Start the day open and refreshed! Get your mind, body, and soul ready for another content-filled day, with a 60 minute flow yoga class on Americana Lawn.

This session is by invitation-only.

Start the day open and refreshed! Get your mind, body, and soul ready to tackle our dynamic Leading Together Conference with a 60 minute flow yoga class on Americana Lawn.

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Katherine Wu Brady is the COO for Catchafire overseeing institutional partnerships and business operations. Previously, she was the Executive Vice President of Commerce, Registry and Guest Services at XO Group Inc. She joined XO Group in March 2014 from Vente-Privee USA, where she served as the…

Vonda Brown is a division director for the Open Society Foundations’ work in Latin America and the Caribbean. Brown joined Open Society in 2005 to expand its grant making in Latin America. Currently, she oversees strategies to promote democracy and human rights. This work includes developing…

Interested in the Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report? Join Council staff for a demonstration of the survey process and learn how you can participate in this important resource for the field.

Urban Institute will feature three cases of innovative tools designed to make big data more easily accessible to decision makers: 1) Public Good Projects' Social Media data tool for the Opioid Crisis; 2) Urban Institute Education Data Portal; and National Center on Charitable…

Genetic information is a powerful tool used to help us uncover key mechanisms responsible for slowing or stopping the progression of Parkinson’s disease, ultimately improving care and speeding development of new treatments. Join Parkinson’s Foundation’s Chief Scientific Officer…

Experience an art-filled interactive discussion around our new research series on changing practices and structures in response to shifting notions of power in philanthropy. We will share early research results on questions like: What practices help to ensure equitable grantmaking outcomes? What…

Getting to know and trust a grantee that is thousands of miles away and operates in a foreign legal context can be daunting. Join this session to learn about: understanding what tools you have at your disposal for conducting due diligence on your grantees, identifying any red flags during that due…

Want to support causes around the world? Join this session to get practical tips on: starting an international grantmaking program, understanding how to make cross-border grants, deciding on what type of beneficiaries you want to support, and choosing between Expenditure Responsibility (ER) or…

Less than two percent of philanthropic dollars fund climate-related initiatives, despite the fact that major environmental grantmakers are calling for increased investment and scientists continue to flag the increasing risks created by climate change. How can and should foundations help create more…

Kathleen Enright has focused on making the philanthropic sector more vital, open, and effective for more than two decades. Widely respected as a mission-driven leader and coalition builder, she joined the Council as President and CEO in 2019. Since then, Kathleen has led the organization to…

Governor Peter Shumlin served three terms as the 81st governor of the state of Vermont. Hewas a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1990 to 1993, and served as State Senator for the Windham Countyfrom 1993 to 2003and from 2007 to2011, and he was elected president of the senate for…

Jonathan Baillie is CEO of On The EDGE Conservation, a media and technology company for nature, and President of the board NATURAL STATE, an organization that leverages technology to design, implement and monitor large-scale nature restoration initiatives.  Baillie was previously Executive…