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Events Calendar
Plan your learning journey with us! Browse our events lineup by date, topic and audience or explore through our pillars of Equity, Policy, People and Practice.
- Advocacy & Public Policy (4)
- Communications & Marketing (2)
- Community Philanthropy (3)
- Corporate Philanthropy (1)
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (3)
- Family Philanthropy (3)
- Finance & Investment (2)
- Grantmaking & Evaluation (3)
- Operations & Legal Issues (6)
- Sector Leadership & Collaboration (1)
- Youth Philanthropy (1)
Communications Staff Roundtable
Join us for this virtual gathering for communications staff to share what you’re seeing in your own work and crowdsource ideas from your peers across the state. We encourage you to bring any projects or campaigns in the works for an informal “show and tell” group discussion. This may include ongoing work, a new project or something on the horizon you’d like to ask your peers about. If you’d rather listen in you are welcome to do so, this is an open space for you to connect with your fellow communicators in our CMF community. This conversation is open to all CMF members whether your work touches communications or you have a dedicated communications role.
Policy Roundtable
Join us for this virtual gathering for staff and trustees interested in public policy to share what you’re seeing in your own work and crowdsource ideas from your peers across the state. This will be an open space for discussion, so please bring your questions, concerns and highlights from your own work to share with the group. As we continue our collective equity journey, we invite you to bring forward equity-related topics to our roundtables throughout the year. We will also discuss building relationships with legislators, including sharing some ideas and resources to support your engagement. This conversation is open to all CMF members, whether your work touches policy or you have a dedicated policy role.
Health Funders Affinity Group Networking Gathering
Join your peers for the opportunity to reconnect in person on health-related issues of interest to Michigan philanthropy. This meeting will be focused on networking and discussing opportunities for collaboration. Whether you are a devoted health funder or just interested in learning more about the challenges and opportunities to support innovation in the field, you are invited to participate.
NCFP Series | 21st-Century Governance Part Two: Strategically Using Partnerships and Collaborating for Systems Change
Join this webinar to learn from family philanthropy leaders with extensive experience in collaborative approaches, hear real-world success stories, and gain practical advice.
Midwest Partnership Series | Responsible Adoption of AI in Philanthropy
Build your acumen in navigating the opportunities and pitfalls of the increasing prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) in philanthropy and society. Join your Midwest colleagues and the Technology Association of Grantmakers for this timely and critically important primer on responsible AI adoption in philanthropy. Hear how the newly released AI Adoption Framework can help you consider AI adoption in three key areas (organizational, ethical and technical) and what you need to know as this technology evolves.
Liberatory Practices for Latinx Leaders in Philanthropy
Join us for a transformative workshop where Latinx practitioners in Michigan philanthropy come together to deepen their understanding of oppression, share empowering stories and cultivate a vibrant community of support and solidarity. Through engaging dialogue, reflective exercises, and the sharing of liberatory practices, participants will explore how to integrate anti-oppressive frameworks into their leadership strategies to promote liberation and justice.
Finance Gathering
Connect with your foundation finance peers for an in-person day of learning about all things finance. During this program, participants will have the opportunity to learn about new or changing issues in the finance field and bring questions to the group about best practices.
Spring Corporate Retreat
Join your corporate philanthropy colleagues for an engaging in-person retreat by the scenic Gun Lake in Shelbyville. This gathering offers a space to collaboratively share challenges, explore evolving practices, and learn collectively. Crucially, the retreat allows participants valuable time to forge meaningful connections with peers and engage in discussions about the issues most significant to them.
Foundations in Lansing: Early Childhood Conversations with Policymakers
Join your Michigan philanthropy peers engaged in early childhood work, including wages and other education-related topics like social/emotional supports for children and staff. We will meet with selected state legislators engaged in education policy-making. This is an opportunity to highlight Michigan philanthropy’s work towards equitable early childhood policies, systems and programs that ensure every child across the state of Michigan, regardless of their race, socioeconomic status, address or disability status, has the resources to achieve at their highest potential. We will also learn about legislative priorities in education and deepen connections with policymakers working to shape the future of early childhood education in Michigan.
Foundations in Lansing: Before and After School Time Conversations with Policymakers
Join your Michigan philanthropy peers engaged in education work. Conversations and storytelling will be focused on, but not limited to, before and after-school programming supported by Michigan philanthropy. We will meet with selected state legislators engaged in education policy making, so a broader range of discussion is welcome. This is an opportunity to highlight Michigan philanthropy’s work towards equitable education policies, systems and programs that ensure every child and young adult across the state of Michigan, regardless of their race, socioeconomic status, address or disability status, has the resources to achieve at their highest potential. We will also learn about legislative priorities in education and deepen connections with policymakers working to shape the future of education in Michigan.
Foundations in Lansing: Mental Health Conversations with Policymakers
Join your Michigan philanthropy peers engaged in mental health-related efforts and meet with selected state legislators on mental health policy issues. Conversations and storytelling will be focused on, but not limited to, mental health work, including efforts in destigmatizing mental health, expanding access to mental health services and supporting community-based mental health programs. We will meet with selected state legislators engaged in health policy making, so a broader range of discussion is welcome. We will also learn about legislative priorities in mental health policy and deepen connections with policymakers working to shape Michigan's health systems and outcomes.
NCFP Series | 21st-Century Governance Part Three: Family Philanthropies as Stewards of a Public Trust
What responsibilities do family philanthropies have to steward their funds intended for public benefit? Who are they accountable to in pursuit of effective family philanthropy?