Join us on September 19 for Bob Woodson and Panel Forum

Join JB+A and AFP Mid-America Chapter on September 19 as we open up a special Forum to the entire Kansas City philanthropic community. (Event details below.) We’re inviting civic leaders, leaders of faith communities and all those interested in exploring new directions in philanthropy and activism.

Venture Philanthropy: Bob Woodson will address issues raised in his book, Triumphs of Joseph: How Today’s Community Healers Are Reviving Our Streets and Neighborhoods.  During this lively discussion, Bob will describe his approach to empower faith organizations and local leadership to transform the struggling neighborhoods in which they live from the inside out. Discover how his organization helps residents of underserved neighborhoods identify their own strengths and capacities to effectively address the problems in their communities and how public/private partnerships can be a powerful tool in these efforts.

Following Bob’s presentation, a panel of local experts will continue the discussion with their experiences in Kansas City, and how we can adapt Bob’s lessons for our local use.

William (Bill) High is the Chief Executive Officer of National Christian Foundation Heartland. At NCF, he works with families, individual givers and financial advisors to inspire and facilitate biblical generosity. Practically, he works with families to develop multi-generational plans, address income tax, estate tax and complex gift transactions, including the sales of businesses. Bill is a recognized speaker, including recognition as one of the Top 25 Philanthropy Speakers in the country by Philanthropy Media.. He speaks frequently at conferences around the country.

Bill is the founder of iDonate.com, a donation platform software company serving the non-profit community. He also helped found FamilyArc.com, a family legacy company committed to helping families preserve their stories online. As the President of Ignite Consulting, Bill works with families to design their multi-generational legacy plans.

As a published author, Bill recently co-authored with David Green of Hobby Lobby, Giving it All Away and Getting it All Back Again: The Way of Living Generously (Zondervan 2017).

Pat Macdonald joins us in her role as Executive Director of the Black Community Fund, an Affiliate of the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation where she serves dually as a Senior Philanthropic Advisor.

Pat joined the Community Foundation in 2006 but has a long history in nonprofit management, strategic planning, resource and community development, and the arts. In the mid 90’s Pat spent 9 years with BEU a Community Development Corporation, in the Historic 18^th and Vine district. While there, she represented Kansas City as one of eight individuals selected nationally to participate in the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild’s Community Development Arts Resource Initiative at Harvard Graduate School of Business.  In the early 2000’s Pat enjoyed independent consulting as a museum design content researcher for Eisterhold Associates. With Eisterhold, Pat contributed to such projects as the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in North Carolina, Rosa Parks Children’s Annex in Alabama and Ralph Nader’s Tort Law Museum in Connecticut. Ever committed to applying personally and professionally acquired skills toward improving the quality of life in Kansas City, she has served on a number of boards affecting both sides of Kansas City’s state line and is currently on the Board of Trustees of City Trusts for the City of Kansas City, Missouri, KCUR, VisitKC, and Rotary Club 13.

Pat is a past President of the Mid-America Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and attained CFRE credentials in the field.