Some Peer Learning Circles are invite-only, while others allow new members to join throughout the year. To learn more and get involved with an active Peer Learning Circle, or to recommend the formation of a new group, please contact the Membership team.
The Values Aligned Philanthropy peer circle gives community foundations in the process of exploring, designing, or implementing organizational values-aligned grantmaking policies the opportunity to meet, strategize, and share resources with peers across the country. In addition to regular meetings with your peers, joining gives you access to a Philanthropy Exchange community where you can connect with other community foundation staff and share resources and strategies asynchronously. Registration is free and is open to all community foundation staff who are interested regardless of their Council membership status.
Connect with peers to learn about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The group meets monthly by Zoom to discuss SDG topics including education, local implementation, community alignment and communication, professional development, data, grantmaking, and more. This group is primarily focused on expanding the SDGs in the United States through foundation action, but all nationalities are welcome. This group is hosted by the Council and facilitated by Sandi Vidal of the Central Florida Foundation.
Explore the future of global civil society through a systems-change approach in partnership with RINGO (Reimagination of the INGO and Global Civil Society). This group meets quarterly and acts as an ‘Action Pod’ hosted by the Council and facilitated by Deborah Doane of Rights CoLab and Jennie Richmond of Impact Works Associates.
This engagement opportunity is designed to connect foundation staff of all levels across the country who are working to explore, design, implement, or refine their organization's diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Chaired by Celia Yapita, Community Leadership & Learning Director at the Albuquerque Community Foundation, the group will meet monthly or as the group decides.
Contribute, connect, and learn in this member community designed for staff from all foundation types. This is the best place to get valuable perspectives from a broad range of audiences
Connect with sector peers around the globe in roles similar to yours. Search an online library of 1,700+ peer-created best practices and template documents
Seek and give candid advice in a secure community conversation with peers from similar foundation types (like community foundations, private foundations, and corporate philanthropy)
