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LEADING TOGETHER
SCHEDULE
MONDAY, APRIL 27
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
Nob Hill A/B
Lower B2 Level
What Type of Fund Is It? (CLE)
Community foundations have many tools to connect donor resources to community needs. However, with
so many tools at your disposal, it can be difficult to decide which one to use at what time. This session
will provide a brief overview of the types of funds at community foundations. These funds include:
• Undesignated and designated funds;
• Agency component or no component funds; and
• Endowed or no endowed funds.
Within these categories, we will touch on field of interest, scholarship, and donor advised funds. After
our brief overview, a panel will discuss which tools they offer and how they talk about these tools with
donors. Please bring your donor and fund management questions for this panel.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
Yerba Buena Salon 5/6
Lower B2 Level
Investing in Leadership Moves Your Mission:
A Conversation with a Foundation Trustee and Grantee
Investing in people and the systems that support people within foundations and grantee organizations is
crucial to achieving our missions, and ensuring high performance, impact and sustainability toward that
end. This engaging session will introduce this important issue and offer stories and practical tools to help
you invest in talent.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
Golden Gate C1
B2 Level
Storytelling and Movement Building: Family Foundations in the Vanguard
Some of the best stories in philanthropy connect a critical arc in history to profound personal stories of
strength, motivation, and risk-taking. This session will mine the trajectory of two key movements: the
LGBTQ community’s fight for civil rights and marriage equality, and the commitment of key funders
guided by a vision for a racially just society.
To celebrate defining movements in recent U.S. history, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and StoryCorps
have partnered to record and share the stories of funders and community leaders who committed to
early movements, catalyzed new resources, overcame significant obstacles, and are currently engaged
as the movement evolves. Session participants will experience the power of storytelling, hear about
the building blocks to create a compelling story, and be encouraged to share the story of their own
family’s philanthropy.
KNOW & GO
1:50 pm – 2:15 pm
Golden Gate C3
B2 Level
Disability and Development: The Urgent Need for Inclusive Civil Society Programs
Drawing on a vivid presentation of the experiences of people with disabilities, Sightsavers will explore both
the challenges of living with a disability in a developing country and the opportunities for philanthropic
approaches to address the stigma and discrimination that leads to marginalization and therefore contribute
to more inclusive societies
KNOW & GO
2:15 pm – 2:35 pm
Golden Gate C3
B2 Level
Smashing Silos & Pursuing Pioneers: 2 Ingredients for Multi-Issues Leadership
There is no such thing as a health nonprofit or an immigration nonprofit. Every nonprofit operates at
the crossroads of multiple issues, communities, geographies, sectors, strategies, and challenges. In this
session, we will explore how foundations smash traditional silos that may hamper progress and pursue
pioneering nonprofit leaders who work at the crossroads.
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