Workshops

Pioneering changemakers have shown increasing ambition and ability to move the needle on today’s critical challenges. At the same time, a growing number of philanthropists are stepping up to support these efforts with extraordinarily large gifts. These big bets have the potential for enormous impact. This interactive workshop will help you refine a theory of change so you can show donors why you are big bettable. Presented by The Bridgespan Group More about this workshop: Making Your Approach to Lasting Change “Big Bettable”

Do you ever feel dry? Burned out? Like you just can’t give any more? When you learn to drink as you pour, you are not the doer. Instead you allow the sacred to flow through you like a wild river of grace, so abundant that you cannot wait to share and to serve. When everything is aligned you often feel that you are in the flow or in your groove. These accessible interfaith meditation practices get you into that flow. They are designed to calm you down, fill you up and reconnect you to the sacred source of your tradition. Session will include a talk, meditation and Q+A session. Presented by Kashi Atlanta

This workshop is an opportunity to pick up on a conversation from Upswell LA about the practice of Living Room Conversations with a specific focus now on race and ethnicity. The unique structure and safety of this practice, as well as the deep power of storytelling, comprise a productive and sensitive approach you can practice at Upswell Chicago, then use in your own community to discuss a subject of extreme importance, nationally and personally. Presented by Living Room Conversations

Many university faculty members conduct projects that excite them and focus on their research interests. Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan and the Midwest Mobility from Poverty Network have flipped this on its head, partnering with communities and governments to use rapid response data and analysis to define problems, research questions, conduct evaluation, and inform efforts to enhance mobility and reduce poverty. Presented by Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan More about this workshop: Combining the Power of Town, Gown, and Policy to End Poverty

As we’ve seen over the last several years, elections make a huge difference to nonprofits and the communities we serve. With the 2020 election season in full swing, this is the time when prospective officeholders are most open to new issues and ideas from all directions. So how can the nonprofit sector use this opportunity to advance our missions and our work? Come help us identify the policy areas that are most important to the success of the entire sector — and strategize the best ways to move forward with a nonprofit sector policy platform. Hosted by Independent Sector More about this workshop: Help Shape the Nonprofit Sector’s 2020 Policy Agenda