The Chicago Area chapter typically provides four events per year in downtown Chicago that include networking and professional development. Our chapter meetings follow a set agenda:
10:00 – Board Meeting
11:00 – Registration and Networking
11:30 – Lunch
12:15 – Program
1:45 – Committee Meetings
2018 Events
We make every effort to plan our events around holidays and special events. Fridays are the best day for most attendees. Our events are held at Macy’s on State Street in the Culinary Studio on the 7th floor, adjacent to the Walnut Room. Click here to read our cancellation policy.
January 15 Chicago Chapter Board Retreat
March 9 National Conference Round Up
March 9 International Grant Professionals Day
May 18
Changing the Conversation:
Race and Equity in Grantmaking
A Donor Panel
Race and equity issues are increasingly prominent in our local, regional, and national conversations. This donor panel discussion will explore how local foundations are developing and expanding initiatives to reflect issues of race and equity in the Chicago area. Panel participants include Arianna Cisneros, Program Officer at the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, Heather Smith, Senior Program Officer at The Field Foundation of Illinois, and Janine Hill, President of Soar Strategies. The panel will be moderated by Kimberly Casey, Director of Member Services at Forefront. Click here for more information.
Register at this link.
August 17
Information Coming Soon
November 7-10 2018 GPA Annual National Conference in Chicago
Click here for more information. Registration opens May 1, 2018.
