Town & Country Hosted Ninth Annual Philanthropy Summit at Hearst Tower on October 26

The Town ampamp Country 2022 Philanthropy Summit coincided with the magazine39s November 2022 Philanthropy Issue on sale 111 which features covers with Stephen and Ayesha Curry Questlove and Jennifer Garner The Philanthropy Issue spotlights this year39s distinguished group of entertainers thought leaders business tycoons and young activists who are currently shifting the philanthropic landscape Town ampamp Country39s November 2022 Philanthropy issue cover storiesTown ampamp Country39s Editor in Chief Stellene Volandes said quotTrue philanthropy begins with the simple question 39What can I do39 Some respond with a donation so monumental that it fundamentally transforms a place for a community to gather in service to music and art Some reply with family foundations and activism and action in service to children or social justice or equal opportunities and access for all I learned about philanthropy in a place where yes some people wrote checks but most contributed by cooking meals for whoever was sick or in need or simply overwhelmed Where if you had a car you made sure anyone who needed a ride anywhere got there Where you stopped in to check on friends or anyone you thought might need it Simply showing up can sometimes be the largest philanthropic gift of all And anyone can do that We all shouldquotTown ampamp Country39s 2022 Philanthropy Summit was presented by Bank of America Private Bank Gulfstream La Prairie New World Development NewYorkPresbyterian and 1 Hotels This year39s speaker slate brought together a dynamic group of trailblazing journalists activists authors athletes entertainers and business minds for a highlevel discourse around philanthropyThis Is Our Youth How Novemberamp8217s First Time Voters Envision Our FutureIntroduction Darren Walker President Ford FoundationHarry Sisson Young Activist focused on climate defending democracy and healthcareCharitie Ropati Young Activist focused on climate education indigenous rightsKellen Zeng First Time Voter focused on education climate and discriminationPeren Tiemann First Time Voter focused on gun control LGBTQ rightsThandiwe Abdullah First Time Voter focused on gun control Black Lives Matter2Philanthropy Is a Family Affair A Conversation with Ayesha Curry with a Special Message from Steph CurryModerator Callie Rivers CurrySpecial Message from Stephen Curry CoFounder of Eat Learn Play FoundationPanelist Ayesha Curry CoFounder of Eat Learn Play FoundationPanelist Christopher Helfrich Chief Executive Officer Eat Learn Play FoundationWelcome to the Age of Rage Giving How the News Cycle Determines Americaamp8217s Philanthropic HabitsModerator Brian Stelter Former anchor of CNNamp8217s amp8220Reliable Sourcesamp8221Panelist Darren Walker President Ford FoundationPanelist Busy Phillips Actress ActivistPanelist Shannon Watts Founder of Moms Demand ActionBeyond the Museum Gala The Evolving Art of Arts FundingIntroduction Debi Larrison Managing Director National Art Credit Executive Bank of AmericaModerator Salamishah Tillet Professor of Africana Studies and Creative Writing Rutgers UniversityPanelist Dr Elizabeth Alexander President of the Mellon FoundationPanelist Ebele Okobi Trustee and Chair of the Development Board Young Vic TheatrePanelist Henry Timms President and CEO Lincoln Center for the Performing ArtsWe Need an Intervention A Game Plan for Mental Health in Americaamp8217s YouthModerator Andrew Solomon PhD Professor of Clinical Psychology Columbia University and bestselling author Far from the TreePanelist Aeva GaymonDoomes MD Clinical Faculty Howard University College of Medicine and George Washington University School of Medicine ampamp Health SciencesPanelist Mitch Prinstein Chief Science Officer American Psychological AssociationThe Power of Kindness Jen Garner in Conversation with Cynthia McFaddenModerator Cynthia McFadden Senior Investigative correspondent NBC NewsPanelist Jennifer Garner Actress Philanthropist Entrepreneur and Save the Children TrusteePanelist Mark Shriver Special Advisor to the President Chief Strategy Officer Save the ChildrenWe Are What We Eat A Conversation with Questlove and Martha StewartMartha Stewart Founder Martha Stewart Living OmnimediaQuestlove Academy Awardwinning filmmaker Grammy Awardwinning musician producer DJ director culinary entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling authorConversation HighlightsJennifer Garner Actress Philanthropist and Save the Children Trustee in conversation with Cynthia McFadden Senior Investigative Correspondent NBC News on reaching families with limited means in rural AmericaquotIf you39re growing up poor in rural America by the time you39re four you are a year and half behind developmentally and you never get that back And if you are growing up poor in rural America there39s one book for every 13 kids whether that39s in a home in a library at schoolamp8230one book for every 13 kids Unless you are lucky enough to be a kid close to a school where Save the Children is working In the US we do an inhome visitation program where we go week after week and we have these very locally trained super trained coordinators who go into the homes and just really encourage the mom and the dad or the caregiver the grandparents the caregiver or whomever is caring for these kids and show them they have everything they need to help their child out of their situation because everyone wants the best for their kids everyone wants their child to have something that they don39t and can39t have They just keep going back and become a community for this family and the amazing thing is it worksquotAyesha Curry Founder of the EatLearnPlay Foundation on teaching her kids to be philanthropicquotFor me I feel we throw out words like generosity and kindness but I feel it is our civic duty to give back to the community We39ve been blessed with so much and have so much and I realize the disparities that are out there and I feel like it would behoove us not to be doing that I wouldn39t be able to walk around on a daily basis without doing thatI think that that39s what I want to instill in our children the desire and the want to always give back and be part of the community and not for anything in return but to know that everyone should be afforded the same things you have and the same opportunities you have that39s just the way the world needs to bequotFor more information on Town ampamp Country39s 2022 Philanthropy Summit line up visit TandCphilanthropycom and followtownandcountrymagPhoto courtesy of Hearst Photo credit Yvonne Tnt ampamp Madison VoelkelBFAcomClick the social buttons to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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