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2005 Annual Conference
This track gave CEOs the opportunity to meet with peers to discuss leadership issues. Spread throughout the conference, these sessions included discussions with plenary speakers, top thinkers, and strategists. CEO Track events were open only to heads of IS member organizations who are registered for the full conference.
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Monday, October 24 -- 10:30 a.m. to Noon
Monday, October 24 -- 2:30 to 4:00 p.m.
Monday, October 24 -- 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 25 -- 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
 Executive Coaching: Supporting the Leadership Team
Chief executives of nonprofit organizations juggle myriad responsibilities and challenges that can sometimes be overwhelming. Executive coaching, a relatively new approach in the nonprofit world, provides support to the leadership team and enhances its capacity to tackle leadership issues. Hear how leaders of charitable organizations have benefited from it.
- Jan Masaoka, chief executive officer, CompassPoint
- Karen Narasaki, president and executive director, Asian American Justice Center;
chair, 2005 Independent Sector Annual Conference Program Committee; IS board member
- Sterling Speirn, president and CEO, Peninsula Community Foundation
Creating and Sustaining a Learning Organization:
Managing Intellectual Capital and Information
Nonprofits face increasing demands to be more accountable and effective. To meet this challenge, organizations must be more efficient in the delivery of services and improve on their existing knowledge base. This session will discuss the rationale behind knowledge management, how information is generated and shared in organizations, what systems should be put in place, and who should be responsible for managing the processes and systems.
- Moderator: Ronn Richard, president and CEO, The Cleveland Foundation
- Kathleen P. Enright, executive director, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
- Nan Stone, partner, The Bridgespan Group
Finders/Keepers: Challenges in Recruiting and Retaining Nonprofit Leaders and Managers
As a generation of executives gets ready to retire, nonprofits face the increasing challenge of attracting and retaining qualified people to assume leadership and management roles. Filling this gap is particularly critical as the sector continues to grow and require new talents and skills. Join fellow CEOs to examine how organizations of different sizes and types, with varying financial resources, find, recruit, and develop the “right people.” Supported by the Leader to Leader Institute.
- Moderator: Jeff Bradach, co-founder, The Bridgespan Group
- Brian Gallagher, IS board member; president and CEO, United Way of America
- Mary Tydings, managing director, Russell Reynolds Associates
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Twenty-Five Years of Independent Sector:
A Conversation about Our Sector and Its Future
Look back on the last 25 years of the organization and the independent sector as a whole with IS’s first and current presidents who will share their perspectives and predictions.
- Moderator: John Seffrin, CEO, American Cancer Society; IS board member
- Brian O’Connell, co-founder and president emeritus, Independent Sector; author; professor of citizenship and public service, Tufts University
- Diana Aviv, president and CEO, Independent Sector
Corporate Citizenship: Why It’s Important for the Bottom-Line and Society
Philanthropy and social responsibility are increasingly becoming part of a corporation’s business plan. Many large companies are becoming more strategic in their giving to ensure that their dollars help the communities they work in as well as the corporate bottom line.
- Moderator: Donald M. Stewart, former president and CEO, The Chicago Community Trust; visiting professor, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago; IS board member
- Darell Hammond, IS board member; chief executive officer, KaBOOM!
- Andrew Plepler, president, Bank of America Foundation
New! Changing Priorities After Hurricane Katrina
Participate in a conversation with experts from the front-lines of disaster relief on what the humanitarian crisis of Hurricane Katrina means for our sector’s short-term and long-term responsibility.
- Todd Bassett, commissioner, the Salvation Army
- George Penick, president and CEO, Foundation for the Mid-South
As chair of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) leads one of the most influential and powerful committees in the U.S. government. The committee is now considering legislation that may profoundly affect how charitable organizations operate. During the CEO Summit, Senator Grassley will discuss with nonprofit leaders the issues he hopes to address.
Profitable and Socially Responsible:
A Conversation with ShoreBank’s Chairman and 2005 Gardner Leadership Award Winner
Engage in a conversation with this year’s Gardner Leadership Award winner, Ronald Grzywinski. Hear about his experiences, lessons learned, and future plans to continue the groundbreaking work he has championed in developing communities through the banking industry.
- Moderator: Arthur Sussmann, vice president, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Ronald Grzywinski, chairman and CEO, ShoreBank Corporation
New! Crisis Management: Handling Congress, the Media, and the Public
Engage in a dialogue with fellow CEOs who can offer advice on recovering from turbulent times, regaining the trust of key stakeholders, and preventing future crises.
- Robert J. Gould, senior partner and managing director, Porter Novelli
- John Seffrin, CEO, American Cancer Society; IS board member
Engaging New Wealth and Strategically Investing for Impact
This conversation between the panelists and the CEO audience will explore the importance of cultivating a new generation of high net worth donors and how to apply an investment approach for supporting and building strong, lasting nonprofit institutions. Participants will hear about the experiences, lessons learned, shortcomings, and accomplishments of Venture Philanthropy .Partners in this field.
- Mario Morino, Chairman, chairman, Venture Philanthropy Partners
- M. Charito Kruvant, CEO, Creative Associates International Inc.
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