Member Benefits

Membership will help you develop grantmaking skills, learn about important community topics, listen to updates on projects that received funding, and meet other grantmakers at one of the Western New York Grantmakers Association workshops held throughout the year, such as:

• Issue based strategy sessions
  Funder-to-funder discussion of current emerging issues of relevance to all funders that encourages the sharing of best practices.
• Community projects presentations
  Hear reports on ongoing activities, including updates on grants in progress.
• Annual Conference and other programs
  These bring grantmakers and grantseekers together for the purpose of joint dialogue
• Skill Building Workshops
  Experts share their technical skills.
• Informal networking
  Join together with colleagues in philanthropy.

Information Resources and Publications

• Resource Library of reference publications and periodicals on grantmaking and philanthropy
• Quarterly Newsletter featuring news about the philanthropic sector, articles on WNYGA activities, member news, and resources.
• WNYGA website offering complete information about membership, available resources, and contact information.

Eligibility Requirements

Membership is open to independent foundations, family foundations, corporate foundations and giving programs, and grantmaking public charities. Each member organization shall designate one person – either a current board member or staff member – as the organizational representative.