INNOVATION & LEGACY:
The Place of the Next Generation in Philanthropy

The Next-Generation Pre-Conference to the Council on Foundations Annual Conference
A Training and Retreat
For Young Foundation Professionals
& Other Philanthropic Leaders

Saturday, May 2 - Sunday, May 3, 2009
Atlanta, GA

Brought to you by Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP)
In collaboration with the Council on Foundations, Resource Generation, and 21/64

The Next Generation Retreat is a high-value, low cost next generation retreat that will offer skills-training, inter-generational learning, career support and community-building for emerging philanthropy leaders.

Featured speakers and training organizations include: Steve Gunderson, Council on Foundations; Ralph Smith, Annie E. Casey Foundation; Lynn Huntley, Southern Education Foundation; Kathryn Merchant, Greater Cincinatti Foundation; Janine Lee, Southern Partners Fund; GrantCraft.org; The Grantmaking School; Idealist.org; Resource Generation; 21/64 of the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies; Global GreenGrants; and more!

Innovation & Legacy begins at 1pm on Sat, May 2nd and conclude at 5pm on Sun, May 3rd. This event takes place prior to the Council on Foundations 60th Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA. Registration is seperate.

EVENT SCHEDULE & SPEAKERS: Click here to Learn What Will Happen at the Pre-Conference.

FLYER: Click Here to Download a Flyer about the Pre-Conference .

PRE-CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: Click Here to Register for Next-Gen Pre-Conference.

MEMBERSHIP: Click Here to Become an EPIP Member.

COF REGISTRATION: Click Here to Register for COF Annual Conference.

The scholarship application process is now closed. This spring, EPIP is proud to provide an estimated $20,000 in scholarships to diverse EPIP members and other emerging leaders to attend the Pre-Conference, COF Annual Conference, and other conferences and trainings in the field!


Value Proposition

Emerging leaders will hone skills in grantmaking and philanthropy; gain deeper knowledge of the history and complexities of the foundation field; learn from esteemed foundations CEOs and senior leaders; and connect with diverse peers from across the country. Specifically, the pre-conference will include the following innovative programming:

:: Interactive Skills Workshops -- A slate of custom-designed sessions will offer intimate, intellectually-challenging and skills trainings in grantmaking. Presenters include Jan Jaffe (GrantCraft), James Allen Smith (Rockefeller Archives Center), Allison Sole (21/64), Chet Tchozewski (Global GreenGrants), Mark Constantine (Jesse Ball DuPont Fund), Kalpana Krishnamurthy, and more! Topics covered include ethics in grantmaking; wit and wisdom: diverse voices of executive leadership in foundations; the history of private philanthropy, race and the American South; and social justice philanthropy.

:: Intergenerational Learning -- Plenary discussions and intimate salons will provide emerging grantmakers with a unique national opportunity for inter-generational learning amongst foundation professionals. Invited speakers include Ralph Smith, Board Chair, Council on Foundations, and Vice President, Annie E. Casey Foundation; Kathryn Merchant, Annual Conference Chair, and CEO, Greater Cincinatti Community Foundation; Lynn Walker Huntley, CEO, Southern Education Foundation; and more!

:: Orientation to COF Annual Conference -- Greetings and a special orientation offered by Kathryn Merchant, Chair of the 2009 COF Annual Conference (President/CEO, Greater Cinncinatti Community Foundation), as well as other Council staff members and leaders.

:: Career Development -- Special resources on workplace support and career development. How can you be a productive grantmaker with grant budgets on hold or drastically lowered? How do you decide on graduate school opportunities?

:: Peer Networking -- Meet a diverse array of emerging leaders from across the United States and from all types of foundations and philanthropic organizations.


Registration:

An affordable registration fee is required for the pre-conference, seperate from registration for the Annual Conference. Participants are strongly encouraged to register for and attend both. However, attending the Annual Conference is not mandatory to register for this pre-conference. Given the economic crisis and its impact on foundation budgets, we are being very intentional about ensuring affordability.

Registration is $200 per person.

EPIP members have access to a 25% member discount, and so pay only $150.

EPIP is offering members the opportunity to apply for scholarships to attend the Next Generation Pre-Conference as well as the Annual Conference. We have very limited resources and will strongly prefer applications scholarship to attend the Pre-Conference.

Get Valuable Savings: Become an individual member today for $100, then register for the Pre-Conference at the $150 Member Rate! Taken together, you'll pay only $50 more, and you'll get 2 days of training and networking, plus gain 12 months worth of valuable EPIP membership!

Questions? Call EPIP at (212) 584-8249 or email precon@epip.org.