Annual Meeting: Grantmaker’s Office: Priorities, Trends, and Partnership in 2025

In today’s evolving environment, shaped by economic uncertainty, community needs, and changing expectations around equity and impact, funders and nonprofits alike are navigating new terrain. Join us for a candid conversation with leaders from local foundations as they share how their organizations are responding to the current moment, what they’re learning, and how they’re approaching partnership, flexibility, and sustainability in their grantmaking.

This panel offers fundraisers a unique opportunity to hear directly from philanthropic decision-makers about their priorities, practices, and hopes for the sector.

Confirmed Participants:

• Tony Shields, Wisconsin Philanthropy Network, Panel Moderator
• Dan Bader, Bader Philanthropies, Panelist
• Jeff McCarthy, Bank Five Nine, Panelist
• Liz Powell, Racine Community Foundation, Panelist
• Anitra Riley, ManpowerGroup, Panelist

Please note: This session is designed for learning and dialogue, not solicitation. We ask all attendees to honor this intent and refrain from pitching projects or making funding requests during the event.

As part of the annual meeting, AFP Members will be invited to vote on the 2026 Slate of Officers:

President: Mimi Laflin 

President-Elect: Michelle Strode 

Past President: Amy Rowell

Treasurer & Secretary: William Loder

Directors:

Amy Blumenthal, CFRE

Cornelius Holt

Andrea Homan, CFRE

Dr. Tequila Kurth

Shannon Malnory-Silbernagel

Shavonn Montgomery Brown