BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Center For Civil Society - ECPv6.15.15//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Center For Civil Society X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://centerforcivilsociety.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Center For Civil Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260618T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260618T160000 DTSTAMP:20260724T180316 CREATED:20260428T203728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260615T153927Z UID:2456-1781794800-1781798400@centerforcivilsociety.org SUMMARY:Center for Civil Society Webinar: From Application to Award: Building a Strong Foundation Grants Program DESCRIPTION:Overview\n \n \n \n \n \n As a fundraiser\, you should be approaching and stewarding foundations for the same reason that Willie Sutton robbed banks: because that’s where the money is. But are you actually approaching foundations\, or are you leaving that grant money on the table? Galvanize your fundraising with this webinar on the fundamentals of foundations fundraising—from application to award. You’ll come away with the tools and know-how you and your development staff need to build a stellar foundations program. \n  \nWhat You’ll Learn \n\nHow to know if a foundations program is right for your organization.\nHow to initiate and build strong relationships with foundation staff.\nThe secrets of what foundations are looking for.\nThe key elements of a winning narrative.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click Here to Register URL:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/event/center-for-civil-society-webinar-from-application-to-award-building-a-strong-foundation-grants-program/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:GDT Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Building-Strong-FoundationYoutube-Thumbnail-100.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T160000 DTSTAMP:20260724T180316 CREATED:20260306T175522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T133551Z UID:2425-1777561200-1777564800@centerforcivilsociety.org SUMMARY:Center for Civil Society Webinar: The Power of Planned Giving DESCRIPTION:Overview\n \n \n \n \n \n If you’re like many development leaders\, planned gifts can feel like they fall from the sky. You celebrate the wins\, but you keep putting off building a more robust planned giving program—because you’re not sure it will pay off in time for your CEO or your board to appreciate the hard work. Maybe you’re just pressed for time and resources in your development shop and you’re not sure which strategies to invest in. In this webinar\, you will learn the key aspects of planned giving\, how to identify planned giving prospects\, and how to build a better planned giving program—from your loyal donors giving $50 year after year to your major donor who owns half the property in town. \nWhat You’ll Learn: \n\nCommon myths about planned giving—and why every nonprofit can build a strong planned giving program\nThe types of planned gifts you actually need to know (don’t let those lawyers and CPAs scare you!)\nHow to evaluate your best planned giving prospects\nHow to talk to donors about planned gifts\nHow you can drive in planned gifts that pay off now\, not in 30 years\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click Here to Register URL:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/event/center-for-civil-society-webinar-planned-giving/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:GDT Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/C4C2-Webinar-Logos_2026.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T160000 DTSTAMP:20260724T180316 CREATED:20260130T214802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T175854Z UID:2410-1773154800-1773158400@centerforcivilsociety.org SUMMARY:Center for Civil Society Webinar: Strategic Development Planning DESCRIPTION:Overview\n \n \n \n \n \n Meeting your fundraising goals doesn’t happen by accident. It takes consistency\, intentionality\, and focus. It takes saying no to distractions. In other words\, it takes a development plan. Given today’s unpredictable environment\, strategic planning for your organization is more critical than ever. In this hour-long discussion\, you’ll learn how to create an achievable strategic plan that will help you reach (or exceed) your fundraising goals. \nWhat You’ll Learn: \n\nWhat baseline data you need to get started and who should be involved\nWhat activities to prioritize on a daily\, weekly\, and monthly basis in order to find new donors and cultivate the ones you already have\nWhat activities and benchmarks to track to monitor your progress\n\n \n \n Click Here to Register URL:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/event/strategic-development-planning/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:GDT Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Master-Class-header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T160000 DTSTAMP:20260724T180316 CREATED:20241211T184241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T153950Z UID:1820-1765465200-1765468800@centerforcivilsociety.org SUMMARY:Givers\, Doers\, & Thinkers Webinar: The Beauty and Importance of the Declaration DESCRIPTION:Overview\n \n \n \n \n \n In The Making of the American Mind\, scholar Matthew Spalding (Professor in Constitutional Government and the Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College’s Washington\, D.C.