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ACCP 2010 Annual Conference on Corporate Contributions

Annual Conference on Corporate Contributions

presented by Wells Fargo

Seeking Solutions for Sustainable Impact
March 14 - 17, 2010
National Harbor, Maryland
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Conference Agenda/Schedule

Conference Fees
Conference Highlights
Pre-Conference Activities
Travel Information
Conference Sponsors
Exhibitors

Conference Fees

ACCP Member Company One enrollment: FREE
Each additional enrollment: $2,300
Non-Member Company Standard enrollment: $3,000

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Conference Highlights

Seeking Solutions for Sustainable Impact

Through a stable of renowned global thought-leaders, seasoned corporate giving professionals and key public policy officials, ACCP showcases how charitable contributions strategies, program structures and multi-sector collaborations seek to meet return-on-objective targets.

Special Forum -- Haiti: What's Next?

Sponsored by Bank of America Foundation
Receive a comprehensive overview of the conditions and relief efforts on the ground in Haiti, including a needs assessment offered by knowledgeable experts from disaster relief organizations and government officials. Hear further insights on what role poverty and urbanization played into this disaster, such as substandard construction, population density and a lack of infrastructure. Understand the major challenges awaiting Haiti’s rebuilding efforts, and how to invest for maximum sustained impact both mid- and long-term. Speakers include:

Geoffrey Canada, CEO & president, Harlem Children's Zone

Sponsored by ConAgra
This year’s Conference opening dinner will feature Geoffrey Canada, president and CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ). Mr. Canada is considered one of the most dynamic and inspirational community leaders in the country. His highly successful HCZ model was called out by President Barack Obama as a template for economic, educational and social reform. Featured in The New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, on 60 Minutes and The Oprah Winfrey Show, Mr. Canada will offer his experience as proven advocate for creating sustainable change in Harlem and throughout the country.  

James Shelton, III, Assistant Deputy Secretary,
U.S. Department of Education

With the implementation of new Department of Education initiatives, such as Race-to-the-Top and Investing in Innovation (I3) Funds, it is imperative corporate giving professionals have a broad understanding of the goals and objectives of these programs.

U.S. Department of Education Assistant Deputy Secretary James Shelton III will provide an extensive overview of the administration’s educational goals, assisting corporations in partnering effectively with local and state entities to help improve student performance in the United States.

Mr. Shelton is the assistant deputy secretary responsible for Innovation, managing a portfolio that includes most of the Department’s competitive teacher quality, school choice and learning technology programs. Previously, he served as a program director for the education division of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, managing the foundation’s national programs and work in the northeast region.

Sloan Gibson, CEO & president, The USO

Sponsored by Lockheed Martin
As thousands of military personnel are deployed overseas, their families endure the hardship of coping with personal loss and sacrifice. Spouses, grandparents and extended family members are stepping up to fill the void, but it isn’t enough. More than words are needed to support those left behind when a loved-one answers the call to serve. We recognize the unwavering dedication of our service men and women and must not overlook their families who are taking on immense burdens in their absence.
Join The USO President and Chief Executive Officer Sloan Gibson for an important keynote address on the state of military families. Mr. Gibson will outline the emerging issues military families face and steps businesses can take to support them immediately and long-term.

Sheryl WuDunn, co-author, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

Sponsored by Tupperware Brands Corporation
Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn’s book, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, is gaining attention from the likes of The New York Times and Oprah Winfrey. The book takes a hard look at the lives of women globally and how progress can be made through the empowerment of women. Addressing issues such as human trafficking, domestic violence and micro-credit, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author will discuss these critically important global concerns, her experience serving as the voice for so many persecuted women and how women can act as a true catalyst for systemic change.

Join Ms. WuDunn for an open conversation about her experiences and her conviction that women are not the problem, but in fact the solution, to global poverty and more.  

Reggie Van Lee, Executive Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton

Reggie Van Lee is an Executive Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he leads the firm’s business efforts in the public health and non-profit sectors. He is recognized for his deep expertise in determining how global organization can build capabilities to make them resilient to shocks to mission accomplishment and growth. He has helped numerous health organizations transform to better achieve their missions.

An expert in public-private partnerships, Mr. Van Lee co-authored the book Megacommunities, which addresses how government, business, and non-profit leaders can tackle global challenges together. Join Mr. Van Lee in a discussion about Megacommunities.

Nonprofit CEO Roundtable

Savvy not-for-profit executives are running their organizations with the same acumen applied by Fortune 500 corporate CEOs. Using analytics, process improvements and people development strategies found in the nation’s most admired businesses, large charitable organizations such as Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Points of Light Institutes are becoming more and more business-minded. Not unique from the private sector, the recession has caused chief executives to make staffing decisions, cut programs and reevaluate long range plans.

For these top executives, what are the key points learned coming out of the recession? Are there ways to build greater resiliency in their organizations? How can the private and non-profit sectors partner to produce sustained impact in target communities?

Join us for a rich and important conversation with the leaders of three of the nation’s largest charitable organizations:

Resource Group Breakout Sessions

Creating and Managing Innovative Cause Branding Programs

Mark Feldman and Nikki Korn, Causeconsulting
Explore the development, implementation and maximization of signature cause branding programs that integrate philanthropy and marketing. Learn how to set the stage with key internal stakeholders using trend data and consumer and influential research. In addition, the session will explain how to design the strategy by establishing criteria and objectives, engaging a cross-functional team and leveraging assets across the corporation.

