Events Calendar

Back in 2024, before the elections, Marguerite Casey Foundation engaged in scenario planning exercises with their stakeholders to envision various future administrations. The result was, among other things, clarity, agility, and steadiness in responding to today’s attacks on communities and philanthropy, with a continued focus on the organization’s values and impact in facing the current crises. Join us for a conversation on how foundations can prepare to be courageous now and in the future, and what that looks like in terms of supporting nonprofit partners working on community organizing and advancing a vibrant multiracial democracy.

Connect with your foundation finance peers to learn about all things finance. During this program, participants will have the opportunity to spend some time discussing "Understanding Foundation KPIs" with a member from the firm of DoerenMayhew. We will then discuss other finance and operations topics that are of interest to the group.

Join this highly interactive program alongside your Midwest colleagues to build your narrative skills and explore the power of storytelling—along with the risks of leaving certain stories untold. Through reflection-driven personal and organizational storytelling prompts and thoughtful discussion, you’ll gain practical takeaways on how philanthropic organizations can deepen trust and legacy through shared, human-centered stories.

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.