\, campus.) tells the story of the Declaration of Independence\, as a document crafted by flesh-and-blood men in the face of popular uncertainty and a looming\, full-blown war\, and the deeper story of the historical influences. In this one-on-one webinar interview hosted by Jack Fowler\, Professor Spalding\, a best-selling author and acclaimed expert on the Founding and the Founders\, will discuss the important themes of this new\, important book–a brilliant\, clause-by-clause investigation of the rich-language document that defined the essence of a new nation and set it on its course to exceptionalism. This will be the ideal conversation to inform Givers\, Doers\, and Thinkers focusing their attention on “America 250” and seeking inspiration\, from our founding and specifically from the Declaration\, for America’s next 250 years \n \n \n Click Here to Register URL:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/event/givers-doers-thinkers-webinar-importance-of-declaration/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:GDT Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Master-Class-header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T160000 DTSTAMP:20260724T180316 CREATED:20250918T215529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T130300Z UID:2361-1760454000-1760457600@centerforcivilsociety.org SUMMARY:Givers\, Doers\, & Thinkers Webinar: A Troubling History of Public Housing DESCRIPTION:Overview\n \n \n \n \n \n Howard Husock\, author of acclaimed books on housing and communities\, adds to his oeuvre with a new\, important work\, The Projects: A New History of Public Housing\, telling the story of how advance-degreed planners amputated America’s big cities – and some not-so-big municipalities – to bulldoze gritty neighborhoods (slums!) and erect hellacious skyward-reaching complexes\, all in the name of “urban renewal.” Joined by Reason executive editor Jim Epstein\, Husock will discuss how urban planners made mincemeat of local communities\, and how public housing policies have continued to fail another captured generation. But the duo will also offer policy recommendations that will map out a better path for policy-makers\, he lays a new foundation for upward mobility in America.  \n \n Click Here to Register URL:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/event/givers-doers-thinkers-webinar-public-housing/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:GDT Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Master-Class-header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T150000 DTSTAMP:20260724T180317 CREATED:20241211T184303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T142355Z UID:1814-1758034800-1758034800@centerforcivilsociety.org SUMMARY:Givers\, Doers\, & Thinkers Webinar: Religious Freedom\, Civil Society\, and American Exceptionalism on the 250th DESCRIPTION:Overview\n \n \n \n \n \n What could better distinguish than the essence of this new nation—composed of exiles from a continent whose recent decades and centuries were marked by religious wars\, reformations\, counter-reformations\, inquisitions\, and other contretemps spiritual—than the free exercise of faith? Religious liberty\, a thing more than mere tolerance\, is the marrow of the American Republic\, and of its emerging civil society. Much deserved in the celebration is a discussion exploring this American hallmark\, and how foundational it is to the civil society that would emerge from the Revolution. Special attention will be given to certain Founders and their efforts in weaving the fabric of voluntary civic association—something so definitional of our exceptional nation—as well as exploring some of the influential faith-based charitable efforts that proved to be the strengthening rebar of the emerging Republic. \n \nC4CS Senior Fellow Jack Fowler will ask the important questions about faith\, our founding\, and what role their nexus played in America’s unique\, emerging civil society to a trio of experts: acclaimed historian Richard Brookhiser\, Wyoming Catholic College professor Pavlos Papadopoulos\, and legal scholar Garrett Snedeker.\n \n Click Here to Register URL:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/event/givers-doers-thinkers-webinar-american-exceptionalism/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:GDT Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Master-Class-header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T160000 DTSTAMP:20260724T180317 CREATED:20241203T133431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250905T181754Z UID:1789-1757430000-1757433600@centerforcivilsociety.org SUMMARY:Connecting Your Offline Fundraising with Digital Strategy DESCRIPTION:Overview\n \n \n \n \n \n If you want to be an effective fundraiser\, especially with the end of the year looming large\, you can’t stick to just one type of communication. You’re probably devoting a huge amount of energy to your direct mail outreach . . . so now let’s talk about how to use digital to help those efforts pay off. Think of this as your omni-channel playbook: website\, email\, social\, and ads working together\, so supporters don’t just notice you once and forget.  \n  \nDigital fundraising doesn’t have to be complicated; it’s about being consistent\, strategic\, and connected. In this webinar\, you’ll learn how to: \n\nMake your website a clear and welcoming channel to giving\nUse email to deepen donor relationships\nReinforce your message through social media\nMultiply your impact through digital ads\n\n  \nBy connecting these four simple pieces—website\, email\, social\, and digital ads—you’ll keep donors interested\, invested\, and generous long after they’ve finished reading your direct mail outreach. \n \n Click Here to Register URL:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/event/digital-fundraising/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:GDT Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Master-Class-header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250605T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250605T160000 DTSTAMP:20260724T180317 CREATED:20241211T184446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250514T190050Z UID:1808-1749135600-1749139200@centerforcivilsociety.org SUMMARY:Givers\, Doers\, & Thinkers Webinar: The American Ideals of Charity DESCRIPTION:Overview\n \n \n \n \n \n There were still Founders alive when Alexis de Tocqueville came to these shores to find that uniquely American thing: voluntary civic associations. This sharp departure from the European model—of reliance on government or royalty to address ills and provide common necessities—proved central to the French political philosopher’s historic\, definitional work\, Democracy in America. Lest we take this for granted\, a scholarly discussion highlighting the institutional and spiritual roots of Young America’s Yankee-Doodle way of loving thy neighbor—a way whose legacy lives on and even flourishes\, two centuries hence\, in the guise of nonprofits—is a fitting way to celebrate the nation’s special anniversary. \n \n \n Click Here to Register URL:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/event/givers-doers-thinkers-webinar-american-ideals-of-charity/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:GDT Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Master-Class-header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T160000 DTSTAMP:20260724T180317 CREATED:20250410T134850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T155804Z UID:1968-1747321200-1747324800@centerforcivilsociety.org SUMMARY:Boards 101: The Basics of Building Your Nonprofit’s Board DESCRIPTION:Overview\n \n \n \n \n \n Does thinking about your nonprofit’s board leave you—forgive the labored pun—bored? Or worse\, overwhelmed\, flustered\, and unsure of where to start? Does it seem easiest to throw up your hands and ignore your board\, because advice on how to build one is inadequate\, contradictory\, or counterproductive? \nThis webinar will give you concrete advice that makes building a board simple\, and saves you from the havoc a bad (or nonexistent) board can wreak. Having a board shouldn’t be some slapdash endeavor. A good board is crucial to a nonprofit’s success\, providing strategic guidance and accountability\, ensuring financial sustainability\, and promoting a healthy organizational culture. The right board members will even act as ambassadors and advocates. \nTo put it simply (and only slightly hyperbolically)\, no one tells nonprofits what it takes to create and manage an effective board. Guidance on writing fundraising letters or cultivating donor relationships abounds. You can’t swing a dead cat without hitting a guide on the importance of foundation grants. But when it comes time to build a board? Crickets. \nThat is\, until this webinar. Cecilia Diem and Jason Lloyd know how to create and manage an effective board for your nonprofit\, and after this webinar\, you will too. Over the course of this hour-long conversation\, you’ll get a crash course in the basics of board\, including the answers to: \n\nWhat is a nonprofit board? What does it do?\nShould my nonprofit have a board in the first place?\nWhom should I put on my board? How many board members should I have?\nHow do I ensure I’m following the law?\nWhat should I ask before I join a board myself?\n\nAnd\, vitally\, Cecilia and Jason will tell you just how much terrible advice they have heard on how to build a board\, and how to avoid falling for the destructive myths people peddle. \nAn effective board can benefit your nonprofit immeasurably. This webinar will give you the tools you need to get started on building one! \n \n Click Here to Register URL:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/event/board-basics-what-nonprofits-need-to-know/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:GDT Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Master-Class-header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T160000 DTSTAMP:20260724T180317 CREATED:20241211T184507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250421T160943Z UID:1802-1745506800-1745510400@centerforcivilsociety.org SUMMARY:Givers\, Doers\, & Thinkers Webinar: America 250: Divergent Causes and Consequences of the French and American Revolutions DESCRIPTION:Overview\n \n \n \n \n \n Paths taken\, paths rejected: For our Republic\, approaching its 250th anniversary\, it all could have been very different. Among those things acclaimed political philosopher and scholar Daniel J. Mahoney explores in his new book\, The Persistence of the Ideological Lie: The Totalitarian Impulse Then and Now\, are France’s revolutionary roots—contemporaneous with the emerging American nationhood that sprung from our 1776 claim to independence—and their lasting consequences. There was a great pull for the new United