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Engagement Snapshot: A Strategic Approach
Published November 28, 2011 Commentaries , Program Recaps Leave a CommentTags: Beeta Jahedi, EngAGEment, Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds, Grantmakers In Aging, John A. Hartford Foundation, Robert Hyfler
By Beeta Jahedi, Assistant Manager, Professional Education, Philanthropy New York and Robert Hyfler, EngAGEment Initiative Program Consultant, Philanthropy New York
(This post originally appeared on the Forum’s Forum, the blog of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, on November 21, 2011 and is reprinted with permission.)
It was with great enthusiasm that Philanthropy New York signed on to the EngAGEment initiative and the funding partnership with Grantmakers In Aging. Philanthropy New York and our local co-funders, the John A. Hartford Foundation, the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, and FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds, quickly developed a senior staff working group to develop our local approach to the challenge of increasing foundation funding in age-related issues. A three-pronged strategy emerged: Continue reading…