annual MCFV CEO retreat

Community foundation CEOs and executive directors from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio attend this annual two-day retreat for networking, learning and exchanging ideas.

The retreat is offered collaboratively as part of Midwest Community Foundations' Ventures (MCFV) and is hosted in a different MCFV state each year. The schedule usually begins at noon the first day and continues through lunch the following day. The materials from the 2009 MCFV CEO Retreat, held February 24-25, 2009 at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, OH, are available here for community foundation members of MCFV states.

2009 Retreat Materials

• Economic Stress and Forces for Recovery [PDF]
• Building Community Foundation Assets NOW and FOREVER [PDF]
• Making Community Impact NOW [PDF]
• National Standards & National Public Policy [PDF]
• Sustaining Our Operations [PDF]
• What Should You Be Asking Your Investment Managers? [PDF]

Other Reading

• The Chicago Community Trust and the Great Depression
• Fund for Our Economic Future [PDF]
• A First Look at the Foundation and Corporate Response to the Economic Crisis [PDF]
• Growing Smarter: Achieving Sustainability in Emerging Community Foundations
• Making Informed Decisions in Uncertain Times: Helping Community Foundations during Economic Volatility [PDF]
• Midwest Version of CF Insights Survey [PDF]

Download All Files

• Entire Package of Retreat Materials ~ 4 MB [PDF]