Conferences

Gatherings for networking and education

The Council’s conferences allow diverse leaders to connect on critical issues, engage in transformative conversations, and build the trust needed to create real change

Upcoming Conferences

May

Building Together 2026

May 4-7, 2026

Conference

May

Leading Locally 2027

May 4-6, 2027

Conference

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Past Conferences

Apr

2017 Annual Conference: Leading Together

Apr 23-26, 2017

Conference

Apr

Philanthropy Week in Washington 2016

Apr 11-15, 2016

Conference

Apr

2016 Global Philanthropy Dinner - Uprooted Communities: Our Global Migration Challenge

Apr 9-10, 2016

Conference

Apr

2016 Annual Conference

Apr 8-12, 2016

Conference

Apr

2015 Annual Meeting - Leading Together: Hope and Opportunity in a Destabilized World

Apr 24-28, 2015

Conference

Oct

2014 Fall Conference for Community Foundations

Oct 19-22, 2014

Conference

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Philanthropy Exchange Basics

Member Policy Briefings

Exclusively for Council members, by invitation only

Conferences

Gatherings for networking and education

Upcoming Conferences

Building Together 2026

Leading Locally 2027

Past Conferences

2017 Annual Conference: Leading Together

Philanthropy Week in Washington 2016

2016 Global Philanthropy Dinner - Uprooted Communities: Our Global Migration Challenge

2016 Annual Conference

2015 Annual Meeting - Leading Together: Hope and Opportunity in a Destabilized World

2014 Fall Conference for Community Foundations

Conferences Team