Talking Shop about the Philanthropy’s New Voice Report

United States foundations are an essential element of America’s social sector, supporting causes from public libraries to groundbreaking research, to new approaches to building a more equitable world. But despite their reach, foundations have an identity problem. From small towns to Washington, D.C., Americans have a limited picture of what foundations do. This leaves the door open for others to define foundations through critiques and harmful narratives about foundations and the nonprofits they support.

Join Maryland Philanthropy Network for a conversation with communication peers in philanthropy to discuss the Council on Foundations and the Center for Public Interest Communications' report, Philanthropy’s New Voice: Building Trust With Deeper Stories and Clear Language. 

Offering science-backed strategies for foundations to build understanding and trust, starting with the words they use and the stories they tell, this report is the result of a yearlong research collaboration drawing on a national survey of 3,557 people to assess attitudes about philanthropy and test language; interviews with communications practitioners, congressional staffers, and a philanthropy researcher; and more.

Together we will discuss key takeaways from the report and save time for some open peer discussion and networking around current dilemmas and recent success stories.

This program is for Maryland Philanthropy Network members only.