Schedule and Program

Conference Schedule

The Pre-Conference Workshop: Introduction to Grants Management will begin at 8:30 am on Sunday, March 18, 2012. Click here to learn more.

The Conference will begin on Monday, March 19th. Breakfast will be served at 7:30 am and the Opening Plenary will begin at 9:00 am. The Conference will end on Wednesday, March 21st at 12:15 pm.

Conference Program

The conference program includes more than forty-five concurrent sessions.  Click here to learn more. To download a copy of the program, click here.

Learning Tracks

The forty-eight concurrent sessions at the conference will fall under six Learning Tracks:

• Grantmaking– Exploring broader topics in philanthropy and how they impact your grantmaking.
• Grants Management – Expanding your mastery of grantmaking basics as well as the complex and constantly evolving financial and legal issues impacting grants management.
• Emerging Practices – Covering emerging issues in philanthropy which will change how you make grants now and in the future.
  
• Professional Development – Honing your professional and personal skills to be more effective in your current job and advance your career.
• Technology – Helping you make your grantmaking practices more efficient through technology integration and informed choices about new technologies.
• Vendor Sponsored Sessions – Showcasing how new and existing technology can help meet your organization’s needs.