Musgrove Conferences MUSGROVE CONFERENCES provide the opportunity for a small group of participants to engage in open discussion and stimulating debate on timely and pivotal issues. Each year grant funds are allocated for a selected organization to convene a conference at Musgrove, the private retreat of the Bagley family. Invited grant applications must be submitted during the two annual grant cycles, although the conference may be held at any time during the year.
	Musgrove St. Simons Island, Georgia Overlooking a picturesque, state-protected, salt marsh, Musgrove is a 600-acre estate on the banks of historic Village Creek, and is the part-time home of Elizabeth and Smith Bagley. When it is not being used for family gatherings, Musgrove serves as a creative retreat for policy-makers, influential thinkers, and progressive activists from around the world. President Jimmy Carter held his first pre-inaugural Cabinet meeting in the seclusion of Musgrove.
Community organizers, environmental activists, journalists, senators, ambassadors, and secretaries of state have come to Musgrove to debate, reflect, plan and renew their spirits.
Musgrove had its beginnings in 1938 when Nancy and Henry Bagley purchased the original tract of land along the banks of Village Creek. Committed to preserving the natural integrity of the estate, Mr. and Mrs. Bagley built a compound of cottages. Six separate houses accommodate family and guests at Musgrove. The largest building on the grounds, the Grove House, is a spacious, two storied recreation room, and is an ideal place for seminars. From campaign finance reform to poultry worker organizing to international relations to launching of new electoral reform and youth organizations, Musgrove has served as the setting for activists and intellectuals to reflect and prepare to act. The Musgrove facility is available by invitation of the Sapelo Foundation only. Invited grant applications must be submitted during the two annual grant cycles although the conference may be held at any time during the year. Sapelo Foundation Conferences Held at Musgrove 2000-2004: 2000 Southern Rural Development Initiative - "Jumpstarting Community Based Development in Rural Georgia" convening leaders from the political, philanthropic, grassroots, community development, and civil rights sectors of Georgia to create a multi-year effort to increase public and private resources available for community-based development in rural Georgia. 2001 Forest Trust-"Treating Public Forests To Reduce Fire Risk" convening national experts to facilitate the development of a scientifically sound, balanced approach to reducing the risk of wildfire on public land. 2002 Southern Regional Council- - "Forging New Coalitions in the 21st Century" bringing African-American and Latino/a leaders in Georgia together into partnership around common issues and concerns. 2003 Georgia Wildlife Federation- - "The Future of Georgia's Water Resources, A Visionary Approach to Water Management for the Next 100 Years" reviewing the Georgia Water Coalition's past year and discussing future strategies to ensure water resource protection and management. 2004 Center for Policy Alternatives- - "Workforce Supports Leadership" convening Georgia legislators to discuss issues pertaining to workers' rights and systemic problems associated with the treatment of workers in Georgia.
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