If you do place-based work at a foundation or philanthropy-supporting organization, Leading Locally is for you! The conference content is geared toward individuals, at all levels, working for community foundations and other place-based funders, as well as those who support that work. Over 800 people joined us for Leading Locally 2023:

Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on June 5, 2025, or when the conference sells out, whichever comes first. Leading Locally 2023 sold out, so we added more tickets for 2025. This year, registration is capped at 1,000 attendees.

Hilton Minneapolis Downtown
1001 Marquette Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55403

Central Daylight Time (CDT)

To guarantee accommodation at the discounted group rate at our host hotel, the Hilton Minneapolis Downtown, reserve your room by Friday, May 20, 2025.

The special discounted rate for the conference is $259.00/night plus local taxes and fees.

Book Your Room

*Please note: the room block may sell out at any point and rooms may no longer be available.

Once the Hilton is full, attendees will need to make reservations on their own. We will provide a list of alternate hotels at that time.

You can purchase registration for a pre-conference session when registering for Leading Locally. The pre-conference sessions include:

• Legal Matters for Community Foundations Workshop
• CEONet Annual Retreat: "Building Bridges”
• Career Pathways Alumni Homecoming
• Building a Culture of Dialogue Across Differences
• Examining Your Foundation's Systems Through an Equity Lens (hosted by CFON)
• Sustained Collaboration Funders Convening (hosted by SCN)

You can find schedules, availability, and pricing on the pre-conference sessions page.

If you need to make changes to your registration, please contact registration@cof.org.

All Leading Locally 2025 registration cancellations must be submitted in writing to registration@cof.org. All cancellation refunds prior to May 1, 2025, will incur a 25% administrative fee. No refunds will be provided after May 1, 2025.

We are no longer accepting proposals for sessions.

The deadline to apply for scholarships has passed.