Day 1 | Tuesday, September 14, 2021: 11:00am - 2:05pm ET
Day 2 | Wednesday, September 15, 2021: 11:00am - 2:20pm ET
Day 3 | Thursday, September 16, 2021: 11:00am - 2:05pm ET

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Corporate Citizenships professionals have had to adapt in 2020 quickly. With the increase in natural disasters, a reckoning of racial and social justice issues, a need for more meaningful measurement, and a more unstable global environment, what does this mean for practitioners? How are businesses preparing and responding?

This 3-part series addresses how best to operationalize corporate citizenship and philanthropy for the current environment, focusing on International Grantmaking, Disaster Philanthropy and Impact Measurement. 

Topics Include: 

Day 1: International Grantmaking

• Critical Considerations for International Grantmaking
• Case Studies in International Giving: Three Companies' Experiences
• Partnering with Global Marketplaces

Day 2: Disaster Philanthropy

• Disaster Philanthropy in 2021 and Beyond
• Developing Your Disaster Response Strategy
• Case Studies: Disaster Response in Action 

Day 3: Impact Measurement

• Measuring Your Impact
• Case Study Panel: Using Evaluation & Measurement to Deepen Impact
• Getting Advice from the Experts: Corporate and Evaluation Partners

Benefits of Attending

• Review legal and operational issues related to international grantmaking
• Discuss pro-active versus responsive strategies for disaster response
• When and how to use data and evaluation to maximize the impact
• Network during breakout sessions to brainstorm and problem-solve, develop solutions, and articulating next steps for post-training activation

Get Involved

If you would like to get involved in this year’s conference, please contact us.

• Speaking Opportunities: gail.gershon@conference-board.org 
• Sponsorship Opportunities: david.turchetti@tcb.org
  
• Marketing Partnerships: allison.nilsen@conference-board.org
• Group Registrations: ulei.kou@conference-board.org

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This event is Complimentary for The Conference Board members and $395 for non-members. Register now to join us live or to watch later on-demand.

11:00 – 11:05 am ET

Day One Opening Remarks: International Grantmaking

Gail Gershon, Conference Program Director, The Conference Board and Principal, Gail Gershon Consulting

11:05 – 11:35 am ET

Critical Considerations for International Grantmaking

Overview of strategic and technical aspects of international giving: funding source, tax, and legal considerations, US-based versus non-US grantees, local laws and regulations by country.

Ted Hart, President & CEO, CAF America and CAF Canada

Interviewer: Meredith Hahn, Adjunct Professor, NYU Wagner School of Public Policy

11:35 – 11:40 am ET  Break

11:40am – 12:25 pm ET

Case Studies in International Giving: Three Companies' Experiences

Three speakers share overviews of their international programs, strategy behind the programs and how they identified and selected fund recipients; learnings on what worked well, challenges and opportunities; program evolution over time.

Florencia Spangaro, Chief Operating Officer, Citi Foundation

Richard Brown, Vice President, American Express Philanthropy, American Express

Katie Clark Sieben, Senior Director, Cargill Foundation & Global Corporate Responsibility, Cargill

Moderator: Jeff Hoffman, Institute Leader, Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy, The Conference Board

12:25 – 12:40 pm ET  Break

12:40 – 1:15 pm ET

International Giving Breakout Groups

Discussion groups on three topics: 1) Finding Partners; 2) Engaging Local Volunteers; and 3) Navigating Cultural Differences.

Breakout group facilitators:

Jodi Ehrens, Executive Director, Global Citizenship and Sustainability, The Estee Lauder Companies

Rohit Burman, VP for Sustainability, Calvin Klein

Atlanta McIlwraith, Director, Global Community Engagement & Activation, Timberland

1:15 – 1:20 pm ET  Break

1:20 – 2:00 pm ET

Partnering with Global Marketplaces

One way to make grants in many different parts of the world, with support on vetting as well as tax and legal compliance for each grant: work with a global marketplace. These are nonprofits that perform due diligence, then share projects by country and issue area. This session will introduce you to a few of those global NGOs and funds. Speakers will describe how they identify and vet partner organizations, and how their systems work.

