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ABOUT THE
GRANTMAKERS COUNCIL OF RHODE ISLAND
We are pleased to introduce to the Grantmakers
Council of Rhode Island, Inc. (GCRI), a
new membership organization created to support
an environment for knowledge sharing and
collegial networking among funders.
Several key grantmakers in Rhode Island
formed GCRI as a result of the expressed
need for skill building workshops, roundtables
and forums specifically focused on the issues
affecting Rhode Island. GCRI provides private,
corporate foundations, corporate giving
programs, and individuals with organized
grantmaking programs or charitable endowments,
with a unique opportunity to share a vision
for learning and working together.
Today, GCRI has more than 30 member organizations.
Each month, a program is held on various
issues from affordable housing and health
care to grantmaking and effective program
evaluation. The purpose of the meetings
is to provide information and education
to members that will help them become more
effective grantmakers. For a complete list
of member benefits please visit the "how
to join" area of this website.
GCRI is a member of the
Forum
of the Regional Association of Grant Makers.
As such, GCRI participates
in the roles of the Association:
The Roles of Regional
Associations of Grantmakers
| A regional
association is a staffed organization
with a defined governance and
financial structure that serves
grantmakers in a metropolitan
area, a single state or a multi-state
region. Its membership includes
a variety of grantmaking institutions
and programs.
The 30 regional associations
in the United States constitute
a federation called the Forum
of Regional Associations of
Grantmakers.
The Forum strongly encourages
and directly helps all of its
regional association members
to embrace five basic roles
as they in turn serve philanthropy
in their service areas:
- To deliver educational
resources that strengthen
the effectiveness of their
members in governance, finance
and administration, grantmaking
and communications.
- To support networking opportunities
among grantmakers and between
grantmakers and grantseekers.
- To serve as an informational
resource about organized philanthropy
for potential and current
donors, and the general public.
- To communicate the value
of regional philanthropy to
state policymakers, the public
and the media.
- To sustain and support
a membership of organized
grantmakers and to aspire
to represent the majority
of endowed philanthropic assets
in its service area.
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