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Gw/oB's ProgramsGrantmakers Without Borders is committed to helping funders remove barriers they face in making grants for social change in the developing world. Tapping into the experience and know-how of our members, Gw/oB provides peer-to-peer support to individuals and institutions new to funding internationally, showing how international grantmaking can be done and leading funders to innovative, effective overseas work. At the same time, Gw/oB is committed to improving not just the quantity, but also the quality, of US grantmaking. Grantmakers Without Borders thus also serves as a forum for the examination of good practices in international grantmaking and provides a space for continued education and community among donors already committed to international funding. In particular, Gw/oB encourages funders to explore social change philanthropy. Grantmakers Without Borders' programs currently include: Annual Conference ----- Open to members and non-members. Gw/oB's annual conference has become a preeminent event on the international grantmaking calendar, bringing together a diverse range of funders and activists from around the world to learn about social change issues and to discuss best practices in international grantmaking. Members help organize the conference, and they receive significant discounts on registration. Gw/oB's next annual conference will convene in June 2011. Tools and resources ----- For members and non-members. Over time, Gw/oB is developing a wide range of in-depth, user-friendly written materials, workshops, studies, and other tools and resources that address a wide range of international grantmaking concerns. Gw/oB's philanthropic learning activities strive to go beyond the more transactional and operational aspects of international grantmaking to explore issues of values, culture, race, class, and gender. Gw/oB members help Gw/oB prioritize what materials are most needed for their work, and they are essential resources in the development of these tools and resources. Members receive discounts on materials or services for which Gw/oB must charge. Learning Calls ----- For members only. Gw/oB offers periodic conference call workshops to engage in thinking and dialogue on best practices in grantmaking, emerging issues in key international grantmaking areas, and current events and policies that concern global grantmakers. Global Southern Inclusion ----- For members and non-members. Many Gw/oB members are deeply committed to being as responsive as possible to their grantees' capacities, needs and aspirations. Gw/oB works with members and allies in the global South to explore new models for Northern grantor/Southern grantee relationships, aspiring to create grantmaking paradigms that are genuinely accountable, transparent, respectful, open, trusting and inclusive and which shift power to the grassroots. Gender and Global Grantmaking ----- For members and non-members. Working closely with the International Network of Women's Funds, Gw/oB has developed the Gender and Global Grantmaking Workshop, a unique peer learning event that helps grantmakers create effective and innovative ways to integrate gender equality into their grantmaking and to use it as tool to strengthen social justice goals. Using a framework developed specially for Gw/oB by gender experts, workshop participants dig deep into the meaning and practice of gender equality. Through small group discussion and role play, they share experiences and strategies for engaging colleagues and grantees in gender equality issues, and they leave the workshop with a plan for introducing or strengthening a gender perspective within their grantmaking. Following the workshop, participants join a learning community of gender experts and past workshop alum, to continue their learning and to support one another. For grantmakers who are committed to promoting deep justice through their work, the Gender and Global Grantmaking Workshop is not to be missed. Membership Directory ----- For members only. Gw/oB members receive access to an on-line Membership Directory, providing key contact information on Gw/oB's members and featuring a Field of Interest Guide. Available only to members, the directory highlights programmatic foci of member institutions as well as information on the personal experiences, expertise and passions of individuals in Gw/oB's diverse membership, to facilitate networking and peer-to-peer dialogue and support. Interest area networking groups ----- For members only. At the request of members, Gw/oB facilitates interest area networking groups that focus on a particular geographic region, grantmaking issue, or other topic of concern to a subset of members who are interested in networking. Gw/oB offers a listserv for the interest area network and dedicated space on our website, and we coordinate conference calls, live meetings at Gw/oB's annual conference and elsewhere, and other means of contact. Currently, Gw/oB is facilitating five networking groups: the Meso-America Grantmakers Group, the Africa Grantmakers Group, the Haiti Grantmakers Group, the Executive Director Interest Group, and the Program Officer Interest Group. The Weekly Planet ---- For members only. Gw/oB's popular e-newsletter is filled with practical, easy-to-read news and information for international grantmakers, offering "one stop shopping" for busy grantmakers wanting to stay in-the-know. The Weekly Planet is written with members' needs and interests in mind, and members are invited to contribute postings to share information and news with others. China Philanthropy News ---- For members and non-members. Gw/oB produces a periodic e-newsletter focused on issues of concern to grantmakers interested in China, including news, helpful resources, book reviews and interviews with China grantmakers and civil society leaders. Philanthropic consultations and referrals --- For members and non-members. Foundations and donors often come to Gw/oB for advice and support on international grantmaking issues. Tapping our extensive networks, Gw/oB can assist grantmakers on a range of tasks, from developing a giving strategy, to identifying grantees, to understanding legal and technical issues in international grantmaking. Knowledge Center ----- For members only. Gw/oB's Knowledge Center is being developed as an emporium for all things related to international grantmaking, a place where documents such as grant agreement letters, proposal formats, personnel policies and other documents used by members will be housed and shared. Resources from the donor education program are also accessed through the Knowledge Center. POLICY ADVOCACY AND LEGAL ISSUES A forum for policy advocacy on international grantmaking concerns ----- For members only. The Advocacy Program focuses on legal and regulatory issues for international grantmaking. Gw/oB members are provided with a space to engage in such issues as the Voluntary Treasury Guidelines and congressional actions that impact grantmaking. Gw/oB keeps its members abreast of key international grantmaking policy issues. Over time, Gw/oB has become a respected voice among policy makers on issues of concern to our members and the international grantmaking community.
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