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SUMMARY:The State of the Field: Emerging Priorities Shaping Community Foundations' Work
DESCRIPTION:Community foundations are operating in a rapidly evolving environment – one that requires clarity about the issues shaping communities\, philanthropy\, and leadership across the country. Drawing on findings from CFLeads’ 2026 Issues of Interest Survey\, this webinar will highlight the priorities\, challenges\, and opportunities community foundations are navigating today and what those insights signal for the field moving forward. \nCFLeads will share key themes emerging from the survey\, examine areas of alignment and divergence across the field\, and explore how these insights can inform leadership practice\, strategy\, and collaboration. \nParticipants will gain: \n\nA field-wide snapshot of the issues community foundations identify as most pressing\nInsight into emerging trends shaping local\, place-based philanthropy\nPerspective on how national leaders and philanthropic institutions can better support community foundation leadership\nAn overview of how CFLeads is translating survey findings into learning priorities\, programs\, and resources\n\nThis session is designed for community foundation CEOs\, senior leaders\, and partners who want to understand where the field is headed—and how to lead with greater insight and impact. \n\nWebinar Details\n\nDate: April 14\, 2026\nTime: 2 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern\nRegistration: Click HERE
URL:https://cfleads.org/learning-opportunity/the-state-of-the-field-emerging-priorities-shaping-community-foundations-work/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="CFLeads":MAILTO:rreiss@cfleads.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T140000
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SUMMARY:Community Foundation Leadership Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:Roundtable Details\n📅 When: May 6\, 2026 | 2 – 3:15 p.m. Eastern\n📍 Where: Zoom\n👥 Who Should Attend: Community foundation CEOs and/ or senior staff selected by the CEO\n🎙️ Speakers: \n\nDick Ober\, President & CEO of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation\nEllen Gilligan\, former President & CEO of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation\n\nRegister Today\n\nCommunity Foundation Leadership Roundtable\nThe CFLeads Community Foundation Leadership Roundtable is a space for connection\, reflection\, and shared learning across our network. In this session\, we will be joined by Dick Ober\, President & CEO of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation\, and Ellen Gilligan\, former President & CEO of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. This conversation will explore what it means to lead with purpose in a changing environment – offering perspective on community leadership\, field-building\, and the role of community foundations in advancing long-term impact. \nThis series is open to community foundations of all sizes\, and this session will be especially relevant for growth-stage organizations seeking to deepen their leadership practice and strengthen their role in community change. \nSpeakers\n \nDick Ober leads the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation\, the largest private provider of nonprofit grants and student aid in northern New England. The Foundation manages more than $1 billion in charitable funds donated by hundreds of families and individuals\, and awards some 8\,000 grants and scholarships exceeding $80 million annually. \nDick has 40 years of experience in nonprofit management and civic affairs. He is also the co-founder and past chair of the Community Foundation Opportunity Network (CFON) and a past chair of CFLeads. \n \nEllen Gilligan is the former President & CEO of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and current Senior Advisor for Community Leadership at CFLeads. During her time at the Foundation\, Gilligan positioned Greater Milwaukee as an innovative community leader\, convener and catalyst\, working across sectors to mobilize resources to address our community’s greatest opportunities and challenges. \nDuring her tenure\, the Foundation more than doubled its operating budget\, awarded more than $774 million in grants and raised $731 million in new gifts and promises. Ellen is also a past chair of CFLeads. \nRegister Today
URL:https://cfleads.org/learning-opportunity/community-foundation-leadership-roundtable/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="CFLeads":MAILTO:rreiss@cfleads.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T110000
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SUMMARY:Student Success Ecosystems and the Role of Community Foundations
DESCRIPTION:Join CFLeads for a webinar exploring how community foundations can help build and sustain regional student success ecosystems. Student success systems are an impactful\, evidence-based approach to addressing post-pandemic educational challenges. \nUsing actionable data\, supportive relationships\, and student-centered mindsets\, they enable schools to design and implement systematic approaches that improve student attendance\, achievement\, educational attainment\, and well-being. Their ultimate goal is to put all students on a pathway to adult success. \nWith their focus on community impact\, asset development\, and grantmaking\, community foundations are uniquely positioned to support the scale and sustainability of student success ecosystems. \nDuring this webinar\, Nancy Van Milligen\, CEO of the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque\, and Kristin Walker Collins\, CEO of the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky\, will join GRAD Partnership team member\, Robert Balfanz\, Director of the Everyone Graduates Center\, to share how they are working collaboratively with schools in Appalachia and the Greater Dubuque region to plan for and implement student success systems that drive better outcomes for young people. \nWebinar Details\n📅 Date: July 16\, 2026\n🕐 Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern\n📍 Location: Zoom \nRegister Today
URL:https://cfleads.org/learning-opportunity/student-success-ecosystems-and-the-role-of-community-foundations/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T143000
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SUMMARY:Strategic Storytelling for Donor Engagement and Community Impact
DESCRIPTION:Since we first began talking to each other\, telling stories has been a powerful way to capture attention\, engage an audience\, and motivate them to act. As we learn more about how our minds work\, we’re also discovering that stories are intrinsic to decision-making and influence our behavior every day. \nIn this 90-minute session hosted by CFLeads\, Kirsten Farrell\, the Director of the Goodman Center\, will share how storytelling is a key donor engagement strategy as well as a tool to strengthen partnerships and communicate more effectively with the nonprofits you serve. \nWebinar Details\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n📅 Date: July 22\, 2026\n🕐 Time: 1:00 – 2:30 PM Eastern\n📍 Location: Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Today
URL:https://cfleads.org/learning-opportunity/strategic-storytelling-for-donor-engagement-and-community-impact/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260729
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260731
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SUMMARY:2026 Economic Mobility Summit
