Council on Foundations 60th Annual Conference May 4-6, 2009 in Atlanta, GA
All of the sessions listed here will be included on the Multimedia CD.
FO-09-02-01 Opening Plenary Dr. Robert Franklin
FO-09-02-02 Children Are Our Future: Philanthropy's Focus on Pre-Kindergarten Education
Steve Suitts, Craig T. Ramey, Holly Robinson, Penelope L. McPhee
FO-09-02-03 Closing the Wealth Gap: Asset-building Strategies in Low-income Communities
Rick Williams, Gena Gunn, Heather McCulloch, Kilolo Kijakazi
FO-09-02-04 Confronting the Hidden Barrier: Talking About Class and Extreme Inequality
Kirsten Golden, Delia Carmen, Jason Franklin, Yolada Alindor
FO-09-02-05 Defining Success in Community Initiatives: People, Place and Policy
Prudence Brown, Astrid Hendricks, Ed.D., Marie Colombo, Thomas Kelly, Jr.
FO-09-02-06 Disaster Grant Making: Prepare for the Future
Eric Kessler, Akhtar Badshah, Regine Webster, Ronna Brown
FO-09-02-07 Discovering International Grantmaking
Chet Tchozewski, Anthony C. Tapia, Cristina Yoon, Heidi Metcalf
FO-09-02-08 Immigration Matters: Local Solutions to a National Imperative
Manuel Pastor, Joshua W. Hoyt, Kica Matos
FO-09-02-09 Investing in Innovation for Energy Independence and Sustainability
David Douglas, Kate Gordon
FO-09-02-10 Leveraging Public Funding Streams to Expand Access to Health Care
Diana L. Morris, David Riemer, Maryellen Burke, Ph.D., Victor Capoccia
FO-09-02-11 Philanthropy's Role in Linking Social and Personal Transformation
Alta Starr, Ng'ethe Maina, Todd Paglia
FO-09-02-12 Regional Economic Partnerships that Can Reinvent American Communities Anne Corriston, Kathryn E. Merchant, Kathryn Jo Mannes, Kelly Lucas, Mark Troppe
FO-09-02-13 Riding it Out: Investment Strategies for Economic Uncertainty
Andrea M. Dobson, Arun Sardana, CIMA, Blaine F. Aikin, John Hoover
FO-09-02-14 Monday Luncheon Plenary Congressman John Lewis, Georgia, G. Edward Deseve
FO-09-02-15 Building Philanthropy BRIC by BRIC
Ingrid Maryann Srinath, Fernando Rossetti, Irwin Fernandes, Nicholas Young, Olga Alekseeva
FO-09-02-16 Can Funders Be Better Partners in Supporting Development Efforts in Africa?
Niamani Mutima, Peter Laugharn, Tina Maria Thiart
FO-09-02-17 Community Organizing Works! Marjorie Fine, Mary Sobecki, Ana Garcia-Ashley, Joe Szakos
FO-09-02-18 Diversity and Effectiveness in Philanthropy: A Leadership Exchange on Next Steps Opportunities for the Field Aaron Dorfman, Carol A. Goss, Diane S. Kaplan, Sterling K. Speirn
FO-09-02-19 Education and Smart Growth: Cross-Sector Collaboration Opportunities and Challenges
Christine Tebben, L. Benjamin Starrett, Mary Filardo, Rhonnel Sotelo
FO-09-02-20 Engaging Donors of Color: How to Invest in, Support, and Celebrate all Givers
Melissa Y. Johnson, Darryl Kevin Lester, Raquel F. Donoso, Taij Kumarie Moteelall, MA
FO-09-02-21 Leveraging Corporate Philanthropy as a Bridge into New Markets
Amina J. Dickerson, Jill Southard, Wendy Ramage Hawkins
FO-09-02-22 Mission Related Investing: Philanthropy's New Passing Gear
Douglas Bauer, Charly Kleissner, Raul Pomares
FO-09-02-23 Race Matters in Your Community: Exercising Community Leadership in Racial Equity
Cindy Sesler Ballard, Joan M. Prince, Ph.D., Karen Fulbright-Anderson, Nina M. Waters
FO-09-02-24 Taking Philanthropy Online: Social Networks Re-defining Community and Igniting Impact Michael D. Smith, Donna Callejon, Eddie M. Choi, Kristen Taylor, Matthew Mahan,
Scott Harrison, Sean Stannard-Stockton
FO-09-02-25 Telling Your Story: Letting People Know How You Are Changing The World
David Isay, David L. Beckwith, Dianna O'Neill, Hugh Hogan
FO-09-02-26 The Foreclosure Crisis: A Blueprint for Foundation Intervention
George McCarthy, Deborah Goldstein, Laurie Latuda, Susan Keating
FO-09-02-27 Washington Update: A View from Capitol Hill Julie Fernandez, Robert M. Lang, Jr.
