|2016 AGENDA|
​March 4

MArch 5, 2016

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.

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9.15 - 10.00

Registration and Tea

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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

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13.20 - 14.20

Lunch and Networking

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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

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March 5, 2016

Agenda is subject to change