Essentials of Policy Advocacy for Grantmakers - March 2025
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Training Hours
- Tuesday, March 4: 1:00-5:00 p.m. ET
- Thursday, March 6: 1:00-5:00 p.m. ET
Read and Watch Before Training
Your Faculty
Jenn Holcomb
Vice President, Government Affairs & Legal Resources
Council on Foundations
Dondrè Young
Manager, Federal Partnerships
Council on Foundations
Your Hosts
Jill Gordon
Senior Manager, Training
Council on Foundations
Jeryl Raphael
Associate, Leadership Development & Training
Council on Foundations
Agenda
Day 1 | Tuesday, March 4 | 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET
Legal Refresher
Inside the Foundation
- Working in advocacy compared to direct services
- Understanding your role
- Understanding staff and board roles
- Building internal support
Day 1 Speakers
Remy Barnwell
Staff Counsel
Council on Foundations
Alyson K. Northrup
Senior Policy Officer
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Michael Cassidy
Director, Policy Reform and Advocacy
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Robb Gray
Vice President, Policy
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Day 2 | Thursday, March 6 | 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET
Outside the Foundation
- Effective evaluations
- Full range of foundation actions
- Implications for grantmaking
- Working with others to advance policy
Real-life Challenges Breakout Discussions
Day 2 Speakers
Jenn Holcomb
Vice President, Government Affairs & Legal Resources
Council on Foundations
Dondrè Young
Manager, Federal Partnerships
Council on Foundations
Additional Resources
- Public Policy and Advocacy for Grantmakers
- Council on Foundation's Values-Aligned Philanthropy
- Essentials of Polocy Advocacy Action Plan Outline
- 16 Grantmaking Characteristics to Effectively Support Public Policy Advocacy
- Foundations and Policy Engagement: In Their Own Words (pages 6-10)
- Four Tools for Assessing Grantee Contribution to Advocacy Effort
- Getting Equity Advocacy Results
- It’s Time to Change How Philanthropies Collaborate
- Kauffman Foundation Public Policy Statement
- Philanthropy Advocacy Playbook
- Stand for Your Mission
- The Power of Board Advocacy: A Discussion Guide for Foundation Boards
- The Voice on the Ground: The Program Officer of the 21st Century
- When Philanthropy Meets Advocacy
- Why Program Officers Should Embrace the Boring
Webinar Recording - Rules of Advocacy and Lobbying for Grantmakers
Watch video prior to first session on March 4, 2025.
