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Morning Workshops & Roundtable Chat Sessions
Funder Discussion: Strengthening Philanthropy’s Response to Gun Violence
Day 2 Concurrent Session - Relationship Building and Its Impact on Philanthropy
Are you using principles of Trust Based Philanthropy and don’t even know it? When philanthropist Carole Haas Gravagno and Stanford Thompson teamed up a decade ago to plan and launch the music education program Play On Philly, the journey and relationship impacted their own lives as much as those of the students.
Networking Breakfast
Plan to arrive early to take advantage of this time to network with colleagues and visit with our sponsors who provide professional services to philanthropy and nonprofits.
Morning Networking and Breakfast Sponsored by:
DAY 1 NETWORKING SESSIONS
New Members and Attendees
Join us to connect with your peers and learn from each other.
Day 1 Concurrent Session - Environmental Justice: Deadly Symptoms of Larger Problems
DAY 1 CONCURRENT SESSION | Journey Toward Justice: Transforming Education Institutions
DAY 2 CONCURRENT SESSION | Trust-Based Philanthropy in 4D: Values, Cultures, Leadership, Practice
DAY 1 CONCURRENT SESSION | Persevering Through Crisis: The State of Nonprofits
Lunch & Keynote Address with Liz Dozier, Chicago Beyond
In 2016, Liz Dozier launched Chicago Beyond, an impact investor that backs the fight for youth equity by fueling ideas, organizations, and people.
Day 3 Concurrent Session - Looking Back to Move Forward: Understanding How Use of An Evaluation of Past Practices Can Create Equity
Day 2 Concurrent Session - Blueprint for a Better Safety Net: Participatory Grantmaking in Action
Join us as we discuss a participatory planning effort to redesign the social safety net in order to better weather the COVID-19 pandemic and address deeply rooted racial and social inequities. In this session, HealthSpark Foundation staff, a nonprofit participant, and a community partner will discuss their experiences in this community-driven process, share lessons learned from building collective vision during this momentous time in history, and outline key actions their organization will be taking as a result of this work.
DAY 3 CONCURRENT SESSION | Leveraging The Many ‘Gifts’ That Come From A Modernized Grantmaking Process
OPENING SESSION | Featured speaker LaTosha Brown, Black Voters Matter
Fireside Chat with Tonya Allen, Skillman Foundation
As CEO of the Skillman Foundation, Tonya Allen's work centers on pursuing, executing and investing in ideas that improve her hometown of Detroit and increase opportunities for its people, especially children, who live in under-resourced communities.
Small Group Conversations
Day 2 Concurrent Session - Equipping and Empowering Leaders of Color in Accessing Philanthropic Dollars
Accessing foundation money has historically experienced a color barrier. Come and join us to learn about the challenges facing our leaders of color when trying to access philanthropic funds and to identify the potential barriers that may affect the future of fundraising and how to overcome them.
Minority & Immigrant Local Businesses Amidst COVID-19 - A Call to Action
Grab your favorite breakfast, have a seat at the table and break bread with us for the final morning of the conference. During this session we tie together the learning events that we have all participated in over the last three days of the conference and how these building blocks will help you create your own call to action.
Small Group Conversations
Breakout Conversations:
1. Emergent Topics
2. Engage Community Voice and Agency
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