Opening Remarks / System Overview
Is this your first time to San Francisco? 1.Yes 2.No
How many years have you been in the corporate contributions profession? (Range) Years Years Years Years Years
What department does your area report into? 1.Human Resources 2.Legal 3.Chief Executive Officer 4.Community Relations 5.Corporate Social Responsibility 6.Corporate/Public Affairs 7.Communication/PR 8.Marketing 9.Government Affairs 10.Other
How long have you been involved with ACCP (or formerly Contributions Academy)? Years Years Years Years 5.I don’t know, it’s all been a blure
Select the overriding reason that you decided to attend this year’s Conference: 1.Get away from the kids 2.Get away from the spouse 3.Golf Outing/Nature Walk 4.Discuss best practices in corporate philanthropy/CSR 5.Network with my peers 6.See Mark and Melinda 7.San Francisco Cuisine
Philanthropy in a Changing Economy
Select a response that best describes the impact of the economic downturn on your company’s operations. 1.Substantially positive 2.Slightly positive 3.No impact 4.Slightly negative 5.Substantially negative 6.I don’t know
Select a response that accurately reflects changes you anticipate in overall giving by your company in 2009? 1.Increase 2.No Change 3.Decrease 4.I Don’t Know
If making changes to giving, what program areas do you anticipate adjusting to meet spending targets? 1.Matching Gifts 2.Federated Campaigns 3.Foundation Grants 4.Corporate Fund 5.Product Giving 6.Volunteerism 7.Cause-related marketing 8.Other
In your opinion, how closely are your strategic contributions activities linked to your company’s business imperatives? 1.Significantly aligned 2.Moderately aligned 3.Not at all aligned
Skills Based Volunteerism
Does your company invest in skills-based volunteerism? 1.Never 2.Rarely 3.Sometimes 4.Often 5.Always
Does your company invest in pro bono services? 1.Never 2.Rarely 3.Sometimes 4.Often 5.Always
What is the most essential element to driving a successful skills-based volunteer program? 1.Executive buy-in 2.Offering professional services 3.High-skill workforce 4.Wiling and able nonprofit partners 5.Organizational culture 6.Ability to assess & inventory your company’s human capital
Assuming equal market value, which of the following do you think most effectively helps your grantees achieve their goals? 1.Financial donations 2.Traditional hands-on volunteerism (i.e. painting, service events) 3.Skilled volunteer support (i.e. pro bono, lending technical skills)
Please indicate your agreement with the following: “Our employees’ business skills and knowledge would be valuable to nonprofits that are facing business/organizational challenges.” 1.Strongly agree 2.Somewhat agree 3.Neither agree nor disagree 4.Somewhat disagree 5.Strongly disagree
When you think of Target, what potential pro bono services come to mind? 1.Marketing/ Advertising 2.Supply Chain/ Logistics 3.Construction 4.Law Enforcement 5.Technology
When companies provide pro bono services, should they also be required to make financial and/or product donations to the same organization? 10 1.Yes 2.No
Are you responsible for managing your company’s volunteer program? 1.Yes 2.No
Where do you see the greatest opportunity for pro bono services that your company can offer nonprofits? 1.Marketing 2.Governance 3.Finance/ Accounting 4.Leadership/ Professional development 5.Legal 6.Specialized Product/ Service Capacity Building 7.Other
Based on what you heard today, do you see the opportunity to pursue pro bono for skills-based volunteerism as part of your giving strategy? 1.Yes 2.No
Investing in Education
Why does your company support education? 1.Invest in future employees 2.Aligns with customer’s philanthropic interests 3.Community expectations 4.Legacy program 5.Focus area driven by senior management 6.Education closely linked to your company’s products/services
In your opinion, what single most effective tactic businesses can implement to improve educational performance? 1.Invest in teachers 2.Advocacy 3.Fund research 4.Support capital projects 5.Provide mentoring opportunities 6.Public awareness 7.Adopt a school 8.I don’t know
How many students drop out of high school every school day? 1.1, , ,000
How do our 15 year-olds rank in math compared to students in other developed countries? 1.1 st 2.8 th 3.23 rd
American Red Cross – Charting a New Course
Select the most heavily weighted factor that determines your company’s participation in a disaster event response. 1.A pre-determined plan guides funding levels/resource allocation 2.National or local media attention 3.Operations located in impacted area(s) 4.Internal pressure from employees and/or senior management 5.Peer company involvement 6.Availability of financial or product resources
Do you have a formalized review process for responding to disasters? 1.Yes 2.No 10
Do you budget resources to support disaster relief? 1.Yes 2.No 10
How do you finance disaster relief? 1.Designated funds 2.Using non-designated funds 3.Transfer funds from other designated programs 4.Activate an employee matching gift program 5.Initiate a consumer engagement or cause marketing campaign 6.Do not support disaster relief 10
In light of the economic crisis, rate your concern regarding our nation’s ability to respond to major disasters in Extremely concerned 2.Very concerned 3.Somewhat concerned 4.Not at all concerned (confident) 5.Very confident 10
Closing Remarks
How would you describe the economic outlook for your company in 2010? 1.Very positive 2.Positive 3.No change 4.Negative 5.Very negative 10
How optimistic are you about meeting social demands in 2010? 1.Very positive 2.Positive 3.No change 4.Negative 5.Very negative 10
Delegate Assembly
Motion: To accept language as proposed to revise ACCP By-Laws to expand board term from three (3) to four (4) years and increase board size to twenty (20) directors effective immediately. 1.Yes 2.No 10