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PACE Webinar, 'An Emerging Relationship: The Executive Branch, Philanthropy and Civic Engagement'
Space is limited. In May of this year PACE-Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement released 'An Evolving Relationship', a white paper based on a briefing memo prepared for a White House meeting held earlier this year between leaders of the philanthropic community and a variety of Obama Administration officials representing both the White House and the Corporation for National and Community Service. The paper argues that a number of key trends in Administration approaches to civic engagement are now intersecting and suggests a great deal of possibility for moving forward in the near future. Promoting civic engagement is a clear priority for both the Obama Administration and key leaders in the philanthropic community. More and more foundations are making increased commitments to the fields of deliberative dialogue, civic engagement and democratic practice. The white paper explores both the recent history of the relationship between the Executive Branch and philanthropy and prospects for future collaboration. Chris Gates, the Executive Director of PACE, will moderate the webinar. Brad Rourke, the author of the white paper, be be the presenter. Brad Rourke is the president of The Mannakee Circle Group, a firm that helps organizations engage better with their publics. He is an associate of the Kettering Foundation and has over a decade of experience working with key organizations in the civic participation field. He blogs regularly about new media, participation and ethics, and is the founder of 'Rockville Central', a hyperlocal community-based news sources that has grown to become the second most-read blog in Maryland. Title: PACE Webinar, 'An Emerging Relationship: The Executive Branch, Philanthropy and Civic Engagement' After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements Macintosh®-based attendees PACE Presents, 'Civil Society, Philanthropy, and the Fate of the Commons', a new book by Bruce Sievers
Space is limited. In 'Civil Society, Philanthropy and the Fate of the Commons' Bruce Sievers raises important issues about civil society and the relationship between the public and private, and offers us a valuable long-term perspective. Sievers explores how historical trends in the formation of civil society and philanthropy aid or impede our achievement of public goods in the modern era. Sievers asks: How do we balance the public and private sides of modern life in a manner that allows realization of the ideal of individual freedom and, at the same time, makes possible the effective attainment of collective aims. Chris Gates, the Executive Director of PACE-Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement, will be the moderator of the webinar. John Dedrick, Vice President of the Charles F. Kettering Foundation and a PACE board member, will introduce Sievers and the topic. Then Bruce Sievers, the author of the book and visiting scholar and lecturer at Stanford University and adjunct professor at the Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management at the University of San Francisco, will present the key findings from his new book. Sievers spent over a decade as the executive director of the California Council for the Humanities and almost two decades as the CEO of the Walter and Elise Haas Fund. Title: PACE Presents, 'Civil Society, Philanthropy, and the Fate of the Commons', a new book by Bruce Sievers After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements Macintosh®-based attendees PACE Presents, The Emerging Framework for Civic Engagement Evaluation
Space is limited. Join Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE) for a conversation about how to improve the evaluation of civic engagement efforts. In response to the call for better tools for assessing progress and framing the impact of civic engagement, the Building Movement Project (BMP) has partnered with groups like the Innovation Network to collect these new tools and uncover a useful framework for how groups can think differently about how to approach civic engagement evaluation. Chris Gates, the Executive Director of PACE-Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement, will moderate this webinar. Our two speakers will be Trish Tchume, Director of Civic Engagement at The Building Movement Project, and Ehren Reed, Senior Associate at the Innovation Network. Trish Tchume supports BMP's ongoing work of integrating social change values and practices into nonprofit service organizations. Prior to joining BMP she served as a Campus Organizer and then as a Community Outreach Manager for Action Without Borders/Idealist.org. At the Innovation Network Ehren Reed leads planning and evaluation initiatives with nonprofits and foundations. His recent clients include The Atlantic Philanthropies, The California Endowment, and the National Council of La Raza. Once registered for the webinar you will be redirected to a website where you can download a copy of 'Evidence of Change: Exploring Civic Engagement Evaluation'. Title: PACE Presents, The Emerging Framework for Civic Engagement Evaluation After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements Macintosh®-based attendees Deliberative Democracy: A New Approach to Community Dialogue
Space is limited. Join the Intermountain West Funder Network (IMWFN) for an informative webinar on the emerging field of deliberative democracy. IMWFN fosters information sharing, learning and action among foundations in the region who share an interest in the nexus between civic engagement and growth and development issues. The webinar is co-hosted by PACE, Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement, and The Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (TFN). The session will be facilitated by Chris Gates, the Executive Director of PACE, and will feature a presentation by Matt Leighninger, the Executive Director of the Deliberative Democracy Consortium (DDC). As the philanthropic community grapples with the question of how to support innovative and effective forms of democratic governance, PACE commissioned Leighninger to write a guide to the relatively new, and sometimes confusing, field of deliberative democracy. Entitled 'Funding and Fostering Local Democracy: What philanthropy should know about the emerging field of deliberation and democratic governance', this guide tells the stories of how communities have used these new tools to break policy deadlocks, reduce tentions and galvanize volunteerism, and will help funders better understand the possibilities, and limitations, of various new models for engaging the public. Once you register for the webinar you will be redirected to the PACE website where you can download a free pdf version of the guide. Title: Deliberative Democracy: A New Approach to Community Dialogue After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements Macintosh®-based attendees PACE presents, Creating Spaces For Change: Working towards a 'story of now' in civic engagement
