Events

Community Foundations – A Resource for Irish Charities and Communities

This event is for anyone involved in charities at a senior executive or board level and will focus on how community foundations are a resource for local communities and charities in Ireland. Topics to be covered will include:

• Examples of how and why community foundations act as neutral local convenors
• Impact of small and strategic grants – case study (participant tbc)
• Introduction to organisation endowment funds
• Introduction to how Irish charities with overseas donors can provide tax relief to such donors
• Launch of the 2009 Philanthropist of the Year awards.

Barbara McInnes President & CEO of The Community Foundation of Ottawa will be among the speakers. Established in 1987, the foundation makes annual grants of c$5million in 2009 from its endowment of c$100million.

When: Wednesday, June 24
Starts: 10.15 for 10.30am, over by 12.00
Where: McCann FitzGerald, Solicitors, Riverside One, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2
To book: Tel: 01 874 7354 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) – refer to Charities event