From Evidence to Action, Mobilizing Community Change
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | Howard University, Washington, DC
When people & ideas meet, something magical happens!
At Grand Challenges for Social Work, we cultivate that magic. We’ve found that when great ideas come together — and when great minds come together to receive them — they become something grander. Ideas become more than possibilities, or promises, or mere changes in perspective. In the minds and lives of everyone who has participated in the Grand Challenges, they become a new vision for the world as it could be.
The 10th anniversary celebration brings together brilliant leaders and thinkers from the field of social work and beyond to discuss the ideas that will shape tomorrow and help us understand today. The GCSW FESTIVAL OF IDEAS is designed to share and discuss ideas that shape society and social policy.