DESCRIPTION:Paving Pathways for Economic Mobility\nSummit Details\n📅 When: July 29 – 30\, 2026 (with an evening welcome reception on July 28)\n📍 Where: Fort Worth\, Texas\n👥 Who Should Attend: Community foundation CEOs and staff\, cross-sector partners\, and leaders advancing economic mobility\n🎙️ What to Expect: \n\nKeynote address from Geoffrey Canada\, President\, Harlem Children’s Zone\nFeatured speakers including Jennifer Blatz\, President and CEO of StriveTogether\, Dr. Russell Booker\, CEO of the Spartanburg Academic Movement\, and more\nPlenary sessions featuring national and local perspectives\nInteractive breakout discussions grounded in practice\nA site visit highlighting community-driven work in Fort Worth\nOpportunities to connect with peers and partners across the country\n\nRegistration is now closed.  \n\nPaving Pathways\nCommunity foundations play a critical role in building communities where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. This July\, CFLeads will convene leaders from across the country for the 2026 Economic Mobility Summit: Paving Pathways – a dynamic\, day-and-a-half gathering focused on advancing lasting\, place-based change. \nSet in a city that reflects both deep history and strong community-driven initiatives\, the Summit will bring together practitioners\, funders\, and thought-partners committed to strengthening economic mobility through collaboration\, connection\, and shared learning. Grounded in the theme Paving Pathways\, the Summit highlights the unique role community foundations play as connectors – bridging residents\, funders\, and cross-sector partners to move from insight to action. \n\nHotel Information\nBook your hotel stay at the Omni Hotel in Fort Worth\, TX. Click the link below to access: \nHotel Information \n 
URL:https://cfleads.org/learning-opportunity/2026-economic-mobility-summit/
LOCATION:Fort Worth\, Texas\, Fort Worth\, TX\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="CFLeads":MAILTO:rreiss@cfleads.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T140000
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SUMMARY:“What’s Next\, America?” for Community Foundations
DESCRIPTION:Join CFLeads and the National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) for an interactive introduction to What’s Next\, America?\, a national initiative that invites communities to use America’s 250th anniversary not only as a moment of reflection\, but as an opportunity to strengthen the civic skills and relationships we will need for the next 250 years. Participants will explore the initiative’s adaptable discussion and action-planning resources\, learn about opportunities for community mini-grant funding\, and consider how deliberative civic engagement can help community foundations strengthen civic health by bringing residents together across differences\, building shared responsibility\, and creating pathways from conversation to action. The workshop will also feature examples from the Walker Area Community Foundation\, illustrating how community conversations\, partnerships\, and locally rooted action have helped strengthen civic life in Walker County\, Alabama. \nSpeakers \n\nCristin F. Brawner\, Executive Director\, National Issues Forums Institute\nChristine Fernando\, Communications & Creative Manager\, National Issues Forums Institute\nPaul Kennedy\, President\, Walker Area Community Foundation \nSarah Aguirre Origer\, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Innovation\, CFLeads
URL:https://cfleads.org/learning-opportunity/whats-next-america-for-community-foundations/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Peer Learning
ORGANIZER;CN="CFLeads":MAILTO:rreiss@cfleads.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T163000
DTSTAMP:20260814T135121Z
CREATED:20260626T164322Z
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SUMMARY:Community Foundations for Civic Health: Virtual Learning Series
DESCRIPTION:About Community Foundations for Civic Health\n \nCommunity Foundations for Civic Health (CFCH) is a national initiative led by CFLeads\, Rhode Island Foundation\, and the National Civic League. The initiative supports community foundations in confidently advancing civic health by leveraging community leadership\, designing their own civic health strategies or plans\, and engaging in shared problem-solving and peer learning. \n“Civic health” describes all the ways people make decisions\, solve problems\, and build community together. It depends on two things: the civic readiness of individuals — their knowledge\, skills\, and connections — and the civic opportunities that communities provide to help people develop and apply those skills. Community foundations play a unique role in supporting these efforts by convening partners\, investing in civic infrastructure\, and amplifying community leadership. \nRegistration for this series has closed\, and the series is now at full capacity. We’re excited to offer another Virtual Learning Series in Spring 2027. If you’re interested in participating\, please submit this interest form to be among the first to receive updates and registration information when the new series is announced. \n\nAbout the Virtual Learning Series\nThe Community Foundations for Civic Health Virtual Learning Series is designed for Community Foundations in the early- and mid-stages of developing or strengthening their civic health practice. This learning opportunity brings together trusted content expertise\, peer learning\, and real-world case examples from community foundations across the field\, highlighting what effective civic health work looks like in practice. \nThe series will build participants’ confidence\, clarity\, and readiness to advance civic health strategies that are rooted in community leadership\, collaboration\, and measurable impact. Participants will leave energized and better equipped to apply civic health approaches within their own communities and partner with key actors to support their efforts. \nRegister HERE \n\nLearning Objectives\n1) Build a shared understanding of civic health\, its connection to community leadership\, and opportunities to embed civic health into current foundation work. \n2) Explore approaches for identifying strategic partners and cultivating staff and board buy‑in around a shared civic health vision. \n3) Develop and strengthen understanding of strategies\, tactics\, and approaches for building\, operationalizing\, and measuring civic health work tailored to your community context. \n\nStructure & Details\n8-part virtual learning series including content experts\, peer learning\, and homework/pre-reads between each session. Each session is 90-minutes (3:00–4:30 pm ET / 12:00–1:30 PT). For more detailed information about each session\, please click here. \n  \nKey Dates: \nAugust 18\, 2026 – Session 1: Introduction & What Is Civic Health? \nAugust 20\, 2026 – Session 2: Ecosystem Mapping \nOptional In-Person Engagement: Sep 9-10\, 2026 – Community Foundations for Civic Health Summit \nSeptember 29\, 2026 – Session 3: Sensemaking for Community & Organization Strategy (Workshop Session) \nNovember 5\, 2026 – Session 4: What Are the Most Effective Civic Health Practices and Approaches? \nDecember 8\, 2026 – Session 5: How to Measure Civic Health \nJanuary 19\, 2027 – Session 6: How to Communicate Civic Health \nFebruary 9\, 2027 – Session 7: How to Fund Civic Health and Engage Your Board \nMarch 16\, 2027 – Session 8: Your Civic Health Next Steps \n\nParticipants\nEach community foundation is encouraged to develop a core learning team to engage in the series. Community foundations that are not able to form a core learning team are also welcome! Recommended team makeup includes 3 (maximum) members\, including: \n– A staff person driving strategic civic health work (team lead)- A CEO or senior leadership team member (optional)- A board champion (optional) \nCore team members are expected to attend all sessions. For select sessions\, additional staff may be invited to join (e.g.\, your communications lead may be invited to participate in the communications session).