Space is limited. Over the last two decades, ordinary people have been playing increasingly prominent roles in politics and public life, thanks in part to the work of an unheralded set of leaders. These practitioners of 'active civic engagement' are a diverse lot, and their work is inspired by several different philosophies. 'Creating Spaces for Change', a new report by the Deliberative Democracy Consortium and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, is an attempt to describe these different philosophies and their areas of convergence. In particular, this report raises up the area of shared interest that both community organizers and deliberative democrats want to prioritize: going beyond mobilization techniques to more structural changes in ways that communities make decisions and solve problems. Chris Gates, the Executive Director of PACE-Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement, will moderate the webinar discussion. Kara Carlisle, Program Officer of the Civic Engagement team at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, will open the webinar and discuss how the paper grew out of the Kellogg Foundation's Civic Engagement Learning Year. Kara's work at Kellogg focuses on citizen participation and engagement, public philanthropy, and new models for movement building as she develops innovative partnerships and promotes civic and philanthropic engagement in a wide range of sectors and professional spheres. Matt Leighninger, the Executive Director of the Deliberative Democracy Consortium (DDC) and the author of the paper, will then take us through his research and it's conclusions. The DDC is an alliance of major organizations and leading scholars working in the field of deliberation and public engagement. Over the last sixteen years, Matt has worked in public engagement efforts in over 100 communities, in 40 states and four Canadian provinces. Once you complete your registration, you will automatically be redirected to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation website where you be able to download a free copy of the paper. Title: PACE presents, Creating Spaces For Change: Working towards a 'story of now' in civic engagement After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements Macintosh®-based attendees 
 Expanding Our Vision of Civic Engagement: April 6, 2010 San Francisco State Downtown Center 835 Market Street, Room 609 San Francisco, CA Civic engagement is a contested term that is used to describe a range of activities including voting, participation in public meetings, advocacy work, or the level of attachment and volunteerism residents bring to their communities. Two main strands of active civic engagement are community organizing and deliberative democracy. Practitioners of both of these approaches mobilize ordinary people to influence public decision-making and sometimes participate in public problem solving-yet how they frame their work can differ markedly. Community organizers describe their work mainly in terms of "social justice" and "equity" while deliberative democrats emphasize "public participation" and "democratic renewal." Though other tensions exist as well, there are also emerging opportunities for these sets of practitioners to inform and support each other's work in a time of expanding interest in new models of active civic engagement. This program will address these themes and the role of engaged funders via a highly participatory World Café format. Come join us to explore the following questions:
As a jumping off point, program participants will review highlights of a recent paper by Matt Leighninger, "Creating Spaces for Change: Working Towards a 'Story of Now' in Civic Engagement" (PDF). The paper was commissioned by W.K. Kellogg Foundation as part of its Civic Engagement Learning Year, in partnership with PolicyLink and delves into the challenges and opportunities in trying to bring together and cross-fertilize "community organizing" and "deliberative democracy" approaches to civic engagement. Target Audience: Presenters: Chris Gates is the first Executive Director of PACE, Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement. In this role, Gates speaks extensively around the country and around the world on the broad topics of civic engagement, including civic education, leadership training, community problem solving, political reform and democratic renewal. Tom Hurley is currently guiding the global evolution of the World Café and serves as a senior advisor and executive coach for leaders seeking innovative approaches to key strategic issues and large-scale systems change. He is a board member of the World Café Community Foundation and the Berkana Institute. Matt Leighninger is the Executive Director of the Deliberative Democracy Consortium (DDC), an alliance of the major organizations and leading scholars working in the field of deliberation and public engagement. The DDC represents more than 50 foundations, nonprofit organizations and universities, collaborating to support research activities and advance democratic practice, in North America and around the world. Sponsors: Other Upcoming NCG Programs:
For a complete listing of NCG programs please visit the NCG Calendar of Events: PACE Co-Sponsors Katrina @ 5 Conference, March 22-24, New Orleans As communities rebuild after disaster, they often find their work to be less about recapturing the status quo and more about building a stronger community than before. As you work to tackle tough issues and transform communities, keep in mind the lessons to be learned about response, rebuilding, and community transformation nearly 5 years following the Gulf Coast disasters. Gather in the region with hundreds of fellow funders to explore what has worked, what hasn’t, and the lessons for donors like you working to respond, rebuild, and transform their communities. Katrina @ 5: Partners in Philanthropy is a collaborative effort of more than 30 partner organizations representing national, regional and local funders, and funder networks, including PACE-Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement.Join us March 22-24 in New Orleans for Katrina @ 5. Learn, share, and affirm your support for the Gulf Coast—and for sustainable, resilient communities everywhere. Learn more at www.KatrinaAtFive.org.
