I’m headed back to DC this evening, dead-tired & WAY energized at the same time by all the great people I’ve met over the past 48 hours, but ready to get up and do it all over again at the last day of the Council on Foundations Philanthropy Summit tomorrow. The audience for my panel “Generation Y in the Nonprofit Workforce” was an interesting bunch that I’ll have to tell you about later. Right now I’m trying to refocus my brainpower from nonprofit management stuff to the grantmaking that makes it all come together. The Summit will have hundreds of folks milling around, but I do hope to meet three lovely ladies & Perspectives readers who all work at foundations that have emailed me in the past few days: Mandy Valentine from Detroit, Diana Church from the C. E. and S. Foundation in Louisville, Kentucky, and Mary Migliorelli from the Fieldstone Foundation in Utah. If anyone recognizes my smiling face from this blog, please don’t hesitate to say hi! I’ll be attending sessions on Multi-Generational Family Philanthropy and Generations in the Nonprofit Workforce: A Critical Opportunity for Funders. It’s gonna be a blast, and I’ll be sure to tell ya all about it!
But I want you guys to get involved, too! Let’s continue the conversation about the next generation of philanthropic leadership on Monday, May 12 from 6:30-7:30pm EST LIVE on BlogTalkRadio. I want to hear your questions and comments about leadership in the grantmaking field – how in the hell DO you get a job at a foundation? I’m delighted to be joined by three super special guests, all women of color working in foundations. Check it out, tell your friends, and we’ll “see” you on the show Monday, May 12!
How to Get a Job in Philanthropy, Monday May 12 from 6:30-7:30pm EST
We’re gonna shine the spotlight on 3 emerging leaders in philanthropy: Melissa Johnson at NCRP, Trista Harris at the St. Paul Foundation, and Faith Bynoe most recently at the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund. We’ll discuss how they all landed jobs at foundations and what the grantmaking experience is like. Callers are encouraged to dial in to join the discussion with questions or comments!
