNatives to release a new artwork series, education tools, & a large scale nationwide public art takeover leading up to the November presidential elections because we believe EVERYDAY should be Indigenous Peoples’ Day! The artwork series explores various concepts tied to Indigenous sovereignty, civic engagement, and land stewardship and celebrate Indigenous leaders on the front lines of change in Indigenous communities and beyond."

08/27/2021

Looking forward to talking with and learning from Alexis Flanagan of Resonance Network and Pamela Shifman of Transformative Philanthropy for the VT Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence conference on 9/10 ... sign up to join the conversation!
https://www.vtnetwork.org/living-into-liberated-spaces-series/

07/26/2021

A call to action for philanthropy as the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act approaches: “It’s important to honor our history. It’s important to celebrate those advances. They’re few and far between. But we’re not done yet. The time to be included, the time for this to change is now. And you can be a part of it. You should be a part of it.”

Ryan Easterly is the executive director of the WITH Foundation and has significant experience as a grant maker, strategist, and advocate. In this video, he elaborates on why philanthropy needs to be more inclusive of disability in all areas of funding. Click here for the video transcript.

04/22/2021

“Immigrants are kindly welcome.” New Hampshire Charitable Foundation lays out the welcome mat in Northern New England.

Immigrants bring enormous value to New Hampshire New Americans are putting their skills and assets to work in thousands of ways for New Hampshire communities. They deserve to be kindly welcomed. By Richard Ober, President and CEO  |  April 20, 2021 We have an opportunity to get something spectac...

12/30/2020

I’ve never felt quite so grateful to be welcoming the new year as I do this year. Community has never been more important, and I’m grateful to share community with friends and colleagues. Let’s continue learning, growing, and making the world a better place together in 2021. Happy new year!

10/26/2020

What exactly IS a philanthropic advisor, anyway? Happy to have the opportunity to answer that question on Andy Robinson's "Train Your Board".

Remember when everything was going really well with your favorite major donor?

10/06/2020

Sometimes philanthropy is about more than the money. Sometimes it’s also about using the soapbox to elevate people and organizations, such as the life changing work of Outright Vermont on behalf of LGBTQ+ youth.

Outright Vermont is the organization that brings hope to LGBTQ youth.

09/03/2020

The Disability Inclusion Fund is now accepting applications!

07/29/2020

And this $1.6 billion donated to 116 progressive organizations is just the beginning ... MacKenzie Scott plans to gift the majority of her $60 billion net worth during her lifetime.

Every one of them would benefit from more allies

07/27/2020

“... we nonprofits and foundations too equivocate and overthink all sorts of things. And gradually, over the years, we start to praise ourselves for doing endless researching, planning, and pontificating instead of taking actions, to the point where we now consider this course of inaction as “best practices.””

[Image description: A bee feeding at a pink clover flower. Image by HG-Fotographie at Pixabay.com] Hi everyone, quick announcement: if you are a funder, please join this webinar this Wednesday 7/29…

07/05/2020

Monday!!!

Vermont Arts Council