Summit 2022

Wednesday, September 14

5:30 – 7:00pm: Networking happy hour for Summit attendees (location TBD)

Thursday, September 15:

All-Day Summit at Sullivan Center, 33 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60602

8:00am – 8:30am: Arrive, check in and informal networking over coffee and light refreshments

8:30am – 8:45am: Welcome remarks and housekeeping

Morning Session: DEI-focused conversations
8:45 – 10:00: Identity/Affinity Funds: Where have we come, where are we going and what are we hoping to achieve? (Plenary, full group)

10:00 – 10:15: break and move to break-out rooms

10:15 – 11:30: Smaller group discussions on specific topics:
* Donor diversification
* Internal education/training
* Stand-alone funds focused on BIPOC community

11:30 – 11:40: group returns to main room

11:40 – 12:00: report out and sharing

Lunch Program:
12:00 – 12:15: break and collect boxed lunches

12:15 – 1:30: Plenary lunch discussion: “The impact of 1% Philanthropy on our Organizations and Communities” (potential invited guest: Marguerite Griffin, National Director of Philanthropic Services, Northern Trust)

1:30 – 2:00pm: AdNet Annual Meeting

Afternoon Session: What is keeping you up at night?
2:00 – 3:00pm: smaller group discussions on specific topics
* How to support and manage donors impacted by diminished mental capacity and/or ageing
* Private labeling DAFs for corporate partners: the good, the bad and the ugly
* Resource Development in A Changing Work Environment

3:00 – 3:10: switch rooms

3:10 – 4:10: smaller group discussions
* Gathering differently: is there a new normal?
* Databases and donor portals: has anyone figured this out?
* Professional advisor engagement: trends, successes, and challenges

4:10 – 4:15: return to main room

4:15 – 4:30: Closing