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Carol Larson has led the David and Lucile Packard Foundation as the President and CEO since January 2004, and this year began her tenure as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Council on Foundations. Prior to joining the Foundation in 1989, as Director of Research and Grants, Law and Public Policy, Ms. Larson was a partner in the Los Angeles law firm of O’Donnell and Gordon. Her longstanding leadership in the field and the Foundation’s partnership with AAPIP have been critical in efforts to develop and expand the capacity of our communities. We are pleased she will be joining us at the Summit and in celebrating AAPIP’s 20th anniversary. To learn more about Carol Larson, click here.

Gara LaMarche joined The Atlantic Philanthropies as President and CEO in April 2007, and leads the organization through its final chapter as the foundation disburses its remaining endowment and active grantmaking by 2016. Prior to joining Atlantic Philanthropies, Mr. LaMarche served as Vice President and Director of U.S. Programs for the Open Society Institute. He is recognized in the field for his leadership and commitment to social justice philanthropy, and we are delighted that he will join the Summit to share his observations about AAPIP and Building Democratic Philanthropy. To learn more about Atlantic Philanthropies institutional commitment to social justice, view this clip. To learn more about Gara LaMarche,click here.

Ms. Larson and Mr. LaMarche will lead off the Summit program which will include remarks from Danielle M. Reyes, Chair of the Board of Directors for AAPIP and Program Officer, Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, as well as from Peggy Saika, President/Executive Director of AAPIP.

Join us at a celebration in one of 11 cities to find out how you can be a part of building democratic philanthropy and what you can do to increase support for the communities and issues you care about.

Be part of a gathering of friends, colleagues, social justice advocates and philanthropists from across the nation, recognizing AAPIP’s 20 years of progress advocating for communities and in philanthropy.

It’s Free!  So RSVP today by clicking on one of the cities below to join a regional celebration near you, and get the full details about each site’s local activities, guests and networking receptions.

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Each location will feature a live-stream “viewing party” of AAPIP’s live broadcast from San Francisco and NYC gatherings.  You can also participate in the live stream from wherever you are via Twitter and chat room. Details on how to access to the web stream coming soon!

Follow us on Twitter @AAPIP (hashtag: #AAPIP2010) and on Facebook.

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We’ll feature the premiere of  our new video about building democratic philanthropy, and remarks from key philanthropic leaders, including Carol Larson [image, top left], President and CEO of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Chair of the Board of the Council on Foundations; and Gara LaMarche [image, top right], President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies. They will be joined by Danielle M. Reyes [image, bottom left], Chair of the Board of Directors for AAPIP and Program Officer,Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, and Peggy Saika [image, bottom right], President/Executive Director of AAPIP. Learn more about our featured speakers »

Catch their remarks from San Francisco & New York via the LIVE web-stream, Oct. 20th – starting 4pm PT/6pm CT/ 7 pm ET (details on live-stream access, coming soon!)

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RSVP and WIN AN iPAD OR ROUNDTRIP AIRFARE FOR TWO!

Two lucky persons will be selected from among the first 500 registrants to win either a free Apple iPad or two roundtrip tickets from Southwest Airlines to any of their destinations. The first 500 persons to register online to attend any one of the 11 celebrations across the country will be automatically entered into this free drawing.  View/read detailed rules here: AAPIP2010 Rules (PDF).

*The winning individuals will be announced during the regional reception in the city they have registered and are in attendance on October 20th. The winners must be present to receive their awards. AAPIP staff will also tweet the winners on that day, so follow along at the hashtag #AAPIP2010.

Southwest is proud to be the official airline sponsor for AAPIP.