2026 Annual Conference
Conference Program
Monday, May 11th
PRE-CONFERENCE
8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Breakfast Discussion for WWC Learning Circle
Castle, King James Dining Room
12:00 - 2:30 p.m.
PCP Board Meeting
Pink House, Board Room
2:15 p.m.
Optional Hike for Early Arrivals
Meet at the Carriage House, outside the Carriage Room
2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
CPM Discussion with David Garrison
Carriage House, Coachman's Lounge
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Meetup for Solo Grantmakers' Cohort
Carriage House, Tack Room
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Meetup for New ED Cohort I
Castle, Den
CONFERENCE
3:00 - 5:15 p.m.
Conference Registration and Guest Room Check-In
Carriage House, Carriage Room
4:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Jump Start for First-Timers
Castle, The Tower Room (4th Floor)
5:00 – 5:45 p.m.
Welcome Reception
Castle, Terrace
5:45 - 8:30 p.m.
Opening Program
Castle, Great Hall
8:30 p.m.
Learning Community Meetups
Castle, meet in the Library
8:30 p.m.
Optional After Parties
- Popcorn and soda, meet outside the Castle Library
- Drinks, meet by Carlos the Knight in the Castle Foyer
Tuesday, May 12th
7:00 - 8:15 a.m.
Executive Directors’ Breakfast Meeting
Carriage House, Carriage Room
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Come-and-Go Breakfast
Castle, King James Dining Room
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Opening Worship
Castle, Great Hall
9:00 - 9:45 a.m.
Session I - Prayer: Grantmakers' Highest Calling and Most Potent Tool
Castle, Great Hall
9:45 - 10:15 a.m.
Table Discussions: Partnership in Prayer
Castle, Great Hall
10:15 - 10:25 a.m.
First Person Talk: The Philanthropy Collective: Powering Impact through Partnership
Castle, Great Hall
10:25 - 10:40 a.m.
Snack Break
Castle, Oriel Hall
10:40 - 11:10 a.m.
Facilitated Networking
Castle, Great Hall
11:10 - 11:55 a.m.
Session II - Navigating and Influencing Organizational Change
Castle, Great Hall
11:55 - 12:15 p.m.
First Person Talk: The Art of the Hive: A Beekeeper's Perspective on Grantmaking
First Person Talk: The Challenge and Gift of Collaboration
Castle, Great Hall
12:15 - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch and Table Discussions
Castle, Great Hall
1:30 - 1:50 p.m.
First Person Talk: Pilgrim's Progress
First Person Talk: Leadership Lessons from the Mountains
Castle, Great Hall
1:50 - 3:15 p.m.
Session III – Breakout Workshops
1. Philanthropy in Transition: Key Trends Shaping the Field
Castle, Tower Room
2. Funding for Scale: A Peer Discussion on Strategy, Trade-offs, and Lessons Learned
Carriage House, Granary
3. Disciple-Making Movements: Promise, Pitfalls, and Perspective
Castle, Tower Room
4. Environmentally-Informed Philanthropy: Why Creation Care Matters for Christian Mission
Carriage House, Tack Room
5. When Giving Isn't Enough: The Power of Prayer in Philanthropy
Bighorn Lodge, Bighorn Upper
6. Embodying a Trauma-Informed Philanthropy: Practical Frameworks for Grantmakers
Carriage House, Coachman's Lounge
3:15 - 5:15 p.m.
Free Time
3:15 — snacks available
Carriage House, Hayloft
3:30 - 4:15 — Optional Fireside Chat with David and Nancy French
Carriage House, Hayloft
4:45 - 5:45 — Optional Visit to The Philanthropy Collective
Meet at 4:30 at the Carriage House, Courtyard for rides
5:30 p.m.
Bus departs for dinner
Oaks Lodge, Parking Lot
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Dinner and Evening Fun
Phantom Canyon Brewing Company, 2 East Pikes Peak Ave.
Wednesday, May 13t
7:00 - 8:15 a.m.
Executive Directors’ Breakfast Meeting
Carriage House, Carriage Room
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Come-and-Go Breakfast
Castle, King James Dining Room
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Opening Worship
Castle, Great Hall
9:00 - 9:45 a.m.
Session IV – Stories of Truth-Telling and Costly Courage
Castle, Great Hall
9:45 - 10:15 a.m.
Table Discussion: Truth-Telling in Grantmaking: Risks, Rewards, and Calling
Castle, Great Hall
10:15 - 10:45 a.m.
Snack Break & 7th-Inning Stretch
Castle, Oriel Hall
10:45 - 11:15 a.m.
PCP: What We're Hearing and What's Ahead
Castle, Great Hall
11:15 – 12:00 p.m.
Session V – Stewarding Power: When to Wield, When to Yield, and How to Understand
Castle, Great Hall
12:00 - 12:15 p.m.
First-Person Talk: A Working Approach to Individualized Generosity
Castle, Great Hall
12:15 - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch and Session VI – The Seductive and Malforming Possibilities of Our Professional Roles
Castle, Great Hall
1:30 – 1:45 p.m.
Closing & Opening
Castle, Great Hall
POST-CONFERENCE
2:30 p.m.
West Africa Collaboration Community of Practice Meeting
Castle, Great Hall
6:00 p.m.
Optional Dinner Out
Restaurant TBD; meet in the Carriage House, Courtyard
Conference Keynote Speakers
Pete Greig
Pete Greig is the bewildered founder of the 24-7 Prayer movement, an award-winning
author of ten books, and a co-host of the much-loved daily devotional Lectio365,
used by more than 400,000 people.
Pete and his wife Sammy, a professional counsellor, are proud parents to two adult
sons, and Founding Pastors of Emmaus Rd church in the south of England. They mentor
leaders around the world, help host the annual Wildfires Festival in the UK, and live by
the Rule of The Mustard Seed Order (founded 1716).
Pete Greig is proud to be an Ambassador for the international relief and development agency,
Tearfund.
Nancy French
Nancy French has collaborated on multiple books for celebrities - five of which made
the New York Times best seller list - and written books under her own name. She has
conducted a multi-year journalistic investigation, written commentary, and published
for the nation’s most prominent newspapers and magazines. Her own memoir,
Ghosted, was named, in the memoir category, the ECPA's 2025 Christian Book of the Year®.
She lives in Nashville, Tennessee and Chicago, Illinois with her husband –
journalist David French – and family.
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