18 - 20 July, 2012

18, July 2012 Designing and Managing a Corporate Contributions Program Pre-Conference Seminar

Conference Highlights

• Fresh stories, great learnings, big insights, dynamic speakers -- and interactive sessions
• Learn how three organizations formed a breakthrough partnership to tackle a public health issue that is quickly becoming an epidemic
• Hear how an environmentalist and entrepreneur have formed a unique organization that addresses disasters and third world issues in an amazing way
• Be surprised to learn why consumers really think companies “do good”
• See how unusual, collaborative partnerships turn into “the multiplier effect”
• Listen to some startling emerging trends in education – not your typical “education update”

Benefits of attending

• Discover innovative models, collaborative partnerships, programs, and experiences relevant to corporate giving and community outcomes
• Learn from successful practitioners and strategists about creating social value
• Look at measures very differently
• Develop strategies to reshape your role and work
• Network and learn from others

Who should attend

• Forward-thinking philanthropy and corporate giving leaders and practitioners
• Socially-relevant change agents
• Thought-leaders focused on business and social impact, corporate contributions, corporate foundations, community relations, community involvement programs, corporate citizenship, employee engagement, volunteer efforts, sustainability, corporate social responsibility, stakeholder and non-profit partnerships, public affairs, and corporate communications

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

EARLY CONFERENCE REGISTRATION 5–7 PM

WELCOME RECEPTION 5:30–7 PM

With Boston Mayor Thomas Menino in attendance.

Thursday, July 19, 2012

REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 7:30–8:15 AM

WELCOME AND SPEED GREETING 8:15–8:30 AM
Gayle Nesselhuf, Conference Program Director, The Conference Board

OPENING REMARKS 8:30–8:45 AM
Jonathan Spector, Chief Executive Officer, The Conference Board

KEYNOTE GENERAL SESSION 8:45–9:30 AM

Corporate Social Relevance and Civic Design – Impacting Outcomes by Doing Good

Nate Garvis, Founder, Author, Civic Thought Leader, Naked Civics

OPENING GENERAL SESSION 9:30–10:30 AM

"The Weight of the Nation" – What You and Your Company Can Do Now to Help Stop an Epidemic

Ray Baxter, Senior Vice President, Community Benefit, Research and Health Policy, Kaiser Permanente
John Hoffman, Vice President, HBO Documentary Films, Inc.
Judith A. Salerno, M.D., M.S. Leonard D. Schaeffer, Executive Officer, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Nicole Taylor, President & Chief Executive Officer, East Bay Community Foundation

NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK 10:30–11 AM

CONCURRENT SESSIONS: EMERGING GLOBAL BEST PRACTICES 11 AM–12:15 PM

CONCURRENT SESSION A: Global In-Kind and Monetary Giving Solutions

Facilitator
Paula Long, The Conference Board
Panelists
Jeff Klein, President and Chief Executive Officer, Global Foodbanking Network
Ellen Goldberg Luger, Executive Director, General Mills Foundation and Vice President, General Mills Inc.
Tom Richey, Manager, Citizenship and Policy, Abbott

CONCURRENT SESSION B: Global Emerging Trends and Strategies

Facilitator
Don Greene, Principal, Tandem Consulting, LLC
Panelists
Shane O’Connor, Program Advisor, FedEx Global Citizenship
Ashley Gravlee, Manager, Corporate Responsibility, Novelis
Anke Schrader, Researcher, Sustainability, Philanthropy & Citizenship, Human Capital, The Conference Board, China Center for Economics and Business

CONCURRENT SESSION C: Taking Cause Marketing to a New Level

Facilitator
Mark Feldman, Principal & Managing Director, Cause Consulting
Panelists
Laura Melillo Barnum, Executive Director, Yum! Brands Foundation, Vice President
Global Community Investment, Yum! Brands, Inc.
Nancy Roman, Director of Communications, Public Policy and Private Partnerships, United Nations World Food Program
Damon Jones, Global External Relations Director, P&G Grooming and Shave Care-World Shaving Headquarters

LUNCHEON PRESENTATION AND NETWORKING 12:15–1:45 PM

Inspiring Employees, Inspiring The World

Deborah Bauer, Director, Dell Giving, and Matthew Combs, Founder, YourCause, Dell’s employee engagement community partner

GENERAL SESSION 1:45–3:00 PM

Social Leadership In Boston – Think Outside The Block!!

