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FFOG CONFERENCE REPORT (2) Administrative topics at this meeting included:
• Panel on “Top Technology Trends in Philanthrophy” with Autumn Patterson, IT Strategy & Solutions Manager, Northwest Area Foundation; Arun Baheti, Vice President of Operations, The California Wellness Foundation; John Mohr, Chief Information Officer, MacArthur Foundation moderated by William Moon, Chief Financial Officer, Carnegie Corporation of New York; Caitlin Schruyver, FFOG Survey Thought Leader.
• Panel on “Managing to Your Foundation’s Spending Policies” presented by Tie Kim, Chief Financial Officer, The California HealthCare Foundation; Katherine Tetrault, Vice President of Finance and Grants Management, The Annie E. Casey Foundation; Matt Aguiar, Chief Financial and Operating Officer, The Christensen Fund; moderated by Aden Bliss, Chief Financial and Operating Officer, The Ford Family Foundation.
• “Leading a Private Foundation During a Pandemic” was presented by John Palfrey, President and Kenneth M. Jones, II Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
• Legislative Update was presented by Sara Barba, Vice President, Integer moderated by Aden Bliss, Chief Financial & Operating Officer, The Ford Family Foundation.
• “Mental, Emotional, and Social Wellbeing @ Work” was presented by Cory Smith, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Wisdom Labs and moderated by Beth Banks, Chief Financial Officer,& Treasurer, Laura & John Arnold Foundation.
On Thursday and Friday mornings when we have breakfast there are numerous tables seating 8 people with a discussion leader on various topics. I joined the table discussing Cyber Insurance. Bobby joined the table discussing Grants Systems.
All presentations are available on the FFOG website and are complete with the PowerPoint presentations made at the conference. If you are interested in more detail about any of the presentations listed above, please let me know and I will furnish them to you.
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