URL:https://cfleads.org/learning-opportunity/community-foundations-for-civic-health-virtual-learning-series/2026-08-18/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="CFLeads":MAILTO:rreiss@cfleads.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T163000
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SUMMARY:Community Foundations for Civic Health: Virtual Learning Series
DESCRIPTION:About Community Foundations for Civic Health\n \nCommunity Foundations for Civic Health (CFCH) is a national initiative led by CFLeads\, Rhode Island Foundation\, and the National Civic League. The initiative supports community foundations in confidently advancing civic health by leveraging community leadership\, designing their own civic health strategies or plans\, and engaging in shared problem-solving and peer learning. \n“Civic health” describes all the ways people make decisions\, solve problems\, and build community together. It depends on two things: the civic readiness of individuals — their knowledge\, skills\, and connections — and the civic opportunities that communities provide to help people develop and apply those skills. Community foundations play a unique role in supporting these efforts by convening partners\, investing in civic infrastructure\, and amplifying community leadership. \nRegistration for this series has closed\, and the series is now at full capacity. We’re excited to offer another Virtual Learning Series in Spring 2027. If you’re interested in participating\, please submit this interest form to be among the first to receive updates and registration information when the new series is announced. \n\nAbout the Virtual Learning Series\nThe Community Foundations for Civic Health Virtual Learning Series is designed for Community Foundations in the early- and mid-stages of developing or strengthening their civic health practice. This learning opportunity brings together trusted content expertise\, peer learning\, and real-world case examples from community foundations across the field\, highlighting what effective civic health work looks like in practice. \nThe series will build participants’ confidence\, clarity\, and readiness to advance civic health strategies that are rooted in community leadership\, collaboration\, and measurable impact. Participants will leave energized and better equipped to apply civic health approaches within their own communities and partner with key actors to support their efforts. \nRegister HERE \n\nLearning Objectives\n1) Build a shared understanding of civic health\, its connection to community leadership\, and opportunities to embed civic health into current foundation work. \n2) Explore approaches for identifying strategic partners and cultivating staff and board buy‑in around a shared civic health vision. \n3) Develop and strengthen understanding of strategies\, tactics\, and approaches for building\, operationalizing\, and measuring civic health work tailored to your community context. \n\nStructure & Details\n8-part virtual learning series including content experts\, peer learning\, and homework/pre-reads between each session. Each session is 90-minutes (3:00–4:30 pm ET / 12:00–1:30 PT). For more detailed information about each session\, please click here. \n  \nKey Dates: \nAugust 18\, 2026 – Session 1: Introduction & What Is Civic Health? \nAugust 20\, 2026 – Session 2: Ecosystem Mapping \nOptional In-Person Engagement: Sep 9-10\, 2026 – Community Foundations for Civic Health Summit \nSeptember 29\, 2026 – Session 3: Sensemaking for Community & Organization Strategy (Workshop Session) \nNovember 5\, 2026 – Session 4: What Are the Most Effective Civic Health Practices and Approaches? \nDecember 8\, 2026 – Session 5: How to Measure Civic Health \nJanuary 19\, 2027 – Session 6: How to Communicate Civic Health \nFebruary 9\, 2027 – Session 7: How to Fund Civic Health and Engage Your Board \nMarch 16\, 2027 – Session 8: Your Civic Health Next Steps \n\nParticipants\nEach community foundation is encouraged to develop a core learning team to engage in the series. Community foundations that are not able to form a core learning team are also welcome! Recommended team makeup includes 3 (maximum) members\, including: \n– A staff person driving strategic civic health work (team lead)- A CEO or senior leadership team member (optional)- A board champion (optional) \nCore team members are expected to attend all sessions. For select sessions\, additional staff may be invited to join (e.g.\, your communications lead may be invited to participate in the communications session).
URL:https://cfleads.org/learning-opportunity/community-foundations-for-civic-health-virtual-learning-series/2026-08-20/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="CFLeads":MAILTO:rreiss@cfleads.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T170000
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SUMMARY:Advocacy Essentials for Community Foundations
DESCRIPTION:As organizations committed to strengthening community foundations\, CFLeads and the Council on Foundations are partnering to offer a new public policy and advocacy training course for community foundations. This updated training will provide community foundation leaders and staff with the knowledge and resources needed to excel in advocating for the nonprofits and communities doing the hard work of social change. \nRegister Today\nDate & Time\n\nTuesday\, August 25: 1-5 p.m. ET\nThursday\, August 27: 1-5 p.m. ET\n\nGovernment policies and programs\, at the federal\, state\, and local level\, affect almost every aspect of our lives\, from housing\, healthcare and the environment to education\, transportation\, and safety.  For foundations striving to create equitable\, inclusive\, and widely prosperous communities\, it is necessary to focus on strengthening and reimagining policies and systems. \nParticipation in advocacy is an essential strategy to advance the mission of community foundations. Yet a lack of understanding of the rules of advocacy and lobbying\, confusion about the appropriate governance and risk management\, as well as a dearth of tools and internal capacity needed to be successful prevents many community foundations from engaging in public policy. \nThis learning opportunity is intended for staff from community foundations of all sizes that are committed to getting more involved in policy and advocacy work. \nThis training will provide community foundations across geographies and of all sizes with: \n\nIncreased understanding of the importance of public policy to improve outcomes\nImproved policy practice\nIncreased advocacy action\n\nIn this training\, participants will: \n\nUnderstand a comprehensive picture of community foundation strategies to engage in effective public policy advocacy at the local\, state\, and federal levels\, that advances the greater good\nUnderstand the complex dynamics around foundation staff’s relationships with policy advocacy organizations and explore the optimal relationship for your foundation\nLearn how to build support for advocacy among your foundation’s staff and board\nLearn how to improve your foundation’s grantmaking to more effectively participate in policy advocacy\n\nSpeakers\n\nRemy Barnwell\, Senior Staff Counsel\, Council on Foundations\nDondré Young\, Manager\, Federal Partnerships\, Council On Foundations\n\nCost\n\nCFLeads Investor/ COF Member: $485\nNon-Investor/ Nonmember: $650\nPair Registration: $425\n\nCFLeads Investors and COF Members\, email educate@cof.org to receive the discounted rate and/or to register two staff for the event and receive the Pair Registration Rate. \nRegister Today
URL:https://cfleads.org/learning-opportunity/advocacy-essentials-for-community-foundations/2026-08-25/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="CFLeads":MAILTO:rreiss@cfleads.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T170000
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SUMMARY:Advocacy Essentials for Community Foundations
