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 (3)
- Asset Development (1)
- Communications & Marketing (2)
- Community Philanthropy (3)
- Corporate Philanthropy (1)
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (1)
- Family Philanthropy (2)
- Finance & Investment (1)
- Grantmaking & Evaluation (2)
- Operations & Legal Issues (4)
- Sector Leadership & Collaboration (2)
- Youth Philanthropy (1)
Fall Corporate Philanthropy Gathering
Join your corporate philanthropy peers for an enriching in-person gathering hosted by Lake Trust! Engage in dynamic discussions on pressing issues in your field, exchange stories of challenges and successes, and spark new ideas with your colleagues. Lunch will be provided.
NCFP Series | Evolving Your Family Philanthropy: Bold Transparency
The annual Trust in Nonprofits and Philanthropy Report showed that 57 percent of Americans trust the nonprofit sector—much higher than the government, media, or the business sector. Yet, only 33 percent have trust in the philanthropic sector (primarily private foundations and high net-worth individuals). Why is this and how can family philanthropy increase this trust?
Technology Roundtable
Join us for a virtual gathering to discuss technology and software, share what you’re seeing in your own work and crowdsource ideas from your fellow 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. This conversation is open to all CMF members whether your work touches technology, you have a dedicated technology role or you just want to pick up a few tips from our technology experts.
CMF 53rd Annual Conference
Save the date and join us for the CMF 53rd Annual Conference, taking place Tuesday, October 14 – Thursday, October 16, 2025 in Kalamazoo!
Program Staff Roundtable
Join us for this virtual gathering for programming staff 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. This conversation is open to all CMF members whether your work touches programming or you have a dedicated programming role.
Technology Roundtable
Join us for a virtual gathering to discuss technology and software, share what you’re seeing in your own work and crowdsource ideas from your fellow 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. This conversation is open to all CMF members whether your work touches technology, you have a dedicated technology role or you just want to pick up a few tips from our technology experts.