Designed to focus on the nuanced experience of a corporate grantmaker, the CPI is a day–long conference developed to focus on the most significant global and national trends impacting corporate philanthropy.

Corporate Social (R)evolution

 Social Impact. Social Change. Social Innovation. People are working in new and different ways to solve the world’s most pressing problems: developing businesses with social missions, adopting entrepreneurial strategies to further their community agenda, and engaging entire companies in the work of addressing social problems. We are also seeing increasing numbers of individuals actively engaged in talking about, investigating, exploring, and being directly involved in creating change.

At this year’s CPI we’ll explore many of the new ideas and concepts in social innovation—from social entrepreneurship to shared value to B corporations. We’ll talk about the different ways they are interpreted and experienced, how corporate philanthropy and citizenship may adapt or change in response, and how we use these approaches and opportunities to build “best in class” programs.

Big Picture, Real Tactics, and a Look Ahead

The CPI will provide participants with both the big picture of social change and innovation efforts in the nonprofit, business and philanthropy spheres and practical conversations about promising and effective practices. We’ll discuss how social innovation can be used in what we do in our philanthropy and community involvement efforts. The CPI will close with an exciting discussion with some of the visionaries who are leveraging corporate philanthropy and social media to build social movements.

Institute Sessions

Opening Plenary: New Dimensions in Social Change and the Role of Corporate Philanthropy

Morning Plenary: Solving Social Problems: Creating Change through Social Innovation

Lunchtime Plenary: Social Innovation in 3D: Companies Making Social Innovation Reality

Afternoon Breakouts:

Building Community Involvement Programs That Stick; Social Change through Employee Engagement

Increasing Impact, Enhancing Value–Strategies for a New Corporate Philanthropy from COF’s Corporate Philanthropy 2012 Project

Closing Plenary: Moving Customers, Employees, and Consumers to Action! How Companies are Helping to Build Social Movements

Who Can Attend

The CPI is designed to benefit corporate philanthropy and community relations professionals, as well as corporate senior leadership from the Northern California region and beyond. NCG membership is not required to participate.

Cost

$150 / NCG Member
$300 / Non-Member funder

To read a full program description and/or to register for this year’s Corporate Philanthropy Institute visit ncg.org/cpi.

Nomination Process

The process to be considered for the Community Change and Impact, Health, Education or Sustainability Awards is as follows:

1)  Nominate an exemplary company by June 1, 2012 (self-nominations are welcome). The company will complete the application. Contact Tom Van Ess, Community Partnership Manager at the San Francisco Business Times for an application at tvaness@bizjournals.com or 415.288.4932.

2)  Select ONE (1) of four categories in the 2012 Corporate Philanthropy Awards program.  Please select the category you feel your company is most qualified for and respond to the corresponding questions in the application.  You are also encouraged to apply for inclusion in the Top 70 Corporate Philanthropists listing (e-mail aechstenkamper@bizjournals.com to request the separate survey application).  Each company is eligible to win in one of the following four categories per year.  The categories are:

• Community Health Partner of the Year
• Education Partner of the Year
• Community Partnership in Sustainability
• Community Change and Impact

3) Submit your completed application no later than June 8, 2012. Please e-mail a Word document with your responses to tvaness@bizjournals.com. The San Francisco Business Times’ independent selection committee will request supplemental materials only if clarification is required.

4) The independent selection committee consisting of experts with backgrounds in corporate community affairs, philanthropy, non-profit management, education, and healthcare will select one winner in each category.  Award recipients will be notified in mid-June.

Recipients will be honored at the 12th Annual Corporate Philanthropy Summit & Awards tentatively scheduled for July 18, 2012 at the Hilton San Francisco.

“This convening brings together leaders from multiple sectors to advance solutions that improve community health and expand workforce opportunity.

Join leaders from corporate, philanthropic, healthcare, and education sectors for a day of meaningful interaction, inspiration, and problem-solving.

Be one of the leaders that advance solutions at this exclusive event.”

Event Details

When: Thursday, May 31, 2012 | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Where: The California Endowment | Center for Healthy Communities
1000 North Alameda Street,  Los Angeles, CA 90012

RSVP: Contact Morgan Pulleyblank at 415.692.1564 or morgan@naf.org.

Lunch is provided.