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Presentations

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Plenary presenations

Opening Plenary: Innovation and Impact

Adam Smith, CEO, Foundation for Young Australians

Italian Philanthropy's Role in Changing Society

Stefania Mancini [PDF], Vice President, Assifero (Italy)
Prof. Stefano Zamagni [PDF], President, Italian Charity Commission

The Future of WINGS

Marissa Camacho Reyes, WINGS Executive Director
Fernando Rosetti, WINGS Chair

Importance of Philanthropy Research

Barry Knight, Consultant, KMP Ltd (UK)
Paula Johnson, The Philanthropic Initiative (USA)
Bradford Smith, President, The Foundation Center (USA)

 

Concurrent Sessions - Effective Philanthropic Collaborations

Communicating the Value of Foundations to Key Influentials

Mark Sedway, Philanthropy Awareness Initiative (USA)
Vicki Rosenberg, VP Education, Communications & External Relations, Council of Michigan Foundations (USA)
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Role of Grantmaker Associations in Forging More Effective Collaborations

Massimo Lanza, Chair, European Foundation Centre Network Building Committee (Belgium)
Kristin Lindsey [PDF], Executive Vice President and COO, Council on Foundations (USA)

 

Concurrent Sessions - Engaging Strategically with Policymakers

Advocacy and Public Policy on a (shoestring) Budget

Katarina Minarova, Head Coordinator, Association of Slovak Community Foundations
Johanna Hendricks, CEO, West Coast Community Foundation / South Africa Community Foundation Association
Hamid Abidin, Board Member, Association of Philanthropy Indonesia

Communicating Your Cause

Monica Patten, President and CEO, Community Foundations of Canada
Andre Degenszajn, Knowledge Manager, Grupo de Institutos, Fundações e Empresas (Brazil)

Getting Down to Business with the Global Status Report on Community Foundations

Vera Billen, Philanthropy Advisor, King Baudouin Foundation (Belgium)

Partnering for Success: Using Collaborative Relationships to Educate and Influence Policymakers

Dr. Marwan Awartani, Secretary General, Universal Education Foundation (Palestine) / Chair, Arab Foundations Forum
Laura Dittel, Slovak Donors Forum

 

Concurrent sessions - Improving the Legal & Enabling Environment

How the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank and TrustAfrica Are Engaging with Civil Society and PolicymakersHow the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank Are Helping Create an Enabling Environment?

Luis Alberto Fierro, Resource Mobilization Lead Specialist, IDB Office in Europe (Italy)

Improving the Legal & Enabling Environment for Philanthropy

David Moore, Vice President - Legal Affairs, The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
Gina Anderson, former CEO, Philanthropy Australia
Hanna Surmatz, Legal Counsel, European Foundation Centre (Belgium)

Leadership Role of Associations in Promoting Standards and Self-Regulation

Lourdes Sanz, Effectiveness and Services Director, Centro Mexicano para la Filantropía (CEMEFI)
Lydia Enrile, former President, Association of Foundations and League of Corporate Foundations (Philippines)
Janet Mawiyoo, CEO, Kenya Community Development Foundation

 

Concurrent Sessions - Innovations/Capacity Building

How Not to Make Disaster Grantmaking a Disaster

Sylvia Admans, CEO, Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (Australia)
Andrew Ho, Manager, Global Philanthropy, Council on Foundations (USA)

Improving Philanthropic Impact

Moderator: Rosa Gallego García, Chair, Donors and Foundations' Networks in Europe (DAFNE) / Deputy Manager, Spanish Association of Foundations
Presenters: Marilyn Darling, Founding Partner, Signet Consulting; Chet Tchozewski, Founder & President Emeritus, Global Greengrants Fund
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Resources referenced in the session:
1. The two books about Complex Adaptive Systems by Dr. John Holland, Professor Emeretus at University of Michigan are Hidden Order and Emergence. Both are published by Perseus Books.
2. The website from which participants can download a free copy of the study, A Compass in the Woods: Learnning through Grantmaking to Improve Impact
3. Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) as a source of good information about new thinking regarding evaluating and learning to improve impact

Indigenous Philanthropy: Moving Philanthropy Forward in Africa

Janet Mawiyoo, Co-Chair of African Grantmakers Network and CEO, Kenya Community Development Foundation

Innovation for Greater Impact / Scaling-up

Hans Fleisch, CEO, Association of German Foundations
Dr. Lester Salamon, Director, Center for Civil Society Studies, Institute for Policy Studies, The Johns Hopkins University (USA)

Program

To view the full program, including descriptions for each plenary and concurrent session, please download the PDF version.

