November 2015 Newsletter

In October, we kicked off The Philanthropy Dialogue series, small group discussions facilitated by our Grantees. The most recent facilitated conversation focused on “What Makes a Good Board Member?”

Over 30 members joined the Executive Directors of Coaching 4 Change,
Political Asylum Immigration Representation (PAIR), and School on Wheels MA for an open, honest conversation about what they’re looking for in Board members. It was a perfect expression of TPC’s tag line: Give. Receive. Learn. Click here to read their recommendations.

Please join us next week, in a larger, all-member event at the Cambridge Sheraton Commander. We’ll hear, first-hand, what our pooled giving has made possible. Executive directors of all 8 Grantees will share with us how they empower low-income families to build financial stability, counter child abuse and neglect, help chronically unemployed adults get and keep jobs … and more. TPC members, click below if you haven’t yet RSVP’d.

Philanthropy is more than writing a check. Checks are important, but they get spent. Relationships last. That’s why we are launching a new and improved Liaison Program, which matches two TPC members with each Grantee’s Executive Director. Read more

Teamwork and learning are two fundamental values at TPC. As a volunteer organization, we depend on teamwork get to our work done. So we decided to talk to Grantees Marquis Taylor, Executive Director of Coaching4Change and Anita Sharma, co-Executive Director at Political Asylum Immigration Representation (PAIR), about teamwork to see what we could learn.  Read more