Description

Join Philanthropy Missouri, United Philanthropy Forum, and Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP) for Giving in Numbers™: 2026 Edition.

The webinar will highlight key trends in corporate giving, including the finding that 52% of companies decreased their giving from 2024 to 2025. Featuring data from many of the world’s top companies, the report will examine what’s driving these shifts and what they mean for organizations working with corporate funders, with a focus on community investment, employee engagement, corporate operations, and measurement.

This session is open to all PhilMO Members through our engagement with United Philanthropy Forum. We are so pleased to be able to offer an opportunity to hear from CECP alongside your corporate foundation and corporate giving program peers across the country. 

If a Missouri-only conversation with CECP would be supportive, we are happy to make that available to the PhilMO Corporate Giving Network. Please share that request via info@philmo.org. 

AUDIENCE & REGISTRATION

This session is designed with the PhilMO Corporate Funder Network in mind. 

Any PhilMO Member may register. Be advised that PhilMO staff will see you in the chat and our colleagues at United Philanthropy Forum will host the program. 

PhilMO Members may participate for free. If this is your first interaction with the new PhilMO website, choose “Create New Account” when registering. 

Non-Member Missouri grantmakers may not register for this program. 

If you encounter any challenges registering for this program or otherwise navigating the new website, help is available by contacting info@philmo.org. 

ABOUT UNITED PHILANTHROPY FORUM

Philanthropy Missouri is proud to be an active member in United Philanthropy Forum, the largest and most diverse network in U.S. philanthropy. The Forum is comprised of regional and national philanthropy-infrastructure organizations – like PhilMO – that represent more than 7,000 funders nationally. They serve as a resource to help the PhilMO team provide the most relevant and timely information and are a leading voice advocating on behalf of independent philanthropic practice. 

The Forum’s “WideNet Member Programs” series is designed to bring Forum members (PhilMO) and their foundation members together to explore timely, sector-wide topics in an inclusive and engaging environment.

GUEST PRESENTERS

Kate Stobbe, Director-Corporate Insights, Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP)

Kate Stobbe has extensive experience in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and community engagement roles. Kate is currently working as the Director of Corporate Insights at CECP, a position she started in 2023. 

Prior to this, she worked at United Way Worldwide as the Sr. Manager of CSR Strategist from 2018 to 2022. Kate also has experience in foundation management and employee engagement, having previously worked at Western Union as the Foundation Employee Engagement Manager in 2017-2018. Before that, she held the position of Manager of Corporate Responsibility at Prologis from 2015 to 2016, where she managed the Prologis Foundation and non-financial reporting. Kate has also worked in corporate responsibility roles at ArcelorMittal and Northern Trust, where she oversaw various programs and initiatives. Kate started her career at Kraft Foods, where she assisted the Community Involvement department with research and program development. Overall, Kate Stobbe has a strong background in CSR, foundation management, employee engagement, and community affairs. 

Kate Stobbe has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Luther College. Kate also holds a Graduate Certificate in Non-Profit Management and Philanthropy Sector from Loyola University Chicago. Additionally, she completed the GRI Certified G4 Sustainability Reporting Training. Kate has obtained certifications in IFTF Foresight Essentials from the Institute for the Future in June 2021 and Leading like a Futurist from LinkedIn in April 2021.

Traci Slater-Rigaud, Senior Director of Philanthropic Practice & Partnerships, United Philanthropy Forum

Traci Slater-Rigaud is the Senior Director of Member Engagement & Partnerships at the United Philanthropy Forum. Prior to coming to the Forum, Traci served as the Director of the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards with the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities for over 12 years, most recently under the Obama administration. She is the former Program Coordinator for Arts in Education with the National PTA where she managed the Reflections Program. Before the National PTA, Traci was the Curator of Education at Miami Art Museum. Her background also includes the role of Public Programs Manager at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Traci also remains connected to her first love, arts education, through her work with the Lewis Prize for Music. She currently serves on the board of the National Guild for Community Arts Education and the board of Dance/USA.

At the core of every endeavor throughout her career is catalyzing racial equity and social justice through the arts and philanthropy. Traci holds a Bachelor of Science in Social Science and a Masters of Arts in Art Education, both from the University of Cincinnati. She also holds a Certificate in Nonprofit Executive Leadership from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at the Indiana University. Additionally, Traci holds a Certificate in Racial Healing from the Center for Community Philanthropy, Clinton School of Public Service, at the University of Arkansas.