Accountability for corporate operations and policies can have a profound impact on the racial, economic, environmental and social issues philanthropy seeks to address. As asset owners and investors, foundations have a powerful – and largely untapped - opportunity to leverage the totality of their assets to make an impact beyond grantmaking. Shareholder engagement and advocacy is an effective tool that adds leverage to our efforts to help us to drive impact while also increasing long-term shareholder value.
Please join us to learn more about shareholder engagement opportunities, including practical tools, strategies and resources to complement the work of partners on the ground and help drive more equitable outcomes across programmatic priorities. You will hear directly from the Nathan Cummings Foundation and the Woodcock Foundation who leading efforts to shift corporate behavoir via shareholder activisitm and Jobs to Move America, which has used shareholder engagement to secure the first community benefits agreement in the history of the US South, including unionization for thousands of workers in the green economy.
Who should attend?
For anyone looking to drive social change beyond grantmaking dollars—no matter the issue area.
What will you learn?
- Explore shareholder engagement tactics to support social change beyond grantmaking, including:
- What is shareholder engagement and how can foundations leverage their assets beyond grantmaking to make concrete impact
- Tools and tactics to shift corporate behavior across a range of issues that also impact long-term shareholder value
- How shareholder engagement can complement the on the ground work of grantee partners
Speakers
- Stacey Faella, Executive Director, Woodcock Foundation
- Laura Campos, Senior Director of Economic Justice, Nathan Cummings Foundation
- Miranda Nelson, Deputy Executive Director, Jobs to Move America
- Valerie Boucard (Moderator), Director of Environmental Justice, Nathan Cummings Foundation
How do you sign up?
PNY Members: To register yourself and/or a colleague at your organization, please log in and click the “Register Now” link above. (No fee.)
Funders Invited by Email (Non-PNY): If you recieved an email invitation and are not a PNY member, we are happy to waive the registration fee. To register, please email spasha@philanthropynewyork.org Please note that this event is in-person and guest names need to be on the approved list to be allowed entry into the Ford Foundation building. (No fee.)
This is an in-person event. Please plan to arrive 15-30 minutes before the program starts and be prepared to show your ID at the registration table.
Please email spasha@philanthropynewyork.org with questions or for further information on this program or on eligibility.