2025 National Convening

Program:

For the 2025 National Convening, we are excited to be working with NFG members and local funders and organizers to design an engaging program full of strategy conversations, member-led sessions, and a lot of connection, joy, and fun! This convening will feature the following: 

• Strategy sessions hosted by NFG programs — Amplify Fund, Democratizing Development Program, Funders for a Just Economy, Integrated Rural Strategies Group, Midwest Organizing Infrastructure Funders, and Philanthropy Forward 
• Organizing conversations with funders to shift money & power in philanthropy and participate in funder strategy spaces 
• Opportunities to build relationships and learn from local Amplify Fund and LIFT Fund grantee partners that are building power in Nashville and middle Tennessee
• Ample time to connect with longtime & new friends during NFG’s evening parties, featuring a celebration of the winners of the Discount Foundation Legacy Award and the NFG Award for Excellence in Philanthropy
• A learning visit hosted by NFG’s Amplify Fund and Democratizing Development Program to learn from local grassroots organizations that are building power in Nashville and middle Tennessee
• 18 concurrent sessions led by funders and NFG members
• And morning wellness programming and arts & culture offerings!