2011 PFC Conference Materials
The PFC conference Changing Philanthropy: New Visions, New Voices in Toronto from October 2-4, 2011 welcomed close to 300 participants. We heard many excellent presentations from our plenary speakers, workshop panelists and facilitators. The plenary speeches are available below. Other conference materials, including panelist presentations where available, are posted for conference participants only.
The conference videos provide excerpts from the conference plenary speeches. Full text of speeches where available are posted below.
Pre-Conference Dinner
Keynote speech Susan Berresford, former President of the Ford Foundation (U.S.)
Plenary 1
Opening address by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston,
Governor General of Canada [full text]
Keynote speech Susan Raymond, Executive Vice President, Changing Our World (U.S.) [full text]
Plenary 2
Philanthropy, Civil Society and the Public Sector – Uneasy Partners? [video clip]
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Moderator: |
Sandy Houston, George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation |
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Panelists: |
Tim Brodhead, formerly of the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation [notes] |
Plenary 3
Closing remarks by National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo, Chief from the Ahousaht First Nation and National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. [full text]
Photo Galleries
October 2 preconference sessions
TIFF Bell Lightbox Trustee Dinner
October 3 – Day 1 of the conference
October 4 – Day 2 of the conference
Conference Blog
Review some conference highlights and discussions with a look at our blog.
Concurrent Sessions
The conference featured 16 concurrent sessions on various topics in philanthropy. These sessions were organized into five tracks, listed below. The titles reflect the themes and issues discussed in each track. Where available, we have posted the presentations that were made by panelists. These links are password protected as the materials are reserved for conference participants and PFC members.
Track A: Working Together in New Ways: Networks, Collaboration and Cross-Sectoral Partnerships
Track C: Looking at the Big Picture in Philanthropy: New Thinking and Emerging Players
Track D: Using Knowledge for Change: How we Assess, Measure, Share and Disseminate our Work
Track E: Managing 2.0: Keeping Informed on the Management Basics of Philanthropy
