OCTOBER 2025
Upcoming TPC Events
Virtual Dialogues with TPC Grantees
Philanthropy Dialogue: Making Impact from Direct Services to Systems Change
Wednesday, October 29 | 6:30 PM | Zoom
Join fellow TPC members and guests for a unique opportunity to engage with inspiring grantee organizations advancing child advocacy, immigrant justice, and gender-based violence prevention through both direct and systemic solutions. Executive Directors from each organization will delve into their community impacts, exchange stories from the field, and find synergies across their work.
Participating Grantee Organizations
- Boston Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA): Trains volunteer advocates for children entering the juvenile court system due to abuse or neglect. Boston CASA collaborates with everyone in the child’s life to help ensure their physical, emotional, mental and educational well-being, with the goal of permanent home placement or successful transition to independent adulthood.
- Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice: Trains students to assist immigrants in navigating the immigration process, assisting experienced immigration attorneys working on asylum cases, substantially reducing the 90% denial rate of immigration cases without legal representation.
- Jane Doe Inc.: JDI brings together a coalition of 60+ support organizations to maximize advocacy in addressing sexual and domestic violence. This includes government agencies, hotlines, emergency and transitional housing, legal and medical organizations, counseling and education programs, children’s programming, and economic
Philanthropy Dialogue: Girls’ LEAP & Family Health Project
Thursday, December 4 | 6:30 PM | Zoom
Discover how these organizations are creating safer, healthier communities through prevention, mentorship, and access to care.
Join TPC at the MetroWest Conference for Women
On Thursday, October 30th in Framingham, TPC’s very own Rosemary Driscoll will be speaking on a panel on Networking with Purpose at the MetroWest Conference for Women. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear her inspiring words and connect with other like-minded women.
Special Outing of Friendship & Laughter
Looking for a chance to connect with fellow TPC members outside of our usual events? Join us Friday, October 31st for a “just for fun” evening in Natick for dinner and ‘Ladies of Laughter’ show featuring headliner Kelly MacFarland.
Call for Young Philanthropists! – TPC’s 2025 Fellowship Application is Now Available
Fellowship Application Deadline: November 16, 2025
The Philanthropy Connection’s Fellowships empower young women to deepen their commitment to philanthropy through the opportunity to learn from and contribute to our Give.Receive.Learn. model of collective giving.
Participation in grant-making, committee work, and membership events provides opportunities to connect with like-minded women, learn about the needs of the Greater Boston non-profit community, and deepen the skill sets that Fellows bring to the table. Information about our most recent cohort of Fellows can be found here.
- To read more about our Fellowship Program, click here.
- To access the Fellowship Application, click here. Application Deadline: November 16, 2025.
If you know someone who may be a good candidate, please pass along this information.
Upcoming Grantee Events
Young Man with a Plan Celebration
Join YMWAP on Wednesday, November 12th, 6-9pm at The Substation in Roslindale to celebrate all that they’ve accomplished in the past ten years. Launched in 2015, YMWAP was a direct response to a 2014 meeting of cross-sector Boston school leaders who, deeply troubled by achievement gaps, academic disengagement, and increasing neighborhood violence, named their most urgent concern as “high school men of color in the middle.”
Learn more, buy tickets or make a donation here.
Social Innovation Forum Panel Discussion
On Monday, November, 17th, 12-2pm join other funders and nonprofit leaders for an action-oriented conversation about how we can come together to support policy and advocacy efforts. We will explore: Why is supporting advocacy efforts urgent at this moment? How is the current federal administration impacting nonprofits doing policy and advocacy work? How can funders and nonprofit leaders work together to meet community needs?
This lunch event will include a facilitated panel, interactive discussions, and time for networking and will be held at Nutter, 155 Seaport Blvd., Boston, MA 02210.
How to Get Involved in Immigrant Justice
Wondering how you can support the immigrant community? Feeling overwhelmed or unsure of how to get involved? Join the Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice on Tuesday, November 18th at 7PM via Zoom for a workshop covering what’s happening in immigration and ways you can take action!
This workshop is intended for people from all backgrounds and will help you understand how to respond during this moment of ever-changing immigration policies. Whether you’re an immigrant, ally, or advocate, this is an opportunity to learn, ask questions, and take action