SUSTAINATOPIA is proud to launch VIRTUAL CONFERENCE SERIES 2020 – with a sharp focus on accelerating business development + investment acquisition within social, financial and environmental sustainability & impact.
As co-founder of Techstars – a global network of more than 2,000 startups and the largest, most active seed stage investor in the world – David Cohen has advised and guided countless entrepreneurs through many existential crises and has founded and invested in companies in the midst of global recessions. Today he is helping entrepreneurs around the world navigate the current crisis as they build the household names of tomorrow. In this session he will share the advice he has been giving them and we will talk to entrepreneurs who are pivoting, raising money, and growing their teams even during these turbulent times.
Guest Presenter Derrick Feldmann will exlore 8 common traits among companies that have been successful at shifting their business culture towards a more socially conscious mindset. Derrick is a speaker, researcher and advisor for causes and companies on social movements and issue engagement. He has been recognized as a leading researcher in cause engagement for more than a decade. Derrick’s work is regularly cited by such outlets as Forbes, Fast Company and The Wall Street Journal and as a reliable source of data on today’s cause engagement. He also leads the research team for Influencing Young America to Act, a study of how young adults are influenced by and influence others to support social movements.
Now in its ninth year, the Building Resilience Through Private-Public Partnerships Conference will focus on on building resilience in the midst of a global pandemic while looking ahead to future emergencies and how we can be better prepared through greater collaboration across sectors.
SUSTAINATOPIA is proud to launch VIRTUAL CONFERENCE SERIES 2020 – with a sharp focus on accelerating business development + investment acquisition within social, financial and environmental sustainability & impact.
SUSTAINATOPIA is proud to launch VIRTUAL CONFERENCE SERIES 2020 – with a sharp focus on accelerating business development + investment acquisition within social, financial and environmental sustainability & impact.
CSR Leaders in our community are adjusting to a new reality – one that is challenging us to think and act differently. You might be asking yourself … how can my company make a difference? This webinar showcases what purpose-driven companies in our client community are doing to influence the trajectory and impact of COVID-19. From matching campaigns, to public engagement and newly-announced grants, these changemakers are helping us see what’s possible.
Join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation on June 17 for Leadership Matters, the final conversation in a 3-part series on building inclusive culture in times of crisis. Culture starts at the top, which makes buy-in from leadership a critical element of intersectional diversity and inclusion efforts. We’ll conclude the series by hearing from executives who are actively spearheading their organization’s culture transformation. We will discuss: Building diverse and inclusive teams in times of crisis and beyond, institutionalizing and adapting employee friendly policies during a crisis and reinforcing allyship in an evolving global and professional landscape.
Our new Benevity Labs Special Report: COVID-19 Relief reveals how some of the world’s most iconic brands are activating their people and communities during a global crisis — and the related trends that are emerging as we look toward recovery. Join Benevity’s CEO, Bryan de Lottinville, and VP of Marketing, Sona Khosla, to hear about the key insights and find out what we’ve seen happening in the CSR space since the report came out.
In 2017, RefuSHE’s girls, young women, and staff were treated to a wonderful surprise visit from United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Special Envoy Angelina Jolie. One of the girls Angelina met was Chantale Zuzi, a fiercely determined young woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Chantale was resettled to the U.S. in 2018 and now lives in Massachusetts. Her dream has been to one day reunite with her new friend – Angelina Jolie. And that dream just came true! As the exemplary humanitarian and mother that she is, Angelina took the time to reach out to Chantale recently for a virtual interview. We invite you to watch and listen to their heartwarming reunion!
This month’s episode, with guest presenter Dan Glisczinski, will examine research findings about realizing the full worth of CSR, encountering others, and the cognition that transforms perspectives. Dan is an associate professor in the Department of Education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. His teaching and research interests converge in fostering cognitive development, critical reflection, and conscientization through education for the larger purpose of helping to form and inform reflective and active global citizens.
Join us as we discuss how the fast-growing accessibility and connectivity of digital technologies have enabled ordinary citizens to engage in crisis response in creative ways. As the world faces the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more volunteers have gone digital, using diverse technologies to provide “information as aid.”
