If you’re just getting started with participatory grantmaking, join this session to learn about this community foundation’s community-led grantmaking committee that drives their grantmaking process. By moving away from previous exclusive grants selection committees, they can center the voices…

Join us for a moderated conversation about experiences and perspectives on the importance of education freedom for all. A public official will discuss policy views on school choice, charter schools, and the state's role, and a practitioner will share from his perspective focused on education…

The Rural Funders Learning Network (RFLN) addresses pressing, systemic issues in rural regions that share challenges - affordable housing, economic distress, limited access to healthcare and childcare, and community cohesion, to name a few. This session will highlight a structure and pathways…

What if disaster philanthropy led to equitable recovery, long-term power building, and economic justice? It’s possible. At this session, you’ll meet frontline leaders and be inspired to balance proactive and responsive grantmaking at your institution. Born out of our Wildfire Relief Fund, you…

How do we fix the most critical issues in our community with grants of $5,000, $50,000, or even $500,000? No matter how hard we try, a few grants won't eradicate poverty. So, what do we do? Funder collaboratives--donors pooling dollars to make grants together--harness the potential for…

This panel discussion will feature providers with diverse philosophies for solving this complex social issue. Each presenter is currently working on the front lines of Homelessness in Colorado, utilizing different philosophies and approaches. Learn how private vs. government funding impacts…

In this introduction to creative placemaking at the intersection of music, community building and public space, hear from a national placemaking funder and one of their grantee partners about place-based strategies  Attendees will walk away with funding and donor strategies to support…

Informed by the pillars that made Black Wall Street successful, Black Wall Street Forward convened and catalyzed Black business owners, local leaders, and entrepreneur champions in five North Carolina communities. Black Wall Street Forward models how funders and national organizations can…

In urban and rural neighborhoods across the United States, some religious properties are falling into disrepair as congregations struggle to keep up with increasing maintenance costs for what are, in some cases, historically and architecturally significant community assets. Join Berks County…

How can funders lean into more effective and equitable ways of giving? Last year, a diverse group of place-based funders came together to dig into that challenge (and more) with a shared commitment to equity and a desire to learn alongside one another. Join the conversation alongside these…

Miami-Dade, often desired for its weather, is also located in a in tropical zone on the east coast of Florida, putting it at high risk for sea level rise, extreme heat, hurricanes, and more. To ensure that Miami could withstand extreme weather, it needed to overcome extreme topic…

What does it look like to lead as a funder? In this session, the foundation staff will discuss their approach to leading by listening, which included convening numerous listening sessions with diverse stakeholders in the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta region to support true community-driven…

Acclimate Colorado, a partnership between philanthropy and nonprofits in Colorado, resulted in a policy agenda and blueprint for enacting state and local change. Learn how this partnership produced momentum around climate change adaptation, investment, planning, and policy change to improve…

In a state ranked last for connectivity and access in the nation, and in some of the least connected tribal and rural communities in the state, a collaboration was formed to increase broadband infrastructure and access, build workforce development programming, and engage tribal communities in…

In a city of 100,000, challenged by persistent high poverty, a coalition of private sector and nonprofit leadership revitalized a downtown area by investing $110 million, creating 142 market rate apartments, eliminating a food desert, and strengthening adjacent neighborhoods. This interactive…

Co-founders and leaders of Philanthropy Bridging Divides will lead an interactive session discussing how place-based funders and community foundations can be leaders in the national effort to bridge the partisan divide in America today. While Washington is riven with polarized ideological…