Wednesday July 30, 2008

Come early for Wednesday's pre-conference session!

1:00 p.m.        

Fundamentals of Designing and Administering a Corporate Contributions Program:  From Strategy to Implementation (separate registration required)

This is an orientation for corporate contributions professionals new to the field or for those wanting a new view of the basics.  Our goal is to explore the philosophy and process of planning a program that has clearly defined guidelines and is smoothly administered and strategic.  The discussion will focus on mission and strategy and how to move from strategy to implementation.  A handbook to get started will be distributed.  The basics of regulatory and legislative issues will be reviewed including Sarbanes Oxley.  They will also review some of the advantages and disadvantages of operating a corporate foundation.  Technology and how it is applied to all aspects of a grant making program will be discussed.

Kori Reed
Executive Director
ConAgra Foods Foundation

Lynn Stekas
Senior Consultant, Corporate Social Engagement
Changing Our World

Carolyn C. Cavicchio
Senior Research Associate, Global Corporate Citizenship
The Conference Board

Kieran Murray
President
E-Philanthropy Solutions

5:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
Meet your colleagues at an informal gathering at our hotel before heading out to explore San Francisco for dinner on your own.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

7:30 a.m.           
Registration and Continental Breakfast 

8:15 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Keynote

Philanthropy and the Corporation - A Match Made for Good Business
No business strategy or initiative is successful without the recognition of its importance to every part of the business.  Hear how a deep commitment to corporate community involvement initiatives not only empower employees and communities but also advances strategic business interests that are critical for business success. 

Janet Lamkin
President
Bank of America California  

9:30 a.m.
Maximizing Our Relationships - No Organization Does this Work Alone
Corporate Community Involvement - by definition - requires a partner from the community.  But like any relationship, the needs of both partners must be communicated, differences identified, and strategies for a long-term commitment agreed upon.  Hear from this panel of non-profit leaders about strategies to enhance the capacity of both the non-profit and the corporation. 

Moderator:
Rikki D. Amos
Associate Director, Political Involvement
Public Affairs Council      

Daniel J. Cardinali
President
Communities In Schools, Inc.

Jan Masaoka
Editor-in-Chief, Blue Avocado
Former Executive Director, CompassPoint

Erin Keown Ganju
Chief Operating Officer
Room to Read

10:30 a.m.         
Networking Coffee Break

11:00 a.m.         
Concurrent Sessions

A.   Maximizing Technology
Many corporate grant making functions are enhanced through the use of technology.  Increased speed, automated decisions, better follow-up and enhanced evaluation are all possible with new tools.  Through two case studies learn how these companies chose their technology solutions that improved their on-line management processes for two different applications.

Moderator:
Kieran Murray
President
E-Philanthropy Solutions, Inc.

Susan Addington
Director Community Relations
Koch Industries, Inc. & Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation

Catherine Casey
Senior Manager, Grants Administration and Compliance
Abbott Labs

B.   Emerging Issues - Health and Wellness
Health and health care are issues in which companies are taking an ever-growing interest.  Either because of the cost of health care for their workers or the costs of health care on the economy.  The panel will explore both the significance of the issue to the business and then will demonstrate one company's efforts to address it

Moderator:
Mary Wright
Program Director
The Conference Board

Linda Barrington
Research Director
The Conference Board

Mary Linda Andrews
Director, Community Partnerships
GlaxoSmithKline

Jodi Ravel
NCAL Community Benefits Manager
Kaiser Permanente

C.   How Arts and Culture Programs Enhance All CCI Strategies
As companies become more strategic with their giving, many have focused their philanthropy into one or two causes or issues. This session will explore how arts and culture can be integrated into a giving program that is NOT primarily focused on arts giving, and how the arts can impact wellness, workforce readiness, community revitalization, and other societal (and corporate) objectives. 

Moderator:
Gary P. Steuer
Vice President of Private Sector Affairs, Executive Director Arts & Business Council
Americans for the Arts

Victoria Jones
Director of Government Affairs & Community Relations
The Clorox Company

Al Browne
National Program Director for Thinkfinity
Verizon Foundation

Nicole Taylor
President & CEO
East Bay Community Foundation

12:15 p.m.            
Luncheon & Roundtable Discussions
Attendees will have chance to choose to join a pre-selected subjects for an interactive discussion during lunch. 

R1 - Disaster Planning- Carolyn Cavicchio, The Conference Board
R2 - Partnering with Other Companies- Amanda Webster, National Instruments
R3 - CCI as a Career- Lynn Stekas, Changing our World
R4 - Partnering with Higher Education- Mary Wright, The Conference Board
R5 - De-Funding - Rikki Amos, Public Affairs Council
R6 - Working with Non-Profit Boards- Theresa M. Ellis, Common Impact
R7 - Corporate Foundations- Pros and Cons- Linda Gornitsky, LGB Associates
R8 - Regulatory and Legal Conundrums
R9 - Maximizing Technology- Kieran Murray, E-Philanthropy Solutions, Inc.
R10 - International Non-Profits- Erin Ganju, Room to Read 

1:45 p.m.              
Concurrent Sessions

D.   CSR 2.0: Technology-Driven Employee Volunteer Programs 
Web 2.0 has revolutionized the Internet and empowered users through its relentless innovation of social networking tools such as blogs, social bookmarking, wikis, podcasts, RSS feeds and more.  Discover how leading corporations are harnessing the benefits of Web 2.0 to dramatically enhance their employee volunteer programs. 

