Sarah Ford | May 19, 2015

Videos, Photos, and More Highlights from Membership Assembly 2015

On May 14, 2015, America’s Charities hosted its annual Membership Assembly. Member charities from across the country and special guests gathered to learn insights from corporate social responsibility experts on how to take their nonprofit employee donor engagement from strategy to success.

Leading the discussion were industry experts and guest speakers including Chris Brooks from Share Our Strength, Steffan DeClue from HRC, Chris Jarvis from Realized Worth, Ryan Scott from Causecast, Anthony Shop from Social Driver, Emily Simone from Lockheed Martin, Heather Lofkin Wright from PwC, and others who you can read about here.


Video Clips:

If you missed the great discussion from this event, don’t worry. We recorded it! Below are full recordings of each session. Over the next few weeks, check back as we will post shorter 5-minute segments from each session. Click here to subscribe to our YouTube channel to receive notification when new videos are posted.


Photos:

To view photos from the event, click here.  Membership Assembly is very information-rich, so it was a great honor to have the truly talented artist, Trent Wakenight, capture information from each session into beautiful infographics, which you can view below (click on each image to enlarge).


Presentations:

Click below to download a PDF copy of presentations from each session.

Annual Member Meeting  

CFC update, private sector update, state of the organization, state of the market, rising tide of expectations to focus on performance and impact.

Presenter
Steve Delfin, President and CEO, America’s Charities

Annual Member Meeting (Opening message)

The Power of Collaboration, Shared Values and Partnerships 

This panel discussion will provide insights into building meaningful and strategic partnerships between nonprofits and companies. These types of collaborations offer positive benefits to both the nonprofit looking to achieve long-term sustainability and companies looking for the positive “halo-effect” corporate-nonprofit partnerships can give to their brand. 

Panelists
Heather Lofkin Wright, Corporate Responsibility Director, PwC
Emily Simone, Director of Global Community Outreach, Lockheed Martin
Kimberly Young, Vice President, Business Development, America’s Charities

The Power of Collaboration (Session 1)

Amplifying Employee Engagement 

Chris Jarvis and Ryan Scott, well-known among corporations for their thought-leadership in employee volunteering, workplace giving and corporate social responsibility, will share ways some companies develop a culture of highly engaged employes, the transformative value of corporate and nonprofit partnerships as well as the means to better cultivate employee giving.

Panelists
Chris Jarvis, Senior Partner and Co-Founder, Realized Worth
Ryan Scott, CEO, Causecast

Amplifying Employee Engagement (Session 2)

Communicating Impact: From the Data to the Messages 

Communicating impact is an essential component to engaging donors and spreading awareness about the work nonprofits do to serve the community. This interactive panel discussion will shed light on collecting data, synthesizing the information, and tips on communicating impact to foster engagement.

Panelists
Anthony Shop, Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder, Social Driver
Chris Brooks, Manager of Individual Giving, Share Our Strength
Steffan DeClue, Grant Officer, Human Rights Campaign Foundation

Communicating Impact (Session 3)

Now What? How to Move From Strategy to Success 

This session will synthesize the information from the entire day, give you a chance to ask panelists questions, and provide guidance on immediate steps your organization can take to successfully move from strategy to success.  

Panelists
Anthony Shop, Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder, Social Driver
Chris Jarvis, Senior Partner and Co-Founder, Realized Worth
Ryan Scott, CEO, Causecast
Perla Ni, CEO, GreatNonprofits
Heather Lofkin Wright, Corporate Responsibility Director, PwC
Emily Simone, Director of Global Community Outreach, Lockheed Martin
Christopher Brooks, Manager of Individual Giving, Share Our Strength
Steffan DeClue, Grant Officer, Human Rights Campaign Foundation

How to Move from Strategy to Success (Session 4)


#EngagedGiving Twitter Chat:

Below are highlights and key take-aways from the event, which our guests and attendees Tweeted.

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