Funder to Funder Call: Sharing Approaches to COVID-19 Community Response

When: 
Thursday, March 12, 2020 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm EDT
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This conversation will feature foundation leaders who are directly engaged in establishing community funds, grantmaking and actively responding to the coronavirus crisis in their local communities as well as globally. We will provide an assessment of the landscape developing for public-private partnerships with national organizations and will share examples of local collaborations that are naturally forming.

Learn more, visit the Council's Coronavirus Resource Hub

*Philanthropy California will host an additional learning opportunity Thursday, March 12 entitled, How Philanthropy Can Support and Enhance the Government Response to COVID-19.

Speakers

  • Leticia Babcock, Program Manager, Volunteer Engagement, Medtronic Foundation
  • Paurvi Bhatt, President, Medtronic Foundation
  • Irfan Hasan, Program Director, Health and Behavior Health, New York Community Trust
  • Kris Hermanns, Chief Impact Officer, Seattle Foundation
  • Julie Morita, MD, Executive Vice President, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • Kevin Murphy, President, Berks County Community Foundation, PA
  • Victoria Vrana, Deputy Director, Philanthropic Partnerships, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Moderators

  • Stephanie Powers, Senior Advisor, Public Policy and Partnerships Council on Foundations
  • Brad Ward, Lead Strategist for Community Philanthropy, Council on Foundations

Additional speakers are being confirmed to provide perspective across community foundations and public and private funders.