FO-09-02-28 Breakfast Plenary
FO-09-02-29 How Philanthropy Can Make Private Markets Work for Low-income Neighborhoods
Adam Meyerson, Jeremy Nowak, Moira Carlstedt, Patricia McKay
FO-09-02-30 Connecting Communities for the Common Good: Organizing Online
Anne Mosle, Ben Rattray, Maya Enista, Sally Kohn
FO-09-02-31 Global Impact: How Intermediaries are Transforming Grantmaking
Regan Ralph, Ana Criquillion, Naila Bolus
FO-09-02-32 Helping Nonprofits Through Economic Tough Times Kathleen P. Enright,
Dione Alexander, Gayle Williams, Karen Whalen, Ronald A. McKinley
FO-09-02-33 New Data on Spend-down Foundations and Setting Priorities for Further Research on
Diversity and Effectiveness: An Update on Council Research Collaborations
Renee B. Branch, Judith A. Kroll, Lawrence T. McGill, Thomas H. Jeavons
FO-09-02-34 New Models of Philanthropy with Indigenous Roots Carla Roberts
FO-09-02-35 New Technologies for Grassroots Community Empowerment
Erich Broksas, Katrin Verclas, Michael Kwartler, Shena Ashley
FO-09-02-36 Partnering with the U.S. Government for Global Development: A New Era?
Annette Heuser, G. Kevin Saba, Jerry O'Brien, Peter Shiras
FO-09-02-37 Put a New Tool in Your Toolbox: Leverage Your Resources Through PRI's
Peter Berliner, Luis Pastor, Sandra Mikush, Thomas D. Trinley
FO-09-02-38 Raising Money While Raising Hell: The Activist Role and Successful Fundraising
John Kania, Emmett D. Carson, Ph.D., Gary D. Schwartz, Thomas E. Wilcox
FO-09-02-39 The Triple Bottom Line: Sustainability, Prosperity, and Equity in Older Cities
Sharon Alpert, Chelsea Albucher, Michelle Wyman, Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins
FO-09-02-40 Unusual Suspects: Corporate and Sports Foundations as Catalysts for Healthy Communities
David J. Morse, Anita L. DeFrantz, Derek Yach, John Bare, Van Le
FO-09-02-41 When Program and Communications are Integrated, Good Things Happen for Foundations
Bruce S. Trachtenberg, Julio Marcial, Marc Fest
FO-09-02-42 Tuesday Luncheon Plenary Melody Barnes
FO-09-02-43 Praise and Skepticism: "Philanthropy at Its Best" and the Future of the Sector
Bradford K. Smith, Aaron Dorfman, Gayle Williams, Sherece Y. West, Ph.D.,
Timothy R. Walter, William W. Ginsberg
FO-09-02-44 Beyond Grantmaking: How Funders Can Impact Public Education
Jeffrey Kutash, Dr. Norman C. Francis, Gerald W. McElvy, Lalitha Vaidyanathan
FO-09-02-45 Building Local Power to Address Structural Racism: Overcoming Challenges
Lori Villarosa, Gihan Perera, John A. Powell, Leticia Alcantar, JD
FO-09-02-46 Climate Justice: Understanding the Efforts of Global Warming on Marginalized Communities
Michelle DePass, Danielle Deane, Robert D. Bullard
FO-09-02-47 Creating Documentaries for Impact on Poverty and Other Social Change
Sylvia M. Burgos Toftness, Daniel Pierce Bergin, Kimberly Pate, Emily Verellen
FO-09-02-48 Emerging Liquidity Issues for Foundations Jeffry Haber, David M. Nee
FO-09-02-49 Federal Briefing on the AARA: Job Creation and Reemployment Assistance
Dee Stewart, Helen Parker, Ph.D., Teresa Banks, Damian J. Thorman, Mark Wolfe
FO-09-02-50 Integrating Philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility
Jennifer Chavez, Erika Aaron, Julie Trell, Michael Bzdak
FO-09-02-51 Rural Philanthropy in Tough Economic Times - Challenges and Opportunities
Charlotte F. Lewellen-Williams, Darryl Kevin Lester, Felecia L. Jones, Karl N. Stauber
FO-09-02-52 Saving Our Way Out of the Credit Crisis: Thrift or Debt?
