Plenary Session: Love Your Place

Our closing plenary is focused on love. Our communities bring our lives joy and meaning. But growing isolation and polarization can fray our connection to our communities – and to each other. In this plenary session, we ask: “How can we embody love for our neighbors and our communities?” Our speakers will explore how philanthropy can support people and communities to build civic engagement, to connect across differences, and to be of service to each other and the places that bind them.

Welcome & Introductions: Walker Sanders, President, Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro

Speaker: Michael D. Smith, Chief Executive Officer, AmeriCorps

Facilitator: Chanda Smith Baker, Chief Impact Officer and Senior Vice President, Minneapolis Foundation