Past Projects

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2020 Virtual Learning Visit In 2020 NFG’s Amplify Fund and Funders for a Just Economy (FJE) program hosted a virtual learning visit in collaboration with our partners at Stand Up Nashville and The Equity Alliance to highlight the history of race, labor, and organizing in the city. Over the course of three days, participants heard…

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2025 National Convening

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Folks in philanthropy know that Neighborhood Funders Group is where they can find their community and co-conspirators to move more money for racial, gender, economic, disability, and climate justice. They also know our convenings are spaces to come together, organize, and have fun! Following NFG’s 2023 National Convening in Wilmington, North Carolina, we are pleased…

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Program

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Program   For the 2025 National Convening, NFG will be introducing a new request for proposals process. More information on how to submit session proposals will be available in the Fall.

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Hotel & Travel

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Hotel & Travel   Grand Hyatt Nashville Address: 1000 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203 Phone Number: 615-622-1234 More information on how to book accommodations with the Grand Hyatt under an NFG room block will be available soon.

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Summit Day 1: Agenda & Registration

Day 1 Agenda   Register by clicking the button to the right. Please note that you must register separately for each day of the Summit (you are welcome to join for either or both days). The IRSG Summit is intended for a funder audience. If you have additional questions, please contact Stephan@nfg.org  

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Recordings

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To make the 2023 National Convening accessible to those who could not join us in Wilmington, our team decided to record each of the plenary sessions that took place. With the help of local videographers, NFG was also able to capture footage centering Amplify Fund’s grantee partners in Eastern North Carolina and the award celebration…

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2023 National Convening

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Folks in philanthropy know that Neighborhood Funders Group is where they can find their community and co-conspirators to move more money for racial, gender, economic, disability, and climate justice. They also know our convenings are spaces to come together, organize, and have fun! From our first National Convening in 1995 in Cleveland to our first…

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Program Agenda

We acknowledge the time commitment involved to attend the IRSG Summit for two consecutive afternoons. The agenda below is provided so Summit attendees can plan their time with us accordingly. We encourage all to join for as much of the Summit as possible, and welcome you to come and go as you need to care…

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Resources

Resources Resources pertaining to the 2023 IRSG Multiracial Rural Equity Summit Aspen CSG Thrive Rural Framework To achieve equitable rural prosperity, we need ways of thinking and acting that are powerful enough to move communities to action, build shared purpose across regions, and change the status quo. The Thrive Rural Framework weaves together current community…

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Accessibility

Access, Accommodations, and Disability Statement of Intent In organizing the IRSG 2023 Multiracial Rural Equity Summit, we aim to create a space where Disabled/chronically ill and Deaf people shouldn’t need to pass as being able-bodied, healthy or from hearing culture, in order to be present or to participate fully. We arrived at this goal knowing…

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People

CORE CONVENING TEAM Convening Co-Chairs Shona Chakravartty — Hill-Snowdon Foundation As Senior Program Officer at the Hill-Snowdon Foundation (HSF), Shona Chakravartty is responsible for leading and managing HSF’s Economic Justice grantmaking program, as well as developing and implementing learning and leveraging activities related to HSF’s economic justice interests. She was previously the co-chair of Neighborhood…

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Program

NFG’s 40 Years Strong virtual convening series celebrated four decades of mobilizing philanthropy and brought funders together to explore what is possible in the current era of organized philanthropy. The series began with our 40 Years Strong plenary session on People, Place and Power, followed by our Accountability and Philanthropy’s Role plenary focused on philanthropy’s responsibility to be…

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Resources

You can find recordings of each plenary and session from NFG’s 40 Years Strong virtual convening series below, along with links to transcripts, graphic recordings, and related resources. Watch for the first time, watch again, and please share widely! Catch highlights and quotes shared by participants on Twitter with #NFG2020 and #NFG40YearsStrong. Sessions: Technologies for Liberation: Moving…

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Sponsors

As we celebrate 40 years of NFG’s work in organizing and mobilizing philanthropy, our dynamic community of grantmakers and grassroots leaders is what makes us strong. Thank you to the following funders who sponsored NFG’s 40 Years Strong virtual convening series! Thank You Sponsors! Surdna Foundation Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Needmor Fund Raikes Foundation The Workers Lab…

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Accessibility

ACCESS, ACCOMMODATIONS, AND DISABILITY STATEMENT OF INTENT In organizing NFG’s 2020 National Convening, we held strongly to the goal to create a space where Disabled/chronically ill and Deaf folks shouldn’t need to pass as being able-bodied, healthy or from hearing culture, in order to be present or to participate fully. We arrived at this goal knowing that…

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2020 National Convening: 40 Years Strong

Since 1980, NFG has been a ‘political home’ for people in philanthropy: a place to connect, strengthen our analysis, and take action. Our virtual convening series: 40 Years Strong celebrates four decades of mobilizing philanthropy and brings funders together to explore what is possible in the current era of organized philanthropy. This series began on…

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Health, Housing, Race, Equity and Power Funders Convening

All funders are welcomed to register for this event! Please create an account on our website to register. For security purposes, new accounts take 24 hours or less to be approved. You will receive an email notification when your account is approved. We look forward to your participation. Please contact neda@nfg.org with any questions!  …

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