The past two years have brought the importance of progressive change into stark view. Climate chaos, racial stratification, investor dissonance, and skyrocketing economic inequities mandate that the “Time is Now” for honest exploration, accountability, collective healing, and real solutions to emerge. The kind of change called forth is transformative. It must happen at all levels, all over, beginning now. Few have been spared from the suffering created by a system that externalizes cost for profit and the climate is no longer waiting for human solutions.
For all these reasons, we boldly themed the 2022 Practitioners Gathering “The Time is Now.” We safely convened the Gathering in sunny Santa Monica, California,where we were able to hold a number of the sessions outdoors. As we reconvenedin person for this year’s Gathering, we deeply explored our reflections, generated action-based ideas that can make systemic change, and issued new calls to action. We are in a revolutionary era and opportunity surrounds us.
To hear some of the highlights from this year’s Gathering, please tune in for a 15-minute podcast interview with Impact Alpha.
We thank everyone for trusting in us to convene a safe and meaningful event at a challenging time. We hope to see many of you at our next in-person convening at the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice in New York City, June 1-3 for the 5thAnnual Advisors Forum and Climate Solutions Summit.
- Dana Lanza, Chief Executive Officer & President, Confluence Philanthropy
