Archive for the ‘2011 Fall Conference’ Category
First Things First: A Short Journey From Excitement to Humility
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Media and Technology| Social Media| Social Networking
26 Sep 2011I was incredibly inspired during last week’s fall conference after leaving the remarkable session “Once Upon a Time: Reaching Beyond Your Windows Through Storytelling,” which shared the amazing success story of the Pittsburgh Foundation’s outreach through community video storytelling. I had several initial thoughts: “How do I start a video storytelling program in Fremont?” “Who [...]
Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Foundations Support Media Grantmaking!
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Media and Technology
23 Sep 2011With community and place-based foundations increasingly supporting local news and information projects (they spent $58 million on the sector last year) the audience for Wednesday’s “Journalism and Media Grant Making” session at the Council on Foundations Fall Conference for Community Foundations came prepared with sophisticated questions and their own insights to share.
Here’s a sample of [...]
Leading with Social Capital in Cash-Strapped Times
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Endowments and Investing| Leadership| Partnerships and Collaborations| Social Networking
22 Sep 2011The chief takeaway from the fall conference’s closing talk and panel session is this: The country is in a tough spot now and will continue to be for the next 5 to 10 years, financially and politically.
Government is gridlocked and revenues are ever-diminishing in a time of greater need, but cooperation and cash aren’t the [...]
19 Winners to Carry Out the Information Challenge
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Media and Technology
21 Sep 2011We’re excited to share with you the latest winners of the Knight Community Information Challenge. They will receive a combined $2.26 million in matching grants for news and information projects.
As traditional media continue to struggle, community and place-based foundations have an increasingly important role to play in helping groups provide local news and information. And [...]
First of all, thanks to Council interim President and CEO Jeff Clarke for the kind and slightly embarrassing shout-out at the noon plenary today. I do feel incredibly welcome at the conference and have gained so much knowledge that I’m sure to overwhelm my staff and board when I get back to the office. I [...]
Brain Explosion, Courtesy of Salim Ismail
20
Sep
2011
You know how it is when you go to a conference–not one with afternoons off for golf and shopping, but one filled with crowded sessions and challenging speakers? By the end, my head is always bursting with information, almost more than I can process as I head back to the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham [...]
A Little Honesty for Breakfast
20
Sep
2011
While the panel at the breakfast plenary was terrific to a person, our own Emmett Carson told us the truth about community foundations’ operating model, which we’ve all been thinking about for some time. It’s not like this hasn’t been a topic of discussion in the past. I think as many as 10 years ago, [...]
Wrong Turn? No, I Meant to Be Here
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Partnerships and Collaborations| Public Policy
20 Sep 2011Because I am a public official in the federal government at a conference dedicated to the nonprofit sector, some of my fellow conference-goers may have wondered whether my cab driver took me to the wrong convention center. But I assure you this is where I am supposed to be.
I am here because my team and [...]
Big vs. Small and the Traditional Community Foundation “model”
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Endowments and Investing| Governance
20 Sep 2011I am a morning person. This may be a result of having three small children who are age 5 and younger, but I find myself most productive and inquisitive at that time of day. I approach morning plenary sessions bright-eyed, cheery, and ready to learn. This morning’s session didn’t disappoint. The knock-out panel comprised Emmett [...]
Dejà Vu All Over Again?
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Endowments and Investing| Governance
20 Sep 2011A few colleagues will likely blog about the breakfast plenary session, “Keep Your Friends Close and Your Competitors Closer,” facilitated by John Kobara, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the California Community Foundation. I’m writing from the perspective of chair of the committee that preceded the Community Foundation Leadership Team, known as the [...]
Monday, Monday
20
Sep
2011
From the 60-plus CommA crew to 1,200 community foundation folk of all stripes: Talk about overnight expansion! As the Mommas and the Papas once sang, “And Monday morning/you gave me no warning/of what would be.”
In truth I had studied the Council’s conference schedule and had taken the proper “steps” to review the offerings. So many [...]
San Francisco is a long way from West Virginia…or is it?
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Nonprofits| Rural Philanthropy
20 Sep 2011When I read the description of the Rural Philanthropy Off-Site session for Sunday’s preconference, I thought, “Rural in California? Really? I’m from West Virginia—I know rural.” I welcome the opportunity to learn what works in other areas of the country, so I signed up.
Sunday’s session was nothing less than great! And guess what—I saw some [...]
CEONet Hit a Home Run!
