Events Calendar

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.

Join us for this in-person gathering for development professionals to discuss what you’re seeing in your work and crowdsource ideas from your peers across the state. This will be a space for participants to share stories and advice from their experiences in the field and you will have an opportunity to share your ideas for topics during the registration process. 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 who spend time supporting fund development for their organization.

CMF and the P-20 Education Peer Community are pleased to join the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Policy Equity Group and Southern Imaginations in inviting you to a meeting of Michigan funders to exchange ideas and drive positive change for the state’s early learning and care system. 

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.

Join your Latinx Affinity Network (LAN) colleagues for a mid-summer Cafecito virtual gathering. We'll be taking time to connect, focus on LAN business and revisit this year's activities and what's yet to come. LAN members are encouraged to invite colleagues who identify as Latinx to attend the meeting.

This webinar will equip participants with an understanding of the types of vehicles and strategies that can be used to fund this work. You will hear from family foundations with direct experience funding in this area, including the Aviv Foundation, Storer Foundation, and David Rockefeller Fund. Our panelist organizations employ a variety of strategies and vehicles to fund democracy-building and sustaining work locally and nationally. Estevan Muñoz-Howard from Ktisis Capital, who has experience working with multiple donor clients supporting democracy, will be moderating the discussion.

Gather with your scholarship peers for this in-person gathering to network, learn and share best practices. This program is intended for all foundation staff who administer scholarship programs in their communities. Topics of discussion will include: supporting high-priority students, scholarship displacement, best practices in administration and more. Attendees will be invited to provide input on the program content via a survey shared following registration.

Join your rural philanthropy peers in person to discuss around. The purpose of this gathering will be to empower foundation staff and trustees working in rural communities to connect with peers in meaningful ways and discuss opportunities and challenges related to rural infrastructure. The group will be joined by Sarah Lucas, Director of the Office of Rural Prosperity, who will share more about the trajectory of the office, what they are learning through statewide listening sessions and how philanthropy can continue to partner to lift and address issues facing their communities. 

Save the Date for an engaging in-person Corporate Funder gathering at Masco Corporation’s headquarters! More information coming soon.

Join us to learn from family philanthropies who have put these processes into action. We will hear from the Seabury Foundation who will be describing how they used stakeholder feedback to implement a new 10-year grant strategy. We’ll also hear from the Footprint Foundation who are currently engaging in a community-based model for funding decisions.

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.

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.