DESCRIPTION:As organizations committed to strengthening community foundations\, CFLeads and the Council on Foundations are partnering to offer a new public policy and advocacy training course for community foundations. This updated training will provide community foundation leaders and staff with the knowledge and resources needed to excel in advocating for the nonprofits and communities doing the hard work of social change. \nRegister Today\nDate & Time\n\nTuesday\, August 25: 1-5 p.m. ET\nThursday\, August 27: 1-5 p.m. ET\n\nGovernment policies and programs\, at the federal\, state\, and local level\, affect almost every aspect of our lives\, from housing\, healthcare and the environment to education\, transportation\, and safety.  For foundations striving to create equitable\, inclusive\, and widely prosperous communities\, it is necessary to focus on strengthening and reimagining policies and systems. \nParticipation in advocacy is an essential strategy to advance the mission of community foundations. Yet a lack of understanding of the rules of advocacy and lobbying\, confusion about the appropriate governance and risk management\, as well as a dearth of tools and internal capacity needed to be successful prevents many community foundations from engaging in public policy. \nThis learning opportunity is intended for staff from community foundations of all sizes that are committed to getting more involved in policy and advocacy work. \nThis training will provide community foundations across geographies and of all sizes with: \n\nIncreased understanding of the importance of public policy to improve outcomes\nImproved policy practice\nIncreased advocacy action\n\nIn this training\, participants will: \n\nUnderstand a comprehensive picture of community foundation strategies to engage in effective public policy advocacy at the local\, state\, and federal levels\, that advances the greater good\nUnderstand the complex dynamics around foundation staff’s relationships with policy advocacy organizations and explore the optimal relationship for your foundation\nLearn how to build support for advocacy among your foundation’s staff and board\nLearn how to improve your foundation’s grantmaking to more effectively participate in policy advocacy\n\nSpeakers\n\nRemy Barnwell\, Senior Staff Counsel\, Council on Foundations\nDondré Young\, Manager\, Federal Partnerships\, Council On Foundations\n\nCost\n\nCFLeads Investor/ COF Member: $485\nNon-Investor/ Nonmember: $650\nPair Registration: $425\n\nCFLeads Investors and COF Members\, email educate@cof.org to receive the discounted rate and/or to register two staff for the event and receive the Pair Registration Rate. \nRegister Today
URL:https://cfleads.org/learning-opportunity/advocacy-essentials-for-community-foundations/2026-08-27/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="CFLeads":MAILTO:rreiss@cfleads.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260909
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260911
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SUMMARY:Community Foundations for Civic Health Annual Summit
DESCRIPTION:Summit Details\n📅 When: September 9 at 9 a.m. Eastern – September 10 at 2 p.m. Eastern\, 2026 (with an evening welcome reception on September 8 from 6 – 8 p.m. Eastern)\n📍 Where: Wilmington\, Delaware (easily accessible through Philadelphia International Airport)\n👥 Who Should Attend: Community foundation CEOs\, staff\, and board members\n🏡 Hotel Information: Hotel Du Pont | Book HERE | Booking closes August 16\n💰 Stipend Availability: CFLeads has a limited number of stipends available for community foundations with financial need. Please follow the registration for more information. \nRegistration Closed \n\nCommunity foundations play a critical role in strengthening civic health—helping communities build trust\, foster engagement\, and work across differences to address shared challenges. The Community Foundations for Civic Health initiative supports this work by equipping leaders with the tools\, strategies\, and peer connections needed to drive impact. \nThis September\, in partnership with the Delaware Community Foundation\, the 2026 Civic Health Summit will bring together community foundation CEOs\, staff\, and board members from across the country to deepen this work and accelerate progress. \nBuilding on the strong engagement from 2025 – where leaders from 45 states came together with a shared commitment to civic health – the Summit will focus on: \n\nSharing practical\, field-tested approaches\nStrengthening peer connections across communities\nAdvancing implementation and local strategies\n\nTogether\, participants will explore how community foundations can contribute to stronger\, more connected communities and achieve local impact at a national scale. \nRegistration Closed \n\n \nTravel & Accommodations\n🏡 Hotel Information: Hotel Du Pont | Book HERE |Booking closes August 16\n✈️ Travel Details: Attendees traveling by air can fly into Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)\, which is approximately 25 miles from Wilmington and about a 30–40 minute drive to Hotel Du Pont. For those traveling by train\, Wilmington is served by both Amtrak Northeast Regional and Acela service. You can book your trip to Wilmington Station (WIL)\, which is located just a 20-minute walk or 4-minute drive from Hotel Du Pont. Taxis and rideshare services are readily available from both the airport and train station. \n\nSpeakers\nField Partners:\n\nGabriella Abrego\, Program Officer\, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation\nMarselle Alexander-Ozinskas\, Program Officer\, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation\nShamichael Hallman\, Director of Civic Health and Economic Opportunity\, Urban Libraries Council\nMolly Hilligoss\, Senior Director of People & Culture\, Welcoming America\nFred Duong\, Ph.D.\, Senior Research Manager\, More in Common\nElizabeth Crews\, Acting Co-Executive Director\, Participatory Budgeting Project\nCristin Brawner\,Executive Director\, National Issues Forums Institute\nKat Calvin\, Founder and Executive Director\, Spread The Vote + Project ID\nWendy E. F. Torrance\, Director\, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships\, Council on Foundations\nChristina Jodice\, Director of Strategy & Partnerships\, Trust for Civic Life\nShannon Green\, President & CEO\, Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE)\nArthur Combs\, Ph.D.\, Principal Consultant\, OE Consulting\nTavan Pechet\, Founder and Principal\, Pechet Advisors\nLourdes Aceves\, Director for Health & Wellbeing in the Center for Municipal Strategies and Programs\, National League of Cities\nElizabeth Clay Roy\, CEO Generation Citizen\nRyan M. Eller\, Executive Director\, Appalachia Funders Network\nMary L. Thomas\, President & CEO\, CFLeads\n\nCommunity Foundations:\n\nStu Comstock Gay\, President & CEO\, Delaware Community Foundation\nDavid Cicilline\, President & CEO\, Rhode Island Foundation\nKate Dupont Phillips\, Executive Director\, Healthy Communities Delaware\, Delaware Community Foundation\nMicah Salkind\, Director\, Civic and Cultural Life\, Rhode Island Foundation\nMindie Reule\, President & CEO\, Community Foundation of South Puget Sound\nBetsy Constantine\, President and CEO\, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo\nCara Matteliano\, Vice President\, Community Impact\, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo\nTara Weese\, Project Manager\, Grassroots Leadership Institute\, Spartanburg County Foundation\nJason Medina\, Executive Director\, Community Foundation of the San Luis Valley\nErik Peterson\, Founder & President\, Bending the Arc Strategies\nJustin Moen\, Rural Democracy Network Coordinator\, West Central Initiative\n\n\nWhat is Community Foundations for Civic Health? \nCommunity Foundations for Civic Health (CFCH) is a national initiative led by CFLeads\, Rhode Island Foundation\, and the National Civic League. The initiative supports community foundations in confidently advancing civic health by leveraging community leadership\, designing their own civic health strategies or plans\, and engaging in shared problem-solving and peer learning. \n“Civic health” describes all the ways people make decisions\, solve problems\, and build community together. It depends on two things: the civic readiness of individuals — their knowledge\, skills\, and connections — and the civic opportunities that communities provide to help people develop and apply those skills. Community foundations play a unique role in supporting these efforts by convening partners\, investing in civic infrastructure\, and amplifying community leadership.
