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EGA Opinion Article: BP Oil Spill in Chronicle of Philanthropy
August 23, 2010
The Chronicle of Philanthropy published an EGA commentary on philanthropic response to the catastrophe in the Gulf. The article links to EGA’s Matrix and HEFN’s own BP response website.  Go >

EGA Board of Directors and Program Committees Nominations Now Open
August 23, 2010
EGA would like to invite all members to serve our collective community by submitting a nomination for yourself or a colleague to become a member of the: ·Board of Directors, ·2011 Federal Policy Briefing Planning Committee, or ·2011 Fall Retreat Program Committee.  Go >

2010 Fall Retreat Registration is Open
June 21, 2010
You can now see the agenda and registration for EGA’s hallmark event: the Fall Retreat. Join your philanthropic colleagues at the Asilomar Conference Center on Oct. 5-8, 2010. Please note that August 3rd is the deadline for lodging reservations and the early-bird rate. We encourage funders to register today.  Go >

BP Oil Spill Matrix now up on EGA Website
June 20, 2010
Click on the resources section of the EGA website to see a chart of over 50 collaborations, grantees, and projects that other foundations would like to share with you related to the BP Oil Spill.  Go >

BP Oil Spill Disaster: Funder Response
June 1, 2010
Last week, more than 200 foundations participated in a webinar co-sponsored by EGA, many foundations, and affinity groups. Go to blog.ega.org and register (funder only) for recording of that webinar and for powerpoints utilized in that first call. Funder groups are coordinating on how best to assist foundations interested in collaborating on this unprecedented disaster unfolding before our eyes. EGA is developing a matrix of funding opportunities and will be sending out a link to a survey to best collect that information. See here for information collected to date.  Go >

New Board Members for EGA
April 23, 2010
EGA is pleased to announce the appointment of two new board members, Paul Beaudet and Mark Van Putten, to the EGA governing board.  Go >