Conferences & Events

• Published date: 01 June 2017
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/nba.30322
• Date: 01 June 2017

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Conferences & Events

Mission Investing Institute

The Mission Investors Exchange will hold its

14th Mission Investing Institute June 19–21 in

Troy, Michigan.

According to organizers, this intensive educa-

tional program is designed for foundations to bet-

ter engage and strengthen their own practices with

curricula made for both newcomers and seasoned

mission investors. Participants will be immersed

in the broad spectrum of impact investing with

emphasis on the mission focus of foundations.

Attendees will have multiple occasions to network

and learn from fellow foundation professionals in

small settings. Sessions are led by Mission Investors

Exchange members and foundation professionals

with deep-impact investing experience.

The updated curriculum, developed especially

for foundation staff and trustees, includes brief

presentations and deep-dive case study examples

on issue areas such as the internal administration

and organizational dynamics of foundations; em-

ploying a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) lens;

investing in clean energy and water infrastructure;

the power of guarantees; and using the foundation’s

position as a shareholder to create impact.

The sessions will address topics such as:

• The risk-and-return conversation.

• Building and articulating the case for mission

investing with community partners, colleagues,

trustees and advisors.

• Priming deal ow and building infrastructure

in place.

• Identifying, monitoring and reporting nan-

cial and social metrics.

• Working collaboratively.

Fees for this event range up to $2,300.

For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2oMI7Z3.

2017 Conference

on Volunteering and Service

Points of Light will host its 2017 Conference on

Volunteering and Service June 19–21 in Seattle.

Billed as the largest service-related convening

of nonprot, government, business and civic lead-

ers in the world, the conference draws thousands

of people who care about the future of volunteer

service to learn from, share with and get inspired

by one another.

Representatives from over 3,500 nonprofit,

government, business and civic leaders will come

together to shape the future of volunteerism and

to galvanize the power of people to create change

globally.

With more than 70 workshops from eight diverse

tracks to choose from, attendees have the oppor-

tunity to learn from industry leaders that want to

help them put people at the center of change in their

respective program areas.

Registration fees for this event range up to $800.

For more information, visit http://www.volunteering

andservice.org.

2017 InterAction Forum

The 2017 InterAction Forum will be held June

20–22 in Washington, D.C.

Sponsored by InterAction, an alliance of non-

governmental organizations with 180-plus members

from around the world committed to working with

the world’s poor and vulnerable, the Forum will

draw leaders from a variety of sectors to one of the

largest gatherings of international development and

humanitarian professionals.

With diverse breakout sessions, high-level plenary

sessions and an awards banquet, InterAction’s 2017

Forum will provide a stimulating environment for

participants to engage with colleagues and partners

from a variety of sectors to forge common solutions

to pressing global challenges.

According to the organizers, the Forum’s break-

out sessions are specically designed for attendees

at different stages in their careers—including a CEO

track, topical tracks for professional staff and a

Young Professionals Summit. The Forum also fea-

tures an exhibit hall where attendees can see new

technologies and solutions that are changing the

way we all work.

Registration fees for this event range up to $995.

For more information, visit https://www.interaction

.org/forum. ■