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February 2021
Belonging in the Development Field: Digging Deeper – Follow-up by Demand
In this follow-up to our fall program, “Belonging in the Development Field: A Conversation With Emerging Leaders”, our panelists will return to discuss ways in which an increased focus on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is transforming hiring and retention, pay equity, career advancement, and other issues that are central to our workplaces.
Find out more »January 2021
A Conversation with Emerson College President, Lee Pelton: Black Lives Matter in Philanthropy
How does unconscious bias play a role in our everyday lives and how does this extend to the engagement of potential donors and volunteer leaders to our institutions? What barriers exist institutionally and nationally that prevent Black Americans from fulfilling their philanthropic goals? Lee Pelton is the 12th president of Emerson College in Boston. He is a…
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Roger H. Brown, President, Berklee College of Music
The Role of Philanthropy in Transformation: Affordability, Anti-racism, and Gender Justice
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The Board of Directors of the Friday Forum is hard at work this summer to schedule and produce virtual events that will continue our tradition of providing thought leadership to veteran advancement officers and volunteers.
Your patience and loyalty to the Friday Forum is appreciated, and we look forward to offering valuable programming beginning in the Fall.
Find out moreApril 2020
Impacting Our World: Advancement and COVID-19 Due to popular demand we are adding a second session! With an Introduction by Sharon J. Stanczak, CFRE, President of The Friday Forum and Featured Facilitator: Larry Raff, MPH, President and Principal, Copley Raff, Inc. and Nelson Chekoway, Principal, Rising Tide Direct. The world has been hit hard by COVID-19.…
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Register Now! Friday December 13, 2019 – 11:30 AM at the Union Club Featuring Moshe Cohen, President, The Negotiating Table and Senior Lecturer, Management & Organizations, Boston University Moshe Cohen has been teaching, mediating, coaching, writing, and speaking about negotiation, leadership, change management, influence, conflict resolution, mediation, facilitation, and communication since 1995. Moshe is the founder…
Find out moreOctober 2019
Life Science Cares: Making a Collective Impact
-------------------------------------------This event is sold out------------------------------------------------ What if Life Sciences Could Cure Poverty? Founder & Chairman of Life Science Cares, Rob Perez, Executive Director Sarah MacDonald will share with us how they came to focus their efforts on ameliorating poverty. Life Science Cares is a collective effort of the life science industry to end poverty in…
Find out more »May 2019
Over the years, the Cummings Foundation has awarded more than $200 million in grant funding to nonprofits in Greater Boston. The philanthropy of Joyce and Bill Cummings reflects their personal philosophy and commitment to “doing well by doing good.” Moreover, as one of the early signers of the “Giving Pledge” and with the blessing of…
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———————————————–This event is sold out————————————————— NOTE THAT DATE HAS CHANGED TO 3/29/19. Join Whitney Dailey, Vice President, CONE Communications, for a lively conversation about developing successful corporate partnerships for your cause. From the company that coined the phrase, Cause Related Marketing, learn how dramatically the field of responsible business has evolved over the last decade…
Find out moreJanuary 2019
———-This event is sold out. ———- This extra special venue will serve as the setting for an overview of the mission and current efforts of the Red Sox Foundation. SAM KENNEDY became President of the Boston Red Sox on October 16, 2015, succeeding President/CEO emeritus Larry Lucchino, and then was elevated to CEO in August 2017.…
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