The 2026 Life & Legacy Leadership Conference

Join us for the 2026 Life & Legacy Leadership Conference

A Pivotal Moment:

Building Community That Flourishes & Endures

From momentum to permanence: through leadership, alignment, and a clear call and roadmap for change.

The 2026 Life & Legacy Conference convenes Jewish communal leaders at a pivotal moment to build and prioritize endowment and legacy practices.  The gathering is designed to equip leaders like you with the strategy, tools, and courage needed to embed long-term philanthropy at the core of your organizations, and to lead the cultural and organizational change required to make it endure.

Why You Won’t Want to Miss This

• Because the pivotal moment is now
  With unprecedented wealth transfer, shifting donor expectations, and growing urgency across the Jewish community, the question is no longer whether to prioritize endowment and legacy giving, but how quickly and effectively you can act.
• Because the field is moving, and you need to be ahead of it
  From AI and donor-advised funds to new models of relational philanthropy, this conference brings together the ideas and leaders shaping what’s next.
• Because strategy alone isn’t enough
  The real challenge is implementation. This experience focuses on what it takes to align leadership, shift culture, and translate vision into sustained action.
• Because you’ll learn from those doing the work
  Through case studies and leading practitioners, you’ll see how organizations are successfully building legacy and complementary endowment programs, running campaigns, and embedding new practices.
• Because the conversations will be as valuable as the content
  You’ll join a North American network of peers facing the same challenges, creating space for honest exchange, shared learning, and ongoing collaboration.
• Because this experience is designed for the whole leader
  With intentional moments for reflection, wellness, and creative exchange, the conference will not only sharpen your thinking, but it will also renew your sense of purpose and capacity to lead.

The Harold Grinspoon Foundation is committed to creating a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for all Life & Legacy participants. We embrace learning from different perspectives, encourage the exchange of ideas, and believe in hearing from all voices because it strengthens our conversation and advances our work.

ACCOMMODATIONS

The gathering is taking place at the Marriott Springfield Downtown Hotel, where attendees can book a room at a discounted rate.

GETTING HERE

Here are tips for traveling to the Marriott Springfield Downtown, including via car, bus, train, and plane.