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Governance| Management
20 Sep 2011This weekend’s CEO Retreat was organized by Randy Royster from the Albuquerque Community Foundation (ACF) and Meredith Hart Jones from the Maine Community Foundation. They are definitely two great leaders!
The two-day session was led by Ann Rhoades, a former board member of ACF, a friend of Randy’s, and author of Built on Values. If you [...]
Social Media: Special Relationships for Community Good
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Social Media| Social Networking
19 Sep 2011Today I joined Foursquare, created a QR code for our tornado recovery funds, and tweeted about some of the great sessions going on at the Council on Foundations Fall Conference for Community Foundations in San Francisco.
Even though I have been blogging, tweeting, and Facebooking for almost three years on behalf of the Community Foundation of [...]
Sometimes it’s Okay to “Skip Class”
19
Sep
2011
So far today, two sessions were too full for me to attend. I’ve learned several lessons from this: (1) stop networking earlier so I get to the session earlier and (2) buy the conference resources (which I did).
What a blessing it is to be here. So many people are dedicated to learning that sessions are [...]
Getting My Money’s Worth From the Fall Conference
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Governance| Legal
19 Sep 2011As a long-time conference attendee, I learned ages ago that the CEO Retreat and the Advanced Legal Seminar are reasons—all by themselves—to attend the fall conference. Once again, I was not disappointed.
During the CEO Retreat, Ann Rhoades, president of People Ink, taught us about using a values culture in leadership, hiring, accountability, and evaluation that [...]
This morning fall conference attendees had the privilege of listening to an outstanding, provocative, and thought-provoking plenary session. The session was a culmination of statistics provided by Terry Mazany, president and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust, with real-life examples from three motivated change agents in their own communities: Jaqueline Edelberg, author and parent; LaRavian [...]
Community Foundations Redefine Redevelopment
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Community Revitalization| Housing
19 Sep 2011Imagine an affordable housing community in America where people live in safe, green living spaces with access to child care, health care, public transit, good schools, and good jobs. A community in which longtime residents mingle with newer ones in an economically diverse neighborhood, and where neighbors meet regularly to solve problems and nurture future [...]
Reaching (and Engaging) Diverse Audiences
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Diversity and Inclusion| Social Networking
19 Sep 2011The emergence of online services such as eHarmony, Match.com, and okcupid.com have forever changed the way that couples meet. I have thankfully been off the dating scene for 20 years, but I’ve marveled at the evolution of this industry which, from the comfortable confines of cyberdom, has been credited with the culmination of hundreds of [...]
Day One: A Conference Geek’s Snapshot of Opening Day
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Donor Engagement| Education
19 Sep 2011Good morning from the West Coast! As I sit in my hotel room watching the sun rise over the downtown San Francisco skyline, I can’t help but be grateful for the opportunity to be at the Council on Foundations Fall Conference for Community Foundations. This is the first time in the 31-year history of the [...]
Dining and Dialogue: The Perfect Combination
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Partnerships and Collaborations
19 Sep 2011We heard a terrific dialogue at CF Leads Conversation on Community Leadership yesterday. Smart people from foundations across the country are embracing a new reality as public budgets decline and community partners aspire to new levels of collaboration and civic engagement. And the energy continued last night in Chinatown thanks to our ace restaurant sleuths [...]
The Film & Video Festival: A Story of Belonging
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Media and Technology
19 Sep 2011Avery, who are you? A young African-American? The daughter of white Jewish parents? A girl with two mothers?
Avery’s transition from child to adult, her search for her birth mother, and her search for the black culture she did not experience as an adoptee came together in a compelling film Sunday afternoon here at the Council [...]
San Francisco: The Home of Constant CommA
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Media and Technology| Philanthropy| Social Media| Social Networking
18 Sep 2011Here we are in San Francisco, with many of us attending our first CommA gathering in several years. It’s a happy reunion and a time to make new acquaintances—and match faces with listserv names. The veterans reminisce about the early years; the newbies jump right in as if social media always existed. It’s constant CommA.
We’re [...]
Responding to Disaster
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Disaster Grantmaking
18 Sep 2011What do high-profile concerts have to do with tornadoes or hurricane-induced flooding? For both disasters, one in Alabama and one in Vermont, talented and caring musicians used benefit concerts to raise money to help survivors.
No, community foundations usually are not in the concert business. And we weren’t this time either. But we are in the [...]
