Invest in Change: Events from New England International Donors

Dinner and Book Discussion: Mighty Be Our Powers
January 14, 2013, 6:30 – 9:00 PM
Hunt Alternatives Fund; 625 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA

Join NEID for a dinner and discussion on Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War, by 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee. NEID’s book discussions are opportunities for networking and peer-to-peer learning about international philanthropy while discussing issues raised by a particular book. 

Personal Values and Your Philanthropy: A Workshop
January 23, 2012, 12:00 – 1:30 PM 
The Boston Foundation, 75 Arlington Street, 10th Floor, Boston, MA

NEID is excited to host a workshop presented by entrepreneur and philanthropist Tom Bird on ethics and personal values in your philanthropic pursuits. This workshop will provide a concrete, interactive forum to consider your values and how they relate to your giving. The 90-minute event is planned to be enlightening, low-key, and fun.

Pathways to Change Series:  Invest in a Girl, Invest in the Future 
February 14, 2012, 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
World Education Headquarters, 44 Farnsworth Street, Boston, MA

An increasing number of foundations and social investors are investing in adolescent girls and their ripple effect.  What individual and community level strategies and investments are working?  Which show most promise for being replicable and scalable?  Are there specific areas where philanthropy can be a catalyst for significant change?  This event will highlight promising approaches of World Education, NEID members, and other global donors committed to improving the lives of adolescent girls.

NEID is designed for individual donors, grantmakers, social investors and their advisors committed to directing $10,000 in philanthropy or social investing overseas each year.  For more information about joining NEID and participating in these events see http://neidonors.org/Events_GW7I.html.  NEID is a project of The Philanthropic Initiative and a grantee of the Ansara Family Fund at the Boston Foundation.