2010 Annual Meeting: Philanthropy Transformed
| Date: | 3/30/2010 |
| Time: | 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Location: | Julia Morgan Ballroom Merchants Exchange, 465 California Street |
Post-Program Resources
Katherine Fulton's Keynote Address
NCG Members Respond to Keynote
[2010 Annual Meeting - Member Responses from NorCalGrant on Vimeo.]
Program Photos
Table of Contents
- Live Blog and Twitter
- Get directions or arrive via public transit to BART/Muni Montgomery Station
[four block walk up Montgomery to California] - Agenda
- Program Description
- Who Can Attend
- Action Items (NCG Board of Directors election slate and 2009 NCG Annual Report)
- Keynote Speaker
- Panelists
- Post Program Reception
- Sponsor
- Related Materials (Articles and other resources)
Live Blog and Twitter
NCG staff will both live blog and tweet during the upcoming 2010 NCG Annual Meeting. Visit NCG's blog for updated posts on the day's proceedings. Or follow the conversation about the future of philanthropy on NCG's Twitter account and contribute to the dialogue with the hashtag #ncg.
Agenda
- 11:30 am – 12:00 pm: Registration & Networking
- 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm: Lunch
- 12:45 pm – 3:00 pm: Official program
- 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm: No–host Reception located in Bar & Lounge
Program Description
The last decade has been marked by rapid change and innovation in philanthropy. External forces—demographic shifts, economic upheaval, technological advances and the introduction of social media—have all created a new ecology of giving that is marked by experimentation, an emphasis on effectiveness, and scale. At the same time, forces within the field—most notably, foundations' investment in increasing their ability to create positive social change—have resulted in significant change as well.
And yet, we continue to be faced with intractable social problems which resist philanthropy's efforts to move the needle.
We are at a moment that calls for deep reflection on the lessons of the past decade, a moment that calls for a concerted effort to separate the signals of true innovation and progress from the noise of ineffective change.
Keynote speaker, Katherine Fulton, President of the Monitor Institute, will lead us in this reflection. She will share the lessons emerging from Monitor's work with funders nationwide over the past decade, lessons that are shaping the work of leading philanthropic practitioners and thinkers.
Her insights will encourage us to dialogue on key questions:
- What will it take to get the job done?
- What new tools, new behaviors, new mindsets and new skill sets?
Bring a team of your staff and trustees and join us to hear inspirational ideas and discuss the transforming future of philanthropy.
Who Can Attend
Annual Meeting attendance is restricted to NCG members and prospective members. NCG partners and guests of members are invited to attend on a space-available invite basis. Please contact Member Services at memberservices at ncg dot org for information about participation and guest invitations.
Action Items
At the Annual Meeting all members are invited to participate in the election of NCG's Board of Directors and receive a copy of NCG's 2009 Annual Report.
The Program Includes
Keynote Speaker
Katherine Fulton is a partner of Monitor Group, and president of the Monitor Institute, the Group entity dedicated to helping innovative leaders develop and achieve sustainable solutions to significant social and environmental problems. She has spent three decades chronicling and catalyzing social change as a leader, strategist, teacher, editor, writer, speaker and advisor.
Moderated Discussion
Following Katherine Fulton's keynote address we will host a brief panel discussion on the future of philanthropy. Panelists include Chris DeCardy, Tessie Guillermo and Carla Javits.
Panelists
Chris DeCardy is the Vice President and Director of Programs at The David and Lucile Packard Foundation where he leads cross-Foundation initiatives to improve program impact, works closely with the President and CEO on operations, and develops external affairs strategies. Prior to this position he was both Associate Director and Executive Director of Environmental Media Services. He is a founder and board member of Green Media Toolshed. Chris also is one of NCG's current board members.
Tessie Guillermo is the President & CEO of ZeroDivide formerly known as the Community Technology Foundation of California, which she founded and served as a former board chair. For fifteen years she was the CEO of the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum, a leading national health policy organization. Her career has focused on advocacy for underserved communities, specifically in the areas of health and technology access. She is a published author and speaker on nonprofit leadership and public policy issues. Tessie is also one of NCG's current board members.
Carla Javits is the President of REDF. Under her leadership, REDF helps to create and grow new businesses to employ very poor people with multiple barriers to enter and thrive in the workforce. Prior to her position at REDF, Carla worked with the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) for fifteen years, leading it for the last six. She is currently serving on the Boards of Directors of The Philanthropic Initiative and the California Housing Finance Agency. Along with being an NCG board member, Carla is also NCG's board treasurer.
Post–Program Reception
Join your fellow colleagues after the official program at a no–host reception in the bar & lounge of the Julia Morgan Ballroom. Members are invited to continue discussing the program content in an informal, networking setting between 3:00-4:30 pm.
Sponsor
The 2010 Annual meeting is generously supported by Kaiser Permanente.
Related Materials
- NCG Annual Meeting Live Blog
NCG staff lived blogged this year's annual meeting. Read the transcript of what transpired. - “Changing the Ecosystem of Change”
Nonprofit institutions, individual researchers, and the foundations that enable them, comprise an ecosystem that has influenced significant social change and community benefit. This paper by Blueprint R&D touches on current shifts in this ecosystem, with emphasis on current innovations that can result in change and impact, as well as scale and transformation. - “Convergence: How Five Trends Will Reshape the Social Sector”
This report by LaPiana Consulting identifies five key trends that can converge to reshape the social sector: Demographic Shifts Redefine Participation, Technological Advances Abound, Networks Enable Work to be Organized in New Ways, Interest in Civic Engagement and Volunteerism is Rising, and Sector Boundaries are Blurring - Forces for Good: The Six Strategies of High-Impact Nonprofits
Through extensive surveys and interviews, Crutchfield and Grant develop six practices common to high-impact nonprofits: offering advocacy efforts and service, harnessing market forces and leveraging the power and resources of business, engaging individuals from outside the organization, working with and through other organizations, learning to adapt, and sharing leadership by empowering others. - Kellogg Foundation's 2008 report on Innovation and Philanthropy
- The Desire to Quantify, Measure, and Account for Philanthropy
A blogpost from good.is that focuses on innovation in evaluation. GOOD is a collaboration of individuals, businesses, and nonprofits pushing the world forward.
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