NNFS National Gathering 2024

NNFS National Gathering 2024

OCTOBER 16 2024 – OCTOBER 18 2024
Atlanta, Georgia

Organizations and individuals working in the field are invited to join us on October 16-18 for the 2024 National Gathering! Fiscal sponsors come together to share information on fiscal sponsorship practice, learn from each other and experts, discuss challenges, celebrate successes, and build relationships.

We’re so excited for another incredible year of building this field together and expanding our community!

Schedule

Tuesday, October 15

  • Dunwoody Suite

    If you have arrived at the hotel, please join us for drinks, beer or wine, and light fare

Wednesday, October 16

  • PreFunction Area

    Come grab a muffin and coffee and get your badge and program materials at the Registration Table.

  • Ravinia Ballroom
    Moderated by
    Blair Franklin, Consultant, Alight Alchemy
    Aimee McCoy, Director of Membership, Alternate Roots
    Paige Heurtin, Co-Executive Director, Alternate Roots
    Jess Jude, Associate Director, Southern Vision Alliance
    LeiLani Dowell, Associate Director, Southern Vision Alliance

    Join the Opening plenary which will include a spoken word performance from Atlanta based artist, Ashlee Haze. We will hear from two Atlanta and Southern based fiscal sponsors - Alternate Roots and Southern Vision Alliance. Learn about their work and some of the issues they face in the region, as well as how their fiscal sponsorship practices support their Projects/Partners' impact across the region. Facilitated by Blair Franklin of Alight Alchemy.

  • PreFunction Area

    Enjoy a Buffet Lunch!

  • Azalea
    Building a Roadmap to understand impact: How to develop a logic model to evaluate fiscal sponsorship programs
    Artie Maharaj, Learning and Evaluation Manager, TSNE
    Michael Ibrahim, Chief Program & Impact Officer, TSNE

    This session will share how we are developing a logic model at TSNE to guide our evaluation activities and seek to understand the progress we are making toward out outcomes and how we might work to improve our fiscal sponsorship work.

    Camillia
    Supporting Project Fundraising: A case study in pooling resources to help journalism projects raise money
    Ellen Meany, ED, Alternative Newsweekly Foundation
    Julie Jehly, Founder, JJ Crowdfunding Advisors

    Learn how and why journalism focused fiscal sponsor Alternative Newsweekly Foundation underwrites JJ Crowdfunding Advisors to provide traditional fundraising and crowdfunding advice to projects. We will share diverse crowdfunding campaigns from established publications and start-ups highlighting one project who successfully crowdfunds to hire staff and discuss how 1:1 fundraising support leads to new donors and increased publication exposure.

    Gardenia
    Managing with Intention and Equity: The Art and Science of Cost Allocations
    Asta Petkeviciute, Chief Financial Steward, Social Impact Commons

    Understanding the composition and financial dimensions of your sponsored project portfolio is essential to understanding your business model and whole costs-to-deliver supports, which in turn inform intentional goals around scale and diversity of projects, as well as pricing with equity. While many fiscal sponsorship practices grow organically and regardless of portfolio size, cost allocations (“fees”) need to be regularly reviewed from culture, values as well as financial and operational sustainability perspective. Join Social Impact Commons to review a number approaches that need to be considered when sponsors determine and or review their cost allocation rates.

    Maplewood A
    Fiscal Sponsorship 101
    Thaddeus Squire, Chief Commons Steward, Social Impact Commons
    Colibri Sanfiorenzo Barnhard, ED, HASER

    Join us for an introduction (or just a refresher) on the basics of the field: its history, core models and mechanics, the case for fiscal sponsorship, and basic trends in practice. We will sound the room to understand where people are in their fiscal sponsorship journey and what subjects or questions are top-of-mind. Following a presentation on the basics, we will address questions and let the room guide the discussion. We’ll close with a self-test on fiscal sponsorship fundamentals!