P. Russell Hardin, David Blankenhorn, Samuel Jackson, Tamara Draut
FO-09-02-53 Slavery, Trafficking, and Globalization Julia Ormond, Keisha Hoerrner, Kevin Bales
FO-09-02-54 Technology and 21st Century Philanthropy! Akhtar Badshah
FO-09-02-55 Unlikely Bedfellows: Creating Community Change
Marjorie Fine, Kate McLean, Marcos Vargas, Marilyn Gittell
FO-09-02-56 Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?
Earl Johnson, Larry Adelman, Laura Kettel Khan, Ph.D.
FO-09-02-57
1 CD Van Leer Lecture on International Philanthropy
Kenneth Roth
FO-09-02-58 Wednesday Breakfast Plenary: Investing in Uncertain Tjmes:
Lessons Learned from Madoff and the Markets Jeffrey R. Solomon,
Mark S. Charendoff, Janne Gallagher, Melissa A. Berman, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
FO-09-02-59 A Continuum of Corporate Volunteerism: Engaging Millennials through Baby Boomers
Lauren Purnell, Ann Hurd, Michelle Nunn, Sandeep Ganesh, Ann Cramer
FO-09-02-60 Civic Engagement - A Continuum of Opportunities for Funders L. Benjamin Starrett,
Ana Garcia-Ashley, Larry Ottinger, Nancy Van Milligen, MPA, Thomasina Williams
FO-09-02-61 Doing Heavy Lifting to Make Fair Access to Higher Education a Reality
Jamie P. Merisotis, Antonio Flores, Richard B. Williams, Ronald Mason
FO-09-02-62 Ending Homelessness in Your Community: Funder Collaborations that Work
Joseph Weisbord, David M. Wertheimer, Robert Hohler
FO-09-02-63 Governance for Good: Effective Succession and Governance Planning for Family Foundations
Chris Page, Byron R. Harrell, Sc.D., Elizabeth Storer
FO-09-02-64 Health is Where You Live, Work, Play, and Learn: The RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America David R. Williams, Kati Haycock, Ralph R. Smith, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA, Robin Mockenhaupt Ph.D.
FO-09-02-65 Helping Communities through Tough Economic Times
Gail C. Hayes, Bill Bolling, Chauncy Lennon, Ted Howard
FO-09-02-66 Moving the Needle: How Philanthropy Can Make Real Progress in Reducing Disparities
Steven E. Mayer, Ph.D., Melissa Y. Johnson, Monica Patten, Si Kahn
FO-09-02-67 Philanthropy in the Arab World: Progress and Pitfalls Since 9/11
Peter Shiras, Michael Rosen, Ron Bruder, Ziad Asali, MD
FO-09-02-68 Pursuing Excellence in Philanthropy: Getting Clear, Getting Real, Getting Better
Paul Rosenberg, Susan Wolf Ditkoff
FO-09-02-69 Strategic Restructuring: Mergers and Partnerships Among Nonprofits Robert Harrington
FO-09-02-70 Thirsting for Solutions: Opportunities for Philanthropy in the Water Sector
Edmund Cain, Clarissa Brocklehurst, Peter Lochery, Steven M. Hilton
FO-09-02-71 Closing Plenary The Honorable William Jefferson Clinton |
