Friday, July 15 9:00am - 10:30am
Track: Collaboration
John Vogelsang, Support Center for Nonprofit Management (NY); Barbara Taveras, Coalition for New Philanthropy
Using an evaluative case study that was recently completed of a coalition of three ethnic foundations, a regional grantmakers association, and an academic institution, this session will explore what contributes to sustainable collaborations, what are successful processes for donor engagement, and how a participatory evaluation process can be used to foster organizational learning among the partners. The purpose of the coalition is to empower African-American, Latino and Asian American donors to increase the effectiveness and impact of their philanthropic resources.
Barbara Taveras, Coalition for New Philanthropy
Barbara Taveras is the Project Director of the Coalition for New Philanthropy. From 1993 to recently, she was the President of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation in New York, a national private foundation with assets of over $30 million. Other professional experience include: policy analyst in the areas of Multicultural Education and Special Education for the NYC Office of the Mayor, training specialist for the YWCA of the USA, and regional coordinator of Codel’s Community development grantmaking portfolio in Latin America and the Caribbean.
John Vogelsang, Support Center for Nonprofit Management (NY)
John D. Vogelsang, Ph. D. has been working with nonprofit organizations for over twenty-seven years and is currently the Associate Director of the Support Center for Nonprofit Management. He has had extensive experience conducting organizational assessments, action research projects, management and board retreats, strategic planning processes, participatory evaluations, and support groups for executive directors. Dr. Vogelsang has published many articles and monographs on organization development and leadership issues. He currently serves on the editorial board of the OD Practitioner and is the editor of the Journal for Nonprofit Management.