URL:https://cfleads.org/learning-opportunity/community-foundations-for-civic-health-annual-summit/
ORGANIZER;CN="CFLeads":MAILTO:rreiss@cfleads.org
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SUMMARY:Community Leadership Lab
DESCRIPTION:About Community Leadership Lab\nCommunity Leadership Lab (CLL) is a one-day\, in-person learning opportunity intended to introduce community foundation staff (at any level) and board members to the building blocks of community leadership. \nCFLeads’ Community Leadership Lab serves to: \n\nIntroduce and advance practical applications for CFLeads’ Framework for Community Leadership\, meeting people where they are on their community leadership journey\nOrient attendees on how they can leverage their current work and leadership\nProvide and discuss case studies of community foundations that have operationalized the framework at various levels\nHelp participants interact with\, and learn from\, other community foundation leaders through engaging discussions\, small group breakouts and networking opportunities\n\n\nSession Details\n📍 Location: The Colorado Health Foundation\,Denver\, CO\n📆 Date: September 25\, 2026\n🎟️ Free registration for Colorado Community Foundations using the code COLORADO26 \nPrior to the session on September 25\, registrants are invited to join us for a networking dinner on September 24. For more information\, please contact Kyumon Murrell\, Director of Community Leadership Initiatives\, at kmurrell@cfleads.org. \n\nRegistration\nRegistration is still open! Sign up today to reserve your spot. \nRegister Today
URL:https://cfleads.org/learning-opportunity/community-leadership-lab-2/
ORGANIZER;CN="CFLeads":MAILTO:rreiss@cfleads.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T163000
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SUMMARY:Community Foundations for Civic Health: Virtual Learning Series
DESCRIPTION:About Community Foundations for Civic Health\n \nCommunity Foundations for Civic Health (CFCH) is a national initiative led by CFLeads\, Rhode Island Foundation\, and the National Civic League. The initiative supports community foundations in confidently advancing civic health by leveraging community leadership\, designing their own civic health strategies or plans\, and engaging in shared problem-solving and peer learning. \n“Civic health” describes all the ways people make decisions\, solve problems\, and build community together. It depends on two things: the civic readiness of individuals — their knowledge\, skills\, and connections — and the civic opportunities that communities provide to help people develop and apply those skills. Community foundations play a unique role in supporting these efforts by convening partners\, investing in civic infrastructure\, and amplifying community leadership. \nRegistration for this series has closed\, and the series is now at full capacity. We’re excited to offer another Virtual Learning Series in Spring 2027. If you’re interested in participating\, please submit this interest form to be among the first to receive updates and registration information when the new series is announced. \n\nAbout the Virtual Learning Series\nThe Community Foundations for Civic Health Virtual Learning Series is designed for Community Foundations in the early- and mid-stages of developing or strengthening their civic health practice. This learning opportunity brings together trusted content expertise\, peer learning\, and real-world case examples from community foundations across the field\, highlighting what effective civic health work looks like in practice. \nThe series will build participants’ confidence\, clarity\, and readiness to advance civic health strategies that are rooted in community leadership\, collaboration\, and measurable impact. Participants will leave energized and better equipped to apply civic health approaches within their own communities and partner with key actors to support their efforts. \nRegister HERE \n\nLearning Objectives\n1) Build a shared understanding of civic health\, its connection to community leadership\, and opportunities to embed civic health into current foundation work. \n2) Explore approaches for identifying strategic partners and cultivating staff and board buy‑in around a shared civic health vision. \n3) Develop and strengthen understanding of strategies\, tactics\, and approaches for building\, operationalizing\, and measuring civic health work tailored to your community context. \n\nStructure & Details\n8-part virtual learning series including content experts\, peer learning\, and homework/pre-reads between each session. Each session is 90-minutes (3:00–4:30 pm ET / 12:00–1:30 PT). For more detailed information about each session\, please click here. \n  \nKey Dates: \nAugust 18\, 2026 – Session 1: Introduction & What Is Civic Health? \nAugust 20\, 2026 – Session 2: Ecosystem Mapping \nOptional In-Person Engagement: Sep 9-10\, 2026 – Community Foundations for Civic Health Summit \nSeptember 29\, 2026 – Session 3: Sensemaking for Community & Organization Strategy (Workshop Session) \nNovember 5\, 2026 – Session 4: What Are the Most Effective Civic Health Practices and Approaches? \nDecember 8\, 2026 – Session 5: How to Measure Civic Health \nJanuary 19\, 2027 – Session 6: How to Communicate Civic Health \nFebruary 9\, 2027 – Session 7: How to Fund Civic Health and Engage Your Board \nMarch 16\, 2027 – Session 8: Your Civic Health Next Steps \n\nParticipants\nEach community foundation is encouraged to develop a core learning team to engage in the series. Community foundations that are not able to form a core learning team are also welcome! Recommended team makeup includes 3 (maximum) members\, including: \n– A staff person driving strategic civic health work (team lead)- A CEO or senior leadership team member (optional)- A board champion (optional) \nCore team members are expected to attend all sessions. For select sessions\, additional staff may be invited to join (e.g.\, your communications lead may be invited to participate in the communications session).
