Members, we want to hear from you! Look out for a link to the 2023 member survey in the May 22 grantee announcement email and please complete the survey by Friday, June 2. Your response should take no more than 10 minutes. The information you provide will help shape Many Hands’ future programming as we seek to meet members’ goals and needs.
We will also hold two listening sessions to supplement the survey. We invite you to gather with other members and share your feedback and suggestions on two dates:
- Thursday, May 25 @ 9:00 am on Zoom
- Wednesday, May 31 @ 5:00 pm in Cleveland Park, DC
Please contact Mary Kwak at membership@manyhandsdc.org with questions about the survey or listening sessions.
Past Events
2023 Grant Cycle
Thursday, May 18 – 2023 Annual Meeting – Live streamed in-person event with presentations by the four finalists for the 2022 Impact Grant and audience Q&A
Wednesday, April 26 – DC Kids: Three Years Into COVID – Conversation with Kevin Hinton (Beacon House) and Jodi Ovca (Access Youth), moderated by Stephanie Nealer
Friday, January 20 – Nonprofit Finance 101 – Zoom training for Focus Area Committee members – Zoom meeting (recorded)
Wednesday, January 18 – Introduction to Foundant – training for Focus Area Committee members – Zoom meeting (recorded)
Sunday, January 8 – FACs 101 – Zoom meeting for prospective Focus Area Committee members (recorded)
Wednesday, November 16 – Just Health – Zoom presentation by Dr. Dayna Bowen Matthew
Wednesday, October 19 – Meet & Greet for new and prospective members – Cleveland Park, DC
Thursday, October 13 – 2023 Grant Cycle Membership Kickoff – Livestreamed in-person event with Char Beales and Roderic Irby, Jr. (The Homeless Children’s Playtime Project, 2021 Impact Grantee)
2022 Grant Cycle
Thursday, May 12 – 2022 Annual Meeting – Live streamed in-person event with presentations by the four finalists for the 2022 Impact Grant and audience Q&A
Tuesday, March 15 – An Inside Look at Nonprofit Leadership – Zoom meeting with Arleen Joell (CAFY, 2021 Partner Grantee) and Jhae Thompson (Community Youth Advance, 2021 Partner Grantee)
Wednesday, March 9 – Member listening session – Zoom meeting
Wednesday, February 2 – Member listening session – Zoom meeting
Friday, January 21 – Finance 101 training for Focus Area Committee members – Zoom meeting (recorded)
Wednesday, January 19 – Foundant training for Focus Area Committee members – Zoom meeting (recorded)
Thursday, January 13 – Member listening session – Zoom meeting
Wednesday, January 12 – Member listening session – Zoom meeting
Sunday, January 9 – Coffee & Conversation – An informal discussion of the Focus Area Committee (FAC) process and opportunity to meet this year’s FAC chairs for members interested in serving on a committee – Zoom meeting
Thursday, October 28; Thursday, November 4; Thursday, December 2 – “Head, Heart, and Hands” – Three-part racial equity learning session for current and recent members – Zoom meetings
Tuesday, October 19 – Applicant Webinar – Review of the grant process and Q&A with prospective applicants (recorded)
Wednesday, October 13 – Meet & Greet for new and prospective members – Cleveland Park, DC
Wednesday, October 6 – Meet & Greet for new and prospective members – Zoom meeting
Tuesday, September 28 – 2022 Grant Cycle Membership Kickoff – Zoom webinar with Paty Funegra (La Cocina VA, 2021 Partner Grantee) and Brett Meyers (Nourish Now, 2020 Impact Grantee)
2021 Grant Cycle
Thursday, May 13 – Annual Meeting – Zoom webinar with presentations by the four finalists for the 2021 Impact Grant and audience Q&A
Tuesday, April 27 – Participatory Grantmaking– Zoom conversation with Rubie Coles (Diverse City Fund) sponsored by the DMV Collective Giving Network
Thursday, April 22 – Pregnant Girl – Zoom conversation with author Nicole Lynn Lewis (Generation Hope, 2020 Partner Grantee)
Tuesday, March 9 – Member Book Club – Zoom discussion of $2 a Day by Kathryn Edin and Luke Shaefer and Maid by Stephanie Land
Tuesday, March 2 – Trust-Based Philanthropy – Zoom workshop with Shaady Selahi (Trust-Based Philanthropy Project) sponsored by the DMV Collective Giving Network
Thursday, February 25 – Member Coffee & Conversation – Zoom meeting with Nan Monday, Alejandra Carrera, and Heather Lynskey (Homestretch, 2020 Partner Grantee)
Sunday, January 10 – Member Coffee & Conversation – Zoom meeting with Grants Committee chair Kathryn Zecca and Focus Area Committee co-chairs
Tuesday, December 8 – Uncovering Unconscious Bias in Philanthropy – Zoom meeting with Melissa Sines (PEAK Grantmaking) sponsored by the DMV Collective Giving Network
Tuesday, December 1 – Philanthropy, Power, and Impact: A Conversation with Tamara Lucas Copeland and Kathy Kretman – Zoom webinar
Tuesday, November 17 – Member Coffee & Conversation – Zoom meeting with Tammi Houton (Nourish Now, 2020 Impact Grantee)
Thursday, November 12 – DC’s Maternal Mortality Crisis – Zoom meeting with Andria Cornell (Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs) and Ebony Marcelle (Community of Hope DC, 2008 Partner Grantee)
Thursday, October 15 – 2021 Grant Cycle Membership Kickoff – Zoom meeting with Kris Thompson (Calvary Women’s Services, 2020/2012 Partner Grantee) and Kenneth Ward (College Bound, 2012 Impact Grantee)