Philanthropy: Imagination, Innovation and Impact

January 24 – 25, 2013
University of Southern California

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Welcome and Introduction

Jack Knott, Dean, Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California
Fred Ali, President and CEO, Weingart Foundation

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Philanthropic Imagination: From Giving Pledge to Philanthropic Strategy

Moderator:
Wendy Wachtell, President, Joseph Drown Foundation

Panelists:
Tom Steyer, Founder, Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C.
Kat Taylor, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Chair of the Board of Directors, One PacificCoast Bank and Foundation

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Leadership Opportunities and Challenges for Philanthropy: Perspectives from the Board Room

Moderator:
James M. Ferris, Director, The Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy, University of Southern California

Panelists:
Robert E. Denham, Partner, Munger, Tolles, & Olson
Irene Hirano Inouye, President, U.S.-Japan Council and Chair, Board of Trustees, Ford Foundation
Monica Lozano, CEO, ImpreMedia
Kerry Sullivan, President, Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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Imagining the Power of Philanthropy: What It Makes Possible Here in Southern California

Moderator:
Fred Ali, President and CEO, Weingart Foundation (Moderator)

Panelists:
Ken Brecher, President, Library Foundation of Los Angeles
Kafi Blumenfield, President and CEO, Liberty Hill Foundation
Samuel Hoi, President, Otis College of Art and Design
Lisa Stevens, President-West Coast Region, Wells Fargo

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Track I: Philanthropic Imagination

The passion and values that spark philanthropy and its possibilities

Investing for Impact: Four Cases from the Philanthropy of Tom Steyer and Kat Taylor

Moderator:
Geoffrey Cowan, President, Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands and USC Annenberg Family Chair in Communication Leadership

Panelists:
Matt James, President and CEO, The Center for the Next Generation
Jim Steyer, CEO and Founder, Common Sense Media
Tom Steyer, Founder, Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C.
Kat Taylor, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Chair of the Board of Directors, OneCalifornia Bank and Foundation

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The Power of Women in Philanthropy

Moderator:
Judy Belk, Senior Vice President, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Panelists:
Michele Ozumba, President & Chief Executive Officer, Women’s Funding Network
Gael Sylvia, Founder, Sylvia Global Media
Erin Hogan, Vice President, Philanthropy Centre, JPMorgan Chase & Co

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Transmitting Philanthropic Values Across The Generations

Moderator:
Lisa Fredricks Parker, President and Executive Director, Lawrence Welk Family Foundation

Panelists:
Emily Davis, President, ED A Consulting LLC
Katherine Lorenz, President, Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation
Susan Price, Consultant, National Center for Family Philanthropy
Lana Volftsun, Executive Director, One Percent Foundation

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Track II: Philanthropic Innovation

New approaches to expanding the difference that philanthropy can make

Collaboration and Networks

Moderator:
Nicole Esparza, Assistant Professor, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy

Panelists:
June Holley, Founder, Network Weaver
Gwen Walden, Managing Director, Arabella Advisors
Patricia Bowie, Consultant, Magnolia Place, Community Initiative

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Impact Investing

Moderator:
Raphael Bostic, Professor and Bedrosian Chair in Governance and the Public Enterprise, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy

Panelists:
Jessica LaBarbera, Director, Strategic Innovation, Nonprofit Finance Fund
Steve Goldberg, Independent Social Investment Advisor, Caffeinated Capital, LLC
Paula Goldman, Director, Omidyar Network

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Social Media and Games for Social Change

Moderator:
Lucy Bernholz, Visiting Scholar, Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, Stanford University

Panelists:
Allison Fine, Senior Fellow, Democracy Team, Dēmos
Mayur Patel, Vice President, Strategy and Assessment, Knight Foundation
Constance Steinkuehler, Associate Professor, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and Co-Director, Games+Learning+Society Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Benjamin Stokes, Researcher, USC Annenberg Innovation Lab

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Track III: Philanthropic Impact

Strategies and practices that create greater impact

Strengthening Nonprofits and their Leadership

Moderator:
Kathleen Enright, President and CEO, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

Panelists:
Heather McLeod Grant, Global Manager, Monitor Institute
Rick Moyers, Vice President for Programs and Communications, Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation
Linda Wood, Senior Director, Leadership & Grantmaking, Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund

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Evaluating and Learning for Greater Impact

Moderator:
Jane Wales, Vice President, Philanthropy and Society, Aspen Institute

Panelists:
Gabriela Fitz, Director of Knowledge Management Initiatives, Foundation Center
Mayur Patel, Vice President, Strategy and Assessment, Knight Foundation
Lisbeth Schorr, Senior Fellow, Center for the Study of Social Policy

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Diffusion and Scaling to Achieve Greater Impact

Moderator:
Edward Skloot, Director, Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society, Duke University

Panelists:
Ana Marie Argilagos, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International & Philanthropic Innovation, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
J. Gregory Dees, Professor and Founding Faculty Director, Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship, The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
Paul Carttar, Former Director, Social Innovation Fund
Carla Javits, President, The Roberts Enterprise Development Fund (REDF)

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