Online Giving Marketplaces Conference, Stanford, October 8
Posted by Kath Delaney, Founder and Chief Executive Officer on October 3, 2008
Madera Group founder Kath Delaney and social profit strategy consultant Neelu Jain will participate in Online Giving Marketplaces: Changing the Face of Philanthropy, presented by Stanford Social Innovation Review, on October 8.
We’re excited to be a part of the ongoing learning about socially beneficial online giving that’s growing worldwide.
Following are highlights we’ve chosen from the conference program:
The New York Times has called DonorsChoose.org “the Wikipedia of hope.” Global Giving has been called “The Charity Long Tail.” Fortune was so bold as to title its feature article on Kiva, “The Only Nonprofit that Matters.” And home-grown, but similarly modeled organizations around the world such as Give India, Brazil Social Stock Exchange, Greater Good South Africa, Help Argentina, and many more have quickly become important actors in their respective philanthropic ecosystems.
At this one-day conference, the Stanford Social Innovation Review brings together the leaders of 16 global online giving marketplaces with philanthropy experts, so as to tap the pulse of what’s really happening on the frontier of philanthropy. What defines an online giving market? How will they transform the philanthropic sector in the near future? What opportunities exist to shape and accelerate this phenomenon?
9:00 – 9:45 a.m.
One Venture Capitalist’s Perspective
Randy Komisar, partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and former virtual CEO of Global Giving, interviewed by Mari Kuraishi, president of Global Giving Foundation
9:45 – 10:15 a.m.
A Wild Ride: Creating a New Marketplace
Premal Shah, president of Kiva
10:30 – 11:45 a.m.
Online Giving Markets 101
Moderator: Lucy Bernholz, founder and president of Blueprint Research & Design Panelists: Venkat Krishnan, founder and director of GiveIndia; Carol Tappenden, managing director of GreaterGood South Africa; Clam Lorenz, vice president of operations at eBay Giving Works/MissionFish; Tom Williams, founder and CEO of Give Meaning
1:45 – 3:00 p.m.
Online Giving Markets: Niche or Revolution?
Moderator: Katherine Fulton, president of Monitor Institute Panelists: Jacob Harold, program officer, philanthropy, at The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; Brita Lombardi, executive vice president for strategic development at DonorsChoose.org, Mari Kuraishi, president of Global Giving Foundation; Jay Backstrand, cofounder and board memberof VolunteerMatch; Matt Halprin, partner at Omidyar Network
3:15 – 3:50 p.m.
Innovations in Philanthropy
Peter deCourcy Hero, former president and CEO of the Community Foundation Silicon Valley and visiting fellow at the Center for Social Innovation at the Stanford Graduate School of Business (starting January 2009)
