PHILANTHROPY NETWORK GREATER

Philanthropy network staff and leadership worked to raise the organization's profile and enhance awareness about the philanthropic sector through speaking engagements and other outreach and interaction with regional nonprofit and community organizations and civic leaders and by representing philanthropy in the media. There were also opportunities for staff to share their knowledge and experience with partner groups, with staff members invited to speak at both the annual candid convene (that organization's yearly all-staff gathering) and the leading philanthropy conference.

Made to measure- after receiving a 2-year grant from the bill & melinda gates foundation, philanthropy network successfully developed a pilot platform designed to test and explore the question of whether and how digital tools might engage and influence high-capacity giving, including both the quantity and the quality of that giving. Staff worked with platform development partner capshift, and the online tool was launched in september 2022. By the end of year, it was being tested by a group of 10 pn member organizations. These early adopters supplied over 200 grantee opportunities for the platform, while also participating in guided user experience modules and providing feedback on both the functionality and underlying concept of the platform via surveys and one-on-one interviews. A full launch to the entire philanthropy network membership is planned for 2023.