Philanthropy Forward is a CEO fellowship community for visionary leaders who center racial and gender justice and community power building to disrupt and transform the future of philanthropy. This collaborative program is designed and delivered by Neighborhood Funders Group and The Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions in collaboration with design consultants and facilitators.

Maestra is an executive-level program for Vice Presidents, Presidents, CEOs, Executive Directors, and trustees of philanthropic institutions to guide their organizations through a Just Transition in a peer learning environment. Maestra participants will explore how to unify their board, staff, investments and grantmaking in order to envision and practice a new approach to philanthropy that…

The eight-month long Harmony Initiative equips grantmakers with the community, skills, and resources to transform philanthropy into a force for equity and social justice. Inherent to this is building the capacity of grantmakers as funder organizers to advance a Just Transition for the field by reducing extractive practices and increasing regenerative practices. Over the course,…

Rooted in Global South, Indigenous and radical Black feminist traditions, Thousand Currents Academy is a week-long learning space for funders to engage with some of the most pressing issues and questions, as we all consider how to best support  climate solutions. Goals of the Academy are: Ground in history, agency, body, and vision; Connect philanthropists…

The Grassroots International Donor Engagement Group is an intensive, 5-month long practicum in Global Solidarity Philanthropy for donors interested in deepening their support for and solidarity with grassroots social movements in the Global South. Each DEG has a specific focus related to one of Grassroots International’s areas of work. This could be a geographic focus,…