Lessons from an Octogenarian
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Social Media| Social Networking
18 Sep 2011The Denver Foundation is up there in age—86 years old. My father, a Chicagoan through and through, will be 88 next week. Even after a long career as an educator and principal, it seems that one of his proudest moments was developing an email account a few years back. It was monumental and definitive. Yet [...]
A Wealth of Opportunity Exists in San Francisco
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Professional Development| Social Media
17 Sep 2011The sights and sounds of San Francisco provide a perfect setting for community foundations to gather for the Council on Foundations fall conference that starts Monday. For one thing, it is a place of wonderful diversity, reminding us that each geographic area we serve is unique, but also part of a greater world. And the [...]
San Francisco, Here I Come
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Professional Development
17 Sep 2011This will be my third Council on Foundations Fall Conference for Community Foundations and every time I’m impressed and a little overwhelmed.
Each city offers an exciting venue for this event. In San Antonio, Texas, despite the oppressive heat, we enjoyed the opening reception at the beautiful and historic Alamo. Charlotte, N.C., opened the doors to [...]
Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Global Philanthropy| Media and Technology
16 Sep 2011On Monday evening, September 19, at the Council’s Fall Conference for Community Foundations, a special screening is planned of a documentary film, “Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think.” The film is based on a Gallup poll of Muslim women and men in more than 30 countries across the globe. They were asked their [...]
HR Essentials—Are You in Compliance?
16
Sep
2011
In light of the Council’s commitment to the highest standards of ethical behavior and philanthropy, it’s a given that members strive for human resources (HR) compliance. Each one of you has an important mission, and your employees are key players in promoting and fulfilling that mission. During Monday’s session, “HR Essentials: What You Need to [...]
Flexing the Muscle of Public-Private Partnership Power
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Partnerships and Collaborations
15 Sep 2011Last week, the president of our foundation was invited to serve as a member of a state-sponsored task force to oversee and guide the development and implementation of a municipally based, federally funded, state-administered program for children and families. Asked what I knew about this effort, I expressed my strong support for this type of [...]
Vermonters Rebuild After Pummeling by Irene
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Disaster Grantmaking| Nonprofits| Partnerships and Collaborations
14 Sep 2011Tropical Storm Irene may have seemed like a nonevent in some places, but not here in Vermont. We’re seeing firsthand the devastation left by this disaster, which is the worst flooding here since 1927. More than 160 roads were impassable, and “you can’t get there from here” was heard all across the state. Thousands of [...]
How Three Foundations Strengthened Their Leadership
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Environment| Leadership| Philanthropy| Public Policy
13 Sep 2011
What does a foundation do when pollution poses an immediate health threat to the community and the nonprofits there to help aren’t connected to each other?
Consider what’s happened in the Greater Buffalo area, a passageway for 20 percent of the world’s fresh water supply-and home to the first U.S. Superfund site. The region’s industrial heritage [...]
Every life has a story and it is through such stories that the Canton Community Foundation learned how little many armed services veterans know about their benefits through Veterans Affairs (VA).
These stories-and later learning that half of Michigan’s 700,000 veterans live in metropolitan Detroit-prompted the foundation to take action. In September 2010, we unveiled the [...]
From Tragedy to Action
11
Sep
2011
Like many, I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing as the events of September 11, 2001, unfolded and, like many, I shared in the shock, sorrow, and utter disgust of that terrible day. I also vividly remember a day about two years later when my friend, Gene Steuerle, and I held [...]
The New York Community Trust co-founded the September 11th Fund with United Way of New York City, making 559 grants totaling $528 million that contributed to the recovery of individuals, families, and communities.
It struck me that much of the coverage in the run-up to the 10th anniversary has concluded with some version of “everything changed.” [...]
I was visiting family in New York City over the weekend when Irene came up the eastern seaboard. In the end, we were spared, luckier than many other communities north and south of us. Some neighbors in my dad’s high-rise apartment building in Brooklyn had the great idea to throw an Irene potluck, getting us [...]
The ABCs of L3Cs
In: 2011 Fall Conference| Community Foundations| Endowments and Investing| Public Policy
22 Aug 2011Earlier this year, Americans for Community Development held its inaugural conference, “L3C A to Z,” in Evanston, Ill., to educate nonprofits on Low-Profit Limited Liability Companies (L3Cs) and the advantages they provide for those pursuing program-related investments (PRIs). At the opening plenary, I served on a panel, along with Robert Lang and Max Martin, on [...]
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