2013 - Resilient New York

 February 26, 2013

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium

Resilient New York:
How Nonprofit Leaders are Managing the Unexpected


Foundation and nonprofit leaders share insights about nonprofit resilience and lessons learned from Sandy recovery efforts at the 2013 Charity Effectiveness Symposium.

AGENDA:

Welcome Remarks Click Here for video

Speaker: Claire Rosenzweig, President & CEO, Better Business Bureau serving Metropolitan New York

Part I. Featured Speaker Click Here for video

Update from the Charities Bureau

Speaker: Jason R. Lilien, Bureau Chief of the Charities Bureau, State of New York Office of the Attorney General

Part II. Panel Discussion Click Here for video

Lessons From Sandy: What Funders and Grantees Are Learning

Moderator: Ronna Brown, President, Philanthropy New York

Panelists:

Emary Aronson, Managing Director, Education & Relief Fund, Robin Hood Foundation

Marilyn Gelber, President, Brooklyn Community Foundation

David Okorn, Executive Director, Long Island Community Foundation

Part III. Panel Discussion Click Here for video

Building Resilient Leaders, Organizations and Communities

Moderator: Timothy J. McClimon, President, American Express Foundation

Panelists:

Nancy Biberman, Founder and President, WHEDco

Valyrie K. Laedlein, Co-Director, Community Resource Exchange

Trish Tchume, Director, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network

Part IV. Keynote Remarks Click Here for video

Resilient New York: How Nonprofit Leaders Are Managing the Unexpected

Speaker: Sheena Wright, President & CEO, United Way of New York City


  • Introduced by Patricia Swann, Senior Program Officer, Community Development and the Environment, The New York Community Trust (Click Here for video)
  • Question Moderator: James A. Krauskropf, Distinguished Lecturer and Director, The Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management, Baruch College School of Public Affairs (Click Here for video)