Events
Upcoming Events
The Funder’s Role in Systems Change: A Workshop Series
-OnlineUPDATE: Sept. 17, 2026. This workshop series has reached capacity. If interested in joining a future session next year, please fill out our registration alert …
2026 Backbone Leaders Learning Lab (Nov-Dec 2026)
-OnlineA small-group learning lab for backbone leaders offering practical tools, peer learning, and coaching to support place-based collaboration.
Past Events
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017
Davos, SwitzerlandTo kick-off a research project for international insurers Discovery, IAG, and Skandia, Nina Jais co-moderated a roundtable with executives from different indus…
Measuring Impact: Early-Stage CI Initiative Evaluation
VancouverIt is not unusual for it to take 5 years or more to demonstrate measurable impact on a population level indicator. Yet, CI initiatives need to demonstrate pro…
SOCAP 2016
-San Francisco, CABuilding on eight years of connections and conversations at the intersection of money and meaning, SOCAP16 provides three full days of information, inspiration…
Aspen Ideas Festival 2016
-Aspen, COThe Aspen Ideas Festival is the nation's premier, public gathering place for leaders from around the globe and across many disciplines to engage in deep and in…
Champions for Change: Leading a Backbone Organization for Collective Impact 2016
-Halifax, Nova ScotiaJoin together with the Tamarack Institute, the Collective Impact Forum, and Backbone organizations from across North America and internationally to enhance you…
AGM Webinar: Simplifying Strategy: Corporate Societal Engagement
New York CityFSG Managing Director Greg Hills is the keynote speaker for the Associated Grant Makers webinar Simplifying Strategy: Corporate Societal Engagement. Greg will …
Dasra Philanthropy Forum 2016
Houston, TXFSG Managing Director Ashish Karamchandani discusses market-based solutions to drive sustainable social change. The Dasra Philanthropy Forum will bring togeth…
Global Washington’s 8th Annual Conference
Seattle, WAFSG Managing Director Patty Russell created and moderates the session "Tough Questions, Hard Choices: Navigating the Path to Successful NGO-Business Partnershi…
2016 Corporate Philanthropy Institute
Redwood City, CAFSG Managing Director Mark Kramer moderates the closing plenary session of 2016 Corporate Philanthropy Institute: Be Courageous, hosted by Northern California …
How to Integrate Continuous Learning into Collective Impact
Denver, COWhile many leaders understand the importance of continuous learning, more could be done to help funders, backbone leaders, and other community partners integra…