Right now, millions of nonprofits are working to solve challenges like rising unemployment, food insecurity and the medical supply shortage — often with less funding and fewer volunteers. And with half of U.S. nonprofits operating with less than one month’s cash reserves, they’re facing their own challenges that we can help them overcome. Watch our webinar to find out how can you adapt your program to provide the most meaningful help during this unprecedented time.
This event will bring together executives from a unique public-private partnership to discuss the urgent need for and the impact of GENYOUth’s “For Schools’ Sake” campaign. In partnership with corporate supporters and school leaders nationwide, youth-wellness nonprofit GENYOUth created the “For Schools’ Sake” campaign. This campaign provides funding and resources for school communities coping with millions in unbudgeted expenses around school meals during the shutdown.
This week, Nancy Knight, Director of the Division of Global Health Protection (DGHP) at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) comments on measures taken by the public health systems to strengthen global health security. New York Times’ Jeneen Interlandi asks, among others, the following pressing questions: what has the current pandemic taught us about the strength and weaknesses of the global public health systems? (6:31); are there lessons from this pandemic that the United States can learn from other countries? (10:39); and what are the top priorities of the CDC? (16:32).
Join the U.S. Chamber Foundation on June 3 for Inclusion Matters, the first conversation in a three-part series on building an inclusive workplace culture in times of crisis. Diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace is correlated to more creative, innovative, and productive outcomes. In all contexts, but especially during a crisis, it’s critical to ensure employees from all backgrounds feel safe and supported. This webinar will cover: Building a culture of empathy, mitigating unconscious bias in new work environments, and strengthening diversity and inclusion hiring strategies and talent pipelines.
11. Adapting to The New Normal
The International Economic Forum of the Americas
This week, Dean Connor, President and CEO of Sun Life Financial shares his insights on the effects of the COVID-19 on the economy and on how companies will have to adapt to thrive in the new normal. BNN Bloomberg’s Amanda Lang asks, among others, the following pressing questions: What do we need to worry about as we go through this crisis? (2:18); How do you account for market volatility when planning for the medium and long term? (3:45); How do you navigate through the high level of uncertainty we live in right now? (5:02); How do you think this pandemic will change your operations as a CEO, as well as the operations of your clients? (6:52).
This webinar is FREE to Virtual Conference attendees and EFG Members. In the modern era of video calls and group messages, it’s more critical than ever to build human connection and create an empathetic work environment. In this webinar, empathy expert Michael Soskil and The KIND Foundation’s Naomi Giges Downey lead you through exercises to reveal your attitudes and biases, help you better understand other perspectives and teach you how to strengthen human connections even across computer screens.
Kevin Clayton, Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement at the Cleveland Cavaliers and Charities@Work will leverage his 30+ years of executive experience in working with some of the world’s most notable brands in sports, consumer products and healthcare. He will share insights and real examples of virtual community and employee engagement, leveraging inclusion to drive innovation and the domino impact of the health disparities that have been unmasked during these challenging times.
How is the idea that globalization being challenged today? How should we prioritize the way we allocate resources when looking to build a more sustainable and resilient economy? Is the current economic crisis creating a point of no return in th social contract between state and citizens? This week Laurence Boone, Chief Economist of the OECD talks with Reuters Breakingviews’ Global Economic Editor Swaha Pattanaik about the consequences the pandemic will have on nations, societies and businesses.
This month’s episode features presenter Michael Alberg-Seberich who will share his perspective on corporate volunteering in Germany and Europe and trends in Corporate Social Responsibility overall. Michael is a Managing Director & Partner at Gmbh in Berlin and recently published guidance on corporate volunteering with Dr Laura Marie Edinger-Schons, Holder of the Chair of Corporate Social Responsibility University of Mannheim.
Creating a meaningful virtual employee volunteer program isn’t as simple as just posting a few online projects and hoping people respond. This episode of Listen Up! will be a discussion of the critical insights you need to know when building a purpose-driven employee volunteer program – online!
