|2016 AGENDA|
​March 4
The International Foundation's Dialogue Forum for Greater Impact 

The roundtable seeks to facilitate a platform for discussion among leading global foundations - on effective giving strategies, key challenges, innovations, and best practices - to pave the way for more impactful giving and investing. It provides an opportunity for foundations to come together to share their successes, failures, and learn from each other’s experiences.
9.15 - 10.00
Registration and Tea
10.00  - 13.00
Introductory Remarks by Robert Bosch Stiftung and Dasra 

Trends: How has foundation giving evolved over the last decade and what is the role of foundations in shaping the global philanthropy landscape going forward?
  1. Theme 1: Collaboration: Moving beyond challenges to collaboration with peers and the government to identify successful models and key opportunities
  2. Theme 2: Innovative funding mechanisms : Understanding foundations' role in spurring innovation, and their take on the effectiveness of market-based funding instruments
  3. Theme 3: Capacity building of grantees: Sharing best practices on how foundations can invest in organization-building to help grantees overcome managerial, operational, and funding challenges 
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13.00 - 13.20            ​
Presentations:
  • Foundation Center: Value of creating a robust, accessible knowledge bank on foundation giving in India
  • Dasra: Philanthropy in India – Setting the context for a study Dasra is undertaking in partnership with Harvard Kennedy School and Ashoka University
13.20 - 14.20
Lunch and Networking
14.30 - 16.00
  1. Breakout Session:  Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH): Select foundations working on the WASH sector in India to identify action points to share resources, develop a common agenda, and explore partnerships to build the WASH ecosystem in India
  2. Breakout Session: Adolescent Girls: Select foundations working on the adolescent girls sector in India to identify action points to share learning, and explore partnerships to build evidence within the sector
Agenda is subject to change
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