States to embrace the French version of “liberty”—whose dots connect to the guillotine. What was it about America’s Founders\, who had just broken with a king\, that made them reject the anti-royal (and wildly violent) program of Robespierre and others determined to reconstruct the relation between the state and man and God—an ideological depravity that lived on\, decades later\, in the gulag\, in the laogai\, and still in DEI? What had America then fallen for the French allure: What would these United States resemble today (realizing that some here have promulgated and implemented its doctrines and techniques)? What role did Washington\, the Founding Father (and subject of another Mahoney classic\, The Statesman as Thinker)\, play\, in deed and in spirit\, to set America on an utterly unique path—one that led to a vibrant civil society\, bursting with the emergence of voluntary associations that define what we have come to know as “American exceptionalism”? These and other key questions will be brought out in a discussion—set against the backdrop of commencing Semiquincentennial celebrations of the American Revolution—with Professor Mahoney to understand what our founding was\, and wasn’t\, and how its uniqueness led to a nation made exceptional through its remarkable civil society. \n \n \n Click Here to Register URL:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/event/givers-doers-thinkers-webinar-french-and-american-revolutions/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:GDT Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Master-Class-header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241002T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241002T160000 DTSTAMP:20260724T180317 CREATED:20240912T014209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240912T223615Z UID:1679-1727881200-1727884800@centerforcivilsociety.org SUMMARY:Givers\, Doers\, & Thinkers Webinar: How to Supercharge Your Year-End Giving DESCRIPTION:Overview\n \n \n \n \n \n All I want for Christmas is a significant chunk of our annual fundraising revenue! One-third of annual giving happens in December . . . 12% of giving happens in the last three days of the year. Christmas inspires generosity. \nAll that adds up to a significant chunk of change\, but those gifts don’t come in on their own. If you’re going to capitalize on Giving Season largesse\, you need to have a concrete plan for end-of-year fundraising. And you can’t put off that planning. You should be using every tool you have on hand for effective fundraising\, but in order to do that you need to get started now. \nJoin us on October 2nd at 3 PM Eastern / 12 Noon Pacific to learn everything you need to know to boost your year-end giving\, including: \n\n \n– Why the last two months of the year are crucial to your fundraising success– How to develop a customized strategy for your nonprofit’s year-end campaign– What types of messaging work best for year-end appeals– The pros and cons of Giving Tuesday for your organization– and much\, much more! \nFeaturing: Aaron Brown\, Ben Domingue\, and Whitney Athayde. Moderated by Joe Garecht. \nThis webinar will provide all the tips and tricks you need to craft an effective strategy for year-end giving and a plan for executing it. Putting in the work now will ensure you can spend December watching the gifts roll in. Don’t miss out – this webinar is free\, but you need to register to get access! \n\n \n Click Here to Register URL:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/event/givers-doers-thinkers-webinar-how-to-supercharge-your-year-end-giving/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:GDT Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Master-Class-header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240815T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240815T160000 DTSTAMP:20260724T180317 CREATED:20240710T153959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240809T175918Z UID:1499-1723734000-1723737600@centerforcivilsociety.org SUMMARY:Givers\, Doers\, & Thinkers Webinar: AI & the Future of Fundraising DESCRIPTION:Overview\n \n \n \n \n \n AI is at the forefront of technological advances across many industries. Executives and leaders in business\, education\, and politics are grappling with the best ways to include AI in their strategic thinking. Nonprofits are no exception: many have already started to harness cutting-edge AI tools to increase their revenue and multiply their bandwidth. \nIn this webinar\, we’ll look at both the current use of AI in the nonprofit sector and what the future holds for AI tools in fundraising and nonprofit management. We’ll talk about both theory and practice\, discussing the importance of AI tools\, the ethics of implementing AI in navigating donor relationships\, and the practical implications of AI technology for day-to-day fundraising. The questions we will explore include: \n \n\nWhat does the current AI landscape look like for nonprofit fundraising?\nWhat does the future hold for AI fundraising?\nHow can nonprofits best use AI to boost their fundraising efforts today?\nWhat should nonprofits be doing to prepare for the brave new world of AI development?\nWill robots replace fundraisers?