Critical Condition
by Roger Weisberg Sunday, January 31, 2010 6:30 – 9:00 pm Dinner, Screening and Discussion Fee $50 Non-GFEM Members, $35 for GFEM Members View the PDF Flyer We’ve seen how films like An Inconvenient Truth can dramatically shape public opinion and advance urgent policy issues. Critical Condition is essential viewing as the debate over comprehensive health reform remains center stage. Meet Dr. Patrick Dowling, the Chairman of the UCLA Department of Family Medicine who appears in the film and filmmaker Roger Weisberg to learn how the documentary was supported in its development by the foundation community and how it has been successfully used as an education and advocacy tool. First aired on PBS in September 2008, this powerful and timely documentary puts a human face on America’s health care crisis by capturing the harrowing struggles of four critically ill Americans who discover that being uninsured can cost them their jobs, health, home, savings, even their lives. Through the film’s intimate storytelling style, Critical Condition lays out the consequences of an increasingly expensive and inaccessible system and humanizes the complex policy failures at the heart of our health care crisis. Our special guests will update us on the status of the subjects of the film; they will outline the effectiveness of their campaign to educate the public and elected officials and move people to action; you’ll hear from them about the unprecidented response from viewers who continue to post comments to the film’s Web site; and they will provide you with insight on how your foundation can get involved and partner with other foundations to support essential media campaigns like this one. Funding for Critical Condition was provided by Annie E. Casey Foundation, Charles A. Frueauff Foundation, Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc, The Nathan Cummings Foundation, New York Community Trust, Park Foundation, Public Welfare Foundation, Silverweed Foundation, Spunk Fund, Inc, and The Trull Foundation. This screening is co-sponsored by the Council on Foundations, Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media, Grantmakers for Children, Youth, and Families and PACE-Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement. Visit www.gfem.org and the Council on Foundations website at www.cof.org for updates and registration information or contact Evelyn Gibson, gibse@cof.org, (703) 879-0691. Announcing a Webinar on Building Civic Pathways for Non-College Bound YouthSponsored by: Date: Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 Time: 3-4 PM EST About half of young Americans have never attended college, and only 35% of youth graduate from college. They are less than half as likely to vote and to volunteer as their college-educated peers. These youth have few opportunities to develop civic skills and interests. Drawing on a white paper published by PACE-Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement in October, 2009--An Inequitable Invitation to Citizenship: Non-College-Bound Youth and Civic Engagement--Jim Youniss, Professor of Psychology at Catholic University of America, and Peter Levine, Director of CIRCLE, The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement and Research, and research director of Tufts University’s Jonathan Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, will provide the latest research on non-college bound youth and civic engagement. The speakers will suggest ways that civic and human services sector organizations can be part of the solution to greater inclusion of non-college bound youth, while at the same time enriching their own missions, creating future volunteers, social justice advocates, and engaged citizens. RSVP at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/613511355 
Building Civic Paths for Non-College-Bound YouthRecent studies from PACE (Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement) and CIRCLE (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) have highlighted staggering contrasts in civic opportunities and engagement for youth on a path towards college and those who are not. Young people without college experience have an unemployment rate double their college-bound counterparts and vote, volunteer, and otherwise participate at much lower rates. Our nation is at great risk of disenfranchising and isolating a large segment of our population (traditionally the backbone of our society) if we do not act soon. Please join the Case Foundation, PACE and the Charles F. Kettering Foundation for an enlightening and interactive discussion with the authors of recent groundbreaking studies on this critical topic. When: Thursday, December 10, 2009 – Noon to 3:00 p.m. (Lunch will be served) RSVP: RSVP@casefoundation.org by December 4. Space is limited, so please reply quickly. When replying please include the full name, title and organization of all those planning to attend. The discussion will feature: Organizers of focus groups of non-college youth: Peter Levine, Director, CIRCLE and Abby Kiesa, Youth Coordinator & Researcher, CIRCLE; and authors of "An Inequitable Invitation to Citizenship: Non-College-Bound Youth and Civic Engagement" (PDF): Jonathan Zaff, Vice President of Research, America's Promise Alliance and senior fellow, Tisch College; James Youniss, the James and Wylma R. Curtin Professor of Psychology, Catholic University of America; and Cynthia Gibson, principal of Cynthesis Consulting and former program officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Please remember to RSVP by December 4: RSVP@casefoundation.org PACE Webinar: Investing in Democracy, Engaging Citizens in Collaborative Governance
Space is limited. Carmen Sirianni will be the presenter for this interactive one hour PACE webinar. Sirianni, a professor of sociology and public policy at Brandeis University, is the author of a new book, "Investing in Democracy: Engaging Citizens in Collaborative Governance". In this book, Sirianni explains how government can create an environment and ethos in which citizens work together to solve the unprecedented challenges we face. Harry Boyte, Director of the Center for Democracy and Citizenship at the University of Minnesota says, "This is a pioneering work that breaks new ground in patterns of governance, civic engagement, and the meaning of democracy for the 21st century." Join us for this presentation and conversation! PACE, Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement, is a learning collaborative of foundations doing work in the field of civic engagement and democratic practice. For more information, go to www.pacefunders.org Title: PACE Webinar: Investing in Democracy, Engaging Citizens in Collaborative Governance After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements Macintosh®-based attendees Four Key Innovations in Citizen Engagement
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On Tuesday, June 23rd there will be a strategic conversation on Innovations, Opportunities, and Challenges for Service and Civic Engagement to be held during the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in San Francisco. The session is being co-convened by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Case Foundation, PACE (Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement), Corporation for National and Community Service, and Points of Light Institute and HandsOn Network to get input on how the service community can work with philanthropy to serve vulnerable youth, families, and communities. A series of events, including the passage of the Kennedy Serve America Act, the establishment of the White House Office of Social Innovation and its new $50 million social innovation fund, and ground-breaking online civic participation campaigns, is bringing increased national attention to the service and civic engagement movements. This offers us a new opportunity to open the dialogue between philanthropy and service about how we can work together to make a positive difference in the lives of those most affected. What would our nation look like if we directed the 250,000 AmeriCorps members, the more than 500,000 national service alums, and the millions of individual volunteers and self-organized groups to support and improve the lives of our nation’s most vulnerable kids and families and against our most critical community problems? What if diverse groups came together to engage in dialogues on healthcare or school reform to create community-generated solutions and strategies? For years now, service sector organizations, funders and volunteers have been calling for more intentional connections to civic engagement methods to affect deeper, long-lasting social change. There has been a need and desire to increase the racial equity lens through which service and civic engagement is structured and organized so that traditionally marginalized people are engaged in the solutions. Finally, rapid breakthroughs in technology and social media such as Change.org’s Ideas for Change in America, the Case Foundation’s Make it Your Own Awards and the Knight News Challenge have changed and continue to change the nature of involvement by allowing for new methods of participation and community organizing. Clearly, the time is right to begin a strategic conversation with a diverse group of funders and national and state leaders to develop a deeper understanding of the current innovations, challenges, and opportunities that lay before the service movement as it relates to increased civic engagement that drives impact. Sincerely,
Anne B. Mosle |
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“Funding and Fostering Local Democracy: What Philanthropy Should Know about the Emerging Field of Deliberation and Democratic Governance”
Wednesday, May 27th, 12:00pm-1:00pm (eastern)
As the philanthropic community grapples with the question of how to support innovative and effective forms of democratic governance, PACE (Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement) has released a guide that provides a detailed description of how local civic engagement has grown and developed over the past decade.
“Funding and Fostering Local Democracy: What Philanthropy Should Know about the Emerging Field of Deliberation and Democratic Governance” is a free, downloadable publication designed to inform the field of philanthropy. You can download the paper here.
The strategies described in the guide—and the stories of how communities have used them to break policy deadlock, reduce tension and galvanize volunteerism—can help funders, public officials and community activists better understand the possibilities, and limitations, of various approaches to working with the public.
Join us for a webinar with the author of the paper, Matt Leighninger, the director of the Deliberative Democracy Consortium, to discuss the paper and his findings.
To register for the webinar, go to https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/593212427
“As more and more foundations are making civic engagement a part of their funding priorities, they are also being presented with a whole new set of approaches and tools for engaging citizens at the local level,” says Chris Gates, the Executive Director of PACE, ‘This guide is an attempt to demystify the emerging field of deliberative democracy and help funders make more informed decisions about their support of this growing field.”
The guide provides a list of some of the main organizations working in this field, describes some of the most influential models and processes, and provides examples of particularly significant democratic governance efforts. It also outlines some of the cutting-edge questions facing the field and provides a long list of resources to consult.
PACE is an affinity group of the Council on Foundations, founded in 2005 to bring new philanthropic focus to the issues of civic engagement and democratic renewal.
PACE Webinar - Save the Date!
Civic Engagement and the Arts:
Recommendations from the 2008 National Arts Policy Roundtable
Friday, May 8, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (Eastern)
PACE invites members and network affiliates to Civic Engagement and the Arts, a webinar offered in cooperation with Americans for the Arts on Friday, May 8, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (Eastern). The webinar shares highlights and recommendations from the 2008 National Arts Policy Roundtable, an annual forum of Americans for the Arts and the Sundance Preserve. Chris Gates, PACE’s Executive Director, and John Esterle, PACE Board Chair, participated on behalf of PACE along with thought leaders in philanthropy, government, education, business, media, and the arts.
The arts are increasingly recognized and being called upon for their unique capacities to foster diverse participation and bring forth new ways to view an increasingly complex world. With intention, cultural organizations and artists are extending creativity into new civic settings—neighborhood associations, human service and community development agencies, planning—as well as pursuing civic and social change through their own cultural offerings and spaces. The Roundtable examined important and timely opportunities for the arts to promote civic engagement toward building healthy communities and a healthy democracy.
Robert Lynch, President and CEO of Americans for the Arts, will frame the intent of the Policy Roundtable and also provide a brief update on the arts in the current administration. Susan Patterson, program officer with the Knight Foundation, will share her experience with Crossroads Charlotte, a unique, ongoing city-wide arts-based civic engagement effort which was a center point of discussion at the Roundtable. Marian Godfrey Roundtable Chairperson and Senior Director of Culture Initiatives of the Pew Charitable Trusts, will highlight recommendations in areas of cross-sector alliances, policies and investment, research and evaluation, and messaging and casemaking to ensure a vital civic role for the arts.
To register for the webinar go to https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/734769051
Americans for the Arts is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. With more than 40 years of service, it is dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. Animating Democracy, a program of the Arts fosters civic engagement through arts and culture. www.AmericansForTheArts.org
PACE is proud to be co-sponsoring several screenings and discussions at the upcoming Council on Foundations annual conference in Atlanta.
SATURDAY, MAY 2
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Saturday Night @ the Movies
BANISHED, a film by Marco Williams
2009 Henry Hampton Award winner
Dinner, screening and discussion. Tickets on sale at the door.
Tickets: $30 general; $21 GFEM Members.
The Hollywood Reporter calls Banished an “enlightening” documentary that “adds another compelling and necessary chapter to the literature of racism in this country.” From 1864 well into the 1920s, in dozens of towns and counties, white Americans drove out entire African American communities. Many of these towns remain all white to this day. The documentary investigates the ongoing impact of the expulsions on families and communities, Black and White, including a town in Georgia just north of where the Council on Foundations conference is taking place. The film asks us to consider our responsibility for past wrongs and our role in righting them. After the screening, meet the filmmaker Marco Williams for a discussion about the film and the issues it highlights.
Co-sponsored by the Council on Foundations, Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media, ABFE, Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities and Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement.
SUNDAY, MAY 3
9:00 am -11:00 am Sunday Morning @ the Movies
BODY & SOUL: DIANA & KATHY
by Alice Elliott and Simone Pero Audi
2009 Henry Hampton Award winner
Hot breakfast, screening and discussion.
Tickets on sale at the Council on Foundation’s Resource Central, located in the exhibit hall on the Marquis level. Tickets: $25 general; $17.50 GFEM Members.
