Welcome to the PRI Makers Network Website!

PRI Makers Network is an association of grantmakers that use program-related and other investments to accomplish their philanthropic goals. We provide a forum for networking, professional development, collaboration and outreach to funders, including those not currently making PRIs or other social investments. We are here to help make the process of understanding and implementing PRIs less complicated -- and more common.

We've Moved!

As of September 16, 2008, PRI Makers Network has relocated to Philanthropy Northwest (PNW), a regional association of grantmakers based in Seattle, Washington. Philanthropy Northwest has a thirty-year history in promoting innovation and providing support to philanthropy, and has a particular interest to develop program-related investment capacity in foundations. About the Transition.

Thank you Neighborhood Funders Group! At NFG, PRI Makers Network grew from an informal little network into an exciting and important venue for philanthropy. Thank you NFG for your critical role in this network’s incubation and success.

We've Hired a Managing Director!

PRI Makers Network is excited to announce the hiring of Peter Berliner as Managing Director. Berliner is currently the program director of the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation (Seattle, Washington), where he has worked since 2000. Prior to that position, he was executive director of the Children’s Alliance, a nonprofit organization advocating for children in Washington State. Berliner served as president of the Philanthropy Northwest board from 2003- 2005. He will begin his new position with PRI Makers on January 5, 2009. Click here to read the press release.

What’s Exciting this Fall?

  • PRI Institute: A special thank you to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation who will host the next PRI Institute to be held at the Gates Foundation in Seattle during December 10-12, 2008. The program will be similar to former presentations of the PRI Institute but also include an international focus. We encourage any PRI Makers Network members to participate. PRI Institute Agenda and Registration
  • PRI Activity Database: We are poised and ready to begin receiving new PRI and other mission investing data through our website at PRI Activity Database. If you would like to submit new or refreshed data, please visit the web-based, user-friendly system designed by the Network in partnership with The Foundation Center. Intensive outreach to funders will soon begin to populate the database which is hotly anticipated by funders, researchers, and others interested in the field. Once again, only Network members will have unlimited access to the database.

    • If you missed the 2008 PRI Conference in New Orleans January 29-31, 2008 you can still learn from the excellent speakers, workshops, and general sessions. See PRI Conference 2008 for links to speeches, videos, workshop content.
    Closing Plenary on FORA.tv

    View PRI Conference 2008: Closing Plenary on FORA.tv

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