Tony J. Fundaro is an executive leader and founder in the philanthropic sector with 30 years of experience creating lasting impact in local, regional, and global communities. In his various leadership roles with foundations, nonprofits, and social impact businesses, he has planned and executed the visions of many organizations. 

Tony served as Executive Director of the MPI Foundation, supporting Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the world's largest association of meeting and event professionals, with a global community of more than 60,000 members and participants. 

His experience also includes serving as Founder and Executive Director of Life in Deep Ellum, a cultural center advancing the artistic, social, and economic vitality of a historic culture, arts and entrepreneurial district; Vice President at Social Venture Partners Dallas, a community of philanthropists amplifying social sector impact; and Founder of Fondare Communities, a public charity focused on community and social sector development, spanning locally and internationally. Tony is a community leader, advisor, and board member to multiple nonprofits and mission-driven initiatives.  

He holds a bachelor's degree from Nelson University and a master's degree from Dallas Theological Seminary and is currently pursuing an MBA at Oklahoma Baptist University. Tony lives in North Texas with his wife, Martina, and is the proud father of four children. 

As Vice President of Advocacy & External Relations at United Philanthropy Forum, Matthew L. Evans leads the Forum's comprehensive external engagement strategy, integrating policy advocacy, strategic communications, and partnership development to advance philanthropy's impact for the common good. With more than 17 years of experience in public policy, advocacy, and external affairs, he has been instrumental in expanding the Forum's influence and establishing it as a leading voice for the philanthropic sector. 

Before joining the Forum, Matthew served as the inaugural Director of Public Policy and Special Projects at the Southeastern Council of Foundations (now Philanthropy Southeast), where he pioneered the organization's legislative and regulatory advocacy efforts. His career, shaped mostly in Washington, D.C. has included direct experience working with elected officials, corporations, and national associations, developing deep expertise in strategic advocacy and stakeholder engagement. 

A recognized leader in the field, Matthew currently serves as Chairman of the Nonprofit VOTE Board of Directors and is a member of the organization's Leadership Council. He also contributes his expertise to the Funders' Committee Census Initiative Leadership Team and the Charitable Giving Coalition Steering Committee. His previous service includes public policy committees for Independent Sector and the Council on Foundations. 

In 2023, Matthew's leadership in philanthropy was recognized when he was named the recipient of ABFE's James A. Joseph Philanthropic Emerging Leader Award, which acknowledges and encourages the accomplishments and contributions of "dynamic game-changers on the rise in the philanthropic sector." He holds an Executive Certificate in Philanthropic Leadership from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Tennessee State University, an HBCU in Nashville. 

Akilah Massey is Vice President of Programs at Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO), and an experienced program designer with almost two decades of experience developing programs to shift philanthropic practice. At GEO, she leads the development and design of programming that supports grantmakers in equity-driven transformation and change. Through conferences, cohorts, peer learning, and communities of practice, her work explores the personal, organizational, and systemic factors that influence and advance change. 
 
Before joining GEO, she supported small-staffed grantmakers at Exponent Philanthropy. While there, she led the development and delivery of the CONNECT Conference, a philanthropy conference devoted to highlighting the connections that sustain philanthropic work. She also led Exponent Philanthropy’s technology content area, writing articles, blog posts and building programs on technology resources for grantmaking organizations. She further collaborated with grantmakers, colleague organizations, and nonprofit organizations to craft seminars, workshops, and online programming on a variety of philanthropy-related topics with the intent of improving the effectiveness of small-staffed grantmakers. 
 
Her professional and volunteer experience also includes work with cultural organizations, human services providers, and professional associations. Throughout her work, Akilah emphasizes curiosity, possibilities for collective advancement, and an analysis of the intersections between racialized and gendered oppression, justice, and power-building. 

Kim Hartmann Ed.D. is the CEO of KCH Solutions LLC, a management services consultancy specializing in strategic planning, capacity building, and leading change. She is a nationally recognized Nonprofit Lifecycle Institute Master Consultant and Technical Assistance Provider for the Sustained Collaboration Network.

It is Kim’s unique combination of international Fortune 50, not-for-profit management consulting, and three decades of hands-on corporate leadership experiences that provide her clients with unique tier-one thought leadership and practical solutions. Kim’s passion is to enable mission-based organizations and leadership teams to achieve their next level of organizational excellence through an appreciative approach of people, process, and purpo

Kim is active in the community where her personal passion for education and innovation has translated into many board and community-based roles including as an elected governing board member and vice-president of a top-ten K-12 Arizona School District, Arizona Foundation for Women board chair, Coronado Promise and Business United for Scottsdale Schools co-founder and board member, Scottsdale Charros Foundation board member, and governor-appointed community member of the Arizona Judicial Performance Review Commission. Kim is a Valley Leadership Class XX alumni, Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership and Center for the Future of Arizona fellow.

Kim has held key leadership positions at Dell Technology and Perot Systems, a consulting and audit partner with Arthur Andersen LLC, and was a co-founder of the largest women-owned venture capital start-up company in Arizona.

Kim holds a Doctor of Education, Organizational Change and Leadership, and Master Certification in Learning Design and Technology from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Arizona State University. Kim is also a Certified Public Accountant and sought-after speaker in national education and innovation conferences.

Kim currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona, with her family and overly pampered rescue dog. In her free time, Kim enjoys traveling, hiking, yoga, cooking, and stretching boundaries.