URL:https://cfleads.org/learning-opportunity/community-foundations-for-civic-health-virtual-learning-series/2026-09-29/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="CFLeads":MAILTO:rreiss@cfleads.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T150000
DTSTAMP:20260930T194531Z
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SUMMARY:Community Foundations for Civic Health 2027 Planning Grants Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Community Foundations for Civic Health is excited to announce our 2027 Planning Grants. \nJoin us on October 22nd from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET for an informational webinar to learn more! \nCFCH Planning Grants support community foundations seeking to establish or deepen their civic health work. Grants can be used to pay for costs associated with a range of efforts\, such as local community engagement\, field scans\, cultural asset mapping\, professional development\, and training that promotes board alignment. The purpose of this grant program is to help foundations advance on the Community Foundations Civic Health Continuum\, transitioning from a state of emerging interest to one in which they are more prepared to implement actionable\, community-anchored civic health strategies. \nRegister Here
URL:https://cfleads.org/learning-opportunity/community-foundations-for-civic-health-2027-planning-grants-information-session/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Civic Health
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T163000
DTSTAMP:20260814T135121Z
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SUMMARY:Community Foundations for Civic Health: Virtual Learning Series
DESCRIPTION:About Community Foundations for Civic Health\n \nCommunity Foundations for Civic Health (CFCH) is a national initiative led by CFLeads\, Rhode Island Foundation\, and the National Civic League. The initiative supports community foundations in confidently advancing civic health by leveraging community leadership\, designing their own civic health strategies or plans\, and engaging in shared problem-solving and peer learning. \n“Civic health” describes all the ways people make decisions\, solve problems\, and build community together. It depends on two things: the civic readiness of individuals — their knowledge\, skills\, and connections — and the civic opportunities that communities provide to help people develop and apply those skills. Community foundations play a unique role in supporting these efforts by convening partners\, investing in civic infrastructure\, and amplifying community leadership. \nRegistration for this series has closed\, and the series is now at full capacity. We’re excited to offer another Virtual Learning Series in Spring 2027. If you’re interested in participating\, please submit this interest form to be among the first to receive updates and registration information when the new series is announced. \n\nAbout the Virtual Learning Series\nThe Community Foundations for Civic Health Virtual Learning Series is designed for Community Foundations in the early- and mid-stages of developing or strengthening their civic health practice. This learning opportunity brings together trusted content expertise\, peer learning\, and real-world case examples from community foundations across the field\, highlighting what effective civic health work looks like in practice. \nThe series will build participants’ confidence\, clarity\, and readiness to advance civic health strategies that are rooted in community leadership\, collaboration\, and measurable impact. Participants will leave energized and better equipped to apply civic health approaches within their own communities and partner with key actors to support their efforts. \nRegister HERE \n\nLearning Objectives\n1) Build a shared understanding of civic health\, its connection to community leadership\, and opportunities to embed civic health into current foundation work. \n2) Explore approaches for identifying strategic partners and cultivating staff and board buy‑in around a shared civic health vision. \n3) Develop and strengthen understanding of strategies\, tactics\, and approaches for building\, operationalizing\, and measuring civic health work tailored to your community context. \n\nStructure & Details\n8-part virtual learning series including content experts\, peer learning\, and homework/pre-reads between each session. Each session is 90-minutes (3:00–4:30 pm ET / 12:00–1:30 PT). For more detailed information about each session\, please click here. \n  \nKey Dates: \nAugust 18\, 2026 – Session 1: Introduction & What Is Civic Health? \nAugust 20\, 2026 – Session 2: Ecosystem Mapping \nOptional In-Person Engagement: Sep 9-10\, 2026 – Community Foundations for Civic Health Summit \nSeptember 29\, 2026 – Session 3: Sensemaking for Community & Organization Strategy (Workshop Session) \nNovember 5\, 2026 – Session 4: What Are the Most Effective Civic Health Practices and Approaches? \nDecember 8\, 2026 – Session 5: How to Measure Civic Health \nJanuary 19\, 2027 – Session 6: How to Communicate Civic Health \nFebruary 9\, 2027 – Session 7: How to Fund Civic Health and Engage Your Board \nMarch 16\, 2027 – Session 8: Your Civic Health Next Steps \n\nParticipants\nEach community foundation is encouraged to develop a core learning team to engage in the series. Community foundations that are not able to form a core learning team are also welcome! Recommended team makeup includes 3 (maximum) members\, including: \n– A staff person driving strategic civic health work (team lead)- A CEO or senior leadership team member (optional)- A board champion (optional) \nCore team members are expected to attend all sessions. For select sessions\, additional staff may be invited to join (e.g.\, your communications lead may be invited to participate in the communications session).
URL:https://cfleads.org/learning-opportunity/community-foundations-for-civic-health-virtual-learning-series/2026-11-05/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="CFLeads":MAILTO:rreiss@cfleads.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261208T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261208T163000
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SUMMARY:Community Foundations for Civic Health: Virtual Learning Series
DESCRIPTION:About Community Foundations for Civic Health\n \nCommunity Foundations for Civic Health (CFCH) is a national initiative led by CFLeads\, Rhode Island Foundation\, and the National Civic League. The initiative supports community foundations in confidently advancing civic health by leveraging community leadership\, designing their own civic health strategies or plans\, and engaging in shared problem-solving and peer learning. \n“Civic health” describes all the ways people make decisions\, solve problems\, and build community together. It depends on two things: the civic readiness of individuals — their knowledge\, skills\, and connections — and the civic opportunities that communities provide to help people develop and apply those skills. Community foundations play a unique role in supporting these efforts by convening partners\, investing in civic infrastructure\, and amplifying community leadership. \nRegistration for this series has closed\, and the series is now at full capacity. We’re excited to offer another Virtual Learning Series in Spring 2027. If you’re interested in participating\, please submit this interest form to be among the first to receive updates and registration information when the new series is announced. \n\nAbout the Virtual Learning Series\nThe Community Foundations for Civic Health Virtual Learning Series is designed for Community Foundations in the early- and mid-stages of developing or strengthening their civic health practice. This learning opportunity brings together trusted content expertise\, peer learning\, and real-world case examples from community foundations across the field\, highlighting what effective civic health work looks like in practice. \nThe series will build participants’ confidence\, clarity\, and readiness to advance civic health strategies that are rooted in community leadership\, collaboration\, and measurable impact. Participants will leave energized and better equipped to apply civic health approaches within their own communities and partner with key actors to support their efforts. \nRegister HERE \n\nLearning Objectives\n1) Build a shared understanding of civic health\, its connection to community leadership\, and opportunities to embed civic health into current foundation work. \n2) Explore approaches for identifying strategic partners and cultivating staff and board buy‑in around a shared civic health vision. \n3) Develop and strengthen understanding of strategies\, tactics\, and approaches for building\, operationalizing\, and measuring civic health work tailored to your community context. \n\nStructure & Details\n8-part virtual learning series including content experts\, peer learning\, and homework/pre-reads between each session. Each session is 90-minutes (3:00–4:30 pm ET / 12:00–1:30 PT). For more detailed information about each session\, please click here. \n  \nKey Dates: \nAugust 18\, 2026 – Session 1: Introduction & What Is Civic Health? \nAugust 20\, 2026 – Session 2: Ecosystem Mapping \nOptional In-Person Engagement: Sep 9-10\, 2026 – Community Foundations for Civic Health Summit \nSeptember 29\, 2026 – Session 3: Sensemaking for Community & Organization Strategy (Workshop Session) \nNovember 5\, 2026 – Session 4: What Are the Most Effective Civic Health Practices and Approaches? \nDecember 8\, 2026 – Session 5: How to Measure Civic Health \nJanuary 19\, 2027 – Session 6: How to Communicate Civic Health \nFebruary 9\, 2027 – Session 7: How to Fund Civic Health and Engage Your Board \nMarch 16\, 2027 – Session 8: Your Civic Health Next Steps \n\nParticipants\nEach community foundation is encouraged to develop a core learning team to engage in the series. Community foundations that are not able to form a core learning team are also welcome! Recommended team makeup includes 3 (maximum) members\, including: \n– A staff person driving strategic civic health work (team lead)- A CEO or senior leadership team member (optional)- A board champion (optional) \nCore team members are expected to attend all sessions. For select sessions\, additional staff may be invited to join (e.g.\, your communications lead may be invited to participate in the communications session).
