Governance and Legal Trends and Best Practices: A Review for Funders

This one-hour webinar will offer a high-level overview of recent trends and best practices for foundation governance. Attorneys from the Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Organizations group of Dentons, the world’s largest global law firm, will present practical tips for governance and legal compliance, focused on small to mid-size foundations. Drawing from both national trends in the industry and the impact of the pandemic and social change, topics will include:
 

1. Considerations for revising bylaws and conflict of interest policies
2. Foundation political activity, including lobbying and advocacy
3. Issues to consider when funding a project with a fiscal sponsor and
4. Updating grant agreements

NCNG Member Call: Medicaid Expansion Update

Dr. Shannon Dowler and members of the NCDHHS Medicaid Team will join us for a conversation about the latest updates and impacts of Medicaid expansion. Our hour together will be part information sharing and part conversation/Q&A, so come with your questions. 

ABFE: Harambee 2023 Annual Conference

We’re excited that our friends at ABFE are bringing their conference, Harambee, to Raleigh in April. The conference will highlight the importance of Black arts and culture as a tool for social change and the event is designed to be a philanthropic “remix” of stories and strategies. ABFE will bring together music, griots, funders and nonprofit leaders from across the diaspora to share stories and strategies for our collective betterment.

Environmental Policy Update - 2023

Brian Buzby from the N.C. Conservation Network will join us for an update about what to expect from local, state and federal policy decisions we're expecting this Spring and Summer. 

Join us to learn how this intersectional issue will impact your community!

NCNG Communications Learning Community Call

Join your NCNG communications colleagues. Register now - more details soon! 

2023 Education and Health Policy Summit

After last Fall's Health Funders and Education Funders separate meetings, there was enthusiasm for an in-person event that allowed people who are funding in education, health, and within their overlaps to convene. We'll start with education policy and end with health policy. We hope you can join us for the whole day, but have tried to structure our time thoughtfully in case you can only join us for the morning, mid-day, or afternoon. 

• Education Policy Update with EdNC 
• Education Funders Priority Sharing 
• Lunch Networking 
• Health Funders Priority Sharing 
• Health Policy Update with NC Child 

Register now. Space is limited! 

Community Champions Leadership Forum Meeting

What is the NCNG Community Champions Leadership Forum?
Mix of NCNG-led learning, facilitation, and self-directed research. The team will work together to return learning to the field at the 2024 Annual Meeting.

Learning will be centered around the United Philanthropy Forum's 10 guided principles for rural grantmaking.
 

• Elevate Local Voices
• Build a Truly Inclusive Table
• Foster Trust Based and Reciprocal Relationships
• Recognize Relationships that Already Exist
• Grow Locally Controlled Assets
• Respect Native Sovereignty When Working in Tribal Areas
• Appropriately Measure Impact and Change
• Embed Principles in the Funders Work, Systems and Culture
• Recognize the Contributions of Immigrants and Refugees
• Build Partnerships with the Public Sector

Timeline/Time Commitment
This is a 12-month leadership / learning cohort for senior foundation staff or board
Applications accepted through March and cohort finalized March 31, 2023