Moderator:
Kirstin Falk
CEO & Founder
AngelPoints

Jake Brewer
Partnership Manager
Idealist.org

Amanda Webster
Community Relations and Employee Communications Manager
National Instruments

Julie Trell
Director of All Things Fun, Meaningful and Rewarding
Salesforce.Com Foundation

E.   Education Initiatives
Companies frequently invest in educational initiatives to improve not only the educational system but also workforce readiness.  As such, most agree that companies invest because of their commitment to communities and to their own talent needs.  This session will explore how businesses are refocusing their contributions and making changes to their programs so as to have real impact toward these goals. 

Moderator:
F. James Hoffmann
Executive Director, Principals' Partnership
President, Education Partnerships, Inc.

Howard Johnston
Team Leader
Principals' Partnership

Darlynn Myers
Director-Community Support
Union Pacific

Robin Bailer-Glover
Principal
Mandela High School

F.   Deploying and Managing an International Program
Being a global company is challenging on many fronts - including how philanthropy is managed in multiple locations.  Hear from these companies how they have developed their programs to meet local and corporate needs around the world. 

Nita Kirby
Director of Client Relations
JK Group

Theo Olson
Community Relations Manager
Synopsys

3:15 p.m.              
Networking Coffee Break

3:45 p.m.                          
General Session

Evaluating Our Reputation
Corporate Community Involvement professionals believe that their activities add to a company's reputation.  But how can that effect be evaluated - and measured?  And does improved reputation actually help the business?  Hear how reputation can be valued and how smart investments in CCI can make a significant difference to a company's bottom line. 

Brian Craig
Principal Consultant
The Reputation Institute

5:00 p.m.              
Networking Reception and Vendor Fair
Continue the networking during an evening reception and learn about the variety of products and services that are available to assist corporate grantmakers.

6:30 p.m.              
Dinner Conversations
Join with fellow conference attendees and speakers for an evening of great dining and discussion.  (Please note: dinner is at participant's expense.)

Friday, August 1, 2008

7:15 a.m.              
Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m.              
General Session

Going Green
Companies find that employees, customers and shareholders want the business to be environmentally sound and encourage "green" behaviors.  At this special performance of Boomerang Jack and the Unseen Green Machine by The National Theatre for Children, you will experience a unique way to reach children - one of the more influential groups on this topic - and hear about one company's community involvement strategy which includes the hidden correlation between going green and corporate customer satisfaction ratings. 

William Barbieri
Senior Vice President
Ameren, UE

Ward Eames III
Founder and President
The National Theatre for Children, Inc.

9:00 a.m.        
Concurrent Sessions

G.   Addressing the Complete Picture
In an effort to match business priorities, companies often pick one area of focus for their philanthropic efforts.  However, many are finding that addressing multiple issues in a community generates greater success.  Hear some examples of how this holistic approach is generating results.

Moderator:
Don Greene
Program Director
The Conference Board

Sherry Caraway
Division Community Affairs Manager
The Home Depot Western Division

Dan Quigley
Executive Director
PGE Corporation Foundation

Luella Chavez D'Angelo
President
Western Union Foundation

H.   Leveraging Your Talent Through Skills-Based Volunteerism
Businesses value maximizing resources.  This is also true for their volunteer programs.  Companies recognize that their employees have unique skills that can be of tremendous value to the organizations supported through their CCI programs.  Hear how companies inventory, allocate and manage their volunteers and the volunteer opportunities to get greater value for the business, the volunteer and the organizations they help.

Moderator:
Linda B. Gornitsky
President
LBG Associates

Theresa Ellis
CEO
Common Impact

John Nuno
Senior Technical Manager
Cisco Systems, Inc.

10:15 a.m.            
Networking Coffee Break

10:30 a.m.            
Concurrent Sessions

I.   Emerging Issues:  Serving Diverse Populations
The United States has always been a nation of immigrants and it is becoming more so.  Diverse populations present unique issues to corporate philanthropists.  Hear how and why companies are creating programs to address these segments of the population.

Karen Proctor
Vice President, Community Affairs
Scholastic, Inc.

Antonio Manning
First Vice President, Corporate Giving
WAMU

J.   Unique Solutions
Corporations promote partnerships and increased communications as better ways to run programs.  Learn from a case study where funders and the community groups have learned to cooperate for maximum effectiveness for their goals and the delivery of their program.

Kim Cano
Vice President. Global Human Resources
State Street Bank

Joselyn Cousins
Senior Vice President, Community Development
Bank of Nevada

11:45 a.m.
Closing General Session

What Have We Learned?  What is Next?  
Join this panel of seasoned Corporate Community Involvement executives to review the topics covered during the conference, as well as to review some of the issues raised during the discussions.  You will have a chance to present questions to the panel as well as to hear their reactions to the sessions. 

Mary Wright
Program Director
The Conference Board

Rikki D. Amos
Associate Director, Political Involvement
Public Affairs Council

Lynn Stekas
Senior Consultant, Corporate Social Engagement
Changing Our World

Donald Green
President
Tandem Consulting

Luella Chavez D'Angelo
President
Western Union Foundation

Dannielle Campos
Senior Vice President
National Philanthropy Program Manager
Bank of America Charitable Foundation

12:30 p.m.      
Adjourn