Philanthropy Massachusetts Inc

Programs: Summer fund: a 47 year old donor collaborative supporting summer camps and programs for disadvantaged and at-risk youth communities in greater boston. The summer fund supported 75 nonprofits operating over 100 summer camp and program sites. In 2017 over 20,000 youths attended these summer camps and programs. Agm partnered with 22 arts, cultural and historical associations to give 12,000 youths free field trips through cultural day events. The homeless campership fund, targeting families in homeless shelters and those facing housing shortages, supported over 650 weeks of free summer camp slots. The teen leadership institute trained and placed over 226 high school students in a summer job opportunity at a summer fund camp or youth serving nonprofit.

member and grant maker services: during 2017, agm provided its grant making members and the funding community with a diverse range of program offerings covering multiple topics and regions onsite and online. Over 1,000 participants attended programs on topics including: leveraging grass roots advocacy, getting to know your local landscape and failfest: learning from failure. The resource center continued to provide customized research for grant maker members.

nonprofit partner services: agm has over 500 grant seeking partners, nonprofit organizations and consultants. Agm bridges the nonprofit and grantmaking communities by giving access to research and information to support fund development, providing professional development and networking opportunities for nonprofit staff members. Some of the programs presented include meet-the-donors and skill-building workshops in grant research, grant writing, evaluation and donor cultivation. The resource center provides access to databases for grant research as well as one-on-one training on research. Customized research is provided by the resource center to partners at the fellow level.