Luncheon Plenary: Fashioning our Future Together

Register Now! Conference Highlights At the heart of the conference are dynamic plenary sessions, including: Navigating Change Together -- extraordinary leaders, pressing issues, new insights A Conversation with Jeff Raikes, CEO of the Gates Foundation   Hecht Heintz Puriefoy Ibargüen

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5
11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

What can foundations and nonprofits do today to prepare for a vibrant tomorrow?

The nonprofit community stands in the middle of extraordinary times. Our organizations and the people we serve are buffeted by the most troubled economy in our lifetimes, yet appearing during this storm are the dawn of a widespread rededication to service and a shining group of leaders committed to creating permanent change. In her address, Diana Aviv will examine how our sector can not just weather the current climate, but use this time to help create the conditions that will produce a society characterized by shared responsibility and greater opportunity for all.

A panel of leaders will then examine the trends and solutions Diana raises.

Speaker:

• Diana Aviv, president and CEO, Independent Sector

Discussants:

• Ben Hecht, president and CEO, Living Cities, Inc.
• Stephen B. Heintz, president, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
• Wendy Puriefoy, president, Public Education Network

Moderator:

• Alberto Ibargüen, president and CEO, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation