(This is a guest post from Steve Butz,
President & Founder of Social Solutions, who is covering the Council on Foundations Conference for Tactical Philanthropy)
By Steve Butz
As I head into the next session, I have a few minutes to reflect on the Opening Plenary this morning given by Carolyn Lukensmeyer, the President and Founder of AmericaSpeaks, [...]

Quick reminder for those of you planning your evening.
I love to learn from my readers, so I am going to throw caution to the wind and announce a last minute, Tactical Philanthropy Un-Reception. If you want an opportunity to connect with the community around Tactical Philanthropy, join us at 9:30pm tonight at the National Pastime [...]

(This is a guest post from Beth Reiter, VP for Communications & Marketing, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, who is covering the Council on Foundations Conference for Tactical Philanthropy)
By Beth Reiter
I attended a session this morning that was billed as “cross-sector engagement” (you can see the description and presenters here) It was actually about entertainment philanthropy, [...]

(This is a guest post from Taylor Ansley, a fellow at Z Smith Reynolds Foundation, who is covering the Council on Foundations Conference for Tactical Philanthropy)
By Taylor Ansley
This panel featured a number of perspectives on social entrepreneurship, social enterprise, and social venture investment.
Gregory Dees, of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, described the evolution of [...]

(This is a guest post from Sara Melillo,
Program officer, McCormick Tribune Foundation, who is covering the Council on Foundations Conference for Tactical Philanthropy)
By Sara Melillo
This morning’s breakfast plenary kicked off with an interesting polling exercise to find out who exactly was attending the conference (or at least who woke up in time for breakfast). Using [...]

(This is a guest post from Peter Manzo, board member of National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, who is covering the Council on Foundations Conference for Tactical Philanthropy)
By Peter Manzo
It can’t be easy running an organization as large and diverse as the Council on Foundations and, certainly, planning a huge event like the Philanthropy Summit must [...]

At the COF conference there are tons of “receptions” hosted by various groups, where you get to have a glass of wine and mingle with other people interested in a certain topic or interested in the community of people around a specific organization. I often find I learn more at these events than I do [...]

I attended the “Emerging Leaders Salon with Susan Berresford” today. Susan ran the Ford Foundation until retiring recently. A lot of ground was covered, so I’ll present my thoughts in no particular order.
In talking about the value of having work/life balance and how pursuing your interests makes you a better philanthropist, Susan said, “You are [...]