Facilitator
Cheryl Kiser, Managing Director, The Lewis Institute, Babson College and Executive Director, The Babson Social Innovation Lab 
Panelists
Robert Lewis, Vice President of Program, The Boston Foundation
Kyle Cahill, Senior Manager, Corporate Citizenship, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Sheila Cody Peterson, Vice President Corporate Citizenship Massachusetts Strategic Grantmaking and Youth Violence Prevention Funder Learning Collaborative, State Street Corporation

NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK 3:00–3:15 PM

CONCURRENT SESSIONS: MAKING YOUR PHILANTHROPY MATTER 3:15–4:30 PM

CONCURRENT SESSION D: Collaborative Partnerships – The Multiplier Effect

Facilitator
Emily Weiner, Assistant Director, The Lewis Institute, Babson College and Assistant Director, The Babson Social Innovation Lab
Panelists
Lois Backon, Chief Operating Officer, Global Philanthropy, JP Morgan Chase
Todd Bowers, Vice President, Relationship Manager, JP Morgan Chase
Joe Sibilia, Chief Executive Officer, CSRWire.com

CONCURRENT SESSION E: The Education Dilemma – Reconciling Bottom-Up Developments with Traditional Hierarchy

Facilitator
Mary Wright, Associate Director, The Conference Board
Panelists
Chad Wick, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, KnowledgeWorks
Jim Balfanz, President, City Year, Inc.

CONCURRENT SESSION F: Building A Strong Non-Profit Partnership

Facilitator
DeShele D. Dorsey, Senior Managing Director, Corporate Social Engagement, Changing Our World, Inc.
Panelists
Kori Reed, Vice President Cause & Foundation, ConAgra Foods
Nancy Withbroe, Director, Foundation Relations, Share Our Strength
Dannielle Campos, Senior Vice President, National Philanthropy Director, Bank of America
Sarah Beaulieu, Executive Director, Organization Advancement, Be The Change

GENERAL SESSION 4:45–5:30 PM

You Need To Know What You Want To Learn!

Joel Benenson, President, Benenson Strategy Group

NETWORKING RECEPTION 5:30–7 PM

Friday, July 20, 2012

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST & PRESENTATION 7:30–8:15 AM

Presentation & Breakfast Discussion: Social Impact Thru Philanthropy Investment

Facilitator
Dinah Dittman, National Director Community Engagement & Philanthropy, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
Panelists
Andrew Wolk, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Root Cause
Sheila Cody Peterson, Vice President, Corporate Citizenship Massachusetts Strategic Grantmaking and Youth Violence Prevention Funder Learning Collaborative, State Street Corporation

LOGISTICS AND PLAN FOR THE MORNING 8:30–8:45 PM
Gayle Nesselhuf, Conference Program Director, The Conference Board

PLENARY SESSION 8:45–9:30 AM

Social Innovation – Putting Ideas Into Action

Facilitator
Gayle Nesselhuf, Conference Program Director, The Conference Board
Panelists
Jean-Michel Cousteau, French Explorer, Environmentalist, Educator and Film Producer
Kevin B. Adams, Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, WaterBrick International, Inc.
Michael D. McDonald, Dr. P.H., Director, Center for Health Security and Infrastructure, University of Maryland, School of Public Health and President, Global Health Initiatives, Inc., Coordinator, Haiti MPHISE

CONCURRENT SESSIONS:  ARE YOU LEVERAGING RESOURCES? 9:30–10:45 AM

CONCURRENT SESSION G: The Business of Corporate Giving – Capability + Capacity = Accelerated Results

Nita Kirby, Director, Client Strategies, The JK Group, Inc.
Paula Long, President, Global Business Giving Solutions and former Vice President, Procter & Gamble Fund
John Christopher, Esq., Partner, Manley Burke, LPA

CONCURRENT SESSION H: Employee Engagement – Leveraging Your Most Important Resources

Facilitator
Mark Feldman, Principal & Managing Director, Cause Consulting
Panelists
Kathleen Ryan Mufson, Director, Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy President, Pitney Bowes Foundation
Tricia Napor, Community Engagement Manager, Alcoa Foundation

CONCURRENT SESSION I: Innovative Approaches – Improve the Bottom Line Thru Social Media

Facilitator
Mary Wright, Associate Director, The Conference Board
Panelists
Craig Bida, Executive Vice President, Cause Branding and Nonprofit Marketing, Cone Communications
Eileen Sweeney, Senior Director of Foundation and Community Relations, Motorola Mobility Foundation

NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK 10:45–11 AM

CLOSING SESSION 11–11:30 AM

Bringing It All Together – Action Planning and Final Thoughts

Gayle Nesselhuf, Program Director, The Conference Board

For speaking and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Jeff Jackson at jeffrey.jackson@conferenceboard.org.