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BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium Videos & Whitepapers

What Is the BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium?

Since 2006, the BBB Education and Research Foundation of Metropolitan New York has presented the BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium, as well as related programs. At the symposium, prominent leaders and experts from foundations, nonprofits, consulting firms, and government agencies gather to discuss the latest thinking about charity impact and effectiveness issues. Each symposium is filmed and the proceedings are summarized.

Symposium videos and whitepaper summaries are now available through this website to benefit nonprofit leaders everywhere.

Please click to view videos and whitepapers for each symposium.

A) 2012 Thinking Out of the Box: Meeting Challenges with Creative Leadership

B) 2011 Mastering the New Normal: Strategies and Insights from Change Leaders

C) 2010 Transforming Ourselves: Building Effective Leaders, Organizations, and Communities

D) 2009 State of the Philanthropic Union: Meeting Effectiveness Challenges

E) 2008 Building Capacity for Maximum Impact

F) 2006 Nonprofit Effectiveness - What Impact Do You Have?

Next BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium

The seventh BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium will take place on February 26, 2013 in New York City; registration will open in late fall 2012. For advance information about that program, click here.

Why Does BBB Provide Charity Effectiveness Programs?

BBB Education and Research Foundation educates nonprofit leaders about charity effectiveness and nonprofit management issues, in order to help them improve outcomes and understand how to meet the 20 BBB Standards for Charity Accountability.