BODY & SOUL: DIANA & KATHY offers an intimate portrait that is alternately heartbreaking and inspiring. This triumphant film captures the poignant story of two visionary women and their fight for a dignified and independent life. Kathy, 65 years old, has cerebral palsy and speaks through an electronically generated voice, and her friend and caregiver, Diana, 57 years old, has Down Syndrome and works to heal from her abusive childhood. Refusing to live in the institutions that would claim to serve them, Diana and Kathy fight tenaciously not only for their own independence but for the rights of all people with disabilities. After the screening, join filmmaker Alice Elliott, and Diana & Kathy for an in depth discussion on disability rights, the importance of independent living, the need for effective advocacy from all sectors, and how media can be a potent organizing tool.
Co-sponsored by the Council on Foundations, Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media, Disability Funders Network, Grantmakers in Aging, Grantmakers in Health, Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities and Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement.
TUESDAY, MAY 5
10:00 - 11:30 am Meet the Filmmaker - UNNATURAL CAUSES: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?
2009 Henry Hampton Award winner
by California Newsreel & Vital Pictures
“Riveting” says USA Today, and the New York Daily News calls it “instructive, informative … and occasionally infuriating.” This PBS-broadcast film investigates startling new findings that suggest there is much more to our health than bad habits, healthcare or unlucky genes – the social conditions in which we are born, live and work actually get under our skin and affect our risk for disease as surely as germs and viruses. After the screening, meet Larry Adelman of California Newsreel for an in depth discussion about the film and how it is being used to help reframe the national debate over health and what we can do to tackle our health inequities.
Co-sponsored by the Council on Foundations, Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media, ABFE, Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities, Grantmakers in Health, Neighborhood Funders Group, and Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement.
TUESDAY, MAY 5
1:40pm - 3:35pm
Meet the Filmmaker - TROUBLE THE WATER
2009 Academy Award nominated film and a Henry Hampton Award winner
by Tia Lessin & Carl Deal.
This film features a young African American couple who record the flooding of New Orleans in a chilling video diary which threads through the film. It’s a story about a young couple living on the margins who are surviving not only deadly floodwaters, armed soldiers, and bungling bureaucrats, but also a social system that has failed them. After the screening, meet filmmakers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal for an in depth discussion about the film, its partnership strategies, and effective audience engagement program.
Co-sponsored by the Council on Foundations, Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media, ABFE, Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities and Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement.
Analyzing the Outcomes:
A 2008 Post Election Debrief
Wednesday, December 10th
520 North Capitol Street
Washington, DC
8:30am - 5:30pm
Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE) and Funders' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP) invite you to join with colleagues to assess the results of this historic election and explore what it means for the civic engagement community over the next four years.
Throughout the day pollsters and pundits, practitioners and academics will help us analyze the results of the election and identify new opportunities and directions for the philanthropic community. We'll close the day with a panel of funders, representing both PACE and FCCP, reflecting on lessons learned from this election and where the field should go next. The day will begin with breakfast and close with a reception from 4:30 - 5:30pm featuring special guest, Congresswoman Donna Edwards (invited).
Please register on line by directing your browser to http://www.surveymonkey.
The registration fee is $100 for members, and $130 for non-members. Please note: Participation is limited to representatives of grantmaking institutions, individual donors and philanthropic advisors.
HOTEL INFORMATION: For those needing a hotel room the night(s) of December 9th or December 10th, a rate of $259 (single occupancy) has been negotiated with the Phoenix Park Hotel, 520 North Capitol Street, Washington, DC. To reserve a room please call the Phoenix Park’s reservation number at (800) 824-5419 and mention “Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation” for the special rate.Please note that there are a limited number of rooms and reservations must be made by Thursday, November 13th. If you are unable to reserve a room at the Phoenix Park Hotel you can call Julie Lebo from Accommodations Unlimited (703) 385-5680 x 12, Julie@WeDoTheLegWork.com to help you find space at a nearby hotel.
PACE and FCCP thank the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for their support of this joint convening.
We look forward to seeing you in Washington, DC!
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Deliberative Democracy: The Next Form of American Governance?
| Date: | 10/7/2008 |
| Time: | 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
| Location: | NYRAG, 79 Fifth Avenue, 4th floor, NYC |
| Registration: | Register for this event |
MEMBERS: Please log in to register yourself or a colleague online through October 5, 2008. To register after October 5, 2008, please fill out the registration form below.
NON-MEMBERS: To register, please fill out the registration form below.
A NYRAG Collaborative program, presented with Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE).