Getting Down to Business: How Environmental Grantmaking Can Support Your Company’s Goals

Expert Panel
A panel of experienced senior executive from HSBC, Caterpillar and UPS will provide an in-depth analysis of their key environmental programs. Observe case studies of how the presenting corporations with significant investments are tying their support of environmental causes to the business bottom line.

What is a “Megacommunity?”

Ann Gillespie, Booz Allen Hamilton
Today, government, business and civil society are facing issues too large and complex for any one entity to solve alone. Recognizing this dilemma, the megacommunity approach brings to bear the combined power and resources of each sector to address these issues. This workshop will introduce corporate contributions professionals to the unique approach of megacommunities to address problems requiring government, business and nonprofit sectors working together.

Social Media: More than finding “Friends”

Expert Panel
With the onslaught of social networking, how do corporations leverage these assets most effectively? Learn how to use social media to meet communication objectives, engage your audience around a cause, and further, create an authentic network of advocates. Featuring practitioners from Kellogg and Starbucks, you will learn how to design and implement a cause communication plan using a social media platform.

Managing the Compliance Requirements for International Grantmaking

Tim Stiles, KPMG
What you don’t know can have significant legal and financial ramifications. Learn to navigate the do’s and don’ts of international donations. With more than 13 years of experience in compliance and regulatory affairs, Tim Stiles will overview the most recent updates and trends in international giving.

Accountability Starts with Effective Strategic Planning

DeShele Dorsey, Changing Our World
Creating a high-quality community involvement platform for your company doesn’t happen by chance. The corporations that discover ways to creatively and comprehensively leverage their assets are the ones that can truly reap the greatest social and corporate benefits. There’s no better place to begin than with strategic planning; it’s the process that builds and maps corporations’ pathways to philanthropic success.

Call-to-Action: Advancing the Domestic Hunger Agenda

Pat Nicklin, Share our Strength
Ed Cooney, Congressional Hunger Center
Maura Daly, Feeding America
A continuation of the discussion on hunger from the ACCP L.E.A.D.S. Hunger Relief meeting in October 2009, this discussion will feature an overview of outcomes from the L.E.A.D.S. meeting and an update of the National Anti-Hunger Organizations’ A Blueprint to End Hunger. The plan outlines the steps needed to fight hunger in the United States.

Evening Networking Activities

Lucky Strike Bowling

Retro meets metro at the stylishly modern bowling alley/billiard hall that's taking America by storm. Born in trendy Los Angeles, Lucky Strike Lanes proves that everything old is new again -- with glitz. Giving the term “bowling alley” a new connotation, Lucky Strike doubles as a trendy bar and lounge.

Enjoy networking and relaxing in a private area featuring six to ten bowling lanes exclusively for ACCP Conference attendees. While taking a break from bowling, enjoy food and drinks in the lounge area featuring couches, ottomans and coffee tables. Whether you’ve just come to relax and mingle or partake in a friendly competitive game of bowling, you’ll be sure to make memories at this evening activity.

Smithsonian Institution American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery

Enjoy a reception and dinner, while networking with colleagues, in the Smithsonian Institution American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery. The spectacular decor of the Victorian embellished Great Hall includes faux finished columns and an intricate stained glass rotunda. The Luce Foundation Center for American Art displays block-long skylights showcasing 3,300 works of art on two balconied levels overlooking a marble-floored sculpture gallery.

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Pre-Conference Activities

The Pre-Conference Activities cost $50 per person (attendees and guests), include transportation and lunch and begin at 10 a.m. Sunday, March 14, 2010. February 26 is deadline for sign up.

Lincoln Assassination Tour – The Lincoln Assassination tour starts in front of the White House and also includes parts of Lafayette Square, the Willard Hotel where Lincoln stayed as president-elect, then to the National Theatre where his youngest son was the night of the assassination. Guests will go to the site where the vice president was sworn in as Lincoln's successor, and then to Ford's Theatre and the boarding house across the road where Lincoln died, as well as get a once-in-a-lifetime glimpse into the Theatre Box where Lincoln was shot. A drive by the Lincoln Memorial will complete the tour.

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Travel Information

The Annual Conference on Corporate Contributions is Sunday, March 14 through Wednesday, March 17, 2010.

Download a comprehensive schedule/agenda here. Please note, some sessions may be modified due to the needs of ACCP and the presenters.

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Hotel Reservations

Gaylord National Hotel, MarylandPhone: 1-301-965-2000
Online: Click here (opens in new window)
Group Rate: $199 per night (please register to receive the Group Code for the discounted room rate)

Just minutes outside of Washington, D.C., Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center offers visitors everything they are looking for in the nation’s Capitol. Located in National Harbor, Maryland, in Prince George's County, Gaylord National offers its guests convenient access to Washington, D.C., with an hourly shuttle service, water taxi to Old Town Alexandria, and shuttle service to Ronald Reagan National Airport.

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Sponsors

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Exhibitors

If your company is interested in exhibiting at the 2010 Annual Conference on Corporate Contributions, please e-mail Donna Kraemer at donna@accprof.org or call 843-216-3442.

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