By Teresa Rodgers and Abby Rolland It’s easy to be inspired when you work in philanthropy. At The Presser Foundation, we work with hundreds of music organizations dedicated to music performance, music presentation, and music education. Every one of these organizations sees music as a way to connect, to inspire, to serve, and to bridge…
As part of our Next Movement Series, The Presser Foundation is hosting a conversation focused on Centering Youth Voice into Music Educating Organizations.* The event will take place on Tuesday, April 25th from 12-1pm ET on Zoom. The Foundation is eager to welcome leaders at four music educating organizations to share information about their youth-focused work. Speakers will include:…
The Presser Foundation serves a broad and diverse community of musicians, educators, and music lovers. As part of our Next Movement Series, we’re hosting a webinar focused on Embedding DEI Into Your Board.* This session will feature guest speaker Sulaiman Rahman, the CEO at DiverseForce. DiverseForce is a human capital solutions and advisory firm, specializing in diversity,…
By Abby Rolland Two plus years later, and the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be ebbing into an endemic. No doubt has the pandemic been devastating to nonprofits in many ways; yet there are many lessons that funders can learn. The Presser Foundation adapted its own practices and requirements during the pandemic and continues to assess…
By Abby Rolland Questions around budgets, formatting budgets, and presenting budgets and financials motivated The Presser Foundation staff to put together a Next Movement virtual event on that topic. While we know at the Foundation that not all funders request financial information in the same format or have them presented in the same way, we…
The Presser Foundation serves a broad and diverse community of musicians, educators, and music lovers. As part of our Next Movement Series, we’re hosting a webinar focused on Preparing and Presenting Your Budget & Financials.* This session will 1) Provide a brief overview on how to best prepare and share your budget and financials with funders,…