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: All funders.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
8:30 - 9:00 AM Check-in and continental breakfast
9:00 - 11:00 AM Program
Our topic is the growing field of 'deliberative democracy'. Deliberation is an approach to decision-making in which community members are able to compare experiences, learn more about the issues, consider a range of views or policy options, and plan for action. Deliberation most often precedes action, organizing, or any type of grassroots community improvement initiatives. Deliberative democracy is currently a rapidly growing field of practice, as more and more communities find ways for residents to meaningfully enter the policy and political lives of their cities and towns as participants, and not just spectators. The types of deliberation we’ll explore take place in many ways: from living room meetings, to highly structured programs, to forums involving government officials with community residents.
As funders are increasingly being presented with proposals and projects that include new or time-tested models of community conversations, convening, and community decision-making, it is critically important to understand the history, theory, practice, promises and limitations of deliberative democracy. The board of PACE, in fact, has decided to focus much of its work on the field of deliberative democracy, and is currently developing a 'Deliberative Democracy User Guide' for community foundations.
PRESENTERS:
- Matt Leighninger, Executive Director of the Deliberative Democracy Consortium
- Patrick Scully, Deputy Director, Everyday Democracy and Executive Director, Paul J. Aicher Foundation
- Robert L. Sherman, Founding Program Director, Effective Citizenry at the Surdna Foundation
- Chris Gates, Executive Director, PACE (Moderator)
FEE: No fee.
OTHER INFORMATION: For questions please email info@nyrag.org.
Save the Date!
Online Strategies for Sustaining Civic Energy Beyond Elections: Mobilize.org and the Energy Action Coalition
Co-sponsored by
Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE)
Funders' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP)
Monday, July 7th, 3:00-4pm EST/ 12:00-1pm PST
Conference Call Dial-in Number: (712) 432-1699
Participant Access Code: 722509#
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The 2008 election cycle has been historic in many ways. One of the most visible has been in the strategic use of online tools to help catalyze record levels of participation, especially from youth, in voter registration and mobilization efforts, as well as in raising and framing issues in ways that catch the attention of candidates and the media. As we look beyond the election, how will and can these online tools and strategies be used to involve new voters in issue campaigns, policy victories and long-term sustained civic participation? Our speakers, Jessy Tolkan, Co-Director, Energy Action Coalition, and Maya Enista, Chief Executive Officer, mobilize.org, have helped build organizations that will mobilize thousands of people to vote in November. Join them for a co-sponsored FCCP and PACE July First Monday Call to learn about the ways their organizations plan to harness the power of online and web 2.0 tools to continue to engage and promote an active citizenry.
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November 6, 2007: 9:30am - 2:00pm
NCG & Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE)
present an All Member Gathering
Giving in the Connected Age
What is the essence of the connected age? Why is it different? And what do we need to change about our work as grantmakers to be successful?
Do you ask yourself any of the following questions:
- How can I integrate technology into my work?
- What do I need to pay attention to?
- How do I get started?
This program will provide an opportunity to learn about new technology and methods of connecting, and will highlight how members of our community use these methods to enhance and support their work.
Come join us for a half-day follow-up to the January All Member Gathering to learn how the Philanthropic sector can be engaged with and informed by technology. The program will begin with a keynote from Allison Fine, the author of the highly acclaimed book, Momentum: Igniting Social Change in the Connected Age. The keynote will be followed by engaged discussion moderated by Chris Gates, Executive Director of PACE around specific examples from foundations that have used technology to inform their strategic planning and grantmaking, and will conclude with a networking lunch.
Location TBA (on the Peninsula)
For more information please contact:
Lauren Friedman
Program Associate, Northern California Grantmakers
415-777-4111 x16
lfriedman@ncg.org
www.ncg.org
NOTE: This program is designed for a funders only audience and is participation is complimentary to NCG and PACE members. If you are a non-member and interested in attending, please contact Erik Tvede of NCG's member services department at 415.777.4111 x 28.
Online Registration Link: http://www.ncg.org/events/reg_meal_free.html
Proteus Fund ~ Johnson Foundation
Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation
Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement
announce a Democracy Agenda Project Funder Strategy Session on
CREATING AND SUPPORTING A HOLISTIC DEMOCRACY AGENDA
September 10-11, 2007 ~ Wingspread Conference Center ~ Racine, WisconsinIn collaboration with PACE, FCCP and other civic participation funders, Proteus Fund has conducted a research project exploring whether an integrated, comprehensive approach to democracy issues could be more effective than single-issue or sectoral approaches. The Democracy Agenda Project has examined linkages and gaps among areas in the field, including structural reform to elections, lowering barriers to participation, deliberative and shared governance approaches to democracy and campaign finance reform.
