The Presidents’ forum on Racial Equity in Philanthropy

Feb. 11-12, 2020 | San Diego, CA • June 8-9, 2020 | Virtual Convening

“For the movement toward racial equity to be realized, its leaders must be able to model the change they are working so hard to obtain.” 

Michael Bell (Principal, InPartnership Consulting; Presidents’ Forum facilitator) 

Attendees at a previous in-person Presidents' Forum convening, with special guest Valerie Jarrett

Attendees at a previous in-person Presidents' Forum convening, with special guest Valerie Jarrett

The second 2020 convening of the Presidents' Forum, consisted of virtual sessions on June 8-9. The sessions on June 8 were from 10 a.m.-noon and 1:30-3 p.m. CT. The June 9 sessions were from 10 a.m.-noon and 1:30-3:30 p.m. CT. 

Presidents were invited to bring one to two colleagues from their senior leadership team or someone closely engaged in their organization’s DEI and racial equity work. 

During a collaborative, hands-on workshop,  teams developed new plans and enhanced existing ones to accelerate and deepen their organization’s racial equity impact and to arrive at the “next level” of organizational equity.

You can view the full meeting agenda by clicking the "June Agenda" button to the right.


The first 2020 session of the Presidents' Forum on Racial Equity in Philanthropy was held Feb. 11-12 in San Diego, CA. The agenda for this meeting is available by clicking the appropriate button to the right.