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Save the Date
- 2005 Annual Conference
Mark your calendars for the 2005 Annual
Conference and INDEPENDENT
SECTOR's 25th
anniversary celebration October 23-25, in
Washington, DC. Please check back
occasionally for updates about next year's
conference.
Conference
Highlights
Over 800 of the nation’s
nonprofit and philanthropic leaders came
together in Chicago between November 7 and 9 for
the
INDEPENDENT SECTOR
Annual Conference. This three-day meeting is the
primary opportunity each year for members of the
nonprofit community to shape the sector and
its impact on some of the most pressing issues
facing society.
 Conference
highlights made possible by a grant from the
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Opening Plenary―Election 2004: How the Results Will Shape Our
Future
The conference kicked off with insights and
analysis of Election 2004, completed just five days before.
Featured speakers included (left to right) NPR's
Juan Williams, author Arianna Huffington,
Democratic pollster Mark Mellman and Republican pollster
Ed Goeas.
Read the Transcript
(PDF)
Sponsored by Grenzebach Glier &
Associates, Inc.
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We the People: Our Collective Work
In her second annual keynote addressing the IS coalition, Diana
Aviv, president and CEO, examined
the role the independent sector must play to engage and improve the
performance of engaging community members with government. She called on all
nonprofits to work on these vital challenges. Read the Transcript
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A Conversation with Susan
Berresford
As leader of one of the world's largest
philanthropies, Susan Berresford, president
and CEO of The Ford Foundation, shared her
views on some of the key challenges facing
leaders of foundations and nonprofit
organizations on
international and domestic issues and on
issues within our own sector.
Read the Transcript (PDF)
Sponsored by State Street Corporation |
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John W. Gardner Leadership Award Gala
INDEPENDENT SECTOR
was
pleased to present this year's John W. Gardner Leadership Award to
Raul Yzaguirre, president and CEO of the National Council of La Raza,
for his lifelong work to empower constituencies, strengthen
participation, and ensure a voice for those without access.
Read the
Transcript
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the Tribute Video (5 min., 8 sec.)The
John W. Gardner Leadership Award is sponsored by the William Randolph
Hearst Foundations. |
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CEO Summit―The New Imperative for Good
Governance
William H. Donaldson,
chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, provided
insights on how the philanthropic world can
apply relevant lessons from business to
strengthen governance and accountability.
Read the Transcript
Sponsored by the Nehemiah
Corporation of America
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Closing Plenary―Mobilizing for Social Change
The conference concluded with a closing plenary
that featured a provocative charge
from (left to right)
Wade Henderson, executive
director, Leadership Conference on Civil
Rights, Stephen Heintz, president,
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Tim Wirth,
president, United Nations Foundation and
Better World Fund, on mobilizing for social change.
Read the Transcript
(PDF)
Sponsored by the John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation |
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Comments from Conference Participants |
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Hear from your colleagues
about why they decided to attend
this year's Annual Conference.
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