The two-day Wingspread conference provides an unparalleled opportunity for a small group of funders to thoughtfully consider the results of this research in dialogue with practitioners and colleagues who are pioneering more holistic grantmaking approaches and to discuss emerging funding strategies for systems change. Our goal is to collectively identify the most effective current approaches and funding strategies and the most promising experiments in the field that are working to better integrate a more holistic democracy agenda. The conference culminates an eight-month research process that has included:
- Review of literature in the field
- Extensive interviews with advocates, analysts, journalists, academics, independent scholars, elected officials, legal advocates, pollsters, deliberative democracy and social capital practitioners, individual donors and foundation funders
- Two-day convening hosted by the Joyce Foundation, of practitioners, scholars and advocates to envision a systems approach to changing our democracy system
- Case studies of integrated democracy work in Minnesota, North Carolina and California
- A report summarizing the research and detailing emerging approaches in the field and possible funding strategies, which will be disseminated before the conference
Open Session at the 58th Annual Council on Foundations conference in Seattle, Washington
Date: Sunday, April 29, 2007
Location: Room 609, Washington State Trade & Conference Center, Seattle
Time: 8:30am – 11:00am
Schedule:
8:30am-coffee, breakfast and conversation
9:00am-Panel Presentations
10:00am-Questions, Comments and Dialogue
11:00am-adjourn
“Citizens Leading the Way: A New Plan for Rebuilding New Orleans”
Moderator: Christopher T. Gates, Executive Director, PACE
Speakers:
- The Honorable Cynthia Hedge-Morrell, New Orleans City Councilwoman
- Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer, President, AmericaSpeaks
- Carey Shea, Associate Director, Rockefeller Foundation
In the wake of a natural and human disaster, thousands of citizens have involved themselves in the recovery process in New Orleans by coming together to set city-wide rebuilding priorities at a unique set of town meetings held simultaneously in cities around the country. By learning from the mistakes that have occurred in previous civic engagement efforts, this foundation-supported project, the Unified New Orleans Plan, has worked assiduously to engage the true diversity of the New Orleans community and create a plan that they hope will be supported by the community at large. Panelists will include a representative of the funding community who supported this effort, the architect of the innovative process that was used and a representative of the community of New Orleans. Join us for a spirited conversation about how philanthropy has played a leadership role in addressing one of the most critical issues of our time-the rebuilding of New Orleans after Katrina.
Please join The Surdna Foundation, The Atlantic Philanthropies, The Open Society Institute, and The New York Regional Association of Grantmakers in welcoming Chris Gates, the new Executive Director of PACE Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement
PACE is a national community of grantmakers and donors committed to strengthening democracy by using the power and resources of philanthropy to open pathways to civic participation. Formerly known as the Grantmakers Forum on Community and National Service, PACE recently renamed itself to signal a broader approach to educating grantmakers about effective civic engagement strategies that strengthen our communities. These strategies include community problem solving, civic education, leadership training, and political reform. To access PACE's Profiles of Engagement Investments and other reports, please click here.
Chris Gates, former president of the National Civic League, became PACE’s new Executive Director in June 2006. Leadership of PACE offers Chris the opportunity to sustain his longtime commitment to promoting meaningful participation in community affairs. Chris is a national leader and frequent speaker on topics relating to the state of our democracy, the interaction between citizens and government, and innovative community problem solving.
Chris also serves on a variety of boards, including the Council for the Advancement of Citizenship and the California Center for Civic Renewal. He is an elected Fellow at the National Academy of Public Administration, Co-chair of the Civic Practices Network, and served as Co-chair of the Saguaro Seminar, a Harvard University project studying social capital. He is also the founding chairman of the Colorado Institute for Leadership Training.
This funders briefing offers New York grantmakers an opportunity to meet Chris, learn how PACE can best serve the needs of foundations interested in civic engagement, and learn about other foundations' civic engagement strategies.
Date: Wednesday, September 13th
Time: 8:30-10:30 a.m. Breakfast will be available.
Place: The Surdna Foundation, 330 Madison Avenue (between 42nd and 43rd Streets), 30th floor
RSVP: Please contact Elisabeth Pulvermann at 212-557-0010, or epulvermann@surdna.org
444 Sherman Street • Suite 200 • Denver • CO • 80203 • Tel 303-765-3410 • E-mail info@pacefunders.org
