Concurrent Sessions

 

Monday, 10:30am-Noon

Leadership

Faith and Feminism: A Paradox Or a Blueprint for Bold Philanthropy?
Managing Our Most Important Asset: Public Trust
What Issues Lie in Our Future?
Perpetuity is a Long Time
Learn Before You Lead: Getting to Know the Real Rural America
Bridging Divides: Advancing Understanding Between Muslims and Non-Muslims
A New Generation of Foundation CEOs: Fresh Leadership Perspectives from the Top
The Forms They Are A'Changin - The New IRS Form 990 and What's Ahead for the 990-PF
Top 10 Ways Independent Foundations Get into Trouble
Top 10 Ways Corporate Foundations Get into Trouble
The Pathways to Shared Prosperity: What Work Works for Low-Skilled Adults in Poverty?

Partnership

Partnering to Create Healthy, Inclusive Communities
Better Together: Five Winning Ways to Work Across Funding Silos
The State of Change: Opportunities for Impact Below the Federal Radar
The Advantage of Sharing Failures
Exponential Impact through Collaboration: Sports and Community Working Together
Leveraging Knowledge and Resources: Community & Private Foundation Partnerships

Impact

Social Entrepreneurship: New Approaches to Changing the World
The Policy Context for Philanthropy
Nurturing the Philanthropic Impulse - Donor Advisors and Philanthropic Strategy
The Myths and Realities of Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)
The Inconvenient Truth of Cause-Related Marketing: Recipes for Social Change
Foundation Expenses and Compensation: A Multi-Year Study on the Impact of Operating Styles
From Climate Change to Poverty: How Indigenous Peoples are Tackling the Most Challenging Issues of Our Time
Direct Communication: A Catalyst for Impacting Public Policy
A Leadership Exchange on Diversity in Philanthropy: Moving the Needle

Monday, 2:30pm-4:30pm

Towards a Global Solution: The Role of Philanthropy in Addressing Climate Change
Power Imbalance: The Program Work of Philanthropy
Philanthropy 2.0
Positive Deviance: A Radical Approach to Making Change from the Inside Out
Multigenerational Challenges for the Future
Taking Responsibility for Your Community

Monday, 3:00pm-4:30pm

Leadership

What's Ethics Got to Do With It?
Cultivating the Next Generation of Foundation Professionals
Philanthropy and Conflict: Quiet Diplomacy, Public Advocacy
Philanthropy and Government: Toward a Stronger Partnership
Top 10 Ways Family Foundations Get into Trouble
The Pathways to Shared Prosperity: What Works (and Why!) in Career Advancement for Low-Skilled Adults
Investing in Grassroots Leadership: A Strategy for Change
Successful Partnerships among Foundations around the World

Partnership

Drowning in Paperwork, Distracted from Purpose: Opportunities and Challenges in Grant Application and Reporting
Donors Are Like a Box of Chocolates
Walking the Tightrope in Corporate Philanthropy: A Dialogue Between HQ Staff and Their Local Counterparts
Whose Ethics? Are Infrastructure Groups or Government better able to Determine what Ethical Practices look like?
Stretching Your Philanthropic Resources: Foundations and Government as Partners
Beneficial Connections: Giving Circles and Foundations
Individual and Social Corporate Responsibility in Professional Sports
Handshakes for Rural Progress: Where Strategic Partners and Strategic Frameworks Meet
The Ties that Bind: Lifting Community Voice, Maximizing Community Benefit

Impact

The Campaign to End Genocide in Darfur
Evaluating Advocacy Grants
Strategic Philanthropy
The Impact and Future of Venture Philanthropy
Big Thinking About Small Grants
Beyond Counting: What Can We Learn from Diversity-Related Research?
The Ecology of Grantmaking Effectiveness: Exploring the Relationships between Diversity and Inclusive Practices and Effective Grantmaking

Wednesday, 10:00am-11:30am

Leadership

The Millennials and the Moment: Youth Engagement and Leadership Development
Regulating Ourselves: How Do We Create the Operating Environment That We Want?
Where is the "P" in Social Responsibility?
Multi-Generational Family Philanthropy
Civic Engagement: How to Make Democracy Deliver
Contemporary and Perpetual: The Continuous Reinvention of Community Foundations
Whose Ethics? Are Infrastructure Groups or Government Better Able to Determine What Ethical Practices Look Like?
Pathways to Shared Prosperity: Corporate Needs, Corporate Deeds: Corporate Philanthropy's Leadership Roles

Partnership

Foundations as Allies: More than Money
From Seed to Market: Is Fair Trade a Scalable Model & What is the Role of Philanthropy in Advancing the Movement?
Sharing Knowledge in a Globalized Word: Let's Stop Re-Inventing the Wheel!
Galvanizing Efforts to Meet the Needs of the World's Poorest Children
Racial, Ethnic, and Tribal Philanthropy: Community Impact by Engaging Diverse Donors
Diaspora Philanthropy: Sustaining Social Development or Traditional Divides?

Impact

Wired Philanthropy: Information Age Tools/Technology By and For Grantmakers
Grantmaking and Intuition
Mission-Related Investing: Leveraging Assets for Social Change
Reconsidering Community Organizing: New Players, Perspectives & Possibilities
In Search of Impact
IT: Bridging the Education and Development Divide
Legislative Update: Have Your Turn
The Effects of Demographics on Sports Philanthropy
Race Matters in Grantmaking: Unequal Opportunities or a Level Playing Field?
Charity vs. Change: Which Approach is Best for Helping Marginalized Communities?
Rural Change that Matters – and the Metrics to Prove
Seeding our Future: Growing the Next Generation of Givers

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