Does your foundation have the strategy and systems in place to effectively address the complexity of the challenges you aim to impact? Join a conversation with leading funders and thinkers who have developed frameworks and approaches that enable creative thinking around how to effectively change…

Investing in place is a tool that foundations are exploring as a means toward achieving more – and more equitable – local impact. In many cases, place-based investing does not require a complex foundation investment strategy; rather, some foundations are finding success by sticking a…

The usual metrics used to assess the national economy hide an enormous variety of experiences for workers and communities—flattening America’s rich diversity to a single number. Families have detailed knowledge of their own economic situations that may not align with the narratives…

Place-based funders tackle a range of geographic, social and political challenges. This session provides a case study of how two Foundations in seemingly polar environments are gaining ground. From Redding, California to Miami, Florida we will explore: How are private sector, nonprofit…

Local journalism plays a key role in our democracy by helping ensure that communities are informed and civically engaged. With the digital disruption dismantling the traditional business model for local news and contributing to the loss of more than 23,000 local journalism jobs in the last decade…

Miami is often referred to as “ground zero” when it comes to sea-level rise. The 2017 Preliminary Resiliency Assessment from Resilient305, a member of the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities network, presented a stark picture of the “Shocks and Stresses”…

In February 2015, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez committed $74 million for an initiative to revitalize Liberty City and Liberty Square. This area is the oldest public housing project in the southeast US and was built in 1937 under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The ambitious…

Cities around the world are emerging as creative forces thanks to their burgeoning arts and creative districts — attracting talent and investment, spurring business, and boosting quality of life. Communities are also leveraging arts and culture to unite and encourage discussion of sensitive…

Having a strong policy presence in Washington is a priority for the Council. We want to hear from you! This Pre-Conference Session will offer a dynamic afternoon starting with lunch with the Board of the Council and our new Council President Kathleen Enright. During the afternoon we will learn from…

Does U.S. philanthropy fare better at helping sustain local civil society organizations around the world than official development aid? Foundations have a plethora of options for how to fund programs overseas – from making grants to US-based international NGOs implementing programs overseas…

Over the last several years, many U.S. communities have experienced crises that have had a physiological effect on neighborhoods and traumatized children, youth and families. The violence in Parkland, Las Vegas, Charlottesville, Pulse Night Club, Flint, Detroit and Sandy Hook, among others, propels…

Noah Berger advances Casey’s efforts to inform, guide and influence public policy at the state and federal levels. Before joining the Foundation, Berger was President of MassBudget, a nonpartisan policy organization. MassBudget’s research and analysis helped shape debates on policies to help…

Travis Plunkett oversees Pew’s family economic security portfolio of projects which apply a rigorous, analytical approach to the study of Americans’ financial status and economic challenges. That work includes examinations of the safety and transparency of checking accounts and small-dollar loans,…

Sheida Elmi is Research Program Manager at the Aspen Institute’s Financial Security Program (FSP). Sheida manages FSP’s Consumer Insights Collaborative, an effort across nine nonprofits to understand and amplify data about the financial lives of low- and moderate-income households. Before joining…

Caitlyn leads initiatives in affordable housing and exploratory work in economic opportunity at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI). She previously served as Chief of Staff of CZI and in that role, helped launch the organization and its initial work in basic science, education, and engineering.…

Alyson Wise is an Associate Director at the Rockefeller Foundation. In this role, she is responsible for collaborating with the organization’s leadership, programmatic staff, and grantees to develop a robust vision for the Foundation’s Inclusive Economies goal. Through discrete projects and…