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SUMMARY:EmpowerCF 2026 - Annual Conference for Empowering Community Foundations
DESCRIPTION:Community foundations play a unique role in their communities and the work is constantly evolving. This conference brings together board members\, staff\, and volunteers from small to mid-sized foundations to share ideas\, explore practical strategies\, and learn from peers facing many of the same opportunities and challenges. You’ll leave with new tools\, fresh perspective\, and connections that can support your foundation’s work long after the conference ends. \nWith a full lineup of expert speakers\, breakout sessions\, and interactive discussions\, you’ll gain practical insights and fresh ideas to take back to your organization. Past conferences have included over fifteen breakout sessions\, keynote presentations\, and numerous networking opportunities. Attendees consistently leave energized\, informed\, and ready to make a greater impact in their communities. \n\n\n\nRegistration Details\n\n\n\nIndividual Registration – $299 Free for All Current CG Partner Foundation Board and Staff Members. \n\nAccommodations\n\n\n \nHilton Garden Inn St. Cloud || 550 Division Street\, Waite Park\, MN || 320-640-7990For the room block\, click here or contact the hotel and ask for group code 90C.  \nResidence Inn St. Cloud || 450 Division Street\, Waite Park\, MN || 320-640-0200 \n\n\n\nConference Schedule\nWednesday\, April 22nd\n11:00am: Registration Opens \n12:00pm: Lunch  \n12:45pm: Keynote Speaker \n2:00-3:00pm: Session Block \n3:15-4:15pm: Session Block \n4:30-7:00pm: Networking & Happy Hour with Appetizers and Cash Bar \nThursday\, April 23rd\n7:45-8:30am: Breakfast/Networking \n8:30-9:30am: Keynote Speaker \n9:45-10:45am: Session Block \n11:00am-12:00pm: Session Block \n12:00-12:45pm: Lunch/Networking \n12:45-1:45pm: Keynote Speaker \n2:00-5:00pm: CFLeads Session (Be sure to indicate you are attending this additional educational opportunity during registration) \nTo view the entire schedule\, click here.\n\n\n\n\n\nPlenary Sessions\n  \n\nBreakout Sessions\nSessions that will be offered include the following: \n\nImpact Investing: Our Journey from Wall Street to Main Street\nLooking the Gift Horse in the Mouth: Best Practices for Effective Gift Management\nAre We Funding Division or Multiplication?\nBuilding Capacity of Rural Community Foundations\nSupporting Individuals: Emergency Assistance Funds\n\nCLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL OF THE SESSION DESCRIPTIONSCLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL SCHEDULE \n\nCFLeads Session – Thursday\, April 23rd – 2:00-5:00pmThis is an additional educational opportunity that follows the EmpowerCF Conference. Please indicate your interest to attend this when you register for the conference. Participants in this session are eligible to receive a travel stipend from CFLeads. More information will be available upon registration. \nBuilding Common Ground: Community Leadership in Action \n\nFinding common ground to address issues that concern all Minnesotans—from fostering respectful civic engagement to ensuring rural belonging\, addressing climate change\, and building safe\, welcoming and sustainable communities—looms over every challenge we currently face. As catalysts for community leadership\, community foundations have concrete tools they can bring to this work\, including connecting local priorities to broader frameworks for impact. \n \n\n\nDrawing on innovative practices from Minnesota and beyond—including work with the UN Sustainable Development Goals—this interactive session will explore how to use these frameworks as toolkits for building common ground and addressing complex challenges. You’ll hear real examples\, engage in peer discussion\, and leave with actionable ideas you can adapt to your own context. \n\n\nThank You To Our Sponsors
URL:https://www.communitygiving.org/event/empowercf2026/
LOCATION:The Park Event Center\, 500 Division Street\, Waite Park\, MN\, 56387\, United States
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