    Maplewood B
    Harnessing AI in Fiscal Sponsorship: Best Practices, Security and Privacy in the Digital Age
    Mamie Funahashi, VP, Executive Partnerships, Community Initiatives
    Carl Grifka, Managing Director, SingerLewak Business Infomatics
    Bob Green, Partner, SingerLewak Business Infomatics

    As AI evolves, its potential to enhance of the work of fiscal sponsorship becomes increasingly clear. This session will cover the critical aspects of AI integration, including process optimization, security protocols, and privacy concerns.

    Oakwood A
    Decolonizing Fiscal Sponsorship: Creating a More Collaborative Fiscal Sponsorship Model for BIPOC-led Projects
    Amanda Nasinyama, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Build Up, Inc.
    Ajani Husbands, VP of Strategic Planning, Build Up, Inc.

    As fiscal sponsorship becomes an increasingly vital tool in the nonprofit sector, there is a growing need to re-examine traditional models through the lens of equity and collaboration. The proposed session will explore how decolonizing fiscal sponsorship can foster a more collaborative and supportive environment for BIPOC-led projects, enabling these organizations to thrive.

    Oakwood B
    Crunching Numbers, Crushing Audits: Accounting, Auditing and 990 Updates
    Ali Chalak, Audit Partner, Moss Adams
    Mike Lumsden, Senior Manager,Moss Adams

    This session will provide accounting and auditing updates, highlights of the form 990, tax and regulatory issues and election year updates and reminders.

    Ravinia Ballroom
    Art Project: Compliance Horror Stories
    Sarah McCann, Director of Partnerships, Fusion Partnerships, Inc.
    Allison Duggan, Director of Community Grants, Fusion Partnership, Inc.

    Come create your Compliance Horror Movie Poster! Participants will create posters on specific compliance issues that keep them up at night. This activity will continue throughout the Gathering.

  • Camellia
    Stop, Collaborate and Listen: Engaging Across Teams to Strengthen Systems and Processes
    Kelly ErnstFriedman, Associate Director of Client Services, Community Initiatives
    Sofia Garcia, Client Services Manager., Community Initiatives
    Jessica Paik, Client Services Operations Coordinator, Community Initiatives

    Community Initiatives' Client Services Team has been updating processes and procedures within our team and across all departments. In this session, we will share how utilizing technology to automate our work has helped increase staff capacity and allowed fiscally sponsored projects to better focus on their impact. Participants will leave with a better understanding of how to plan, implement, and engage in team-based change management strategies.

    Azalea
    We Do Both! Model A and Model C
    Dianne Debicella, Senior Director of Programs, Community Partners
    Sarah McCann, Director of Partnerships, Fusion Partnerships, Inc.

    Join us for an interactive session that will explore themes related to offering both Model A and C fiscal sponsorship including: how fiscal sponsors manage the different models; how they market both; how they conduct intake for each; and how different models impacts their tech, operations and finance.

    Gardenia
    Healthy Fiscal Sponsors - A New Health Assessment & Planning Tool for Sponsors
    Thaddeus Squire, Chief Commons Steward, Social Impact Commons
    Asta Petkeviciute, Chief Financial Steward, Social Impact Commons

    Social Impact Commons is piloting a Healthy Fiscal Sponsor assessment tool for gauging general health of a fiscal sponsor organization, regardless of approach, size, or model. The tool is designed to allow for customizations of how a sponsor organization defines “health” and then provides a track and trajectory not just for assessing current status, but also for guiding intentional, strategic development of the sponsor, according to its definition of health. This session would provide an introduction and overview to the tool, opportunities for critique and feedback and potential paths for use.

    Maplewood A
    Co-Designing Equity: A New Approach to Growing Financial Capacity with FS Projects
    Sophie Hou, Director of Innovation & Design, Strategy Movement Strategy
    Alejandra Lezama, MIIC Project Advisory, Movement Strategy Center
    Lauren Wheat, Director of Business Operations, Movement Strategy Center

    Movement Strategy Center will present the research, design, and execution of the Fundraising Support Initiative, a significant cross departmental undertaking and pilot program with the Movement's Infrastructure Innovation Center's fiscal sponsorship activities.

