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8:30 a.m. Registration

 (Horchow Seminar Room, 55 Hillhouse Ave)

Breakfast will be served

 

9:00 a.m. Speaker: Philanthropy’s Role

Dr. Claire Gaudiani

Professor at The George H. Heyman, Jr. Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising at New York University

(GM Room, 55 Hillhouse Ave)

 

10:40 a.m. Break-out Session

Panel: Philanthropy 101

Yee-Ann Cho, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Pete Lavigne, President and CEO, The Rivers Foundation

Nancy Yedlin, Director, Program Communications & Management, The Donaghue Foundation

 

What is philanthropy? Gain an understanding of the different players and of the hot philanthropy topics of today. Current practitioners talk about their experiences and visions for the future of philanthropy.

(Room A-51, 60 Sachem Street)

 

Panel: Funding in the Arts

Nicole Chevalier, Program Director, Termaine Foundation

Jane Christie, Development Director, Neighborhood Music School

Robert Marx, Vice President/Managing Director, The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation

Usha Pasi, Director of Leadership Gifts and Associate Campaign Director, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

 

This panel will focus on the impact that giving has on the arts and the state of American culture at large. What are the implications of cutting funding to artists? What is the role of philanthropy in the arts? Why should arts organizations get funding? 

(Room A-51, 60 Sachem Street)

 

12:10 p.m. Luncheon & Keynote Speech

Keynote: Mary Ellen Iskenderian

President and CEO

Women’s World Banking

 

Introduction: Stanley J. Gartska

Deputy Dean and Professor in the Practice of Management

Yale School of Management

(GM Room) Lunch will be served

 

2:00 p.m. Break-out Session

Panel: Philanthropic Investment

Shari Berenbach, Executive Director, The Calvert Foundation

Brian Connolly, Executive Vice President, Bank of America

Paul Connolly, Senior VP and Director, TCC Group

Susanne Salerno, Director of Donor Development, Fidelity Charitable Services®

 

This panel will explore how organizations are using creative means to invest in the future of nonprofits. Methods cover bringing together individual donors who seek to build nonprofit capacity, providing management skills, and consulting across many aspects.

(Room A-51, 60 Sachem Street)

 

Panel: International Development

Nicky Newton-King, Deputy CEO, Johannesburg Stock Exchange

Developing economies is a rapidly growing field. This panel will focus on methods for investing in the development of international economies and highlight several innovative international initiatives.

(Room A-53, 60 Sachem Street)

 

Panel: Social Ventures & Corporate Social Responsibility

Charles Adams, Senior Director of Development, CARE

Rick Peyser, Director of Social Advocacy and Public Relations, Green Mountain Coffee

 

This panel will discuss the future of partnerships between for-profit and non-profit firms. Particular emphasis will be placed upon the mutual benefits of corporate philanthropy and the corporations’ role in society.

(Room A-60, 60 Sachem Street)

 

3:30 p.m. Reception

 


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