Conference Schedule and Agenda Highlights

Tuesday May 20:  5:30-7pm at Saint Kate Hotel

• Welcome reception (Deep Image Room, 3rd floor)
• Dinner on your own

Wednesday May 21:  8:30am – 4:45pm at Saint Kate Hotel, ARC Theatre

• Breakfast buffet from 7:30-8:30am in the Dada Room (3rd floor)
• Conference Kick Off & Welcome to Milwaukee!
• Keynote: A Commitment to Equity and Opportunity 
  • Andrea Abrams Executive Director, Defending American Values Coalition/American Pride Rises Network
• How Community Foundations Are Responding
  • Frank Fernandez, CEO, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
  • Dan Kildee, President & CEO, Community Foundation for Greater Flint
  • LuTonya Russell-Humes, VP Grants & Programs, Fairfield County’s Community Foundation
• Informed Communities: Supporting Democracy & Civic Health
  • Teresa Gorman, Associate Director, Public Square, Democracy Fund
  • Mary Jo Jean-Francois, VP of Impact, Community Foundation for Greater Dubuque
• Community Foundations and Policy Advocacy: A Panel Discussion
  • Justina Acevedo-Cross, Senior Director of Community Strategy, Hawaii Community Foundation
  • Phil Koch, VP Policy & Community Impact, The Pittsburgh Foundation
  • Vincent Lyles, Executive Director, Milwaukee Succeeds, Greater Milwaukee Foundation
• Systems Change Workshops (concurrent sessions)
  • Policy Change Toolkit for Community Foundations:  Lizzy Ferrara, Policy Analyst, Research to Action Lab, Urban Institute
  • Racial Equity Systems Self-Assessment:  Pamela Ross, Leader of Community Impact, John R. Oishei Foundation
• Depart at 6:15pm for ThriveOn King
  • Introduction to the space and small group tours
  • Reception and dinner

Thursday May 22:  8:30am – 3:30pm at ThriveOn King

• Depart Saint Kate hotel for transportation to ThriveOn King at 7:45am
• Breakfast buffet from 8:00-8:30am
• Celebrating Our Work and Taking Care of Ourselves
• The Power of Networks to Drive Local Change
  • Nisha Patel, Moderator
  • Dr. Kara Ahmed, President, Educare
  • AJ Herrmann, Director, Policy & Program Innovation, Accelerator for America and National Housing Crisis Task Force
  • Sukhi Samra, Executive Director, Mayors & Counties for Guaranteed Income
  • Small Group Discussions on Panel Topic Areas
    • Early Childhood Education:  Elizabeth George, St. Louis Community Foundation
    • Housing:  Pamela Gray Payton, San Diego Foundation
    • Direct Cash Assistance:  Cesar Aleman, UpTogether/Connecticut Urban Opportunity Collaborative
• Roundtable Discussions
  • Climate Action: Cait Botschner, CF Climate Collaborative
  • Demographic & Diversity Data/US NonProfits: Anna Koob, Candid
  • Donor Alignment with Equity & Opportunity Work:  Sheri Brown Grosvenor, Community Foundation of Broward
  • Mobilizing Mutual Aid in an Era of Federal Cuts:  Brynna Lipper and Sarah Friedman, Humboldt Area Foundation
• Call to Action and Closing Remarks