Funders Shared Learning Gathering April 18 & Pre-Gathering Session April 17

Schedule of events that correspond with ticket registration(s):

• Wednesday April 17th, 12:00pm – 1:00 pm - Lunch is open to all attendees. This is a great opportunity to meet other participants before the official Funders Shared Learning Gathering.

• PAUSE for Nourishment on Wednesday April 17th, 12:00pm to 5:00pm*** Includes Lunch. The PAUSE for Nourishment is a pre-session gathering hosted by the Circle on Philanthropy for Indigenous, Black, and racialized attendees. This gathering will follow the lunch above and will also take place at the same venue, located on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) & səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.

• Thursday April 18th, 9:00am – 5:00pm: Funders Shared Learning Day – full day of programming. Open to staff and board members of philanthropic organizations and their grantee partners.

All registration closes on April 11th at 9:00pm PDT. We look forward to seeing you!

The Funders Shared Learning Gathering is an invitation and opportunity to make visible, the learnings and learning journeys that the Law Foundation of BC, Real Estate Foundation of BC, and a number of other funders have been on through their shifts towards actualizing trust-based philanthropy; advancing racial equity and justice; and decolonizing policies and practices.

The invitation is extended to interested philanthropic staff and board members from funder organizations. There is no cost to participate. Funder organizations are asked to invite up to 5 representatives from grantee organizations that they have relationships with, to attend the gathering and witness the shared learning and commitments to action that funders are making. Funder organizations are responsible for the travel and accommodation costs of their grantees, staff and board members.

Please share this event link with invitees to register: https://2024funders-shared-learning-day.eventbrite.ca

Featured Speaker on April 18th: Pia Infante - Trust-Based Philanthropy

Pia Infante (she/her) is the senior fellow at the Trust Based Philanthropy Project. Prior to this, Pia served as co-executive director for The Whitman Institute, helping spend down the endowment and close the foundation in 2022. Philippine-born, California-grown, queer, and the oldest daughter in an immigrant family, Pia navigates differences to broker connection. She draws from her early career roles as a high school teacher and youth development trainer, her work in leadership and organizational development via her long-time consulting practice, and five years building capacity in progressive movement organizations with Rockwood Leadership Institute to inform her work as a practitioner and organizer within the philanthropic sector.

Pia is a nationally recognized co-founder and advocate for trust-based philanthropy, and a certified executive coach. LeaderSpring awarded her a 2022 Gamechanger Award for her visionary, equity-driven leadership in philanthropy. She currently serves on the board of Stupski Foundation, and formerly served on the boards of MediaJustice.org, and Vera List Center for Art and Politics. Pia holds a Master of Arts in education from the New School for Social Research and a Bachelor of Arts in rhetoric from the University of California, Berkeley.

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***Event Description for PAUSE for Nourishment | Words from the Circle

Indigenous, Black and racialized cousins:

How are you doing? PAUSE. How are you feeling? PAUSE. How is your energy? BREATHE.

Indigenous, Black and racialized cousins:

The labour of movement building, of liberation, of solidarity, of systems change, of resistance, of care, of love, of accountability -- it is heavy, it is tiring.

This invitation is for you. In the spirit of community love and care, we would like to invite you to join us in a PAUSE for Nourishment. A pause to receive our *pillows. A pause to fill our tea cups. A pause to celebrate our magic.

The Circle on Philanthropy is delighted to host BIPOC folks working in movement building, charities, nonprofits, and philanthropic organizations for an afternoon of community connection, healing and groundedness.

*There are too few opportunities for Indigenous, Black and racialized folks to rest despite the fact that their labour, their wisdom, and their bodies are at the forefront of leading vital work in the community. ‘Giving your pillows', is The Circle’s way of acknowledging and demonstrating a reorientation toward rest, wellness and nourishment for BIPOC folks deserving of REST. This teaching was brought forward by Bina Patel during The Circle’s 2023 Partners in Reciprocity: Integration session, as well as through teachings from The Nap Ministry.