    Maplewood B
    FS Blind Spots – Finance
    Carl Taibl, CFO, Community Initiatives
    Brian Yacker, JD/CPA, Principal, Nonprofit Tax, Baker Tilly, LLP

    This session will focus mainly on Model A and provide recommendations to avoid financial pitfalls for fiscal sponsor financial policies. Many fiscal sponsors create a risk of audit and exemption status revocation by not maintaining adequate records for their projects or properly reporting data. This session will provide examples of what to look for an, along with tips and guidance for best practices.

    Oakwood A
    Accounting and Internal Controls in Fiscal Sponsorship Model C: How to stay out of hot water and do it right
    Ellen Meany, ED, Alternative Newsweekly Foundation
    Volha Weber, CPA, WCC Consulting

    This presentation will explore overall accounting and internal controls of Model C Fiscal Sponsorship, and share a real-life example where inadequate oversight led to a gap in knowledge, as well as examples of best practices for success. Attendees will gain insights into the crucial steps for establishing effective controls to mitigate risks and ensure financial integrity.

    Oakwood B
    Resourcing the Next Generation: Fiscal Sponsorship for Youth-Centered Projects
    Esther Pang, Program Director, Future Incubator
    Ema Angulo-Rodriquez, Internal Community Coordinator for Future Incubator
    Martine Dosa, Training Program Coordinator, Future Incubator
    Khadija El Karfi Joss, Program Coordinator, Future Incubator

    This session will explore best practices and challenges in supporting youth-led fiscal projects, focusing on onboarding and advising strategies. Participants will engage in group discussions and activities to address concerns and brainstorm solutions for making fiscal sponsorship models more youth-friendly.

  • Dunwoody Suite

    Join us for drinks and lite fare!
    Sponsored by Tides and TSNE

Thursday, October 17

  • Pre-Function Area

    Come grab a muffin and coffee and get your badge and program materials at the Registration Table.

  • Ravinia Ballroom
    Plenary Session: Fiscal Sponsorship, A Vehicle for Change
    Ruth Williams, CEO, Community Initiatives
    Andrea Granda, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, Movement Strategy Center
    Mike Salamon, Deputy Director of Outreach & Membership, Alliance for Justice

    This plenary session will explore ways in which fiscal sponsorship can be used in collective action and movement building to influence policy. Leaders from the sector that engage in racial justice, policy and advocacy and grassroots movement building will share their experience serving as vehicles for political change.

  • Join an affinity group of your choosing or organize your own! These short sessions following Thursday’s opening plenary are an opportunity to network and share with others you feel aligned with. Or ask some burning legal questions in the legal session! We have some volunteers who will be helping facilitate the conversations and tracking any info or insights that can be brought to the organizers or others in the Gathering. The Ravinia Ballroom is open as well if you would like to organize your own! Happy to share through the Gathering Slack channel to help you gather folks.

    Azalea
    Youth Serving
    Martine Dosa, Training Programs Coordinator, Creator Network, Future Incubator

    Camellia
    Finance
    Lisa-Felicia Akorli, Manager of Coalitions & Worker Power, Just Futures

    Gardenia
    LGBTQIA+
    Ema Angulo-Rodriguez, Internal Community Coordinator, Future Incubator

    Maplewood A
    New and Emerging Fiscal Sponsors

    Maplewood B
    Ask Me Anything - Legal
    Erin Bradrick, Principal, NEO Law
    Karl Mill, Principal, Mill Law

    Oakwood A
    BIPOC
    Esther Pang, Director, Future Incubator

    Oakwood B
    Arts
    Line Sandsmark, ED, Shunpike

    Ravinia Ballroom
    Organize your own Affinity Group

  • PreFunction Area

    Join us for a buffet lunch!