URL:https://cfleads.org/learning-opportunity/community-foundations-for-civic-health-virtual-learning-series/2026-12-08/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="CFLeads":MAILTO:rreiss@cfleads.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270119T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270119T163000
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SUMMARY:Community Foundations for Civic Health: Virtual Learning Series
DESCRIPTION:About Community Foundations for Civic Health\n \nCommunity Foundations for Civic Health (CFCH) is a national initiative led by CFLeads\, Rhode Island Foundation\, and the National Civic League. The initiative supports community foundations in confidently advancing civic health by leveraging community leadership\, designing their own civic health strategies or plans\, and engaging in shared problem-solving and peer learning. \n“Civic health” describes all the ways people make decisions\, solve problems\, and build community together. It depends on two things: the civic readiness of individuals — their knowledge\, skills\, and connections — and the civic opportunities that communities provide to help people develop and apply those skills. Community foundations play a unique role in supporting these efforts by convening partners\, investing in civic infrastructure\, and amplifying community leadership. \nRegistration for this series has closed\, and the series is now at full capacity. We’re excited to offer another Virtual Learning Series in Spring 2027. If you’re interested in participating\, please submit this interest form to be among the first to receive updates and registration information when the new series is announced. \n\nAbout the Virtual Learning Series\nThe Community Foundations for Civic Health Virtual Learning Series is designed for Community Foundations in the early- and mid-stages of developing or strengthening their civic health practice. This learning opportunity brings together trusted content expertise\, peer learning\, and real-world case examples from community foundations across the field\, highlighting what effective civic health work looks like in practice. \nThe series will build participants’ confidence\, clarity\, and readiness to advance civic health strategies that are rooted in community leadership\, collaboration\, and measurable impact. Participants will leave energized and better equipped to apply civic health approaches within their own communities and partner with key actors to support their efforts. \nRegister HERE \n\nLearning Objectives\n1) Build a shared understanding of civic health\, its connection to community leadership\, and opportunities to embed civic health into current foundation work. \n2) Explore approaches for identifying strategic partners and cultivating staff and board buy‑in around a shared civic health vision. \n3) Develop and strengthen understanding of strategies\, tactics\, and approaches for building\, operationalizing\, and measuring civic health work tailored to your community context. \n\nStructure & Details\n8-part virtual learning series including content experts\, peer learning\, and homework/pre-reads between each session. Each session is 90-minutes (3:00–4:30 pm ET / 12:00–1:30 PT). For more detailed information about each session\, please click here. \n  \nKey Dates: \nAugust 18\, 2026 – Session 1: Introduction & What Is Civic Health? \nAugust 20\, 2026 – Session 2: Ecosystem Mapping \nOptional In-Person Engagement: Sep 9-10\, 2026 – Community Foundations for Civic Health Summit \nSeptember 29\, 2026 – Session 3: Sensemaking for Community & Organization Strategy (Workshop Session) \nNovember 5\, 2026 – Session 4: What Are the Most Effective Civic Health Practices and Approaches? \nDecember 8\, 2026 – Session 5: How to Measure Civic Health \nJanuary 19\, 2027 – Session 6: How to Communicate Civic Health \nFebruary 9\, 2027 – Session 7: How to Fund Civic Health and Engage Your Board \nMarch 16\, 2027 – Session 8: Your Civic Health Next Steps \n\nParticipants\nEach community foundation is encouraged to develop a core learning team to engage in the series. Community foundations that are not able to form a core learning team are also welcome! Recommended team makeup includes 3 (maximum) members\, including: \n– A staff person driving strategic civic health work (team lead)- A CEO or senior leadership team member (optional)- A board champion (optional) \nCore team members are expected to attend all sessions. For select sessions\, additional staff may be invited to join (e.g.\, your communications lead may be invited to participate in the communications session).
URL:https://cfleads.org/learning-opportunity/community-foundations-for-civic-health-virtual-learning-series/2027-01-19/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="CFLeads":MAILTO:rreiss@cfleads.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270209T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270209T163000
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SUMMARY:Community Foundations for Civic Health: Virtual Learning Series
DESCRIPTION:About Community Foundations for Civic Health\n \nCommunity Foundations for Civic Health (CFCH) is a national initiative led by CFLeads\, Rhode Island Foundation\, and the National Civic League. The initiative supports community foundations in confidently advancing civic health by leveraging community leadership\, designing their own civic health strategies or plans\, and engaging in shared problem-solving and peer learning. \n“Civic health” describes all the ways people make decisions\, solve problems\, and build community together. It depends on two things: the civic readiness of individuals — their knowledge\, skills\, and connections — and the civic opportunities that communities provide to help people develop and apply those skills. Community foundations play a unique role in supporting these efforts by convening partners\, investing in civic infrastructure\, and amplifying community leadership. \nRegistration for this series has closed\, and the series is now at full capacity. We’re excited to offer another Virtual Learning Series in Spring 2027. If you’re interested in participating\, please submit this interest form to be among the first to receive updates and registration information when the new series is announced. \n\nAbout the Virtual Learning Series\nThe Community Foundations for Civic Health Virtual Learning Series is designed for Community Foundations in the early- and mid-stages of developing or strengthening their civic health practice. This learning opportunity brings together trusted content expertise\, peer learning\, and real-world case examples from community foundations across the field\, highlighting what effective civic health work looks like in practice. \nThe series will build participants’ confidence\, clarity\, and readiness to advance civic health strategies that are rooted in community leadership\, collaboration\, and measurable impact. Participants will leave energized and better equipped to apply civic health approaches within their own communities and partner with key actors to support their efforts. \nRegister HERE \n\nLearning Objectives\n1) Build a shared understanding of civic health\, its connection to community leadership\, and opportunities to embed civic health into current foundation work. \n2) Explore approaches for identifying strategic partners and cultivating staff and board buy‑in around a shared civic health vision. \n3) Develop and strengthen understanding of strategies\, tactics\, and approaches for building\, operationalizing\, and measuring civic health work tailored to your community context. \n\nStructure & Details\n8-part virtual learning series including content experts\, peer learning\, and homework/pre-reads between each session. Each session is 90-minutes (3:00–4:30 pm ET / 12:00–1:30 PT). For more detailed information about each session\, please click here. \n  \nKey Dates: \nAugust 18\, 2026 – Session 1: Introduction & What Is Civic Health? \nAugust 20\, 2026 – Session 2: Ecosystem Mapping \nOptional In-Person Engagement: Sep 9-10\, 2026 – Community Foundations for Civic Health Summit \nSeptember 29\, 2026 – Session 3: Sensemaking for Community & Organization Strategy (Workshop Session) \nNovember 5\, 2026 – Session 4: What Are the Most Effective Civic Health Practices and Approaches? \nDecember 8\, 2026 – Session 5: How to Measure Civic Health \nJanuary 19\, 2027 – Session 6: How to Communicate Civic Health \nFebruary 9\, 2027 – Session 7: How to Fund Civic Health and Engage Your Board \nMarch 16\, 2027 – Session 8: Your Civic Health Next Steps \n\nParticipants\nEach community foundation is encouraged to develop a core learning team to engage in the series. Community foundations that are not able to form a core learning team are also welcome! Recommended team makeup includes 3 (maximum) members\, including: \n– A staff person driving strategic civic health work (team lead)- A CEO or senior leadership team member (optional)- A board champion (optional) \nCore team members are expected to attend all sessions. For select sessions\, additional staff may be invited to join (e.g.\, your communications lead may be invited to participate in the communications session).
