Training

Communicating Around Disaster: A Crisis Communications Workshop July 2026

This virtual workshop is designed to help community foundation staff and leadership communicate confidently about disaster and crisis funds before, during, and after a crisis. 

This workshop draws on real experiences from:

  • July 2025 Kerr County floods
  • Uvalde school shooting
  • Maine and California wildfires
  • Baltimore bridge collapse

Facilitators will walk through a practical framework for building public understanding before a crisis, managing communications in the moment, aligning your internal team, and responding strategically to scrutiny from media. The session is built for community foundation CEOs and executive directors, communications staff, and program and community initiatives leaders. The program will include practical tools you can put to use right away including message maps and decision frameworks.

Council members can access the full recording from this workshop.

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Bridging Differences Leadership Cohort Alumni Office Hours - November

Bridging Differences Leadership Cohort Alumni are invited to join current cohort members for open office hours.

Bridging Differences Leadership Cohort office hours offer cohort members a space to reflect on their learnings and ask questions about program content. This year, we're excited to open these sessions to cohort alumni. These sessions are an opportunity to reconnect with the program's themes and engage with the current cohort's experience.

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This registration is open to Alumni of the 2023, 2024, and 2025 Bridging Differences Leadership Cohort. If you are in the 2026 Cohort, refer to your calendar invitation for details. 

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Bridging Differences Leadership Cohort Alumni Office Hours - September

Bridging Differences Leadership Cohort Alumni are invited to join current cohort members for open office hours.

Bridging Differences Leadership Cohort office hours offer cohort members a space to reflect on their learnings and ask questions about program content. This year, we're excited to open these sessions to cohort alumni. These sessions are an opportunity to reconnect with the program's themes and engage with the current cohort's experience.

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Conference

Building Together 2028

Save the date for an inspiring, immersive conference designed for people working in philanthropy who are eager to connect and collaborate across differences.

Date & Time

Monday, May 22, 2028 to

Thursday, May 25, 2028

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Charlotte, NC

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Building Together 2028

May 22-25 | Charlotte, NC

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Bridging Differences Leadership Cohort Alumni Office Hours - July

Bridging Differences Leadership Cohort Alumni are invited to join current cohort members for open office hours.

Bridging Differences Leadership Cohort office hours offer cohort members a space to reflect on their learnings and ask questions about program content. This year, we're excited to open these sessions to cohort alumni. These sessions are an opportunity to reconnect with the program's themes and engage with the current cohort's experience.

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This registration is open to Alumni of the 2023, 2024, and 2025 Bridging Differences Leadership Cohort. If you are in the 2026 Cohort, refer to your calendar invitation for details. 

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Council & CEONet | Community Foundation CEO Roundtable - June 2026

Join community foundation CEOs for a roundtable discussion on how foundations are investing in physical space to connect to the community and strengthen their presence and community leadership. The session will share practical insights, explore key opportunities, challenges, and strategic considerations.

Topic: More Than Four Walls - Creating Spaces that Serve Your Community

Join fellow community foundation CEOs for a roundtable conversation exploring how community foundations are reimaging their role as community hubs through the development of dedicated headquarters with built-in convening and training spaces. Participants will hear first-hand insights from leaders who have successfully navigated the process – from visioning and financing to design, operations, and community impact. Together, we’ll discuss the opportunities, challenges, and strategic considerations of investing in physical space that supports nonprofit capacity-building and strengthens your foundation’s visibility and leadership across your region. 

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Understanding the Impact of AI Data Centers on Rural America

Understand the AI data center issue, its impact on rural America, and the role of community self-determination.

An informative conversation, aiming to provide attendees with knowledge and a nuanced understanding of the AI data center issue, its impact on rural America, and the role of community self-determination. The discussion is descriptive, not prescriptive, and focused on data, ambiguities, and what philanthropy can realistically do.

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Tony Pipa

Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development

Brookings Institution

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