The 2018 National Conference pushed participants to think critically about changes they can make to their work to advance smarter grantmaking practices. The conference program featured a mix of session formats, structured networking and time for informal conversations with peers including:

• Pre-Conference Workshops: These two-hour workshops offered a deeper dive into topics related to equity and evaluation practice, creating a culture focused on equity, crisis management for funders and getting to know the GEO community.
• Breakout Sessions: Participants chose from 38 breakout sessions, designed by members of the GEO community, covering topics such as equity; culture; organizational change; capacity building; collaboration; flexible and reliable funding; learning and evaluation; and strengthening relationships.
  
• Plenary Sessions: Participants heard from grantmaker and nonprofit speakers on topics related to the importance of being in relationship with community, the necessity of racial equity in effective grantmaking and how we can come together around our shared vision for the future.
• Short Talks: These energizing, succinct, 20-minute keynote style sessions offered fresh perspectives from thought leaders within and outside philanthropy.
• Site Visits: Through optional nonprofit site visits, participants explored the vibrancy of the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors of San Francisco.

Scroll down to see session titles, descriptions and resources listed in chronological order, or click here to view the printed conference program.