7:30AM
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Employee Engagement & Workplace Giving
Employee Engagement & Workplace Giving
Our attendees were inspired by industry leaders and subject matter experts.
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Sam Whiting is director of Global Corporate Citizenship (GCC) for Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the Western region and South Carolina. Named to his position in May 2016, Whiting is responsible for developing and executing strategies that will cultivate thriving communities and engage Boeing employees in Washington, South Carolina, and numerous western states where Boeing has a presence. GCC’s primary areas of giving are: 21st Century skill development, support for veterans and military families, environment and stormwater reduction, and arts and culture.
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Karen’s team brings to life the company’s mission which is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. The team seeks to invest the company’s strongest assets – technology, money, employee talent, and the company’s voice – to partner with nonprofits and communities to create lasting positive impact. In the most recent fiscal year, Microsoft’s total annual giving surpassed $1 billion, with cash donations of nearly $120 million and in kind donations worth nearly $950 million.
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Kim currently leads all social and environmental initiatives for T-Mobile, including the TMUS Foundation. She previously led Corporate Social Responsibility for the Expedia, Inc. family of brands, and oversaw employee community engagement at Microsoft Corporation. Her experience also includes building two unique start-up social enterprises that leverage technology to further civic engagement.
Kim has extensive leadership and strategic planning experience in the nonprofit sector through board roles with local, national and international organizations such as Facing the Future, the World Heritage Alliance, United Way of America, and United Way of King County. Kim has a longstanding commitment to building and strengthening communities, and has invested thousands of volunteer hours with youth development, low-income housing and environmental initiatives.
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Aaron Hurst is a globally recognized social entrepreneur who works to create communities that are empowered to realize their potential. He is the CEO of Imperative, a B Corp advocating for Purpose-Oriented Workers and supporting the organizations that embrace them. Aaron is widely known for writing, The Purpose Economy (2014), a book that “shows how the mass quest for self-expression in the workplace is reshaping corporate behavior and creating new economic opportunities.” –Reid Hoffman, Co-founder/Chair of LinkedIn
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As the Vice President for Strategic Initiatives for Eli Lilly and Company, Nate leads concept, development and flawless implementation of innovative and highly effective strategic initiatives to generate sound public policy and brand support from traditional and non-traditional allies such as grassroots organizations, faith-based organizations, communities of color, labor organizations, civil rights and social justice non-governmental organizations. His work with national and international organizations like NAACP, National Action Network, Medical Teams International and other national civic organizations is breaking new ground for 21st century partnerships to further innovation in healthcare and business development for a global marketplace.
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CSR professional highly skilled in identifying emerging trends and creating win-win partnerships that benefit the greater community. Leveraging 15+ years of experience in development of new business lines and programs to create meaningful economic and social impact for business and nonprofit organizations.
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I am proud to work at Pacific Continental Bank, where we serve the nonprofit sector with highly personalized banking services. This means that nonprofits can focus on the success of their mission. I do this work because of my deep commitment to the sector, having been a nonprofit professional for nearly 30 years before becoming a banker in 2009.
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Linda has over 20 years experience and success as a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) professional with global fortune 500 companies in initiating, developing, launching, and overseeing continuous improvement in CSR programs focusing on Philanthropy, Human Rights and the Environment. She led the global CSR efforts for Nordstrom, Inc. from 1995 to 2014 and most recently, developed and implemented the program for Concur Technologies, now a SAP company based in Germany.
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Cliff Schmidt started Literacy Bridge in 2007 to address global poverty and disease by making practical agriculture and health knowledge accessible to those who need it most. He led the development of an audio-based mobile device called the “Talking Book” for people with minimal literacy skills living in rural areas without electricity or Internet access.
Cliff received the Microsoft Alumni Foundation Integral Fellow Award by Bill and Melinda Gates and was awarded a Clinton Global Initiative membership by President Bill Clinton. He received the top prize at the Tech Awards in 2012 and Computerworld Honors in 2013, and was selected by the PBS Newshour as one of five Agents for Social Change in 2013.