Plenary Speakers

Opening Plenary: Innovation and Impact

Adam Smith, CEO, Foundation for Young Australians

Adam is a passionate and highly regarded advocate for public education and young people in Australia. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Education Foundation Australia in November 2005, making him one of Australia's youngest CEOs. In 2008 Adam led a merger with one of Australia's largest philanthropic foundations, the Foundation for Young Australians and now leads the combined organization - which works towards every young Australian becoming a successful learner, and confident, active and valued citizen.

An internationally respected speaker across the areas of education, philanthropy, charitable tax reform and youth development, Adam's experience spans philanthropy, youth, education and disability and includes leadership roles in both government and the social sectors.

 

Plenary Speakers

Barry Gaberman Lecture on Global Philanthropy:
Graça Machel, President, Foundation for Community Development

Mrs. Graça Machel is a renowned international advocate for women and children’s rights and has been a social and political activist over many decades. As Minister of Education and Culture in Mozambique (1975-1989) she was responsible for overseeing an increase in primary school enrolment from 40 per cent of children in 1975 to over 90 per cent of boys and 75 per cent of girls by 1989.

Graça Machel is President of the Foundation for Community Development, a not for profit organisation she founded in 1994. FDC makes grants to civil society organisations to strengthen communities, facilitate social and economic justice and assist in the reconstruction and development of post war Mozambique.

In 1994, the Secretary General of the United Nations appointed her as an independent expert to carry out an assessment of the impact of armed conflict on children. Her groundbreaking report was presented in 1996 and established a new and innovative agenda for the comprehensive protection of children caught up in war, changing the policy and practice of governments, UN agencies, and international and national civil society.

Over the years, Mrs. Machel has gained international recognition for her achievements. Her many awards include the Laureate of Africa Prize for Leadership for the Sustainable End of Hunger from the Hunger Project in 1992 and the Nansen Medal in recognition of her contribution to the welfare of refugee children in 1995. She has received the Inter Press Service’s (IPS) International Achievement Award for her work on behalf of children internationally, the Africare Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award and the North-South Prize of the Council of Europe, amongst others.

Graça Machel’s first husband, Samora Machel, inaugural President of Mozambique, was killed in a plane crash in 1986. She wed former South African President Nelson Mandela in 1998.

Graça Machel has served on the boards of numerous international organisations, including the UN Foundation, the Forum of African Women Educationalists, the African Leadership Forum and the International Crisis Group. Amongst her many current commitments, she is a Board Member of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization Fund (GAVI Fund), Chancellor of the University of Cape Town (South Africa), Panel Member of the Africa Progress Panel, Member of The Elders and Member of the High Level Task Force on Innovative International Finance for Health Systems.

 

Engaging with Policymakers around Major Social Issues:
Dr. Astrid Bonfield, Chief Executive, The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund

Dr. Astrid Bonfield was appointed Chief Executive from October 2005. Dr. Bonfield received a degree in Archaeology at Southampton University and subsequently a Masters and then a Doctorate of Philosophy in Social Anthropology at Manchester University. She was Director of the Zimbabwean NGO Inter-Country Peoples' Aid (1997-2001) and then a Programme Development Specialist at the Bernard van Leer Foundation in the Netherlands (2001-2003) focusing on HIV/AIDS and growing up in indigenous societies.

She joined The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund from the Aga Khan Foundation (UK) where she was Director of Policy. Dr. Bonfield served on the board of the Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) from 2007 to 2010, was Chair of the European Foundation Centre (EFC) HIV/AIDS Funders Group from 2006 to 2010 and she currently chairs the Management Group of the Corston Independent Funders' Coalition (CIFC).

 

Engaging with Policymakers around Major Social Issues:
Jermyn Brooks, Chair of Transparency International's Business Advisory Board

Jermyn Brooks is Chair of Transparency International's (TI) Business Advisory Board. He was a member of TI's International Board of Directors from 2003 to 2006. In summer 2000, Jermyn joined Transparency International as Executive Director and CFO. In addition to overseeing the accounting and fundraising functions of the secretariat, Jermyn became involved in TI's private sector initiatives including the anti-money laundering standards of the Wolfsberg banking group; the Business Principles for Countering Bribery and specific industry-focused initiatives. After becoming a member of the TI Board in May 2003, Jermyn relinquished his executive role in the Berlin secretariat but continues to focus on TI's key private sector initiatives.

Jermyn Brooks joined TI after a career with PricewaterhouseCoopers where he was elected worldwide chairman of the firm in 1997. In 1998 he played a key role in negotiating the PwC merger and until his retirement in 2000, he oversaw the completion of the merger in some 150 countries around the world. Jermyn also championed the introduction of corporate social responsibility and sustainability issues into PwC strategies and lectured and wrote frequently on these subjects and on the practical implications for the private sector of these challenges to traditional corporate thinking.

