Business-casual dress is recommended for the conference. Because meeting room temperatures can vary, we recommend that attendees bring jackets or sweaters. Please also consider bringing an umbrella—in case of rain showers!
The Council is firmly committed to fair employment practices, inclusiveness and the prohibition of sexual harassment of employees by staff, visitors or members. If you would like information on these and other policies, please contact the Council’s executive office at 202/466-5612.
Members of the media should request press credentials from the Council on Foundations Media Relations department. For more information, please contact Jeff Martin, Director, Media Relations, at 202/467-0265.
The following meals are included in your registration fee on the day(s) for which you have registered:
MONDAY: Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Networking Event
TUESDAY: Breakfast, Lunch
WEDNESDAY: Continental Breakfast, Brunch
A limited number of extra meal tickets will be available for purchase at the registration desk by individuals who are eligible for conference registration.
For the most current information about session presenters, please visit www.cof.org. Complete information on moderators and presenters will be included in the final program distributed at the conference.
The Council on Foundations has arranged for special airfares to Seattle on United and Frontier Airlines. You or your travel agent can make reservations by using the following ID codes:
United 549TR
Frontier MC0 02C
If you’re working with a community foundation to bring about social change through grantmaking, then the Fall Conference for Community Foundations is a “must attend” event. Whether you’re on the board or in the office, this event is for people at all levels in the process.
If you’re new to the field of philanthropy, the conference is an excellent introduction to the basics of running and governing a community foundation—formally, through the sessions, and informally, through other board members and community foundation staff doing similar work.
For more experienced grantmakers, conference sessions are specifically designed to spark discussion on critical issues facing the world of community foundations.
So, whether you’re an experienced hand or new to the world of community foundations, the conference addresses a wide range of issues important to our field—working with donor families, creating a legacy society, effective communications, social change, working with the media and more.
