Breadcrumb
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.
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.
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.
Midwest Partnership Series | Community Foundation Finance Course
Join your finance peers for a robust day of learning finance for community foundations.
Youth Grantmakers Summer Leadership Conference 2024
Save the date to join your fellow YACers and YAC advisors from around the state for the 2024 Youth Grantmakers Summer Leadership Conference! Youth advisory council members associated with community foundations around Michigan and the U.S. are welcome to attend with their advisors.
Family Foundation Retreat 2024
Join your fellow family foundations on the shores of Lake Michigan for an interactive, fun, educational and relaxing retreat!
CMF 52nd Annual Conference
Save the date and join us for our 52nd Annual Conference, happening October 7-9, 2024, in Traverse City!