\n\n\nSkip Kastroll\, Senior Director of Insights & Analytics at AmPhil\, will moderate the discussion with two experts on the current—and future—state of AI fundraising: \n \n\n\n– Shawn Olds: Shawn is the Chief Executive Officer of boodleAI\, the leading machine learning peer-to-peer platform that empowers nonprofits to connect with and engage new donors and supporters and companies to find their best customers. Shawn started his career in the U.S. Army in the 82nd Airborne Division before transitioning to the private sector as a logistics operations and technology consultant as well as an IT strategy management consultant. He has since helped found several startups. \n– Nathan Chappell: Nathan is the Senior Vice President of DonorSearch AI\, where he leads AI strategies and deployments. As a thought leader\, public speaker\, inventor\, and award-winning author\, Nathan is one of the world’s foremost experts on the intersection of artificial intelligence and philanthropy. As a volunteer effort\, Nathan founded Fundraising.Ai as a global collaboration with a focus on data ethics\, data equality\, privacy\, and security. He is also co-author of the award-winning book\, The Generosity Crisis: The Case for Radical Connection to Solve Humanity’s Greatest Challenges.\n\n\n\n\n \n Register URL:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/event/ai/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:GDT Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Master-Class-header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240425T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240425T160000 DTSTAMP:20260724T180317 CREATED:20240307T202033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T143114Z UID:1321-1714057200-1714060800@centerforcivilsociety.org SUMMARY:Givers\, Doers\, & Thinkers Webinar: American Jews\, Philanthropic Traditions\, and Harsh New Realities DESCRIPTION:Overview\n \n \n \n \n \n Much charitable giving is influenced deeply by religious tradition—maybe none more so than by Judaism. The desire to better understand and appreciate Jewish charitable activity in America is always a welcome topic\, but it has become more timely\, and heightened\, by the astonishing—and often blatantly antisemitic—reactions of important individuals and institutions to October 7th. \nUnderstanding what is special about Jewish philanthropy in America\, and how the community of givers is reacting to the harsh new realities that attack the foundation of American civil society—this is the broad discussion that the Center for Civil Society will host on April 25th\, when Senior Fellow Jack Fowler will be joined by three experts—Alexandra Rosenberg\, senior director of development at Tikvah\, Sam Richardson\, associate at AmPhil \, and Rabbi Rob Thomas\, cybersecurity expert and philanthropist—to explore Jewish American giving and related contentions. \n \n Register URL:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/event/givers-doers-thinkers-webinar-american-jews-philanthropic-traditions-and-harsh-new-realities/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:GDT Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Master-Class-header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240215T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240215T160000 DTSTAMP:20260724T180317 CREATED:20240111T083239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T214026Z UID:1226-1708009200-1708012800@centerforcivilsociety.org SUMMARY:Givers\, Doers\, & Thinkers Webinar: Direct Mail Marketing DESCRIPTION:Overview\n \n \n \n \n \n In an election year there is a ton of noise. How are you going to stand out? How are you going to engage your donors—and prospective donors—when they are focused on “the most important election of their lives”? \nWhether your mail program is large or small\, seasoned or start up\, it’s an integral part of your fundraising efforts. Learn winning strategies to improve your mail efforts—and ask AmPhil experts questions about your mail program. \n \n Register URL:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/event/givers-doers-thinkers-webinar-direct-mail-marketing/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:GDT Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Master-Class-header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231128T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231128T160000 DTSTAMP:20260724T180317 CREATED:20231004T143117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231005T151207Z UID:1047-1701183600-1701187200@centerforcivilsociety.org SUMMARY:The Future of Christian Higher Education DESCRIPTION:Overview\n \n \n \n \n \n As the education sector in the United States continues to evolve rapidly\, some questions about the future of private Christian colleges and universities are in order. How will these institutions survive? How should they respond to the changing educational climate? Will they continue to serve the purpose of educating the whole person\, both academically and spiritually? Jonathan Hannah\, Director of the Center for Civil Society\, will be joined by Pete Peterson\, Dean of the Pepperdine University School of Public Policy\, and David Beer\, Director of the Center for Christian Faith and Culture at Malone University\, for a frank\, illuminating discussion of these questions. \n \n Register URL:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/event/gdtwebinar-highered/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:GDT Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://centerforcivilsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Master-Class-header.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR