2010
Alliance for Charitable Reform
March 16 Washington, DC. Summit for Leaders
Economic Opportunity
May 21 Dallas, TX. Five Top Philanthropic Strategies for Helping People Overcome Poverty.
Higher Education
February 3 Washington, DC. Responsible Giving to Higher Education
Co-sponsored by the Federalist Society and the American Council of Trustees and Alumni.
K-12 Education
March 31 Detroit, MI. From Rust to Renaissance: A Moment of Opportunity for Detroit?
April 20-21 Houston, TX. Five Achievable Breakthroughs for the Next Ten Years.
May 25-26 Los Angeles, CA. Promise and Peril: The Charter Revolution in L.A. and America.
2009
Annual Meeting
October 1-3 Colorado Springs, CO. Peak Performance in Philanthropy.
K-12 Education
April 22-23 New York, NY. The Ten Best Ideas in K-12 Education Reform.
September 10 Atlanta, GA. A Progress Report: Achieving Teacher & Principal Excellence.
October 29 Stanford, CA. Rebooting Education: Technology and the Future of Learning.
Helping People to Help Themselves
May 14 Kansas City, MO. A Stimulus That Works: Philanthropic Strategies for Boosting Entrepreneurship
Conservation
April 30 The Woodlands, TX. Environmental Benefits of Private Property.
May 1 Montgomery, TX. Field Trip to Cook's Branch Conservancy.
2008
Annual Meeting
November 6-8 Naples, FL. Strengthening Our Free Society.
Conservation
May 16 Stanford, CA. National Security and Energy.
October 23-24 Racine, WI. Philanthropy and Agricultural Conservation.
Helping People to Help Themselves
March 31 Santa Fe, NM. Microfinance: Beyond the Rhetoric
May 21 Atlanta, GA. Building a Nation of Entrepreneurs.
October 15 Cleveland, TX. Site Visit: The Philanthropy Roundtable Goes to Prison.
October 16 Houston, TX. Nurturing the Roots: Philanthropy that Grows Character.
Higher Education
Septemer 15-16 Cambridge, MA. Promise and Peril: Higher Education in the 21st Century.
K-12 Education
March 31 Washington, DC. Getting It Right from the Start: Pre-K in our Nation's Capital.
April 1 Washington, DC. The Promise and Perils of DC School Reform.
May 14 Chicago, IL. Models of Excellence: Chicago’s Top Math & Science Programs.
May 15 Chicago, IL. Boosting Math & Science Education.
September 11 Boston, MA. Achieving Teacher & Principal Excellence.
October 7 New Orleans, LA. Hope in the Bayou: Opportunities in Louisiana School Reform.
2007
Annual Meeting
November 7-8 Pre-Conference. Dana Point, CA. Building Outstanding Boards.
November 8-10 Dana Point, CA. Inspiring the Philanthropic Imagination.
Conservation
February 6-7 New Orleans, LA. Gulf Coast Environmental Restoration.
July 10 Jackson Hole, WY. Markets to Improve Water Quality.
November 7 San Diego Harbor, CA. Enhancing Marine Fisheries.
December 6 Washington, DC. National Security Implications on Current Energy Policies.
Higher Education
May 1-2 New York, NY. How Philanthropy Can Help Preserve American History and our Founding Principles.
October 10 Higher Education. Washington, DC. Middle Eastern Studies, Higher Education, and the Fight Against Terror.
K-12 Education
March 14 San Francisco, CA. Quantum Leaps: Boosting Math & Science Education.
April 12 Chicago, IL. Head of the Class: Achieving Teacher & Principal Excellence.
September 25 Rio Grande Valley, TX. Excellence in Rural Education: A Site Visit to IDEA Public Schools.
September 26 Houston, TX. Triumphs & Troubles: The KIPP-YES Expansion and the Future of Charter Schooling in America.
October 17 K-12 Education. New York City, NY. Who Will Save Catholic Schools?
November 8 Santa Ana, CA. Educating the Artistic Imagination: A Site Visit to Orange County High School of the Arts.
National Security
April 25-26 West Point, NY. National Security Studies and Military History: How Philanthropists Can Make a Difference.
October 3 National Security. Denver, CO. Disaster Preparedness and Response in Colorado: The Role of Philanthropy and The Private Sector.
2006
Annual Meeting
November 9-11 Charleston, SC. Raising the Bar: Achieving Excellence in Giving.
Conservation
June 7 San Francisco, CA. Market, Access-Privilege, & Property-Rights Approaches to Restoring Pacific Fisheries.
October 4 New York, NY. Great Debates in Environmental Policy and Philanthropy.
K-12 Education
March 14 Santa Monica, CA. Excellence in Hispanic Education.
March 29 Milwaukee, WI. Birthplace of School Choice, 16 Years Later: A Site Visit to Milwaukee Schools.
May 9 Memphis, TN. Transforming Urban Education: The Memphis Solution.
June 20-21 Jackson Hole, WY. How Donors Can Achieve Breakthroughs in K-12 Education.
September 26 Dallas, TX. Quantum Leaps: Boosting Math & Science Education.
October 27 New Orleans, LA. Rebuilding New Orleans's Schools: Turning the Tide?
November 7 San Francisco, CA. Preschool for All? Debating Best Options to Improve Early Education.
2005
Annual Meeting
November 10-12 Phoenix, AZ. Sharing the American Dream.
Alliance for Charitable Reform
March 3 Washington, DC. Alliance for Charitable Reform: Congress and Charitable Reform.
Conservation
July 20-22 Big Sky, MT. The Role of Markets, Property Rights and Ecosystem Services in Environmental Improvement.
K-12 Education
March 9 Houston, TX. Every Child a Graduate: The Leading Edge of High School Reform.
May 11 New York, NY. Lost Boys: Why Schools Keep Failing Boys of Color and How We Can Save Them.
June 29-30 Jackson Hole, WY. Crisis in Our Nation's Schools: Facing Obstacles and Forging Solutions.
Marriage & Family
September 29 San Antonio, TX. Saying "We Do": How Strategic Giving Can Reverse the Decline in Marriage.
2004
Annual Meeting
November 11-13 Palm Beach, FL. What Unites Us: The Principles of American Philanthropy.
Conservation
February 23 San Francisco, CA. The Uses and Limitations of Markets and Property Rights in Environmental Improvement.
July 8-9 Jackson Hole, WY. Philanthropy and Environmental Stewardship.
K-12 Education
March 8 San Antonio, TX. Philanthropy, Private Education, and Opportunity for Low-Income Children.
April 22 Chicago, IL. How Chicago Can Dramatically Improve K-12 Education.
May 25 Denver, CO. Will Colorado Lead the Nation in Education Reform?
May 26-27 Denver, CO. Creating New Schools: Promising Strategy for Change? (Co-sponsored with Grantmakers for Education)
September 30 Vail, CO. Suffer the Little Children: Donors and the Crisis in Our Nation's Schools.
October 13 New Haven, CT. Fulfilling the Promise in Connecticut: How Great Charter Schools Can Achieve the Goals of Public Education.
National Security
October 7 New York, NY. Philanthropy and the War on Terrorism.
Other
May 13 Washington, DC. Philanthropic Strategies for Helping the Poor.
October 15 Chicago, IL. Association of Small Foundations' National Conference.
2003
Conservation
July 22 Jackson, WY. Improving Environmental Equality.
K-12 Education
March 5 San Francisco, CA. Excellence in Education.
May 13 New York, NY. Improving K-12 Education.
September 23 Gaston, NC. Opportunities to Achieve Excellence in Rural Education.
Marriage & Family
September 18 Chattanooga, TN. A Site Visit to First Things First.
National Security
December 1 Chicago, IL. Philanthropy and National Security.
Public Policy
May 8 Washington, DC. Public Policy.