Join your peers to network over lunch and discuss critical trends facing philanthropy today.

The Secretary's Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships recognizes cross-sector partnerships between the philanthropic and public sectors that effectively increase the quality of life for low- and moderate-income residents across all American geographies—urban, suburban, and rural.…

A former state legislator and two-term mayor, Patrick is a nationally recognized strategic advisor who provides critical counsel to the nation’s leading philanthropic organizations, CEOs, members of Congress, governors, mayors, and political donors on a wide range of political and public policy…

Mark joined Central Florida Foundation in 2000 and has earned respect for his ability to build community partnerships that meet issues head-on. In his role at CFF, Mark advises grant-makers across the region and families on their philanthropy, and plays a public policy advisory role on strategy and…

Lucas Johnson Lucas Johnson has deep, global experience in conflict resolution and community organizing. He has been shaped by his time learning from veterans of the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S., most closely Vincent Harding, Ruby Sales and Dorothy Cotton, and by his work with human rights…

A special presentation of the 2019 HUD Awards program Is your foundation working solo? Or are you part of a team working together to change the place that you care about? Successful leaders recognize that by expanding their networks to build bridges across sectors, they can more easily identify…

Join Jessamyn Shams-Lau, Executive Director of the Peery Foundation, in a frank and practical discussion on how to navigate the new wave of critique of our industry. We'll cover talking about feedback with your team, how to keep your board informed and keep your job, and how to personally react…

In 2015, a new, place-based private foundation embraced an activist health equity mission in Pinellas County, Florida, just a generation after the segregation and discrimination of the Jim Crow era. After four years of listening within the community, the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg is…

While polarization and mistrust have been building for decades in the United States, our political climate seems to have reached new levels of anger and divisiveness. Given the magnitude of the many challenges facing our society, our country urgently needs to come together; despite this, we are…

Discussion of results from a recent project to understand perceptions of language associated with civic engagement and democracy work. By invitation only, but reach out to Adiel@PACEfunders.org if you are interested in learning more.

Philanthropy faces an increasingly turbulent future in which the digital, social, political, and economic forces of change will become less predictable. This will put a premium on the ability of foundation leaders to detect, anticipate, and respond to early signals of threats and opportunities. In…

According to The Center for Effective Philanthropy’s recent Strengthening Grantees Report, there is a gap between the support foundations provide and the support nonprofits actually need, which is pervasive and challenging to overcome. Can funders support grantees’ actual needs when…

The Council on Foundations is inviting executive staff of community foundations for an exchange of ideas to help strengthen communities across the United States. As a field, we need to come together to discuss the current mischaracterization of donor advised funds, and how we can implement…

Please note this session has limited seating and will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. How can funders effectively remove barriers around historically underfunded and under-resourced populations in order to create equitable grantmaking opportunities for communities with the highest…