In another part of its continuing effort to encourage the participation of the nonprofit community in its work, the Panel held 15 field hearings across the country during the spring of 2005.

As with the national conference calls and the public comment period on the Work Group recommendations, these meetings offered another opportunity for nonprofit staff, board members, and volunteeers to hear directly from Panel members and to offer comments, feedback, and questions.

Below are the details for the Panel's 15 field hearings, which are listed in chronological order. For information about the hearings, email info@nonprofitpanel.org.

Denver

Time:  Thursday, March 24, 2005, 2:00–4:00pm
Venue:  Daniels Fund Conference Center, 101 Monroe Street, Denver
Co-Conveners: Hank Brown, President and CEO, The Daniels Fund; Timothy E. Wirth, President, The United Nations Foundation

San Francisco

Time:  Wednesday, March 30, 2005, 9:00–11:00am
Venue: The Commonwealth Club, 595 Market Street, San Francisco
Co-Conveners: Paul Brest, President and CEO, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; Jan Masaoka, Executive Director, CompassPoint Nonprofit Services; Colin Lacon, President and CEO, Northern California Grantmakers

Duluth, Minnesota

Time: Friday, April 1, 2005, 10:00am–12:00pm 
Venue: Ordean Building, 424 West Superior Street, Conference Rooms B/C, Duluth
Co-Conveners:  Jon Pratt, Executive Director, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Bill King, President, Minnesota Council on Foundations

New York

Time: Wednesday, April 6, 2005, 9:30–11:30am
Venue: New School University, Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street, Manhattan
Co-Conveners: Alliance for Nonprofit Governance;  Susan Berresford, President and CEO, The Ford Foundation; New School University; Lorie Slutsky, President, New York Community Trust; Michael Seltzer, President, New York Regional Association of Grantmakers; Stephen Heintz, President and CEO, Rockefeller Brothers Fund; Edward Skloot, Executive Director, The Surdna Foundation

Des Moines, Iowa

Time: Thursday, April 7, 2005, 1:00–4:00pm
Venue: United Way of Central Iowa, 1111 9th Street, Des Moines
Co-Conveners:  Jon Pratt, Executive Director, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Shannon Cofield, President, United Way of Central Iowa; Greater Des Moines Community Foundation

Minneapolis

Time: Friday, April 8, 2005, 9:00am–12:00pm
Venue: Theatre de la Jeune Lune, 105 North First Street, Minneapolis
Co-Conveners:  Jon Pratt, Executive Director, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Bill King, President, Minnesota Council on Foundations

San Diego

Time: Sunday, April 10, 2005, 4:00–5:30pm
Venue: San Diego Convention Center,  Ballroom 6, Upper Level, 111 W. Harbor Drive, San Diego
Co-Conveners:  Dorothy S. Ridings, President and CEO, Council on Foundations; California Association of Nonprofits; Diana Aviv, President and CEO, Independent Sector; San Diego Association of Nonprofits

Dallas

Time: Thursday, April 14, 2005, 1:00–3:00pm 
Venue: American Heart Association, Hafner Auditorium, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas
Co-Conveners: Cass Wheeler, Chief Executive Officer, American Heart Association; Linda Perryman Evans, President and CEO, Meadows Foundation

Chicago

Time: Monday, April 18, 2005, 1:30–3:30pm
Venue: Grand Ballroom, 6th Floor Palmer House Hilton, 17 East Monroe Street, Chicago
Co- Conveners: YMCA of the USA; Chicago Community Trust; Donors Forum of Chicago; United Way of Chicago; Chicago Chapter of the Assoc. of Fundraising Professionals 

Washington, DC

Time: Tuesday, April 19, 2005, 2:00–4:00pm
Venue: Barbara Jordan Conference Center, 1330 G Street, NW, Washington
Co-Conveners: Independent Sector, Council on Foundations, Center for Nonprofit Advancement, Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington, Washington Area Grantmakers, Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations

Atlanta

Time: Thursday, April 21, 2005, 9:00–11:00am
Venue: Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry RD, NW, Atlanta
Co-Conveners: John Seffrin, President and CEO, American Cancer Society; Boys and Girls Clubs; CARE; Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta; Georgia Center for Nonprofits; Southeastern Council of Foundations

Detroit

Time: Wednesday, April 27, 2005, 1:00–4:00 pm
Venue: Westin-Southfield, 1500 Town Center, Southfield
Co-Conveners: Sam Singh, President and CEO, Michigan Nonprofit Association; Robert Collier, President, Council of Michigan Foundations;William Richardson, President and CEO, W.K. Kellogg Foundation; William S. White, President, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

Philadelphia

Time:  Friday, May 6, 2005, 10:00 am–12:00 pm
Venue:  Dan Roden Theatre, LaSalle University, Philadelphia
Co-Conveners: The Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations, the Nonprofit Center at LaSalle University, Delaware Valley Grantmakers, and the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Helena, Montana

Time:  Wednesday, May 11, 2005, 2:00pm–4:00pm
Venue: Myrna Loy Center
Co-Conveners: Montana Nonprofit Association, Montana Community Foundation, Montana Society of CPAs, The Governor's Task Force on Endowments and Philanthropy

Seattle

Time: Thursday, May 19, 2005, 10:00am–12:00pm
Venue: Seattle Central Library Auditorium
Co-Conveners: Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy, University of Washington; Seattle University Center for Nonprofit and Social Enterprise Management; The Nonprofit Center; Northwest Nonprofit Resources; Nonprofit Network; Executive Alliance; Philanthropy Northwest; United Way of King County; Association of Fundraising Professionals - Washington Chapter