Doing Good in a Changing World: A Conversation with Alumni Leaders in Philanthropy

Wednesday, May 19, 2021
11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 Online Event

11 am New York l 5 pm Vienna

As part of CEU’s Philanthropy Week, OSUN and CEU invite members to take part in an engaging discussion with the University’s leading alumni, who are now changemakers in philanthropic organizations across the globe. The session will offer insight into global trends in the philanthropic sector. Distinguished alumni will also share their inspirational career journeys and reflect on how their time at CEU prepared them for a career in philanthropy.

As the world faces an unprecedented set of challenges, many continue to look to global philanthropy for solutions. We will be asking questions such as:

What are the emerging opportunities and challenges for philanthropy in 2021? How do these differ across the globe?

How is the role of institutional philanthropy changing today and how can philanthropy better work with grassroots organizations to catalyze change?

How are fundraisers navigating the new normal and where do opportunities exist in the current climate?

In what ways did CEU help prepare you for careers in philanthropy? What knowledge and skills are required to succeed today in philanthropy, as well as civil society and other sectors?

Audience questions are invited in the final part of the session.

Speakers
Frode Dal Fjeldavli (IRES '02), Head of Funds & Horizontal Concerns Unit, EEA & Norway Grants (Belgium)
Mladen Joksic (SPP '09), Director of Foundation and Development Strategy, Council on Foreign Relations (United States)
Marta Lejkowski (ENVS '99), Director of Philanthropy for Europe, The Nature Conservancy (United Kingdom)
Elena Ryabova (POLS '02), Director of Development, Chess in the Schools (United States)
Eric Schmelling (POLS '95), Chief Philanthropy Officer and General Manager, Rotary International (United States)

Moderator
Jason Weedon, Director of Philanthropy and Strategic Partnerships, CEU

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