On the occasion of SwissFoundations’ 24th Symposium taking place on September 3 in Bern, the co-leaders of the Corporate Foundations Working Group are setting up a working group session for those of you already there on September 2. The working group session will be held at the same venue as the SwissFoundations soirée conviviale for its members, which will follow afterward.

Time: On Tuesday September 2, 2025, from 4pm till 5pm

Place: Restaurant Schöngrün – address: Monument im Fruchtland, Berne

Language: English

Agenda:

1. Welcome remarks
2. Recap on 2025 Corporate Foundations Working Group activities
3. Feedback from our Peer2peer virtual exchange sessions
4. Anonymous survey of Corporate Foundations‘ leaders:
   1. Summary of what we have learnt
   2. Deep dive 1: Feedback regarding our Corporate Foundations Working Group and the need around future formats
   3. Deep dive 2: SwissFoundations advocacy activities relevant for corporate foundations; Corporate Foundations FAQs project
5. F2F Corporate Foundations Working Group event on November 13
   1. Agenda overview
   2. Input into the proposed topics
6. Wrap-up and closing including Corporate Foundations Working Group leadership update

Registration: Please register using the form provided on this page.

We hope that many of you will be able to participate, and very much look forward to seeing you there.