Sarah Marchal Murray, Chief Strategic Partnerships Officer, Kiva

Madden Manion, Executive Director, Corporate Partnerships, CARE

Dr. Neil Buddy Shah, Managing Director, GiveWell

2:00 – 2:05 pm ET

Day One Closing Remarks

Gail Gershon, Conference Program Director, The Conference Board and Principal, Gail Gershon Consulting

11:00 – 11:05 am ET

Day Two Opening Remarks: Disaster Philanthropy

Gail Gershon, Conference Program Director, The Conference Board and Principal, Gail Gershon Consulting

11:05 – 11:50 am ET

Disaster Philanthropy in 2021 and Beyond

What are the worldwide trends (climate change, future pandemics, and other global issues) that funders should consider as they develop their disaster response strategies?  What can we do now to prepare for the future?

Patricia McIlreavy, President & CEO, Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Interviewer: Christine Riley Miller, Senior Director, Global Reputation & ESG Lead, BeiGene USA, Inc.

11:50 – 11:55 am ET  Break

11:55 am – 12:40 pm ET

Developing Your Disaster Response Strategy

• How to prepare in advance?
• What factors/filters are used to determine when to take action and what to do?
• How to balance the natural emotional reactions with business considerations?
• What other corporate assets and expertise can be leveraged (in-kind giving, volunteerism, other)?

Heather Nesle, President, New York Life Foundation

Alex Diaz, Head of Crisis Response and Humanitarian Aid, Google.org

Moderator: Erynn Carter, Senior Director, Humanitarian Response, Mercy Corps

12:40 – 12:55 pm ET  Break

12:55 – 1:40 pm ET

Case Studies: Disaster Response in Action

Companies will share responses to specific disasters, Covid-19 Pandemic, US natural disaster, and international disaster.

Lauren Ottulich, Director, Talent Management and Community Engagement, Mastercard

Heather Prill, Senior Manager, Home Depot Foundation

Jessie Krafft, Senior Vice President of External Affairs, CAF America

Moderator: Stephanie Kauffman, Global Head of Strategic Partnerships, Americares

1:40 – 1:45pm ET  Break

1:45 – 2:15pm ET

Breakout Group Discussions on Disaster Philanthropy

Opportunity to discuss specific aspects of disaster response; Group 1: In-Kind Giving; Group 2: Customer Engagement; Group 3: Employee Assistance Funds.  

Breakout group facilitators:

April Rehberger, Senior Manager, Corporate Responsibility, Target

Mike Stefanski, Director, Corporate Strategy, American Red Cross

Suzanne Budd, Communications Specialist, Berkeley Lab

2:15 – 2:20 pm ET

Day Two Closing Remarks

Gail Gershon, Conference Program Director, The Conference Board and Principal, Gail Gershon Consulting

DAY THREE

11:00 – 11:05 am ET

Day Three Opening Remarks: Impact Measurement

Gail Gershon, Conference Program Director, The Conference Board and Principal, Gail Gershon Consulting

11:05 – 11:50 am ET

Measuring Your Impact

What is impact measurement? What's the difference between monitoring and evaluation? When and how do you use impact measurement to determine the success of your grantmaking, employee volunteerism, and other programs? This session will explore why impact measurement is important and how to get started.

Kristin Lewis, Director, Measure of America

Interviewer: Amy Smith, Chief Strategy and Impact Officer, TOMS Shoes

11:50 – 11:55 am ET  Break

11:55 am – 12:55 pm ET

Case Study Panel: Using Evaluation & Measurement to Deepen Impact

Corporate representatives will share examples
of how they use monitoring and evaluation to maximize their companies' social and environmental investments.

Maxwell Zorick, Senior Director, MTV Entertainment Group, ViacomCBS

Genevieve Martin, Executive Director, Dave's Killer Bread Foundation

Moderator: Tara Kangarlou, Journalist & Author

12:55 – 1:00pm ET  Break

1:00 – 2:00 pm ET

Tools for Impact Measurement

Impact measurement can be fairly technical, and many companies bring in outside experts to support their evaluation needs. This session provides an opportunity to hear from one of those experts and to see a demo of True Impact’s tool. 

Farron Levy, CEO and Founder, True Impact

2:00 – 2:05 pm ET

Day Three Closing Remarks

Gail Gershon, Conference Program Director, The Conference Board and Principal, Gail Gershon Consulting