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SUMMARY:2026 Collective Impact Action Summit
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 Collective Impact Action Summit is an online gathering of nonprofits\, funders\, and community partners who believe that collaboration\, courage\, and shared learning can light the way forward.  Over three days\, we’ll reconnect with what sustains us—community joy—through powerful keynotes on storytelling\, the arts\, and civic engagement. And in hands-on breakout sessions\, we’ll dig into six practical areas that are essential for collaborating in today’s context: community engagement\, data and learning\, narrative change\, fundraising and sustainability\, policy and advocacy\, and technology and AI for collaboration. \nRegister to join here.
URL:https://www.social-connection.org/event/2026-collective-impact-action-summit/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T080000
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SUMMARY:The Fibers That Hold Us: Weaving Stronger Community Ecosystems to Reduce Loneliness & Isolation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging\, hands-on workshop designed to help community leaders\, aging service providers\, and cross-sector partners address loneliness and social isolation through stronger\, more connected community systems. Grounded in research from the Foundation for Social Connection and supported by the Southern Gerontological Society\, this interactive experience moves beyond traditional programs to focus on building meaningful relationships and sustainable community networks. \nParticipants will explore practical tools to map community assets\, identify gaps\, and develop actionable strategies that foster belonging and connection across the lifespan. Attendees will leave with real-world solutions they can implement immediately to strengthen collaboration and improve well-being in their communities. \nLunch is included.
URL:https://www.social-connection.org/event/the-fibers-that-hold-us-weaving-stronger-community-ecosystems-to-reduce-loneliness-isolation/
CATEGORIES:Older Adults
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SUMMARY:Eisner Prize Fellows Showcase and Info Session
DESCRIPTION:The Eisner Prize Fellowship incubates new leaders and ideas bringing people of all ages together to reduce social isolation and foster connection across generations. This session will showcase the impressive intergenerational projects of the 2025/26 cohort as their Fellowship comes to a close\, followed by a short info session for prospective applicants for the 2026/27 cycle.
URL:https://www.social-connection.org/event/eisner-prize-fellows-showcase-and-info-session/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Aging,Civic Engagement,Community,Older Adults,Religion and Spirituality
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T140000
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SUMMARY:Building Safe\, Active\, and Connected Communities for Youth and Young Adults
DESCRIPTION:Healthy Places by Design is hosting a webinar on exploring Building Safe\, Active\, and Connected Communities for Youth and Young Adults on May 7 from 2-3 pm ET. \nLearn how you can use their new resource to integrate violence prevention and community safety strategies into your community improvement efforts. We will also hear real stories and successes from communities who are addressing the issue through comprehensive approaches led by young people in their communities. \nPresenters \n\nRisa Wilkerson\, Executive Director\, Healthy Places by Design\nShelby Woodward\, Violence Prevention Program Coordinator\, Wyandotte County Public Health Department\nCharlene McGee\, Director\, Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion\, Multnomah County Health Department\n\nDownload Building Safe\, Active\, and Connected Communities for Youth and Young Adults here. \nRegister for the webinar here. 
URL:https://www.social-connection.org/event/building-safe-active-and-connected-communities-for-youth-and-young-adults/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Children,Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T130000
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SUMMARY:Advancing Social Connection through Arts\, Culture\, and Leisure
DESCRIPTION:Join us on May 20th for a webinar where we’ll dive into how arts\, culture\, and leisure can be leveraged to strengthen social connection and improve both individual and community outcomes. \nFeaturing a fireside chat with experts who contributed to the report\, we’ll discuss actionable strategies and real-world examples for advancing social connection through systems change and community engagement. We’ll also highlight the importance of designing these opportunities with intention\, addressing barriers to access\, and ensuring equitable participation so that social connection is fostered across diverse communities. \nWhether you are an artist\, cultural leader\, policymaker\, educator\, public health professional\, philanthropist\, or community advocate\, this webinar invites you to reimagine arts\, culture\, and leisure as central to building more connected\, inclusive\, and resilient communities.
