Pre-Conference Workshops
In 2026, the Annual National Conference for Growing Community Foundations will offer optional pre-conference workshops and user groups with partner organizations joining us in advance of the main conference.
These workshops and user groups take place prior to the main conference and may require an additional registration fee. Additional details, including agendas and participation information, will be shared soon.
Community Impact Investor Convening
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | 8 am - 5 pm
Facilitated by the Community Investment Project
Registration fee $125
Over 100 community foundations are place-based impact investors and scores more are looking for ways to get started. Why? Community foundations hold a unique position from which they can support the impact investing field; their deep community roots, their diverse and representative community governance, and their multi-stakeholder asset structures allow for strategic and catalytic investing that reaches partners and places not accessible to most investors. This Pre-Conference is an opportunity for community foundations to gather, share, and learn about their unique take on impact investing. The Pre-Conference will feature sessions on community impact, sources of funds within a foundation, staffing and resourcing impact investment programs, and strategies for engaging and collaborating in local investment ecosystems. By the end, participants will walk away with workplans for implementing or improving their own impact investment programs in service of their communities and their institutions. Registration begins in June.
Looking to support or sponsor the event? Want to coordinate a conference session? Contact [email protected]. Thank you to our pre-conference sponsors Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Kansas Health Foundation and our conference host the Kansas Association of Community Foundations.
CEONet Peer Forum
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Morning
Hosted by CEONet
Registration fee $100
CEONet is excited to host a Peer Forum at the Annual National Conference for Growing Community Foundations. Designed for CEOs to connect meaningfully with one another, the forum will focus on actionable takeaways, building trust within the peer network, and deepening connections. Participants will explore timely topics presented by peer CEOs and we will set aside time for the popular Hot Topics discussions.
We’ll open with a welcome reception on Tuesday, October 13, at the River City Brewing Company, which is within walking distance of the Hyatt Hotel, followed by the Peer Forum on Wednesday, October 14, from 8:00–11:45 a.m. at the Hyatt Hotel. Open to all Community Foundation CEOs and EDs who register for the conference.
(CEONet membership not required to register and attend.)
User Groups
Join akoyaGO as they host a user group for conference attendees Wednesday morning. No cost to attend.