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This year’s Conference Keynote invites us to reimagine generosity as a bold, collective act of freedom—one that dismantles hierarchy, redistributes power, and builds a future rooted in mutual thriving.
Plus! Don’t miss our new Expanded Session offerings.
Keynote and Expanded Session presentation slides and handouts are available for download following the conference for continued learning.
Keynote: The Future is Not Finished
with Tonya Allen, President, McKnight Foundation
Kick off the conference with a conversation on what giving freely, abundantly, and without fear can look like and the current solidarity movement in philanthropy, spurred in part by McKnight, that is focused on ensuring resources continue to flow where they are needed to support thriving communities and a thriving democracy. As Tonya reminds us “the future is not finished” and now is the time to build the world we need and want together.
New this year! Expanded Sessions
Want to dig deeper into a topic than only an hour allows? Consider joining one or both of the Expanded Sessions, which will unfold over 75-minutes and include insights from industry leaders and facilitated conversation and activities around the topic at hand.
Breaking Free of the Charity Mindset Together
8 am – 9:45 am – University Hall
Instead of being seen as organizations of privilege and patronage, many organizations prefer to see themselves as agents of social change and justice. But do our leadership models, personnel structures, compensation policies, hiring practices, and fundraising strategies contribute to organizational structures that perpetuate the charity mindset?
Join Shétu Rose of Diverge Finance Cooperative as she provides context for these questions within the current climate nonprofits find themselves operating in and invites a panel of leaders for a conversation on the subtle vestiges of the charity mindset and how we can challenge ourselves to avoid perpetuating it in times of ease and disruption. Following the panel conversation, participants will move into facilitated peer conversations about moving to the next level as a sustainable, equitable, mission-affirming and action-oriented sector.
Presented by Shétu Rose, Chief Executive Officer at Diverge Finance Cooperative, in conversation with Sarah Clyne, Executive Director, EquaSpace, Nelima Sitati Munene, Executive Director, ACER Inc., and Bo Thao-Urabe, Co-Founder & Chief Belief Officer, Rooted to Last
Community Care: Avoid Burnout, Be Well While Working
2 pm – 3:15pm – University Hall
Join two fellow fundraisers who have been overcome by serious burnout and lived to tell the tale. With Betsy Altheimer of Table Forte and Cecelia Caspram of Mission Growth Partners as guides, participants will receive, and practice tools designed to create wellness while you work.
Explore how to create an active, effective culture of community care in your team, which is far more powerful than self-care. Prepare for an interactive session as you deeply engage with facilitators and each other to co-create a meaningful learning experience. The intention of this session is for you to leave feeling grounded and ready, equipped to re-enter working life and transform it by prioritizing both your own wellness and that of your colleagues. As Betsy and Cecelia remind us, nothing else we do is possible without our wellness. So, let’s prioritize it together in community!
Presented by Betsy Altheimer, Owner, Table Forte; Cecelia Caspram, Founder and CEO, Mission Growth Partners/For the Love of Humanity
Note: Session titles, descriptions, and presenters are subject to change.
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