Pursuing Meaningful Change in a Hyper-partisan Environment

About

Political candidates used to tout their bipartisan credentials on the campaign trail to earn votes. Today, “bipartisan” is almost a dirty word. Yet practical and legislative realities have remained the same—to advance lasting and meaningful policy solutions, compromise is essential.

Learn how advocates and funders have achieved progress on a range of issues—immigration, criminal justice, and climate—at the state and federal levels by working with groups from across the political spectrum, and hear how their experiences can be applied to other policy areas. For your review, please find Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Building Bridges on Immigration report on support for alliance building on immigration, the history of this work, and opportunities for the future.

What will you learn?

• The importance of using the right message (and messenger) for the right audience
• Building trust among advocates across political ideology
• Avoiding the pitfalls of extreme partisanship among policymakers
• Where and how philanthropy can play a role in partnering with advocates towards success

Who should attend?

All interested funders, regardless of role within your foundation. What to expect: presentation followed by Q&A.

Speakers

• Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition
• Tanya Coke, Director, Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice, Ford Foundation
• Amy Fuerstenau, Principal, AC Strategies
• Andrew Geraghty (Moderator), Program Officer, Carnegie Corporation of New York

How do I sign up?

Members: Log in and click the Register Now link above to register yourself and/or a colleague at your organization. (no fee)

Members of Collaborators: Please email register@philanthropynewyork.org with your name, title, organizational affiliation, business mailing address, and phone number. Please indicate by which organizer you were invited. (no fee)

Non-Members: Please email register@philanthropynewyork.org. ($150 fee)

What else should I know?

Registration is required by March 2nd.

Registrants will receive the webinar link a day prior to the program.

Please note: To ensure fairness among our members, we reserve the right to limit the number of attendees per organization for select professional development programs.

Please email register@philanthropynewyork.org with questions or for further information on this program or on eligibility.