  • Azalea
    Advocating for Fiscal Sponsorship - Toward Common Data for the Field
    Thaddeus Squire, Chief Commons Steward, Social Impact Commons
    Asta Petkeviciute, Chief Financial Steward, Social Impact Commons

    As fiscal sponsorship continues to grow, we need to establish a foundation of common data for the field to study the impact of the field, how and why it’s growing, the organizational health of sponsors, and what the field needs to continue to strengthen. In collaboration with our members, peer nonprofit research leaders, and Candid, Social Impact Commons has been working on a common data profile for the field. Join us for a preview and opportunity to provide input into the proposed common data profile, how you can collect data with tools you already have, and learn more about how data can supercharge casemaking, fundraising, and other benefits to sponsors and projects alike.

    Camellia
    NNFS Goverance Model Draft Plan and Feedback Session
    Elizabeth Scott, PhD, CEO, Brighter Strategies
    Noah Stockman, CFO, TSNE

    Join us for an important discussion on the future of NNFS governance. We’ll present proposed changes to our organizational structure aimed at enhancing member engagement, expanding our advocacy efforts, and strengthening our ability to serve the fiscal sponsorship community. Your input is crucial as we shape the path forward for NNFS - come share your thoughts and help guide our evolution.

    Gardenia
    Engaging Your People: Practical Approaches for Fiscal Sponsorship Organizations
    Annie Favreau, Consulting Director, Nonprofit Governance and Organizational Development, Moss Adams
    Brett Addis, Human Capital, Director, Moss Adams

    Your people are the most critical elements of any thriving fiscal sponsor organization. Nonprofit industry landscape shifts can reveal new challenges to effective governance, management and employee engagement. Panelists will share common issues and solutions to ensure that every member of your organization is engaged in support of your mission.

    Maplewood A
    Building Collective Power as Coaches and Conveners
    Laura Ciotti, Fiscal Sponsorship Program Director at Propel Nonprofits
    Allison Duggan, Director of Community Grants, Fusion Partnerships
    Heather Allen, Senior Fiscal Sponsorship Consultant, Propel Nonprofits
    Jessica Payne, Executive Director, Mockingbird Incubator
    Lupe Solorio , VP of Fiscal Sponsorship and Capacity Development, Community Partners

    How can we encourage sponsored groups to connect and co-labor in a competitive sector? As Fiscal Sponsors, we can leverage our role as collaborative coaches and conveners to provide both group learning opportunities and settings for connection and network building. This session includes a panel discussion among four Fiscal Sponsors who all take different approaches and will share their experiences with formal and informal group learning, the impact on the organizations we serve, our observations, and what makes us curious.

    Maplewood B
    Introduction to Oversight in Model C Fiscal Sponsorship
    Lauren Lattimore, Associate Director, Membership & Operations, Fractured Atlas
    Monica Gonzalez, Member Experience Manager, Fractured Atlas Emily Kasak, Associate Director, Membership & Fiscal Operations

    Maintaining control and ownership for funds is essential in fiscal sponsorship and one way to operationalize this control is through effective administrative oversight. Learn how Fractured Atlas strategically approaches oversight and integrates this practice into routine interactions with members.

    Oakwood A
    The Model A Relationship: "Welcome to the Family!"
    Andrew Schulman, Principal, Schulman Consulting
    Josh Burgner, Senior Manager, Compliance, Panorama Global

    In this interactive session, we will dive into the relationship between Model A projects and their sponsors. This includes how to think about the relationship, setting expectations, different approaches and how to set yourself up for success.

    Oakwood B
    From Vision to Reality: Operational Insights for Fiscal Sponsorship Success
    Julia Strauch, Senior Manager, BDO
    Leilani Dowell, Associate Director, Southern Vision Alliance
    Stuart Hee, Operations Director, Center for Community Stewardship
    Radhika Shah, Experience Manager, BDO

    Growth in fiscal sponsorship can come before a clear vision is in place to guide how they structure and staff their FS program. Come hear from a panel of Operations leads about how they develop and refine their visions for fiscal sponsorship and how that informs the structural decisions they are making to support their sponsored projects, from staffing to systems and inbetween.