 

Italian Philanthropy's Role in Changing Society
Prof. Stefano Zamagni, President, Italian Charity Commission

Professor Stefano Zamagni was born on January 4, 1943 in Rimini, Italy. He graduated from Catholic University in Milan in 1966 and from 1969 to 1973 he spent a research period in Oxford at Linacre College. On October 13, 1968 he married Vera Negri, and the couple has two daughters, Giulia and Elena and four grandchildren.

In 1966 Professor Zamagni became an Assistant Lecturer at the Catholic University, a post he held until 1969. Later, from 1973 to 1979 he was a Professor at the University of Parma. Since 1979, Professor Zamagni has been a Professor at the University of Bologna. Additional career-related activities in which Professor Zamagni has been involved include serving as a Visiting Professor at the University of Bocconi (Milan) from 1985 to 2007, and as an Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins University (Bologna Center) since 1983. He has been Director of the Department of Economics at the University of Bologna from 1985 to 1993. Moreover, he was Dean of the Faculty of Economics from 1993 to 1996, and a Visiting Professor at the State Victoria Bank of Deakin University in Australia.

Professor Zamagni is the author of several books, including Microeconomic Theory  and Civil Economy and Paradoxes of Growth, both published in 1997. The Economics of Common Good, 2008, Avarice, 2009. In addition, he co-authored History of Economic Thought,OUP,  1995 and 2005; Living in the Global Society, 1997; Non-Profit As Civil Economy, 1998; and Economics; An European Text, 2002; Multiculturalism and identity, 2002; Relational Complexity and economic behaviour, 2002; The Italian non profit at the crossroad, 2002; Civil Economy, 2007; A civil economic theory of cooperative firm, 2005; Economic Theory and Interpersonal Relations, 2006; Cooperation, 2008; Markets, money and history. Essays in honour of Sir John Hicks, CUP 2008; Cooperative Enterprise, 2010; Dictionary of Civil Economy, 2009. Avarice, 2009.

For his fine accomplishments, Professor Zamagni has been honored a number of times. He was named the McDonnel Distinguished Scholar in Helsinki in 1992, and a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International in 1995. He was the recipient of the St. Vincent Economics Prize from Aosta Valley Regional Goverment in 1989, the Capri Economics Prize from the Association of the Development of Social Sciences in 1996, the Golden Sigismondo Prize from the Municipality of Rimini in 1997, and the Gold Medal of the International Center Pio Manzu in 1998. Honorary citizen of the City of Rosario (Argentina) and Mar del Plata (Argentina); Gold Medal of Italian Credit Unions, in 2005. In 2007 he was awarded the title of knight of the order of St. Gregory the Great; Doctor Honoris Causa in Economics, University F. de Vitoria, Madrid, 2010; Giorgio La Pira Prize for Peace, 2010.

As befits a man of this standing, Professor Zamagni was a member of the Executive Committee of International Economy Association (1989-1999) and the Steering Committee of Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. Since 1991 he is a member of the Pontifical Council on Justice and Peace. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences of Milan, the Academy of Sciences of Bologna and the Academy of Sciences of Modena. Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences, New York. He was President of ICMC from 1999 to 2007 (an NGO based in Geneva dealing with migrant and refugee issues) and fellow of "Human Development and Capability Association" (Harvard University). He was appointed (2007) President of the Italian Commission for Non Profit sector, Milan. Member of the Advisory Board of EURICSE, Trento. He is a member of the scientific committee of various economic journals and reviews.

 

Italian Philanthropy's Role in Changing Society
Stefania Mancini, Vice President of Assifero

After dedicating herself to promoting volunteer organizations with European Union institutions for a number of years, Stefania became convinced that non-profit groups need to be fully independent and she then chose the world of private foundations and of philanthropy more generally.

She has been Vice President of Assifero since its establishment, the managing director of Fondazione Italiana Charlemagne, the managing vice-president of Fondation Assistance Internationale (based in Lugano), and a board member of Comunità residenziale per persone disabili (community home for the disabled) Il Chicco in Ciampino, near Rome.

On an institutional level, she has been appointed to many posts by both the European Commission and the Italian government, as an expert on European issues, the promotion of the non-profit sector and international cooperation. In the European Commission, she has been an expert consultant for Commissioner Cresson regarding youth issues; an assessment expert on the cases of recently joining countries for D.G. I - External Relations; the representative of the associations in the CCMAF committee on the Social Economy, and the rapporteur of the European Social Economic Committee.

Since 1996, she has prepared the European chapter of all the Italian Reports on Volunteer Organizations for the Italian government. She was a member of Agenzia per le ONLUS (the Agency for Italian non-profit organizations of social utility) for 5 years; a member of the Committee on Youth Unemployment for former President of the European Commission Prof. Romano Prodi; a member of Osservatorio Nazionale sul Volontariato (the National Observatory on Volunteer Organizations); and, finally, president of the Premio Nazionale della Solidarietà (National Solidarity Award) for the Presidency of the Italian Republic.

