About the e-Philanthropy Conference

Building upon the two previous e-philanthropy conferences, the 3rd e-Philanthropy Conference, March 4-5, 2002 explored the strategic issues and promising practices of the Internet to increase various forms of civic engagement—giving, volunteering, and community building. 

The 3rd e-Philanthropy Conference was designed to help identify strategic issues and policies that will encourage greater use of the Internet for philanthropy. Organizations had the opportunity to share lessons learned from using their websites to respond to the September 11 terrorist attacks. One of the underlying questions throughout the conference was, "How can we help sustain the use of the Internet for philanthropy?"

A Snapshot of Internet Innovation: Using e-Philanthropy to Expand Volunteering, Giving and Community Building

This report highlights how nonprofit organizations and foundations are achieving results by strategically using online technology. The areas of e-Philanthropy explored in the conference sessions are also echoed in this report.
Download this report (PDF)

Schedule at a Glance

Monday, March 4
Keynote Address
Ted Leonsis, vice chairman of America Online, Inc., and chief new product officer and president of AOL Advanced Services Group, presented his ideas and reflections on building successful online communities and future directions for online communities. Mr. Leonsis, considered to be a founding father of the new media industry, is one of the Internet’s foremost visionaries and an exemplary philanthropist. Keynote address

Tuesday, March 5
e-Philanthropy: Stories and Lessons from September 11
Panelists provided analysis of, insight into, and lessons about how their organizations used the Internet to encourage and support philanthropy after September 11.

Event Sponsorship

The 3rd e-Philanthropy Conference was sponsored by the AOL Time Warner Foundation, Verizon Foundation, INDEPENDENT SECTOR, Blackbaud, Fannie Mae Foundation, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, National Endowment for the Humanities, Network for Good, Surdna Foundation, and United Way of America.  

For more information about event sponsorship
Contact Susan Walters
WaltersGroupUSA

Exhibits

Over 25 organizations showcased their products and services as conference exhibitors at the 3rd e-Philanthropy Conference. 

3rd e-Philanthropy Conference exhibitors included:

• Session Presentations and Schedule of Events

• Snapshot of Internet Innovation Report (PDF)

• 2000 e-Philanthropy Conference
• 2003 e-Philanthropy Conference

• Active Matter

• American Express

• America's Charities

• AOL Time Warner

• Blackbaud

• Capital Advantage/ eAdvantage

• CreateHope

• eGrants.org

• Essential Information

• Forum of RAGs

• Gifts In Kind International

• Global Development Network

• GuideStar

• INDEPENDENT SECTOR

• Involved Inc.

• Issue Dynamics, Inc.

• Kintera

• MicroEdge

• MissionFish

• Network for Good

• Premier Pins

• ScienceWise
• SmarterOrg
• Technology Works for Good
• The Arlington Group
• The Lara Group