Prior to starting Literacy Bridge, Cliff was a software developer for Microsoft and a nuclear engineering officer for the US Navy Submarine Force. He received his B.S. in Cognitive Science from MIT and his M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from University of Washington.
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Katie Teplicky joined Mary’s Place the Director of Development in January 2015. Katie brought over two decades of experience leading community, nonprofit, and education fundraising projects in Washington. Her knack for building relationships, bringing people together, and igniting passions has helped to increase Mary’s Place budget from $2 million in 2014 to $10 million today. She was a significant factor in the unprecedented success of Mary’s Place recent No Child Sleeps Outside crowdfunding campaign where the organization partnered with over 50 local businesses and corporations to raise $4.5 million including $1 million each from Starbucks, the Starbucks Foundation and the Schultz Family Foundation. Mary’s Place success partnering with the business community to raise critical funding will enable the organization to bring more than 500 families inside to warmth, safety, and stability this year.
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With over 25 years of sales, training and marketing experience, Joy’s strength lies in connecting nonprofit and for-profit organizations for a mutually beneficial outcome. Her commitment to continuous learning and professional development means that training is in the forefront of her skill sets. As one that believes that nothing happens until something is sold, she is a firm believer that sales/fundraising skills must be fine tuned especially as the business world is constantly changing and skill sets must change along with it to stay current and relevant.
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As a speaker, writer and consultant, Joe Waters is one of the country’s leading authorities to do-gooders, nonprofits and businesses on how to use cause marketing and social media to establish, grow and deepen relationships with stakeholders.
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Welcome & Program Introduction
Topic: Sponsorship
Speaker: Joy Stephens
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Topic: Employee Engagement & Workplace Giving
Speakers: Kim Vu, Aaron Hurst, Karen Bergin, Kim Solem and Linda Peffer
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Speaker(s): Panel of three industry leaders from Fortune 1000 companies headquarted in the Seattle area. Moderator TBD
Topic: Corporate Philanthropy
Speaker: Cliff Schmidt, Nate Miles, Katie Teplicky and Debra Holland
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Topic: Corporate Social Responsibility
Sam Whiting – BOEING
Lunch: Three course sit-down meal with vegetarian option
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) refers to business practices involving initiatives that are mutually beneficial to society and companies and can usually be bucketed into three main areas:
1.) Environmental – the company engages in practices that reduces or eliminates its impact on the environment and use of natural resources
2.) Human Rights – company ensures fair and ethical sourcing practices
3.) Charitable – the company gives back to the community
In return for adopting CSR into its culture and operations, companies benefit from an increase in sales and customer loyalty as more consumers are looking to buy from companies with practices that match their own values. Our keynote speaker will share the CSR approach taken by their firm, what benefits their company gains and how nonprofits can encourage companies without CSR initiatives to begin by starting with community outreach.
Topic: Cause-Related Marketing
Speakers: Joe Waters, Mary Theisen, Ric Brewer and Joy Stephens
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Best defined as a partnership between a nonprofit and for-profit entity which produces a mutually beneficial outcome. The nonprofit gains awareness and money whereas the for-profit benefits from an enhanced reputation which invariably increases sales.
We’ll begin this session with an explanation of cause-related marketing showcasing examples using national programs. Next, we’ll hear from nonprofits that have successfully executed programs locally. At the end of this session, you’ll have the knowledge needed to launch a cause-related marketing campaign within your own organization.
Speakers: Panel consists of two nonprofits and their business partners.
Closing Remarks & Major Prize Drawing
Happy Hour & Networking
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The Corporate Giving Network held its inaugural conference on Thursday March 2, 2017 at the Columbia Tower Club, 76th Floor, Seattle, WA. This exclusive venue can claim stunning view scapes.
Seattle, WA 98104
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