Are you interested in leading a conference session?
The CMF 53rd Annual Conference, taking place in Kalamazoo from Tuesday, October 14 to Thursday, October 16, will feature inspiring thought leaders, relevant and robust programming, and deep peer collaboration and networking opportunities.
Our 2025 Annual Conference Call for Proposals is open now through March 7.
Staff and trustees from CMF member organizations and philanthropy partners across the country are invited to submit a session for consideration. All notifications will be made by early May.
The 2025 conference will build on CMF’s collective equity journey with our membership, lifting up leading-edge practices and learning opportunities around centering community voices and lived experiences, trust and relationship building with partners and communities and ways philanthropy can help bridge differences and foster belonging.
CMF’s Call for Proposals informs and shapes our conference learning lineup. Together with our Program Committee and Host Committee, we’re seeking dynamic content across CMF’s pillars of Equity, Practice, People and Policy. Is there work your team is leading that could be shared as a high-impact session or a unique voice your organization brings to the field that can ignite attendees’ thinking? We welcome your ideas for workshops, panel presentations, immersive experiences in the region and beyond.