Alcoa, Boeing, Kraft, Allstate, Wells Fargo, Pew and you!
Yes, you can be one of 80 people sitting shoulder to shoulder with leaders from these organizations at the Insider’s Guide to Corporate Philanthropy breakout session at the IS Annual Conference this October.
Check out our newly added speakers for the 2011 IS Annual Conference Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 in Chicago.
We’re happy to confirm that Mari Kuraishi, the co-founder and president of the GlobalGiving Foundation will be joining an impressive line-up for the opening plenary titled, “Risk, Failure, and Breakthrough.”
On April 27, Diana Aviv sent an urgent message that called on Independent Sector members and others to make their voices heard in support of the charitable deduction. While Americans give to charitable organizations for many reasons, studies have shown that tax policy greatly shapes the size and number of charitable donations. IS has created a one-pager on the charitable deduction with helpful facts and figures that you to use in your advocacy efforts.
Opening Day for baseball in Chicago and for the 2011 Independent Sector Annual Conference registration is April 1. We couldn’t help but catch the fever – so enjoy or endure a few sports related puns as we walk you through this conference announcement.
On December 2nd NGen hosted a webinar featuring Margaret McKenna, president of the Walmart Foundation. Guided by questions from her colleague Julie Gerhki, Walmart Foundation senior director, and from the audience, Margaret shared her personal and professional insights on everything from her transition into corporate philanthropy to how young nonprofit and philanthropic professionals can navigate their professional careers through mentorship and ‘doing your homework.’ Here are a few gems from her comments.
