Join us at
Our Power in Places
When: May 18–19, 2027
Where: The Barnes Foundation // Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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In today’s world, capital flows to the places we call home according to how systems are designed. Yet, our current dominant system design often reflects philosophies written generations ago, with little proximity to today’s local realities and the people who live there, or to the pace at which places are now changing in response to everything from climate crises to cultural shifts.
Total Impact Summit ’27 explores new possibilities at every scale — from systems-level design down to how capital actually reaches a regional resilience strategy, a neighborhood cooperative development, or a rural farmer.
We ask: What would it look like if the places we call home held real power over the capital that shapes them? No single investor, instrument, capital type, or intermediary holds the full answer alone, but everyone has a role to play in bringing their piece to the table.
“There’s a different kind of imagination of what’s possible when everyone comes together. We’re not having to dance in front of the usual finance architecture.”
— Jen van der Meer, Professor, Parsons School of Design, The New School
Across two days, more than 550 leaders and practitioners — spanning philanthropy, private credit, family offices, public dollars, equity, policy and legal expertise, impact providers, community leaders, and field builders — come together to share, learn, and move toward a new design centered on reimagining local possibility and moving capital into action.
Through mainstage panels, mini keynotes, armchair conversations, and labs built for connection, design, practice, and action, attendees leave with invaluable relationships, systems-level design knowledge, practical frameworks for moving capital, and new investment opportunities and capital partners.
“The convening of funders together with the actual practitioners and people on the ground doing the work has been valuable in a way I haven’t seen at other conferences.”
— Chloe Lilliston, Illinois State Treasurer’s Office
Chatham House Rule — Real-talk from actual practitioners
What attendees say
“It’s important to have examples of people doing work in communities, and to hear leaders be vulnerable about pitfalls and lessons along the way.”
— Tameka Vasquez, The Future Quo
550+ attendees — Including foundations, endowments, family offices, wealth managers, and policy leaders.
What attendees say
“I expanded my network with so many new people.”
— Sonam Velani, CEO, Streetlife Ventures
Nine Years of Impact — Since 2018 we’ve been gathering this community.
What attendees say
“Every time I come, the rooms are bigger and the content is next level. The conversations get more sophisticated, the content deeper.”
— Patricia Redsicker, Calvert Impact
Executives, authors, and practitioners sharing what’s working right now.
Case studies and cross-functional teams building blueprints you can take home.
Dine-arounds, connection labs, and two full days built for meeting the right people. “I’ve probably made at least 60 meaningful connections.”
— Mical Jeanlys-White, WealthMore
The Chatham House Rule means speakers say what they actually think. Previous attendees have called Total Impact Summit programming “courageously informative without pretense.”
Total Impact Summit ’27 moves to The Barnes Foundation, home to one of the world’s great collections of impressionist, post-impressionist, and early modern art.
Join us in one of Philadelphia’s most beautiful spaces
If you believe capital should serve communities — not just extract from them — you belong in this room. Not a “professional” investor? No problem. We’ll get you started.
“I wasn’t sure about coming because I’m very new to this space, but kindred spirits, for sure.”
— Ravenn Triplett, Halloran Philanthropies
“We had people sitting on the floor, just locked in. There was such a reception to new ideas and different perspectives; a really welcoming environment.”
— Tameka Vasquez, The Future Quo
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