    Ravinia Ballroom
    Protect Your Projects from Cyber Risk: The Role of MSPs in Supporting Fiscal Sponsors and their Projects
    Andrea Ramos, Director of Partnerships, Personified Tech
    Alicia Prevost, ED, Partnership Project
    Amanda Bennet, VP, Personified

    Are your projects coming to you with questions about cybersecurity, the risks of AI, and how to set up their technology infrastructure? Learn how Partnership Project provides IT and cybersecurity support to their fiscally sponsored projects with the assistance of an IT Managed Service Provider (MSP). With the right IT support, fiscal sponsors can provide a number of IT and cybersecurity benefits to their projects, which are usually out of reach for small teams: software discounts for nonprofits; cybersecurity training and policy; secure onboarding and offboarding workflows; and IT helpdesk access.

  • Azalea
    The Solidarity Economy and Fiscal Sponsorship - Approaches to Power Sharing
    Thaddeus Squire, Chief Commons Steward, Social Impact Commons

    Fiscal sponsors are platforms for sharing resources with their communities of projects. As such, some sponsors engage in participatory governance and decision making with their projects and staff teams, often embracing or referencing cooperative and commoning values: constituent-led governance, radical transparency, consensus-based decision making, and other practices. As we work to lift up marginalized groups and foster community autonomy and self-determination, we are seeing a renaissance in Solidarity Economy solutions, notably cooperatives and mutual aid-type organizations. Fiscal sponsorship can and should be seen as one of the tools in the Solidarity Economy, if it is designed and operated according to commoning principles. Join us for a presentation from two of our members who see their work as grounded in the Solidarity Economy.

    Camellia
    Collectively Supporting Black Led Organizations
    Alicia Lara, President & CEO, Community Partners
    Sonya Young Aadam, ED, CA Black Women's Health Project
    Kamina Smith, Director Special Projects, Black Equity Collective

    This session focused on equity, justice and belonging wil increase awareness and understanding of black-led organizations with fiscal sponsors who support them. We will identify practical ways that fiscal sponsors can optimally support and empower those community-based leaders and their work.

    Gardenia
    Risk Management Essentials for Fiscal Sponsorship Organizations
    Annie Favreau, Consulting Director, Nonprofit Governance and Organizational Development, Moss Adams
    Maria Stroth, NP Enterprise Risk Management, Senior Manager, Moss Adams

    We will share practical tools and methods to integrate right-sized risk management practices into your work and how they can be tailored to your organization's size, resources, goals and risk appetite.

    Maplewood A
    HR/Employment Law for Fiscal Sponsors
    Daniel Lac, Employment Attorney, Mill Law Center
    Jade Smith, MBA, Attorney, Mill Law Center Attorney
    Karl Mill, Principal, Karl Mill Law Center

    Attendees will understand the basic principles underlying fiscal sponsorship as it pertains to the employer-employee relationship.

    Maplewood B
    Exploring Risk & Insurance in Fiscal Sponsorship
    Lauren Erickson, Nonprofit Practice Leader, Relation Insurance Services
    Sam Chery, Assistant General Counsel, TSNE

    Dive into the essentials of manging risk and understanding insurance in fiscal sponsorship. This session will unpack what an insurance program should consist of and risk management strategies to operate successfully!

    Oakwood A
    Can We Do That?
    Erin Bradrick, Principal, NEO Law Group
    Andrew Schulz, Principal, Adler & Colvin

    This year's session will look at some of the situations that cause fiscal sponsors to ask their attorneys "Can We Do That"? We'll focus on legal issues such as limitations on lobbying and political activity, impact investing, rogue project activities, assessing charitability, and compliance with other legal regimes.

    Oakwood B
    Building an Organizational Compensation Strategy: Aligning Values and Financial Capabilities
    Noah Stockman, CFO, TSNE
    Luzdy Rivera, Chief People & Culture Officer, TSNE
    Bobby Brickey, Director of People & Culture, TSNE

    Attracting and retaining top talent requires more than a paycheck - Its about designing a compensation strategy that aligns with both your organization's values and financial capabilities. This session will provide you with the insights, tools and frameworks to establish a competitive and sustainable strategy.

