2019 National Forum on Family Philanthropy: POC Pre-Forum Meetup

Please note that this schedule, session descriptions, and speakers are subject to change as we continue to plan the event.

POC Pre-Forum Meetup

For the first time ever, NCFP is intentionally creating space for people of color (POC) involved in family philanthropy to come together and connect. Please join members of the Planning Committee and the Forum Co-Chairs for coffee and community building at this pre-Forum meetup, we look forward to seeing you there!

Speakers

2019 National Forum Planning Committee

National Center for Family Philanthropy

David Daniels

Chief Operating Officer, Bainum Family Foundation

David Daniels is Chief Operating Officer for the Bainum Family Foundation. Daniels has been with BFF for more than six years, serving as vice president of operations and organizational effectiveness for the past 18 months. He was first hired in 2012 as director of BFF’s boarding... Read More →

Reginald Jones

President and CEO, Jacobs Family Foundation and Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation

Reginald Jones, President of the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation since 2011, joined the foundation in 2003 as Executive Director. Prior to joining JCNI, Jones served as President of Chicago-based Steans Family Foundation, a philanthropy committed to revitalizing North Lawndale... Read More →

A. Sparks (Planning Committee Co-Chair)

Executive Director, Harry and Masie Masto Foundation

Sparks values and is deeply committed to promoting equity in the nonprofit and for-profit social impact sectors based on her experience as a queer, multi-racial, next generation, woman in the field of philanthropy. She is currently Executive Director of the Masto Foundation, a US-based... Read More →

Sharmila Thakkar

Advisor, SRT Advising & Consulting LLC

Sharmila Rao Thakkar, MPH, MPA, is a philanthropy and nonprofit consultant at SRT Advising & Consulting in New York City. Utilizing expertise in leadership development, program implementation, resource development and communications, she advises clients on operations, strategy, board... Read More →

Urvashi Vaid

CEO, The Vaid Group

Urvashi Vaid is an attorney and organizer whose leadership in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) and social justice movements spans legal, advocacy, philanthropic, and grassroots organizations.Vaid is CEO of The Vaid Group LLC, a social innovation firm that works with... Read More →

June Wilson

Executive Director Emeritus, Quixote Foundation

June Wilson, executive director emeritus and board member of the Quixote Foundation, combines her talent as a dancer and choreographer with the operational expertise of a COO and strategic acumen of a CEO. She understands people’s physical and emotional interactions within a literal... Read More →

Wednesday October 16, 2019 9:00am - 10:30am
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile 540 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611

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