Bold Conversations on Philanthropy

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Giving 100% and More... Sep 18, 2014

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Many donors see their role as simply funding great work. Others take a step beyond as board members or volunteers. And still others give 100% and more - stepping up as organizers, leaders, networkers, fundraisers and funders for the causes they believe in. Join us in a conversation with two Bold Givers, Jodie Evans & Charlie Rounds, who will stretch the limits of your imagination about what an engaged donor can do. From producing Oscar winning documentaries and preserving the ecosystem, to tirelessly advocating for peace, philanthropist and co-founder of Code Pink Jodie Evans uses her "passion for taking on the impossible" to drive social change. Charlie Rounds has magnified his giving through the Mark and Charlie Gay Lesbian Fund for Moral Values with continued volunteering and organizing for LGBTQ and human rights, including envisioning and helping launch Bolder Giving's Give OUT Day which has raised over $1.6 million for LGBTQ organizations nationwide in the last 2 years. What do you do for the causes you believe in? What else might be possible? Join us and explore what it can mean to be a hands-on, tireless philanthropist & advocate and give 100% of yourself for social change. --- Hosted by: Jason Franklin; Featuring Bold Giver: Charlie Rounds; Participant: Jodie Evans

Bolder Giving/Bolder Investing: Move Your Money to Align with Your Values Jul 17, 2014

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The socially responsible/impact investing market is growing and changing. How can you participate? The questions we hear from donors are wide ranging. How do I align my investments with my philanthropic values? What's the difference between socially responsible and impact investing? Can I achieve both financial and social returns? What are the risks? How should I think about the aligning my giving and my investing? What's possible for me with X money to invest? Do I have to be a finance expert to get involved? Join us for an interactive conversation with two of our new bold givers who model integrated giving and investing for change in their own lives and run their own firms helping clients answer these and other daunting questions. Ian Fuller, managing director of Westfuller Advisors, and Brent Kessel, CEO of Abacus Wealth Partners will help us explore the fears and questions that holds us back from unleashing our potential to invest for impact and offer tested ideas and strategies on how we can move past them. --- Hosted by: Jason Franklin; Featuring Bold Givers: Ian Fuller, Brent Kessel

Funding Social Change in the South Jun 19, 2014

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What does it take to fund social change in the South? Barbara Meyer and Elspeth Gilmore have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of funding and supporting grassroots community organizing in the South to create social change. From her home in NYC, Elspeth has invested in Southern leadership including coalition building with Project South and as a founding member of Gulf South Allied Funders, a group of donors supporting equitable rebuilding in the Gulf South, While as a long-time Atlanta resident, Barbara launched the Southern Partners Fund to empower rural grassroots community organizing in the South to address the systems and structures that cause community problems. Elspeth and Elizabeth share many values when it comes to grassroots organizing but bring very different lived experiences. Join us for a unique opportunity to hear more on what it takes to create social change in the South by funding communities seeking social, economic and environmental justice. --- Hosted by: Jason Franklin; Featuring Bold Givers: Barbara Meyer, Elspeth Gilmore

Power of Small Gifts May 22, 2014

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What does it take to unlock creativity and empower people to change their world? Ruth Ann Harnisch and Levani Lipton have witnessed firsthand the power of small gifts to create big change, join us for our May Bold Conversation to hear more! Through the Harnisch Foundation, Ruth Ann has partnered with the Awesome Foundation to make a weekly $1000 grant to celebrate ideas and projects that spread goodness. Meanwhile, through the Ananda Foundation, Levani and her mother have supported amazing social change leaders in Africa and Southeast Asia engaged in sustainable grassroots initiatives that strive for a world free of poverty and suffering. They spark and support passion, celebrate creative community solutions, and enable change to happen -Â all with small gifts we could all make. Join us for a conversation that will spark your own giving imagination. --- Hosted by: Jason Franklin; Featuring Bold Givers: Ruth Ann Harnisch, Levani Lipton

Gay & Bold: Philanthropy in the LGBTQ Community Apr 17, 2014

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LGBTQ equality is on a roll with major victories across the country with marriage equality victories, local trans supportive legislation and more. These victories are the result of decades or organizing and advocacy and have happened with the support of donors large and small. Yet even as we celebrate, we know there is so far still to go! Join us for a conversation about what it means to give boldly in the LGBTQ community featuring Russell Roybal, Bold Giver and Deputy Executive Director at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force who'll share his philanthropic journey and lessons from sitting on both the donor and donee sides of the philanthropic table. --- Hosted by: Jason Franklin; Featuring Bold Giver: Russell Roybal

Conquer Your Giving Fears Mar 20, 2014

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"My giving doesn't really matter; They only love my checkbook; I'm going to end up poor; Everyone will ask me for money." Fears like these stop us from giving and we rarely have a chance to discuss them or figure out ways past them. We recently asked friends and colleagues about their giving fears, those nagging questions and concerns that we grapple with as individual donors, and were overwhelmed by the response -Â the eagerness to talk more about these, the candid stories we heard about individual struggles, new fears or variations we hadn't thought of, and especially the ways people have overcome these fears to become bolder in their giving. Responding to that tidal wave of interest, our next Bold Conversation will dive into these philanthropic fears. Join us for an interactive conversation about what holds us back and how we move forward as courageous donors. If you want to add your own comments about fears and solutions, send them on to us ahead of time to make this a robust discussion! --- Hosted by: Jason Franklin

BLACK AND BOLD: Philanthropy in the African American Community Feb 19, 2014

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Join us for a conversation about what it means to give boldly in the African American community featuring Tracey Webb, founder of The Black Benefactors giving circle and www.blackgivesback.com, which celebrates African American giving; and Christina Lewis Halpern, who'll share how she is carrying on the legacy of her late father, TLC Beatrice International founder Reginald F. Lewis, and her own philanthropic journey as founder of All Star Code, which connects African American young men to the technology industry. --- Hosted by: Cheryl McCourtie; Featuring Bold Giver: Cheryl A. Pemberton; Participants: Tracey Webb, Christina Lewis Halpern