  • Enjoy your evening!

Friday, October 18

  • PreFunction Area

    Come grab a muffin and coffee and get your badge and program materials at the Registration Table.

  • Camellia
    Generative Conflict Playspace
    Blair Franklin, Principal & Lead Facilitator, Alight Alchemy
    Ti Malik Coleman, Conflict Facilitator, Ti Malik Presents

    Conflict is inescapable, and that’s especially true for fiscal sponsors, who hold the nuanced role of sustaining a healthy nonprofit infrastructure while encouraging our projects to champion systems change work. In this session, we'll identify common conflicts in fiscal sponsorship, practice moving through those conflicts in small groups role plays, and incorporate conflict literacy tools to expand our strategies when tensions arise.

    Gardenia
    Donor-Centric Fiscal Sponsorship: Strategies for Coordinating Asks and Building Long-Term Relationships
    Melissa Erickson, ED, The Funding Studio

    Explore how fiscal sponsors can adopt a donor-centric approach to effectively coordinate funding asks while fostering long-term donor relationships. Learn through case studies, best practices and tools designed to maximize impact and sustain donor connections.

    Maplewood A
    Successful Systems Change: Roadmap to moving from manual to automated financial and other management systems
    Jody Greenblatt, Executive Director, Philadelphia City Fund

    Join Jody Greenblatt of The Philadelphia City Fund to share her story about systems and functions review and the transition process as the organization transitions from paper to virtual data management and from manual to automated and integrated workflows.

    Maplewood B
    Into the Light: A Vision for Greater Data Visibility for Fiscal Sponsorship
    Aleda Gargarin, VP of Influence, Candid
    Allison Fine, President, Every.org
    Thaddeus Squire, Chief Commons Steward, Social Impact Commons
    Sarah Hiller, Director of Operations & Project Engagement, Evergreen Social Impact

    Understanding the depth, breadth, and health of the fiscal sponsorship field has been challenging, largely owing to lack of data, since sponsors are not required by the IRS to identify themselves as such and sponsored projects have no public reporting obligations. In the interest of fostering greater transparency and equity, Social Impact Commons, Every.org, and Candid are collaborating to provide data visibility and a deeper understanding of sponsors and sponsored projects. Join this conversation about how data is being used to advance the field and promote more equitable distribution of funding.

    Oakwood A
    How to Design an Equitable Retirement Plan
    Lisa-Felicia Akorli, Manager of Coalitions & Worker Power, Just Futures
    Mike Weinstein, COO, Just Futures

    The racial wealth gap is 3X larger than the racial income gap, yet workplace equity conversations focus on pay. Join Just Futures to discuss practical guidance on crafting your organization's plan to equitably distribute retirement benefits and unpack what's possible for fiscal sponsors.

    Oakwood B
    Intentional Marketing with Google Ads for Fiscal Sponsors
    Elisa Perez, Communications Manager, Community Initiatives
    Chandali Vinyard, Grant Manager, Nonprofit Megaphone

    After one year of using the Google for Nonprofits Ad Grant, staff will reflect on lessons learned and the evolution of their marketing strategies due to the data. Joined by Nonprofit Megaphone (NPM) to present the NPM Google Ad platform and best practices and share their fiscal sponsorship calculator.

  • Ravinia Ballroom
    Closing Plenary
    Ema Angulo-Rodriquez, Internal Community Coordinator, Future Incubator

    Join us for a closing performance by Ashlee Haze, followed by words from NNFS Steering Committee Chair and others. Give us your feedback and what you would like to see for next year!

FAQ

Registration Info

  • September 15, 2024.

  • With this event, we are intentionally trying to make this a more equitable space where smaller organizations have the same access as larger ones, so registration is based on the **overall revenue size of your organization**, arranged in four (4) tiers. Please **self-identify** the correct tier for your organization.

