Report to the Communications Committee

Report to the Communications Committee May - October 2015 SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Vic June 2015 Sustainable Agriculture and Food System Funders - 13th Annual Forum – Opening Plenary Moderator  Organizing for Health and Dignity in the Food System September 2015 Alliance for Justice – Bolder Advocacy Foundation Program Speaker Series - Panelist  Beyond Grants: How Are Foundation Further Championing Causes & Grantees?

October 2015 Peer Learning Exchange: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – Discussant  Getting from There to Here: What Did It Take to Become a More Equitable Foundation?

October 2015 Mercer Investment Consulting – Panelist  Investing in a Time of Climate Change – Institutional Investors’ Panel – Climate Change Integration in Investment Programs

October 2015 National Center for Family Philanthropy – National Forum: Trends, Transitions & Transformation – Panelist  The Confidante: The Role of the Trusted Non-family CEO

Kolu June 2015 Sustainable Agriculture and Food System Funders - 13th Annual Forum – Workshop Moderator  Building Grassroots Capacity to Influence National Food Policy: Lessons from Everybody at the Table for Health Workshop Presenter  Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) Peer-to-Peer Learning

Millie September 2015 Environmental Grantmakers Association – Annual Retreat – Planning Committee Co-Chair  Spoke at Morning Welcome Sessions  Spoke at Getting There Together: Principles & Practices for a Just Transition

Jenifer Getz October 2014 National Center for Family Philanthropy – National Forum: Trends, Transitions & Transformation – Presenter

1  The Best Mistakes We Ever Made PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA COVERAGE  2014 Annual Report, Philanthropy New York – Wilma highlighted for her work as Co-Chair of PNY’s Funders of Women and Girls Steering Committee – She spoke about the “opportunity to collaboratively work on issues of gender using an inclusive definition so everyone’s voice become part of the roar…[and how] mutual learning has deepened our understanding of the complexity of these issues…[and] the imperative to use an intersectional lens when addressing issues of women and girls to ensure long lasting social change.”

 Essentials of Impact Investing – A Guide for Small-Staffed Foundations, by Arabella Advisors, Exponent Philanthropy and Mission Investors Exchange – Vic wrote an article, The Role of Fiduciary Responsibility in Impact Investing

 Families Funding Change – How Social Justice Giving Honors Our Roots and Strengthens Communities, by National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy – Noyes Foundation mentioned as one of the “most committed social justice funder” and shows 74% of Noyes grants from 2004 – 2012 were for social justice work.

 Donor Advised Fund Campaign Coverage:  Noyes Foundation Donor Advised Fund You Tube Video (500 views as of 10/5)  Inside Philanthropy – Blog by Vic  Philanthropy News Digest – Noyes video was profiled on front page of website plus interview: 5 Questions for Vic De Luca, President, Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation  PhilanthroPost Daily by Philanthropy New York – Noyes Foundation Urges Donors to Make More Timely Allocations from their Donor Advised Funds  Chronicle of Philanthropy – Grant Maker Pushes to Make Donor-Advised Funds Pay Out Faster  The NonProfit Times – NPT Lunch Truck Interview with Vic: Creating a Sense of Urgency for Donor Advised Funds

NOYES NEWS June & September Editions

Activity Totals

Year to Date Activities 2015 201 2013 2012 2011 2010 200 2008 2007 2006 4 9 Speaking Engagements 14 16 17 18 29 33 17 24 17 15 Print &

2 Electronic Media 11 11 7 13 6 6 13 8 12 11

Noyes News 3 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 3

Social Media

E-mail Contacts as of September 30, 2015 1,400 Sign Ups on Noyes E-mail List 331 Grantees (current, former, some multiple contacts per organization) 39 Former board and staff 28 Noyes family members 26 Board and Staff 1,824 +700 Environmental Grantmakers Association list (added in 2009) +270 Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders list (added in 2010) +150 Funders Network on Population, Reproductive Health & Rights list (added in 2010) 2,944