Donors

WINGS is grateful for the assistance of its many donors, who, together made WINGSForum 2010 possible.

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is a private, grantmaking foundation based in Flint, Michigan, USA. It supports non-profit programs throughout the US and, on a limited geographic basis, internationally. Through its programs of Civil Society, Environment, Flint Area and Pathways out of Poverty, and their more specific program areas, the Foundation seeks to fulfill its mission of supporting efforts that promote a just, equitable and sustainable society. The Foundation has field offices in London, UK, and Johannesburg, South Africa.

 

Fondazione Cariplo

Fondazione Cariplo is one of the world's main philanthropic organizations; it took over the long-standing philanthropic tradition of Cassa di Risparmio delle Provincie Lombarde. The Foundation operates based on the principle of subsidiarity and has three main objectives: 1) contribute to the development of local communities; 2) foster the formation and consolidation of independent social entities that can autonomously take care of community needs; and 3) contribute to solving the community's problems acting as a catalyst for the parties involved. Since its establishment in 1991, Fondazione Cariplo has funded about 20,000 projects with total grants of about 2 billion euros to nonprofit organizations.

 

Ayala Foundation Inc.

Ayala Foundation Inc. (AFI) is one of the leading corporate foundations in the Philippines. Founded in 1961, AFI is committed to improving the quality of life of Filipinos by contributing to the eradication of poverty in all its forms. In partnership with government and nongovernment organizations, AFI actively develops, implements, and sustains programs in the following areas: education and leadership development; art, history, and culture; entrepreneurship; community development; and environment and sustainability. It also serves as the convener of the pioneering initiatives of the Ayala group of companies in the areas of corporate social responsibility and sustainability.

 

Emirates Foundation

The Emirates Foundation is one of the UAE's foremost philanthropic organizations. It offers financial and technical support to projects that enrich the lives of people in the Emirates, particularly in the areas of youth development, knowledge creation, and society and culture.

The Foundation facilitates links between commercial businesses and the public sector to devise new projects and strengthen existing nonprofit initiatives throughout the country. Its funding comes from annual donations and an endowment fund supported by the Abu Dhabi government and private companies.

Launched on April 12, 2005 by H.H Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, its Board of Directors is chaired by Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

 

King Baudouin Foundation

The King Baudouin Foundation is an independent and pluralistic foundation. We provide financial support to around 2,000 organizations and individuals annually. The Foundation also acts as a forum for debate and reflection and fosters philanthropy. With a budget of 30 million euros, the Foundation wants to look in 2010 for sustainable ways of contributing to justice, democracy and respect for diversity. We operate out of Brussels, but are active at regional, Belgian, European and international level. Our Board of Governors sets out broad lines of action, which are implemented by some 50 colleagues. The Foundation was created in 1976, to mark the 25th anniversary of King Baudouin's reign.

 

Kraft Foods Foundation

Kraft Foods Foundation focuses its grant making in the areas of hunger and healthy lifestyles. It supports organizations in targeted areas around the world that help improve food access and bring better nutrition to those in need. The foundation and the company are currently fulfilling a three-year, $180 million commitment to fight hunger and support healthy lifestyles. The foundation has launched hunger and healthy lifestyles programs in the United States, Indonesia the Philippines, Russia and Brazil. Kraft Foods and its Foundation have donated nearly $1 Billion in cash and food to non-profit organizations since 1990. Together, we believe we can make a difference.

Planning Commitee

Ruth Jones (Social Venture Partners International, USA) – Chair

Bernardino Casadei (Associazione Italiana Fondazioni e Enti di Erogazione – Assifero) – Co-Chair and Host Representative

Stefano Marchettini (Associazione di Fondazioni e di Casse di Risparmio Spa – ACRI, Italy) – Host Representative

Atallah Kuttab (Arab Foundations Forum, Jordan)

Katarina Minarova (Association of Slovak Community Foundations)

Noshir Dadrawala (Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy, India)

Lourdes Sanz (Centro Mexicano para la Filantropia – CEMEFI, Mexico)

Jane Humphries (Community Foundations of Canada)

Matthew Nelson (Council on Foundations, USA)

Pavlína Kalousová (Czech Donors Forum)

Leticia Ruiz-Capillas (European Foundation Centre, Belgium)

Fernando Rossetti (Grupo de Institutos, Fundações e Empresas – GIFE, Brazil)

Janet Mawiyoo (Kenya Community Development Foundation)

Bill King (Minnesota Council on Foundations / Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, USA)

Tina Thiart (Southern African Community Grantmakers Leadership Cooperative)