Upcoming Events & Programs
One Year After the January 2025 Closing of USAID, How is Philanthropy Evolving?Tue, Jan 20Virtual Event
Women & Girls Affinity GroupMon, Jan 26Virtual Event
New Member SocialWed, Feb 04Virtual
AI & Social Responsibility: From Principles to PracticeTue, Feb 10Virtual Event
2026 NEID Global Giving Circle: Global Movements for Corporate AccountabilityMultiple DatesWed, Feb 11Virtual Event
Global Health Affinity Group: Partnering with governments for scale and sustainabilityThu, Mar 05Zoom link to follow registration
International Grant-Making CoffeeTue, Mar 10New York
Safeguarding AI Tools for Citizen InterestsWed, Mar 11Virtual Event
Shrinking Civil Society Space in Latin AmericaTue, Mar 31Virtual Event
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Member-Endorsed Events
Virtual Youth Storytelling Field to Film Festival | Groundswell International
February 28, 2026 at 8:45 AM EST | South Asia
March 4, 2026 at 3 PM EST | Latin America & the Caribbean
March 12, 2026 at 11 AM EST | West Africa
Join rural and Indigenous youth from Latin America & the Caribbean, South Asia and West Africa in celebrating the women who feed the world.
Each year, Groundswell International holds a festival showcasing the short films produced by dozens of youth from smallholder farmer communities participating in its Youth Storyteller Program. This edition's theme focuses on the stories of Women Farmers, aligning with the UN’s theme for 2026. These films will bring global attention to how women are organizing, leading and changing their communities, generating equity and wellbeing for themselves, their families, and their communities across the world. Learn more and register here.
Endorsed by NEID Global member Karen Ansara
FCA Summit 2026: Weaving Communities
March 24-27, 2026 | The Westin Playa Bonita, Panama
Please join us as we bring together outstanding organizations and funders driving impact across Central America. This summit is designed to spark meaningful connections and provide a space for participants to learn from one another, exchange insights, and explore new opportunities for collaboration.
Throughout the event you'll connect with more than 300 grassroots leaders and a diverse network of funders, fostering peer learning, cross-sector dialogue, and relationship-building toward a more resilient Central America. Learn more and register here.
Endorsed by NEID Global member Ina Breuer
Upcoming Global Conferences
Davos 2026: A Spirit of Dialogue | World Economic Form
January 19-23, 2026 | Switzerland
World leaders from government, business, civil society and academia will convene in Davos to engage in forward-looking discussions to address global issues and set priorities. The call for bold collective action makes the meeting particularly relevant. More Information.
Future Forward: A Caribbean Philanthropy Forum | Caribbean Philanthropic Alliance
February 9-12, 2026 | Kingston, Jamaica
Philanthropy in the Caribbean is undergoing a transformation - bold, unapologetic, and long overdue. More Information.
SANKALP Africa Summit 2026
February 25-26, 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya
This year, under the theme “South–South Rising”, Sankalp positions Africa at the heart of the Global South’s collaboration story. The summit will bring together entrepreneurs, investors, entrepreneur support organizations, and thought leaders from across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East to unlock new pathways for Africa’s entrepreneurs while deepening South–South cooperation. More Information.
People Powered 2026 Convening: Global Challenges, Participatory Solutions
March 2-5, 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya
The People Powered 2026 Convening will focus on co-creating innovative participatory solutions, bringing together organizations, civil servants, researchers, advocates, and funders to learn, connect, and shape the future of democracy together. More Information.
Flow: A Conference About Finding Our Way | Confluence Philanthropy
March 3-5, 2026 | Asheville, North Carolina
The 16th annual Practitioners Gathering will explore how resources and relationships flow together to create capital markets and the economy. Themes of adaptability, resilience, resource exchange, and living systems regeneration will be important topics. More Information.
Global Philanthropy Leaders Summit | Global Philanthropy Forum
March 18-20, 2026 | San Francisco, CA
This year's theme is Architecting the Future: Operating Systems for a New Era of Philanthropy, applications will open late fall. More information.
AVPN West Asia Summit 2026: Beyond a Moment, Toward a Movement: Empowering West Asia's Ecosystem for Collaborative Impact
March 26, 2026 | Abu Dhabi, UAE
Forged with a clear, action-oriented mandate, this Summit is dedicated to a core objective: solidifying West Asia as a regional and global hub for deploying catalytic capital through innovative philanthropy and impact investing. More Information.
Women's Philanthropy Symposium 2026
March 31-April 1, 2026 | Chicago, Illinois
The future of philanthropy is female—and it’s happening now. Join the most influential gathering in philanthropy where women donors, corporate leaders, and nonprofit innovators unite to tackle the hard conversations that drive real change. From the multi-trillion dollar wealth transfer to AI-powered giving, we’re not just talking trends—we’re creating them. More information.
April 21, 2026 - April 24, 2026 | Oxford, UK
The Forum program spans global issues such as economic inclusion, climate action, health, human rights, racial justice, gender equity, and more. More information.
Funder Organizing Institute | Justice Funders
May 11-14, 2026 | Santa Fe, New Mexico
An in-person convening rooted in courage, care, and collective action, moving philanthropy toward a Just Transition. More Information.
2026 United Philanthropy Forum Infrastructure Conference
July 13-15, 2026 | Salamander Hotel, Washington, D.C.
United Philanthropy Forum is proud to announce a bold evolution of its signature annual convening, the 2026 Philanthropy Infrastructure Conference, a national gathering designed to connect, inform, and strengthen the full ecosystem of philanthropy-infrastructure organizations and their aligned partners. More Information.
WINGSForum 2026
September 28-30, 2026 | Montreal, Canada
A global conference on philanthropy bringing together philanthropy associations, support organizations, funders, and academics.For more Information, contact us at communication@wingsweb.org
Global Engagement Lab | Edge Funders Alliance
The Global Engagement Lab (GEL) is a six-month international learning, organizing and community-building cohort for funders. Entering its sixth year, the Global Engagement Lab is a training program for progressive funders, which fosters personal transformation and relationship-building in order to deepen philanthropy’s understanding and practice of systemic change. The sixth 2026 cohort will meet twice in person (dates TDB) and in between will be working online. More Information.