DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: March 1, 2024
Philanthropy Southwest's 76th Annual Conference | October 15-18, 2024 | The Santa Fe Convention Center |
Santa Fe, NM
Welcome to the Call for Sessions for Philanthropy Southwest's 76th Annual Conference! It remains the highest priority to deliver sessions that align with attendees’ needs and expertise. Therefore, the 2024 Annual Conference Committee is implementing a Call for Sessions, so that attendees can help drive some of the content and strategy of the Annual Conference.
This year’s theme is Unity in Action. During this premier training event, Southwest Grantmakers will convene on important and relevant topics for philanthropy and learn best practices in grantmaking and innovation.
Session Topics
This year’s conference will focus on the following six tracks:
(1) Tribal Philanthropy
(2) Finance, Governance & Law
(3) Grantmaking Practice Areas
(4) Innovative Philanthropy & Trending Topics
(5) Racial Equity
(6) Rural Philanthropy.
The 2024 Annual Conference Committee is particularly interested in proposals pertaining to the following grantmaking areas that significantly impact our region:
Affordable Housing
Aging
Animal Welfare
Arts & Culture
Child Welfare
Civil Discourse
Disaster Recovery/Emergency Response (Long vs. Short Term)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Education
Environment/Climate Actions Philanthropy
Health Care
Immigration
Indigenous Populations
Local Journalism
Mental Health
Rural Issues
Audience
As the nation’s oldest philanthropy serving organization, Philanthropy Southwest has a rich history of annually convening philanthropic leaders including: trustees and staff from all types of foundations; individual donors and philanthropic families; donor advised fund holders and managers; philanthropic support organizations; philanthropic service professionals; and thought leaders in the field of philanthropy.
Questions? Contact Eric Wynn at eric@philanthropysouthwest.org
Session Planning Key Dates & Deadlines
January 17 Call for Sessions Opens
March 1 Call for Sessions Closes
March 29 Proposal respondents notified of decisions
May 17 Session Titles and Session Descriptions Due
October 15 - 18, 2024 76th Annual Conference at the Santa Fe Convention Center (Santa Fe, NM)
Quick Start Instructions to Submit Session