Thursday, June 23, 2011
Reception: 7:30 a.m.
Program: 8:00 a.m.
Adjourn: 9:00 a.m.
Speaker: Todd Lapin, President, Alliance Consulting Partners
Host: Quarles & Brady
300 North LaSalle Street
Suite 4000
Chicago, Illinois 60654
As the CR Group ends its 2010-2011 breakfast program series focused on Transformative CSR Leadership, we are pleased to welcome Todd Lapin to discuss some other key areas that need to be measured, evaluated and communicated to the various stakeholders. Many grant makers put most of their effort into the front end of the process (evaluating the merits of proposals prior to approval) and not so much after the grant has been made. If we consider grants as investments, it makes sense to evaluate success over time. Looking at grants as investments, we should expect a reasonable return from the grantee in terms of human gain. Program evaluation is generally viewed as being difficult to implement, but with today’s tools this process is now much more manageable for both the grantor and grantee. Todd Lapin will discuss how corporations and nonprofits can work together to develop successful outcomes-based partnerships.
The second segment of today’s discussion will focus on tools for managing, tracking and measuring the success of employee giving programs and employee volunteer programs, which many corporations are emphasizing. Todd will provide a brief overview of products that can help manage and streamline employee matching gifts and volunteerism programs, along with an update on some of the newer tools that are now available. We also want members and guests to contribute to this discussion based on their own experiences.