Thank you to all the philanthropy professionals and corporate giving executives who attended this year’s conference to hear about our new challenges and direction in philanthropy. It was a huge success!

A Few Numbers
This year we were joined by: 500 attendees, who enjoyed over 80 educational and technical sessions, hands-on training and many networking opportunities over the three-day event. You're welcome to view some of our photos from our second annual MicroEdge only conference, just click here.

Meeting other GIFTS users and learning about their organizations and how they utilize GIFTS was invaluable! —Stacy Moffitt, Community Engagement Coordinator, Chevron

Special Speakers
The conference was anchored by 2 unique keynote speakers: Lucy Bernholz, Ph.D., Founder and President of Blueprint Research & Design, a consulting firm helping foundations and donors achieve their missions. She is also an award-winning writer who blogs about the future of philanthropy and the business of giving at www.philanthropy2173.com.
Denise San Antonio Zeman, President and CEO of Saint Luke’s Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio, and Vice Chair of the Fund for Our Economic Future, www.futurefundneo.org. MicroEdge President, Jim Weil and Advent Software CEO, Stephanie DiMarco, also provided valuable insights. Stay tuned for our Keynote Recap Video.

The conference is excellent for networking with other users and hearing about new technology. The sessions directed to users are most helpful - I always learn something that saves me time and energy —Ann DeBoer, Community Investment Assistant, EnCana Corporation

More Session Presentations
There were so many valuable sessions and presentations – we wanted you to have as much of the content as possible. So we have provided a list of presentations that you can download at your convenince.

Informative, well organized, relevant topics covered in workshops. —Loretta Duvall, Senior Contract Manager, The Children’s Trust