About Us

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CGR's on-line resources will help you get started, in your own home, on your own time.  When you're ready, we also provide 1-on-1 guidance, by phone and via email.

CGR is not just a website.  CGR is a coordinated set of activities and resources aimed at helping you make a difference with your philanthropic giving.  We know you have many questions when it comes to community giving:

• What difference can my giving make in seemingly huge issues?
• How can I learn about what a community needs?
• How can I learn more about potential grantees and programs? 
• How can I know my giving is making a difference?

CGR won’t tell you to whom or how much to give … we will provide:

• Help identifying how your giving can strengthen a community
• Tips and resources for taking the first step into community giving
• Specific and accessible issue briefings
• Referrals to organizations and consultants
• Connections and learning opportunities with networks of peers and experts

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Tap into CGR:

On the Web:  This website shares community-building research, resources and tools.  

Through Customized Guidance & Mentoring:  CGR provides donors with personalized service and access to giving networks and expertise.  To learn more, contact Elizabeth Myrick at 202/833-4690x3 or emyrick@aspeninstitute.org.

Through Peer Learning & Networking:  Local peer-learning events and on-going meetings are facilitated by the CGR team and infused with NFG's knowledge and networks.  To learn more, contact Elizabeth Myrick at 202/833-4690x3 or emyrick@aspeninstitute.org.

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About Us:

CGR is a unique organization - the result of a partnership between the Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG) and The Aspen Institute Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy Program (NSPP). Tapping into both organizations' knowledge and networks, CGR garners all the benefits of an autonomous organization while achieving the economies of scale offered by this unique collaboration.

Located in Washington, DC, Neighborhood Funders Group is a national network of foundations and philanthropic organizations whose members support community-based efforts to improve economic and social conditions in low-income communities. 

Also located in Washington, DC, The Aspen Institute fosters enlightened leadership and dialogue on contemporary issues.  The Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy Program (NSPP) is one of fifteen Aspen policy programs.  NSPP seeks to expand knowledge of the nonprofit sector and philanthropy through research and dialogue focused on public policy management and other important issues.

THE CGR TEAM

Elizabeth Myrick
Director
202.736.2911
emyrick@aspeninstitute.org

Sherita Jackson
Administrative Assistant
202.833.4690
sherita@nfg.org

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Content Experts

Jobs, Housing:

Andy Mott - Community Learning Project

Schools, Families:

Tony Pipa - Former family foundation president, Senior consultant

Environment:

Karla Fortunato - CEO, Health and Environmental Funders Network

Health:

Diane Aranda - Program Director, Prevention Institute

Background
Read more about CGR's history and purpose.