    And If your organization is in the position to contribute to the attendee sponsorship fund, please select a Sponsorship Fund add-on when you purchase your tickets.

    • Tier 1 - Fiscal Sponsor Org - Less than $2M

    • Tier 2 - Fiscal Sponsor Org - $2M - 9.9M

    • Tier 3 - Fiscal Sponsor Org - $10M - 49M

    • Tier 4 - Fiscal Sponsor Org - $50M and up

  • The registration fee includes all sessions, provided meals, and networking happy hours.
    Registration does not include transportation to and from the venue.

    If your organization would like to request sponsorship or volunteer hours to subsidize your attendance, please contact fiscalsponsors@gmail.com.

  • We offer a discount of 17% to any organization that brings 6 or more staff. This works out to be one free ticket - buy 5, get one free. Please contact fiscalsponsors@gmail.com for the discount code.

  • We will follow the Guidelines of the State of Georgia and the City of Atlanta. Their recommendations are: All residents and visitors to the City of Atlanta should take personal responsibility to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, by assessing the individual risk of attending large and/or crowded gatherings, considering face coverings in public, and staying up to date on vaccinations.

  • There may be some options for single day registrations. Please contact fiscalsponsors@gmail.com to discuss.

  • At this time we are not offering a virtual option.

  • If you are a member of NNFS, your registration ticket is reduced by 10%.

    Your organization does not have to be an NNFS member to attend - If you are a member of the press, an attorney, consultant, vendor, or funder working alongside fiscal sponsors, or you are interested in sponsoring our event, please contact us by email first! - please email - fiscalsponsors@gmail.com.

  • Unfortunately we cannot offer free tickets to presenters though some discounts can be made available. Please reach out to Polly at fiscalsponsors@gmail.com if you’re interested in presenting.

  • The sponsorship levels available for this event can be found here. If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please reach out to Polly Riddims at fiscalsponsors@gmail.com.

Hotel Info 

The Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia is surrounded by a 42 acre private garden, featuring 1.5 miles of walking trails, a pond with running streams and lots of outdoor seating.  The hotel has a restaurant and bar, as well as a lobby bar with grab and go food, and a fully stocked store.  The property includes the Hotel, Crowne Plaza Headquarters, a Starbucks and a Chase Bank.  Here’s a map of the Garden.

  • Hotel accommodations are not included in the registration - you can book through this link for our special group rate!

  • All hotel reservations can be booked through this link for our special group rate! You will need to make a reservation separately for each person.

Airport and Transportation Info

  • Hartfield Jackson International (ATL). The hotel is about 23 miles from the airport.

  • The Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia (link) is less than .3 miles from the MARTA train line.

    There is also The Ravinia shuttle, a local free shuttle that runs every 15 minutes between 7am and 7pm -  Between MARTA station and hotel. The hotel shuttle's phone number is #770-296-2752 for pick up from MARTA station to and from hotel.

    You can take the Red Line directly from the Hartfield Jackson (ATL) airport (no need to transfer trains) to the Dunwoody Exit. All MARTA tickets must be purchased with a Breeze card or ticket. Cards are $2 and maybe reloaded for up to 3 years. Marta fare is $2.50 for a one-way trip. The hotel has a free shuttle you can call to pick you up at the station, or you can walk. The phone # for the shuttle is: (you can tip with cash or Venmo) Here is the map of the MARTA line. Tickets can be bought at the train station.

  • There is ample parking for guests at a discounted rate for our group of $15/night. Valet parking is $35.

    There is also free parking at the Dunwoody Marta Station. The parking deck offers free daily parking for less than 24 hours. Dunwoody Station: 1118 Hammond Dr, Atlanta, GA 30328.

  • The hotel has a free shuttle (tips welcome) that will take you anywhere in a two mile radius from the hotel. Though we are not located in a downtown area of Atlanta, there are many shops and restaurants in that radius.

    MARTA trains can take you to many locations in Atlanta.

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