A hallmark of the Center's work is our commitment to regularly convene leaders in the field, in order to ensure that our research is both useful and useable. The Center brings together key thinkers and decision makers from across sectors-philanthropy, business, and government-to discuss research findings and implications as well as to surface emerging issues in philanthropy that might lead to further study.

Forums

The Center convenes large national groups of leaders from across sectors to discuss emerging issues in philanthropy and to explore the implications for philanthropy and public problem solving. Discussions are based on commissioned papers or research reports. The Center has convened two national forums to date:

Philanthropy for the 21st Century (January 18, 2006)
Program
Transcripts (PDF)
Highlights (PDF)

Leveraging Philanthropic Assets for Public Problem Solving (May 13-14, 2002)
Program
Highlights (PDF)

What is "New" About New Philanthropy? (January 19-20, 2000)
Program
Report (PDF)
Highlights (PDF)

Roundtables

The Center holds roundtable discussions with key leaders on emerging issues in the field, based commissioned papers or research reports. Roundtables are invitational and typically involve no more than 40-50 participants to facilitate a conversation. Examples of roundtables organized by the Center include:

Philanthropy and Health Policymaking (November 10-11, 2003)
Building on the work of the Foundations and Public Policymaking project, this roundtable was convened to explore the relationship between philanthropy and government in addressing the health care crisis in California.
Highlights (PDF)

Foundations and Public Policymaking (January 8-9, 2002)
Hosted by The J. Paul Getty Trust at The Getty Center, this roundtable was held as part of the Foundations and Public Policymaking research project.
Research Report (PDF)
Research Highlights (PDF)