HELPING PROFESSIONALS FOR OVER 35 YEARS

Because of countless partner donations, we’re giving HOPE. In 2020, over 2,000 individuals were impacted. But our story of giving began years before.

 

 
Scholarship Stories
Mimosa Sukanen
Thanks to the scholarship, a student member of MPI had the opportunity to travel to the conference, network with industry colleagues and gain new knowledge especially about event storytelling and marketing.
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Scholarship Stories
Lisa Aafjes
The MPI Foundation made it possible to push my boundaries and get to know people.
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Scholarship Stories
Katherine Craig
Being awarded this scholarship gives me a boost of pride and achievement, making me excited to continue to expand into the meetings industry.
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Scholarship Stories
Lori Bennett, CMP, CCM, HMCC - MPI Rocky Mountain Chapter
I have learned through my chapter that the MPI Foundation is a wonderful resource for extending my membership benefits when I could not otherwise afford them.
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Chapter Grant Stories
Grant Helps Connecticut Valley Chapter Offer Medical Meetings Education
Our overall experience with this program was very positive.
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Scholarship Stories
LaToya Williams - MPI Upstate New York Chapter
This time is unprecedented and MPI is definitely helping make this transition as easy as it can be.
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Scholarship Stories
Gabriel Alaniz - MPI Chicago Area Chapter
Without sounding too cliché, I would like to note that my participation in the MPI Chicago Area Chapter literally would not have been possible were it not for this scholarship opportunity.
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Scholarship Stories
Casimiro Ramirez - Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter
The organization has been very good to me and I treasure my membership very much.
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Industry Grant Stories
United States Economic Impact Study
"There’s been a critical need for information quantifying the significance of face-to-face meetings and business events to the U.S. economy,” says Susan Robertson, executive vice president of the American Society of Association Executives and chair of the Events Industry Council
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Scholarship Stories
Ekaterina Kempii - MPI Finland Chapter
After graduation I see myself arranging musical (or other) festivals, meetups, workshops, fairs or business conferences.
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Scholarship Stories
Margaret Binns - MPI Toronto Chapter
The experience is one that I will never forget!
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Industry Grant Stories
C2C: Connections to Careers
There is a need to properly mentor the next generation of event management professionals by giving them a chance to work alongside seasoned pros.
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Scholarship Stories
Allyson Gee - MPI Northern California Chapter
I met so many incredible people, attendees, and speakers at WEC.
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Chapter Grant Stories
Grant Helps Atlantic Canada Chapter Attract Top Speaker
We held a speed networking event for Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) where people got five minutes to meet with others in the industry, then they switched off.
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Industry Grant Stories
IACC Meeting Room of the Future
Venues that provide spaces that help people learn with and from one another, meet the precisely right partner or expert and problem solve together demonstrate a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
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Scholarship Stories
Marisa Wilkes - MPI Greater New York Chapter
This scholarship has allowed me to know more in-depth how to handle emergency situations before they happen.
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Scholarship Stories
Zoe Moore - MPI Northern California Chapter
The MPI Foundation is actively inspiring me to live as if I will not fail.
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Chapter Grant Stories
MPI Belgium Chapter
Our Foundation sent money to help offset canceled ticket costs because we are a global association and look out for our members anywhere. If we stop coming together we’ve got no chance. We need to keep meeting and champion our community, our profession and what we do.
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Industry Grant Stories
MPI Foundation/HB Cares Autism Work Experience Project
The goal is to provide participants with confidence in the workplace and to educate employers about the benefits of employing someone on the autistic spectrum.
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Chapter Grant Stories
Grant Helps Denmark Chapter Elevate Education
An educational offer like this makes it possible for us to show our members that there is more to MPI than our local seminars—that we are part of something bigger!
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