2026 UN General Assembly Philanthropic Side Events
As foundations and philanthropic leaders prepare for the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), we've put together this calendar of side events, with registration links included throughout.
We're excited to join the conversations at UNGA 81 and Climate Week NYC 2026, engaging with foundations and philanthropic leaders who are driving innovative solutions and building partnerships to address today's most pressing global challenges.
UNGA events have blue (■) titles; Climate Week events have green (■) titles.
Hosting a side event? If it's philanthropy focused, we'd love to include it. Send the event details to victoria.mendez@cof.org, and we'll add it to the calendar and help promote it.
Sunday, September 20, 2026
2026 Concordia Annual Summit
September 20 - 23 | 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. ET | In-Person
Philanthropies Represented: Novartis Foundation, AB InBev Foundation, The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation, and more.
Monday, September 21, 2026
Ceres Climate Week NYC 2026
HER Power 2026: Sustaining Action for Women and Girls
September 21 | 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. ET | In-Person
Philanthropies Represented: Ford Foundation, Bayer Foundation
Devex Impact House @ UNGA 81
September 21-24 | Hybrid
Philanthropies Represented: Imaginable Futures, Rippleworks, GiveWell, Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund, Livelihood Impact Fund, Fast Forward, and more.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Clinton Global Initiative
India Philanthropy Forum
Tech & AI Forum 2026
September 22 ;| 3:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. ET | In-Person
Philanthropies Represented: Mozilla Foundation
Young Leaders Are Breaking Cycles of Inequality: What Can Institutions Learn from Their Leadership
September 22 | 12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET| In-Person
Philanthropies Represented: Global Fund for Children
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Prepared for What's Next: How Country Investments are Powering Global Health Resilience
September 23 | 3:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. ET | Hybrid
Philanthropies Represented: The Pandemic Fund
Data.org @ UNGA 81 Breakfast Briefing
September 23 | 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET | In-person
Philanthropies Represented: Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
From Aid to Agency
September 23 | 2 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. ET | Hybrid
Organizations Represented: Devex
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Global Development Forum 2026: Rethinking Aid, Finance, and Impact
September 24 | 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET | Hybrid
Philanthropies Represented: Food for The Hungry, World Food Program USA
Scaling Nature Positive Solutions
September 24 | 11:35AM - 12:00PM ET | In-person
Organizations Represented: Goldman Environmental Foundation, Wildlife Conservation Network, Proyecto Tití, SMACON
From Crisis to Resilience
September 24 | 12 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET | Hybrid
Organizations Represented: Devex
