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PRESENT THE
10th Annual Regional Non-Profit Forum
Leveraging Collective Capacity:
How Businesses & Nonprofits Can Strengthen Communities
Featuring
Dr. Alan Abramson, Director, GMU Center for Nonprofit Management, Philanthropy and Policy
Sonal Shah, Executive Director, Beeck Center at Georgetown University
Clifford Yee, RAFFA
Gretchen Van Der Veer, Fair Chance
Join a distinguished group of academics, non-profit leaders and businesspeople to learn and discuss how business and non-profits can leverage their resources and relationships to positively transform their communities.
AGENDA (subject to change)
8:00-8:45 - Registration, Networking, Breakfast
9:00-9:15 - Welcome and Introductions
9:15-9:45 - Opening Keynote - Sonal Shah, Georgetown University Beeck Center - "Managing During Disruptive Change"
9:45-11:00- Panel 1: Successful Partnerships Using Data and Analytics
Moderator: Frances Holuba, Politico
- Ken Bradford, Development Director, Homestretch
- Matt Pincombe, Principal, Excella Consulting, Partner to Homestretch
- Claudia Donoso-Perez, Data Analyst, Dialogue Direct
- Begoña Vázquez Santos, International Membership Director, The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
- Micheal Wakeland, CEO, Dialogue Direct, Partner to Nature Conservancy
11:00-11:30 - Break & Exhibits & Sponsor Networking
11:30-12:00 - Keynote - Clifford Yee, Raffa - "Profit, Planet and People: Why Purpose and Partnerships are Even More Important"
12:00-12:45 - Lunch & Networking
12:45-2:00 - Panel 2: Successful CSR Partnerships
Moderator: Jennifer Nycz-Conner, Washington Business Journal
- Stephanie Berkowitz, Northern Virginia Family Service
- Allison Solomon, Deloitte, Partner to NVFS
- Joseph Leitmann-Santa Cruz, Capital Area Asset Builders (CAAB)
- Gregory Dyson, COO, ICMA-RC, Partner to CAAB
2:00-2:45 - Closing Keynote - Gretchen Van Der Veer, Fair Chance - "The Art of the Deal"
2:45-3:00- Wrap Up & Adjourn
About the Keynote Speakers and their Presentations
Sonal Shah, Executive Director for the Georgetown University Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation, will talk about managing your nonprofit organization during disruptive change. Shah is an economist and entrepreneur and has spent her career focused on economic policy and actionable innovation in the public and private sectors. She will focus on key factors of our changing industry and how nonprofits can create a culture of innovation to stay ahead of the game.
Clifford Yee, Managing Director for Corporate Social Responsibility Consulting Services at Raffa, assists forward leaning companies and nonprofits with assessing, developing, improving, and delivering their social impact and partnership strategies. His expertise includes employee engagement and volunteerism programs, philanthropy and community investments, and branding and marketing efforts. Cliff will share with us why purpose and partnerships are more important today than ever and how businesses of all sizes are incorporating corporate social responsibility (CSR) into their culture and operations.
As a closing keynote, Gretchen Van der Veer of Fair Chance will provide real examples of how nonprofits have increased their capacity through partnerships and will share Fair Chance?s unique method for assessing organizational performance and developing an action plan that prioritizes targeted areas for development to increase nonprofit mission impact and ROI for all stakeholders.
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