And all of a sudden, Fall is around the corner! 

An important Philanos commitment to all Philanos Affiliates is to seek out opportunities for innovation. This Fall, we are thrilled to begin our 2024-2025 Philanos Educational Webinar Series with some innovative membership ideas. Register today for our September 10 Webinar, "Evolving Membership Models: How Two Collective Giving Organizations are Moving Membership Forward" at 12 pm ET to learn from two Philanos Affiliates how they evolved their membership models to engage and expand their total membership.

Also during September, we are launching a 3-session Philanos Young Philanthropist Cohort. While applications for this cohort are now closed, we look forward to sharing highlights with each of you in October. Learn more here.

Our Philanos CircleUp Regional Events continue at an unbelievable pace. With successful events behind us for Denver and Las Vegas, we are eagerly looking ahead: Boise, ID (September 12), Reno, NV (September 26), Jackson, MS (October 2), Missoula, MT (October 21), Phoenix, AZ (October 29) and Nashville, TN (November 12). Details will be on the Philanos website as they become available and invitations are being sent out directly to local contacts. As part of our Fidelity Charitable Catalyst Fund Grant, we are very fortunate to be engaging through a  collaborative partnership with Philanthropy Together, Community Investment Network and Grapevine. Learn more here.

Finally, our two newest Affinity Groups launch this Fall! The Philanos Staff Chat Affinity Group will meet on September 19, and the Philanos Grantmaking Affinity Group will meet on October 23. These Affinity Groups join our successful Comms Club, Membership Roundtable and Tech Talk Affinity Groups. All Philanos Affinity Groups provide a wonderful way to engage members of your circle’s leadership team and committees who want new and innovative ideas. Each offers an interactive opportunity to Connect, Learn and Share and are open to all individual members of our Philanos Affiliates. Learn more here.

We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events - we truly are stronger together!

Sandy Cook, scook@philanos.org 
Clare O'Brien, cobrien@philanos.org
Ann Marie McGee, amcgee@philanos.org
Philanos Co-Chairs