2008 Annual Conference Highlights include:

• Keynote speech by the authors of Where Does the Money Go?, lauded by the New York Times as the "one book" key to understanding what is really at stake this election year.
• Opening keynote speech by  Bill Somerville, president and founder of Philanthropic Ventures Foundation and author of Grassroots Philanthropy: Field Notes of a Maverick Grantmaker.
• Trustee Salons - an intimate forum for foundation trustees.
• In-depth sessions for community foundations, special programming for corporate grantmakers and an in-depth look at rural and tribal philanthropy.
• Coeur d'Alene Conversations - focused networking discussions designed to foster deeper connections between peers.
• Experiential sessions highlighting the history and culture of Coeur d'Alene and the Inland Northwest.

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Our Annual Conference would not be possible without the hard work and dedication of the 2008 Philanthropy Northwest Conference Planning Committee:

• Susan Anderson, President & CEO, The CIRI Foundation, Anchorage, AK (Co-Chair)

• Cathy Silak, President & CEO, The Idaho Community Foundation, Boise, ID (Co-Chair)

• Liz Williams, President, Medina Foundation, Seattle, WA (Co-Chair)

• Liahann Bannerman, Director, Volunteer Center, United Way of King County, Seattle, WA

• Peter Berliner, Senior Program Officer, The Paul Allen Family Foundation, Seattle, WA

• Michael Brown, Vice President of Community Leadership, The Seattle Foundation, Seattle, WA

• Dave Coleman, Program Director, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Vancouver, WA

• George Gault, President, Wyoming Community Foundation, Laramie, WY

• Ken Gordon, Executive Director, Potlatch Fund, Seattle, WA

• Mike Halligan, Director of Government and Corporate Relations and Executive Director, Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation, Missoula, MT

• Rose Lincoln, President, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, Tacoma, WA

• Dorothy Longbrake, Executive Director, The Longbrake Family Foundation, Seattle, WA

• Ricardo Lopez, Program Officer, The CIRI Foundation, Anchorage, AK

• Elise Lufkin, Trustee, The Lufkin Family Foundation, Seattle, WA

• Shyla Miller, Community Investor, The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA

• Jeanne Wolverton, Western Program Director, The Steele-Reese Foundation, Alberton, MT