URL:https://cfleads.org/learning-opportunity/community-foundations-for-civic-health-virtual-learning-series/2027-02-09/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="CFLeads":MAILTO:rreiss@cfleads.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270316T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270316T163000
DTSTAMP:20260814T135121Z
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SUMMARY:Community Foundations for Civic Health: Virtual Learning Series
DESCRIPTION:About Community Foundations for Civic Health\n \nCommunity Foundations for Civic Health (CFCH) is a national initiative led by CFLeads\, Rhode Island Foundation\, and the National Civic League. The initiative supports community foundations in confidently advancing civic health by leveraging community leadership\, designing their own civic health strategies or plans\, and engaging in shared problem-solving and peer learning. \n“Civic health” describes all the ways people make decisions\, solve problems\, and build community together. It depends on two things: the civic readiness of individuals — their knowledge\, skills\, and connections — and the civic opportunities that communities provide to help people develop and apply those skills. Community foundations play a unique role in supporting these efforts by convening partners\, investing in civic infrastructure\, and amplifying community leadership. \nRegistration for this series has closed\, and the series is now at full capacity. We’re excited to offer another Virtual Learning Series in Spring 2027. If you’re interested in participating\, please submit this interest form to be among the first to receive updates and registration information when the new series is announced. \n\nAbout the Virtual Learning Series\nThe Community Foundations for Civic Health Virtual Learning Series is designed for Community Foundations in the early- and mid-stages of developing or strengthening their civic health practice. This learning opportunity brings together trusted content expertise\, peer learning\, and real-world case examples from community foundations across the field\, highlighting what effective civic health work looks like in practice. \nThe series will build participants’ confidence\, clarity\, and readiness to advance civic health strategies that are rooted in community leadership\, collaboration\, and measurable impact. Participants will leave energized and better equipped to apply civic health approaches within their own communities and partner with key actors to support their efforts. \nRegister HERE \n\nLearning Objectives\n1) Build a shared understanding of civic health\, its connection to community leadership\, and opportunities to embed civic health into current foundation work. \n2) Explore approaches for identifying strategic partners and cultivating staff and board buy‑in around a shared civic health vision. \n3) Develop and strengthen understanding of strategies\, tactics\, and approaches for building\, operationalizing\, and measuring civic health work tailored to your community context. \n\nStructure & Details\n8-part virtual learning series including content experts\, peer learning\, and homework/pre-reads between each session. Each session is 90-minutes (3:00–4:30 pm ET / 12:00–1:30 PT). For more detailed information about each session\, please click here. \n  \nKey Dates: \nAugust 18\, 2026 – Session 1: Introduction & What Is Civic Health? \nAugust 20\, 2026 – Session 2: Ecosystem Mapping \nOptional In-Person Engagement: Sep 9-10\, 2026 – Community Foundations for Civic Health Summit \nSeptember 29\, 2026 – Session 3: Sensemaking for Community & Organization Strategy (Workshop Session) \nNovember 5\, 2026 – Session 4: What Are the Most Effective Civic Health Practices and Approaches? \nDecember 8\, 2026 – Session 5: How to Measure Civic Health \nJanuary 19\, 2027 – Session 6: How to Communicate Civic Health \nFebruary 9\, 2027 – Session 7: How to Fund Civic Health and Engage Your Board \nMarch 16\, 2027 – Session 8: Your Civic Health Next Steps \n\nParticipants\nEach community foundation is encouraged to develop a core learning team to engage in the series. Community foundations that are not able to form a core learning team are also welcome! Recommended team makeup includes 3 (maximum) members\, including: \n– A staff person driving strategic civic health work (team lead)- A CEO or senior leadership team member (optional)- A board champion (optional) \nCore team members are expected to attend all sessions. For select sessions\, additional staff may be invited to join (e.g.\, your communications lead may be invited to participate in the communications session).
URL:https://cfleads.org/learning-opportunity/community-foundations-for-civic-health-virtual-learning-series/2027-03-16/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="CFLeads":MAILTO:rreiss@cfleads.org
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SUMMARY:2027 CFLeads Forum
DESCRIPTION:Save The Date | 2027 CFLeads Forum\nJoin Us in Baltimore | September 22–24\, 2027\nMark your calendars! The 2027 CFLeads Forum is scheduled for September 22–24\, 2027\, in Baltimore\, Maryland\, hosted in partnership with the Baltimore Community Foundation. This year’s theme is Beyond the Brink: What’s Next for Community Foundations? \nThe CFLeads Forum is a one-of-a-kind national gathering for community foundation CEOs and board chairs – a unique opportunity to connect with peers from across the country\, explore the evolving role of community foundations\, and engage in meaningful conversations that strengthen community leadership. Through thought-provoking discussions\, practical learning\, and invaluable networking\, participants leave inspired with new ideas and stronger connections to advance their work back home. \nWe’re excited to welcome you to Baltimore\, where we’ll come together with leaders from across the field to share insights\, learn from one another\, and continue advancing community leadership. \n\nCivic Health at the Forum\nThis year\, we’re excited to incorporate the Community Foundations for Civic Health Summit into the Forum program on September 23\, 2027. Community Foundations for Civic Health (CFCH) – an initiative of CFLeads\, the Rhode Island Foundation\, the National Civic League\, and other partners – enables community foundations to confidently strengthen civic health\, achieving local impacts at a national scale. \nThe Summit will bring community foundation CEOs\, board chairs\, and senior-level staff together to explore the vital role community foundations can play in strengthening civic health and building communities where everyone has the opportunity to participate\, contribute\, and thrive. Integrating the Summit into the Forum will create additional opportunities for connection and learning across these important areas of community leadership. \n\nForum Information\n📍 Baltimore\, Maryland\n📅 September 22–24\, 2027 \nAdditional details\, including this year’s agenda\, hotel information\, and registration\, will be shared in the coming months. \nWe look forward to seeing you in Baltimore! \n\n2025 CFLeads Forum | Indianpolis\, IN\n\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n 
URL:https://cfleads.org/learning-opportunity/2027-cfleads-forum/
LOCATION:Baltimore\, Maryland
ORGANIZER;CN="CFLeads":MAILTO:rreiss@cfleads.org
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