Fourth Annual Sports and Entertainment Philanthropy Summit

 

A Two-Day Intensive Summit for Sports and Entertainment Philanthropy Professionals on April 1- 3, 2012 at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas

 

When: April 2 & 3 with an evening reception on April 1

 

Where: Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, NV.

 

Hotel Rooms: The discounted room rate is $99 a night. CODE SMGIV2.

 

Please call 877-244-9474 to make your reservation. You must identify yourself as part of The Giving Back Fund's conference to receive the discounted rooms. Only a limited number of rooms are available.

PLEASE NOTE that this is also the NCAA Final Four weekend, which is often a busy time in Las Vegas. We recommend you reserve a room as soon as possible.

 

Convener: The Giving Back Fund is a national nonprofit organization established in 1997 to cultivate and nurture a new group of philanthropists within the sports and entertainment communities and to help establish role models who will inspire others to give back. The Giving Back Fund provides philanthropic consulting and management to athletes, entertainers, and entrepreneurs, including Maria Bello, Channing Frye, Justin Morneau, Ben Roethlisberger, Yao Ming, and Jonathan Vilma.

 

Attendees:

• Executive Directors and decision makers from athlete and celebrity foundations
• Close advisors to professional athletes and entertainers on a variety of personal and professional issues
• Family and friends of professional athletes and entertainers
• Community relations professionals from pro teams and leagues and from entertainment agencies

Content appropriate for all levels of experience

 

Host Committee:

• LYNDA HAMILTON, NFL Charities of the National Football League
• MICHAEL JACOBSON, Director, Talent Relations, Octagon First Call
• SANDY MARSHALL, Executive Director, NASCAR Foundation

• STEPHANIE SANDLER, Senior Vice President, The Giving Back Fund
• KENT SETON, Esquire, Managing Partner, Seton and Associates PLC
• ANDREW SCHULZ, VP, Legal & Government Relations, Council on Foundations
• CARMEN WILSON, Founder, Good Carma

 

Members of the Host Committee will also participate as speakers and moderators. A panel of frequent funders of sports and entertainment related events and philanthropy is scheduled for the morning of April 3.

 

the only national conference dedicated to this unique niche in philanthropy.

 

The summit offers cutting-edge information and educational tools about best practices in philanthropy and fundraising with an emphasis on working with celebrities. Topics include cause marketing, fundraising, sponsorships, legal counsel, public relations and social media. The Giving Back Fund will bring together high-level executives in the field of philanthropic advising for athletes and entertainers for a unique learning and networking experience. Content will be appropriate for all levels of experience.

Please note, attendees will be asked to confirm the philanthropic celebrity with whom they are associated.  No solicitation of any kind is allowed.

Group and referral rates are available if your organization would like to send more than one person or if you refer someone that you think might benefit from the summit.  Each session includes a Q & A portion so that your individual concerns can be addressed.

 

The atmosphere is a classroom style, participatory setting.  The goal is to have the attendees leave with skills and information that you can immediately put into action. 
    

 

Agenda (subject to change)

• Sunday, April 1
  
  6 p.m. - 9 p.m. -- Networking cocktail reception sponsored by:

 

 

• Monday, April 2
  
  8 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. - Registration and Breakfast
  
  8:30 am. - 8:45 a.m. - Opening Remarks
  
  8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - Social Entrepreneurship, Melissa Bradley, CEO of Tides,
  
  9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - Break Sponsored by:
• 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Contemporary Legal Issues in Cause Marketing, Edward Chansky, Of Counsel, GreenbergTraurig
  
  11:00 a.m. - noon - Fundraising During Challenging Times, Matt Zarcufsky, CFRE; Gina Steinway, Interim F&S Director, Odell Simms & Lynch
  
  noon - 1:30 p.m. - Lunch & Keynote TBA
  
  2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Social Media Strategy, Kathleen Hessert, Founder, Sports Media Challenge
  
  3:00 - 4:00 - Session 6
  
• Tuesday, April 3
  
  8 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. - Breakfast
  
  8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Round Table Discussions with Host Committee
• LYNDA HAMILTON, NFL Charities of the National Football League
• MICHAEL JACOBSON, Director, Talent Relations, Octagon First Call
• SANDY MARSHALL, Executive Director, NASCAR Foundation
• STEPHANIE SANDLER, Senior Vice President, The Giving Back Fund
• KENT SETON, Esquire, Managing Partner, Seton and Associates PLC
• CARMEN WILSON, Founder, Good Carma
  
  9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - Break Sponsored by:
  
  
  
  9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. - Funders Panel
  
  10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Closing Remarks
  

 

Printing Sponsor:

 

 

5 Reasons to attend

 

• To learn how to overcome the unique challenges associated with fundraising for professional sports and entertainment philanthropy
• To meet your colleagues --- Executive Directors, Development Directors and other decision makers for athlete and celebrity associated charities
• To leave the conference with information and techniques that will immediately improve your fundraising success
• To hear from specialists in the areas of sponsorship, cause-marketing, event planning, brand management, and online fundraising
• To find out about new and innovative fundraising methods before everyone else does!

 

Content appropriate for all levels of experience. To ensure the comfort of all our guests, attendees may be asked to confirm and identify their celebrity association.

NO SOLICITATIONS OF ANY KIND WILL BE ALLOWED.

 

PAST SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

• ELIZABETH A. AMERY, Senior Managing Director, Changing Our World
• KURT ASCHERMANN, President and COO, Charity Partners LLC; Former Senior Vice President of Resource Development and Marketing for Boys & Girls Clubs of America
• KING DAHL, Executive Director of Events, MGM Resorts Events
• ANITA L. DEFRANTZ, President, Member of Board of Directors of LA84 Foundation
• ERIC GAZIN, President and Founder, Auction Cause and Gazin Auctions
• SCOTT GOLDMAN, Vice President of Development, Grammy Foundation and MusiCares Foundations
• JONATHAN GREENBLATT, Director of the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation, Co-Founder, Ethos Water
• TAMAR HOAPILI, Manager Community Relations/Video Production, Cox Communication
• RYAN LAPINE, Attorney, Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman, LLP
• RENE JONES, Director of the United Talent Agency Foundation
• VINU “JOE” JOSEPH, Senior Project Director, IEG Advisory Services
• JIMMY LYNN, Vice President, Diversity Partnerships and Strategic Relationships, AOL
• STACIE MANN, Director of Consumer Marketing, Network for Good
• AMY MARTIN, Founder, Digital Royalty
• NOAH MCMAHON, Co-Founder, Anonymous
• DAN MIGALA, Former Vice President, Partnership Solutions, San Diego Padres
• STEVE MILLER, CEO, Andre Agassi Foundation for Education
• JAISON MORGAN, Founder Common Pool
• ANDREW MORTON, President, Morton Advisors, P.C.
• JOSEPH MOUZON, Executive Director, Nonprofit Services for Network for Good
• SCOTT PANSKY, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Southern California, Allison & Partners Public Relations
• JONATHAN WEEDMAN, Regional Vice President, Wells Fargo Foundation
• ADLAI WERTMAN, Professor of Clinical Social Responsibility, Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California  
• JONATHAN B. WILLIAMS, Director, Office of Corporate Relations, Corporation for National and Community Service