URL:https://www.social-connection.org/event/advancing-social-connection-through-arts-culture-and-leisure/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T080000
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SUMMARY:Human Algorithm Summit
DESCRIPTION:Join the Workday Foundation and human connection experts for an event to address the escalating crisis of social isolation and disconnection in the AI era. Loneliness and social isolation are at an all-time high. AI is poised to pull us even further apart if we aren’t intentional about investing in human connection and thinking deeply about when AI (and AI companions) might enhance\, or harm\, our human flourishing. This summit is a crucial\, cross-sector convening of prosocial tech founders\, nonprofit innovators growing IRL movements on the ground in community\, and academics\, researchers and thought leaders studying AI’s impact on relationships\, behavior\, and trust. What will human connectedness at school\, home\, work and at the community-level look like in the age of AI? The Summit’s ultimate goal is to elevate human connection as an urgent societal cause worthy of sustained attention\, intentional policies\, and ongoing investment. \nRegister and explore speakers here.
URL:https://www.social-connection.org/event/human-algorithm-summit/
LOCATION:Terra Gallery\, 511 Harrison Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94105\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T083000
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SUMMARY:SF Social Prescribing Vibrant Communities Workshop
DESCRIPTION: We’re hosting a convening — and we’d love for you to join us. \nThe Foundation for Social Connection is bringing together cross-sector leaders in San Francisco for a full day of shared learning and action around social prescribing. \nSF Social Prescribing Vibrant Communities Workshop \nThursday\, May 28\, 2026 | 8:30 AM–4:30 \nPM Southeast Community Center\, San Francisco\, CA \nTogether we’ll map the assets and strengths already alive in the Bay Area\, deepen our collective understanding of what it will take to grow social prescribing here\, and build the cross-sector connections and commitments to carry the work forward. \nWe are prioritizing Bay Area-based attendees and space is limited — if this is you\, we’d love to have you in the room. National colleagues are welcome as space allows. \n👉 Register here — RSVP by Friday\, May 22nd \nThis convening is made possible with support from MetLife Foundation\, in partnership with Social Prescribing USA\, the UCSF Northern California Coalition\, and Front Porch.
URL:https://www.social-connection.org/event/sf-social-prescribing-vibrant-communities-workshop/
LOCATION:PM Southeast Community Center\, 1550 Evans Ave\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94124\, United States
CATEGORIES:Health
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SUMMARY:The Montgomery County Commission on Aging invites you to our Annual Public Forum:  Social Connections for Older Adults: A Key to Aging Well
DESCRIPTION:The Forum’s purpose is to deepen and develop recommendations for program improvements and policy changes related to social connections. \n\n\n\n\nMontgomery County Commission on Aging invites you to join a Public Forum at the Silver Spring Civic Center\, Silver Spring\, Maryland. The Public Forum will focus on the importance of social connections for aging well. \nSOCIAL CONNECTIONS FOR OLDER ADULTS: A KEY TO AGING WELL \nStrong social connections are among the most powerful predictors of living longer and living better. Meaningful relationships improve mental\, emotional\, and physical well-being while reducing the harmful effects of loneliness and chronic stress. When people feel seen\, valued\, and needed\, they are more likely to thrive throughout the lifespan. \nThe Montgomery County Commission on Aging invites residents\, nonprofit leaders\, health\nprofessionals\, and community partners to a community forum focused on strengthening social connectedness in Montgomery County. Together\, participants will explore the evidence linking connection and longevity and identify practical strategies to reduce isolation\, foster belonging\, and support healthy aging to 100. \nJoin us to help shape policies and programs that ensure every older adult in Montgomery\nCounty can age with health\, purpose\, and dignity. \nQuestions about registration: Registration starts at 8:30 am. \nContact Tremayne Jones at…tremayne.jones@montgomerycountymd.gov or at\n(240) 777-1120 if accommodations are needed a week before the event.
URL:https://www.social-connection.org/event/the-montgomery-county-commission-on-aging-invites-you-to-our-annual-public-forum-social-connections-for-older-adults-a-key-to-aging-well/
LOCATION:Silver Spring Civic Center\, 719 Ellsworth Dr\, Silver Spring\, MD\, United States
CATEGORIES:Aging
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