Featuring Keynote Speakers
Hayling Price
Visiting Fellow, Research to Action Lab, Urban Institute;
Executive Director, Mobility Alliance Incubation Hub
Conference Venue
The Candler Hotel in downtown Atlanta
127 Peachtree Street NE Atlanta, GA 30303
Train service from Atlanta Hartsfield Airport
Conference Schedule and Agenda Highlights
Monday May 13: 5:30-7pm
- Welcome reception
Tuesday May 14: 8:30am – 3:00pm
- Breakfast buffet from 7:30-8:30am
- Conference Kick Off
- Systems Change for Equity + Opportunity: External Focus
- Policy and Advocacy: Todd Apo, Hawaii Community Foundation and Pamela Gray Payton, San Diego Foundation
- Trust-Based Philanthropy
- Shaady Salehi, Executive Director, Trust Based Philanthropy Project and Pamela Ross, The Indianapolis Foundation
- Systems Change for Equity + Opportunity: Internal Focus
- Racial Equity Systems Self-Assessment for Community Foundations: Amy Daly-Donovan, CFON and NEON Cohort Members
- Small Group Discussions/Roundtables
- Community Impact/Investment: Elizabeth George, St. Louis Foundation
- Building Inclusion through Religious Pluralism: Dilnaz Waraich and Tamela Spicer, WF Fund
- Disaster Preparedness: Kellie Chavez Greene, Greater New Orleans Foundation
- Mental Health in Our Communities: Ayana Gabriel, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
- Depart at 3:30 for The King Center
- Guided tour of the Center followed by walking tour of Front Porch, a local housing project supported by the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
- Reception and dinner at the iconic Paschal’s Restaurant
Wednesday May 15: 8:30am – 3:00pm
- Breakfast buffet from 7:30-8:30am
- A Conversation with Dr. Helene Gayle, President, Spelman College and former CEO, Chicago Community Trust, with Frank Fernandez, CEO, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
- Mobility Alliance
- Jesús Gerena, CEO, UpTogether and Steering Committee Member, Mobility Alliance
- Hayling Price, visiting fellow in the Research to Action Lab at the Urban Institute and Executive Director, Mobility Alliance Incubation Hub
- Community Foundation Climate Collaborative Panel
- Moderated by Cait Botschner, Field In Sight Consulting
- Sheri Brown Grosvenor, Community Foundation of Broward
- Geri Yang-Johnson, Central Valley Community Foundation
- Michael Yonas, The Pittsburgh Foundation
- Call to Action and Closing Remarks
Registration
- Registration is free for CFON members and you may bring up to 3 representatives from your foundation
- Register using this link. Space is limited. The deadline for registration is April 30th.
- Reserve your hotel room at our discounted rate of $259/night + tax at The Candler Hotel. Space is limited and the cut-off date for reservations at the group rate is April 30th.