October 14-16, 2007
Statler Hotel at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
About the Conference
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Hosted
by
Grantmakers Forum of New York
Western New York Grantmakers
Association
Grantmakers
Alliance of Northeastern New York
- Registration Form (PDF)
- Arrangements
- Conference site: Statler Hotel at Cornell University
- Sessions
- Speakers
- Sponsors
- Directions
- Discover Ithaca
Primary Contact:
Grantmakers
Forum of New York
919 Winton Road South
Rochester, NY 14618-1633
Conference
Committee:
Glenda Cadwallader, Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation
Leslie Cheu, Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation
Lisa
Dahl, Grantmakers Forum of New York
Mary Eberl, Western New York Grantmakers Associaiton
George Ferrari, Community Foundation of Tompkins County
Joanne Florino, Triad Foundation
Cathie Gura, The Children's Guild
Penny Munschauer, The Children's Guild
Nancie Williams, Grantmakers Alliance of Northeastern New York
Our Sponsors
We are deeply grateful to our Sponsors, whose generosity helps us bring funders together for this conference of "reflection and learning."
- Corning Incorporated Foundation, Corning, supports a session on For Profit/Nonprofit Partnerships with Brian Cloyd, Steelcase, Inc.
The Dyson Foundation,
Millbrook, sponsors the Monday, October 15, Lunch Plenary,
with Cornell President David Skorton who will speak about the Role of
Universities in New York State.
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester,
supports the 2007 NYS Funders Conference.
Gebbie Foundation, Jamestown, supports the Tuesday, October
16, Closing Plenary and Lunch, The Upstate Economy.
Halcyon Hill Foundation, Webster, sponsors the session, More
Than Child's Play: Why funders should care about childcare.
- The John R. Oishei Foundation supports a discussion about funder roles in the community, Funders As Leaders.
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The NxGen Giving Program of the East Hill Foundation, Buffalo, sponsors the Monday, October 15, Special Session for Young or New Grantmakers with Rusty Stahl, Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy, to bring together the next generation of philanthropy.
- PARK
Foundation, Park Foundation, Ithaca
The Park Foundation sponsors the Opening Reception Sunday, October 14, with Joel Fleishman, Duke University, author of The Foundation: A Great American Secret: How Private Wealth Is Changing The World
The Peter and Elizabeth
C. Tower Foundation, Buffalo,
sponsors the Opening Plenary Monday, October 15 with
Phil Buchanan, The Center for Effective Philanthropy, Funder-Grantee
Relationships
Triad Foundation, Ithaca
The Triad Foundation sponsors the Evening Reception, Monday, October 15, with Arthur Brooks, Syracuse University, author of Who Really Cares: America's Charity Divide; Who Gives, Who Doesn't, and Why It Matters
Sponsorship opportunities are available at many levels. Please contact Lisa Dahl if you are interested.