60th Annual Conference

Marriott Marquis | Atlanta, GA | May 4–6, 2009


Concurrent Sessions

CONFERENCE TRACKS:

  • M

    Money Matters

    These sessions will provide leaders with information and resources to guide their organizations through tough economic times.
  • IN

    Inclusion Matters

    This track focuses on diversity and inclusive practices and their impact on philanthropy. Participants can expect to tackle issues of equity, effectiveness, and engaging donors of color.
  • H

    Health Matters

    These sessions will explore funding and access disparities on the local and national levels.
  • ED

    Education Matters

    This mix of concurrent sessions and site visits will highlight successful collaborations and new models addressing education needs.
  • EN

    Environment Matters

    Uncover the best thinking and new opportunities for philanthropy in the environment.

  • EX

    Economic Xchange

    Learn insights, strategies, and tactics related to the administration and operation of a foundation, including new ideas in technology, grantor–grantee relationships, and legislative updates.
  • PH

    Philanthropy Matters

    Learn successful strategies, best practices, and new models for philanthropy in a changing world.
  • PL

    Place Matters

    Discover how the boundaries of location and community are being protected, redefined, and challenged.
Monday, May 4
10:15am-11:45am
EN Investing in Innovation for Energy Independence and Sustainability
PH Philanthropy's Role in Linking Social and Personal Transformation
M/EX Closing the Wealth Gap: Asset-building Strategies in Low-Income Communities
IN Confronting the Hidden Barrier: Talking About Class and Extreme Inequality
PH Disaster Grant Making
PH Discovering International Grantmaking
PH Expand your Effectiveness with Creative and Legal Grantmaking
PH From Leader to Organization: Moving the Next Gen Discussion Beyond People to Organizations
IN Immigration Matters: Local Solutions to a National Imperative
H Leveraging Public Funding Streams to Expand Access to Health Care
PL Defining Success in Community Initiatives: People, Place, and Policy
ED Children Are Our Future: Philanthropy’s Focus on Pre-Kindergarten Education
M/EX Riding it Out: Investment Strategies for Economic Uncertainty
M/EX Regional Economic Partnerships That Can Reinvent American Communities
2:30pm-4:00pm
PH Washington Update: A View from Capitol Hill
PH Building Philanthropy BRIC by BRIC
ED Education and Smart Growth: Cross-Sectoral Collaboration Opportunities and Challenges
M/EX Leveraging Corporate Philanthropy as Bridge into New Markets
M/EX Mission Related Investing: Philanthropy's New Passing Gear
M/EX The Foreclosure Crisis: A Blueprint for Foundation Intervention
IN Race Matters in Your Community: Exercising Community Leadership in Racial Equity
IN Engaging Donors of Color: How to Invest in Support, and Celebrate All Givers
2:30pm-4:30pm - Extended
PH Can Funders Act Be Better Partners in Supporting Development Efforts in Africa?
PL Community Organizing Works!
IN Diversity and Effectiveness in Philanthropy: A Leadership Exchange on Next Steps Opportunities for the Field
PH Telling Your Story: Letting People Know How You Are Changing The World
PL Taking Philanthropy Online: Social Networks Re-defining Community and Igniting Impact
Tuesday, May 5
9:30am–11:30am - Extended
M How Philanthropy Can Make Private Markets Work for Low-income Neighborhoods
10:00am–11:30am
PL Connecting Communities for the Common Good: Organizing Online
IN New Data on Spend-down Foundations and Setting Priorities for Further Research on Diversity and Effectiveness: An Update on Council Research Collaborations
M/EX Global Impact: How Intermediaries are Transforming Grantmaking
M/EX Helping Non-profits Through Economic Tough Times
M New Models of Philanthropy with Indigenous Roots
PL New Technologies for Grassroots Community Empowerment
M/EX Put a New Tool in Your Toolbox: Leverage Your Resources Through PRI's
M/EX Raising Money While Raising Hell: The Activist Role and Successful Fundraising
M/EX The Serve America Act – An In-Depth Discussion
EN The Triple Bottom Line: Sustainability, Prosperity, and Equity in Older Cities
PL Partnering with the U.S. Government for Global Development: A New Era?
H Unusual Suspects: Corporate and Sports Foundations as Catalysts for Healthy Communities
PH When Program and Communications are Integrated, Good Things Happen for Foundations
2:00pm-4:00pm - Extended
Praise & Skepticism: “Philanthropy at Its Best” and the Future of the Sector
2:30pm–4:00pm
IN Building Local Power to Address Structural Racism: Overcoming Challenges
ED Beyond Grantmaking: How Funders Can Impact Public Education
EN Climate Justice: Understanding the Effects of Global Warming on Marginalized Communities
PL Unlikely Bedfellows: Creating Community Change
PH Creating Documentaries for Impact on Poverty and Other Social Change
PH Reframing of Best Practices: New Criteria for Grantmakers
PL Rural Philanthropy in Tough Economic Times - Challenges and Opportunities
M Saving Our Way Out of the Credit Crisis: Thrift or Debt?
PH Slavery and Trafficking at Home and Abroad
H Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?
PH Integrating Philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility
M/EX Emerging Liquidity Issues for Foundations
M/EX Federal Briefing on the AARA: Job Creation and Reemployment Assistance
M/EX Now More Than Ever or, If Not Now, When?: Policy Advocacy Funding during the Economic Crisis
PH Technology and 21st Century Philanthropy!
Wednesday, May 6
10:00am-11:30am
ED Building a Talent Pipeline
PL Civic Engagement--A Continuum of Opportunities for Funders
ED Doing Heavy Lifting to Make Fair Access to Higher Education a Reality
M Ending Homelessness in Your Community: Funder Collaborations that Work
PH Governance for Good: Effective Succession and Governance Planning for Family Foundations
H Health is Where You Live, Work, Play, and Learn: The RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America
M Helping Communities through Tough Economic Times
IN Moving the Needle: How Philanthropy Can Make Real Progress in Reducing Disparities
PL Philanthropy in the Arab World: Progress and Pitfalls Since 9/11
M/EX Strategic Restructuring: Mergers and Partnerships Among Nonprofits
PL Thirsting for Solutions: The Opportunities for Philanthropy in the Water Sector
M/EX The Economic Stimulus: Foreclosures
PH Continuum of Corporate Volunteerism: Engaging Millennials and through Baby Boomers
PH Pursuing Excellence in Philanthropy: Getting Clear, Getting Real, Getting Better

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