Community Foundation Governance Convening Registration

GEO, CFLeads and Community Foundation Opportunity Network are partnering to offer a two-day Governance Convening from Wednesday, October 7 - Thursday, October 8, 2026 in Chicago, IL hosted by The Chicago Community Trust.

Registration via this form is required. Registration closes when we reach capacity; there are very limited spaces for this program so please register ASAP.

To be considered for participation you must join as a pair (or trio): a President, CEO and/or Executive Director of a community foundation PLUS a board member of the same foundation. For organizations with shared leadership models, we welcome you to attend as a trio with co-staff leaders or two board members.

This opportunity is open to current members of GEO, CFLeads and CFON as well as member-eligible organizations.

There is a non-refundable program fee for this convening which covers materials and meals throughout the convening. Participants cover their own travel, lodging and other associated costs with getting to and from the convening location. Scholarships and sliding scale pricing based on your organizational context is available; contact duffy@geofunders.org.

Member program fee: $500 per person ($1,000 per organization)
Non-member program fee: $1,000 per person ($2,000 per organization)

If you have any questions about this program, reach out to GEO's Executive Vice President Meghan Duffy (duffy@geofunders.org).

Your member status

Your community foundation's name

Number of staff at your community foundation

President / CEO / ED first & last name

First NameLast Name

President / CEO / ED pronouns

President / CEO / ED title

President / CEO / ED email

example@example.com

The email of any other staff member who should be included on emails to support with scheduling

example@example.com

The best phone number to reach you (if necessary in case of emergency)

Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.

Tenure as President / CEO / ED within philanthropy

Link to President / CEO / ED bio (on organization's website, LinkedIn or other platform - feel free to copy & paste a bio if you don't have a link)

Board member first & last name

First NameLast Name

Board member pronouns

Board member's title (position on the community foundation board)

Board member's title & organization (position off the community foundation board)

Tenure as board member within philanthropy

Board member's email

example@example.com

Link to board member's bio (on an organization's website, LinkedIn or other platform - feel free to copy & paste a bio if you don't have a link)

If you would like to attend as a trio (i.e. two co-CEOs with one board member, or one CEO with two board members), please provide the 3rd person's NAME, PRONOUNS, ROLE and CONTACT INFORMATION.

Your CEO and board member's names, pronouns, titles, organization and bio will be included on the cohort roster. This information will be shared with the cohort participating in this governance convening.

The cost for participation in this program is based on your GEO, CFLeads or CFON membership status. The non-refundable program fee covers materials and meals throughout the convening. Participants cover their own travel, lodging and other associated costs with getting to and from the convening location. Which program fee aligns with your membership status?

Please share the name of the person responsible for fulfilling the non-refundable program fee

First NameLast Name

Billing contact email

example@example.com

Billing contact phone number

Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.

Billing contact address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Based on your circumstances, please let us know if you need to be considered for a scholarship or sliding scale pricing to participate. If your organization is able to afford the full cost of this program, please leave this question blank.

I understand that by submitting this registration form I am consenting to be invoiced for the non-refundable program fee.

ACCESSIBILITY: We strive to ensure our convenings are accessible and as accommodating as possible for everyone. Please share any accommodations that will help you participate.

DIETARY NEEDS: We will provide refreshments, meals and drinks during our in-person convening. Please share any dietary restrictions so that we may anticipate and accommodate them.

MEDIA CONSENT: Our mutual trust of each other is paramount to the relationships we will develop during the convening. While reading the "legalese" below, please know we will not reveal the details of our conversations to anyone. This experience is grounded in confidentiality to honor the vulnerability, candor and transparency this work requires. If GEO, CFLeads or CFON wishes to share beyond this convening and its participants anything you have said or shared (including quotes and stories) it would be only with your explicit review and consent. With that, we want to inform you that programming may be photographed. Please let us know if you consent to your photograph being captured without compensation, that shall constitute GEO, CFLeads and/or CFON property solely and completely, to display, reproduce, broadcast and otherwise use for future distribution and promotional purposes in print and online communications materials, to promote the convening and for GEO’s, CFLeads' and/or CFON's nonprofit purposes, inclusive of, but not limited to publications, newsletters, newspapers, magazines and other print media, on television, in mailings or other electronic media (including the Internet) for educational and awareness purposes.

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