Thomas Allen Harris, Executive Producer of Family Picture USA and Vince Stehle, Executive Director of Media Impact Funders discuss the stories behind family photos for the Clips, Conversation & Cocktail plenary session at United Philanthropy Forum's 2019 Annual Conference in Cleveland on July 16.
Tyehimba Jess, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, opened United Philanthropy Forum's 2019 Annual Conference in Cleveland on July 15 with excerpts from his award-winning work Olio.
David Callahan, founder and editor of Inside Philanthropy, presented as a part of a breakfast plenary session at United Philanthropy Forum's 2019 Annual Conference in Cleveland on July 16, where he shared his thoughts on critical trends in philanthropy.
Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt, author of Biased, presented as a part of a breakfast plenary session at United Philanthropy Forum's 2019 Annual Conference in Cleveland on July 16. Dr. Eberhardt opened with a story about her son making a biased statement and she emphasized the different ways in which implicit bias can have an impact on our decision-making without us even knowing it.
Edgar Villanueva, author of Decolonizing Wealth, spoke about the role of philanthropy in today’s society as a part of a breakfast plenary session at United Philanthropy Forum's 2019 Annual Conference in Cleveland on July 16. Edgar emphasized the importance of understanding the dynamics and impact of colonization on our country and our field, and beginning the process of healing, if we are ever going to make philanthropy as effective, powerful and equitable as it has the potential to be.
David Biemesderfer, President & CEO of United Philanthropy Forum, moderates a conversation on the power of PSO partnerships with a panel of philanthropy leaders to discuss the range of PSO partnerships possibilities for the luncheon plenary session at United Philanthropy Forum's 2019 Annual Conference in Cleveland on July 16.
Phil Buchanan, President of Center for Effective Philanthropy, is interviewed by Janine Lee, President & CEO of Southeastern Council of Foundations discussed Phil’s new book Giving Done Right for the breakfast plenary session at United Philanthropy Forum's 2019 Annual Conference in Cleveland on July 17. During the discussion, Phil emphasized his viewpoint about the PSO field in how we frame and also celebrate good philanthropy in an era when it is necessary to hold philanthropy accountable for its mistakes, foibles and inequity.
Ana Marie Argilagos, President and CEO of Hispanics in Philanthropy facilitates the closing conversation for lucheon plenary session at United Philanthropy Forum's 2019 Annual Conference in Cleveland on July 17 with LaTosha Brown, co-founder of the Black Voters Matter, and Vanita Gupta, President and CEO of Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights about the role of philanthropy in our democracy.
In a guest post, Maria Vizcarrondo, President at Council New Jersey Grantmakers, shares lesson learned from #ForumCon19 that can be applied to confronting hate.
This is a guest post by Kelly Connor, Program and Communications Manager at Gateway Center for Giving who shares her thoughts of the 2019 Forum annual conference and the world of philanthropy as she recently started working for Gateway Center for Giving.