Retreat-at-a-Glance

Saturday, September 20, 2008

10am - 6pm ~ EGA Board of Directors Meeting

8:30am - 6:30pm ~ Pre-Retreat Field Trips

Registration Deadline: August 21, 2008

1- Feeding the Region - First Day
2- Going, Going, Green
3- Wilderness Is Not Just in the Wildlands
4- Water, Water Everywhere
5- Kanienkehaka Mohawk Visit and Hike

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Pre-Retreat Field Trips continued
Registration Deadline: August 21, 2008

6- Feeding the Region- Second Day
7- Rollin' on the River

Learning Institutes

10am - Noon

1- The New Paradigm of Health
with Grantmakers in Health and the Health and Environmental Funders Network

2- Inclusiveness in Grantmaking
With Angela Park from Diversity Matters

3- Across the Pond: European Environmental Grantmaking in Action
With the European Foundation Center

2pm - 4pm

4- Small Foundations and Climate Change
With the EGA Small Foundations Group

5- The Other Taboo: Talking About Class: A Workshop for Young People in Philanthropy
With Resource Generation, Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy and the Third Wave Foundation

6- Green Beyond Grants: Creating a Sustainability Policy Statement at Your Foundation
With the EGA Green Practices Project

5:00pm – 6:00pm ~ Newcomers Welcome Reception

6:00pm – 8:30pm ~ Welcome Reception,  Pavilion

8:45pm – 10:00pm ~ Beldon Fireside Farewell

Monday, September 22, 2008 – Funder Only Day

6:30am – 7:30am ~ Yoga Class

7:30am – 8:45am ~ Breakfast

Affinity Group Coordinators Breakfast (invitation only, contact ldavila@ega.org for info)

9:00am – 10:00am ~ Opening Ceremony
        
Welcoming Remarks
Lee-Hoon Benson & Chet Tchozewski, Program Committee Chairs

SPIRITUAL WELCOME
Dan Longboat, Six Nations of the Grand River

10:15am – 12:15pm ~ Featured Conversation: Moving Your Assets to Address Climate Change, Main Dining Room

Moderator
Jenny D. Russell, Executive Director, Merck Family Fund

Speakers
Richard Woo, Chief Executive Officer, Russell Family Foundation
Leslie Lowe, Board Chair, Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
William McCalpin, Trustee, The F.B. Heron Foundation

12:30pm – 1:30pm ~ Lunch, Pavilion

Special Appreciation Luncheon for 2008 EGA Committee Members and Project Funders (by invitation)

1:45pm – 3:15pm ~ Concurrent Sessions

Philanthropy's New Passing Gear: A Workshop on Harmonizing Giving and Investing

Facilitator
Doug Bauer, Senior Vice President, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
        
Speaker
Steven Godeke, Consultant, Godeke Consulting

Money Isn't Everything: Providing Assistance Beyond the Grant Check

Facilitator
Paul Beaudet, Associate Director, Wilburforce Foundation
        
Speakers
Ellie Buteau, Ph.D., Senior Research Officer, Center for Effective Philanthropy
Cassie Bolanos, Research Analyst, Center for Effective Philanthropy

Can Local Communities Be Our Friends?

Facilitator
Jennifer Sokolove, Program Officer, Compton Foundation
        
Speakers
Jeffery Campbell, Senior Program Officer, Ford Foundation
Chet Tchozewski, Executive Director, Global Greengrants Fund

Beyond the Power Dynamic: Building Equal Partnerships With Grantseekers

Facilitator
Millie Buchanan, Program Officer, Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
        
Speaker
Charlene Allen, Deputy Director, The Funding Exchange

Creative Partnerships between Corporations, Foundations and Others

Facilitator
Mark Van Putten, Consultant, Wege Foundation
           
Speakers
Tanvi Nagpal, Director of Water and Sanitation Initiatives, Global Water Challenge
Don A. Moseley, P.E., Director of Sustainable Facilities within Real Estate Division, Wal-Mart
Peter Stangel, Director of Science and Evaluation, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

New Approaches to Impact Assessment

Facilitator
Bruce Boyd, Principal, Arabella Advisors

Speakers
Barbara Wyckoff-Baird, Principal, Dynamica (invited)
Lee Bodner, Executive Director, ecoAmerica
Nick Salafsky, Co-Director, Foundations of Success

Have Diversity Efforts Failed? Taking a Hard Look and the Implications for Philanthropic Impact

Facilitator
Danielle Deane, Program Officer, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Speaker
Dr. Freada Kapor Klein, Trustee, The Mitchell Kapor Foundation and author, “Giving Notice: Why the Best and the Brightest Leave the Workplace and How You Can Help Them Stay”

3:30pm – 4:30pm ~ Ad Hocs Round 1

5:00pm – 6:00pm ~ Ad Hocs Round 2

6:30pm-8:00pm ~ Dinner

Trustee Dinner Event (invitation only; contact ega@ega.org for more info)

8:15pm – 10:00pm ~ Cultural Evening

The Wizard of Beldon 8:15-8:45pm
Ollabelle 8:45-10pm

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

6:15am – 7:15am ~ Yoga Class

7:15am – 8:15am ~ Breakfast

Climate Coordinators Group Breakfast (invitation only)

8:30am – 10:00am ~ Keynote: Dr. Vandana Shiva

10:15am – 11:45pm ~ Concurrent Sessions

Integrating Federal and Sub-Federal Approaches to Climate Action

Facilitator
Michael Northrop, Program Director, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
        
Speakers
Bill Becker, Executive Director, Presidential Climate Action Project
Thomas Suozzi, County Executive, Nassau County
Brian T. Turner, Deputy Director, Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

Carbon Credit and Forest People: A Case Study Up Close and Personal

Facilitator
Ken Wilson, Executive Director, The Christensen Fund
        
Speakers
Shaun Paul, Executive Director, Ecologic Development Fund
Saul Bastillo, Community Leader, Pico Bonito National Park Foundation (invited)
Rafael Sambula, Project Manager, Pico Bonito National Park Foundation

You Say Potatoes, I Say Plastics: Green Chemists and Environmental Health Advocates' Recipe for Economic Development

Facilitator
Diane Ives, Fund Advisor, The Kendeda Fund
        
Speakers
Dr. John C. Warner, Co-Founder & President, Warner-Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry & Beyond Benign
Michael Belliveau, Executive Director, The Environmental Health Strategy Center

Population Growth: The OTHER Environmental Issue

Facilitator
Susan Gibbs, Consulting Program Officer, Wallace Global Fund
        
Speakers
Laurie Mazur, Author, Island Press
Robert Engelman, Vice President, Worldwatch Institute

Water, Energy and Climate Change: Connections and Solutions

Facilitator
Judy Adler, Program Officer, Turner Foundation
        
Speakers
Dr. Richard A. Meganck, Director, UNESCO Institute for Water Education
Heather Cooley, Senior Research Associate, Pacific Institute

Driving Down Driving: From the Nation's Capital to Your Community and All Points In Between

Facilitator
Nick Turner, Managing Director, Rockefeller Foundation
        
Speakers
Geoff Anderson, Executive Director, Smart Growth America
Janette Sadik-Kahn, Commissioner, New York City Department of Transportation

Shareholder Activism: Mobilizing the Market for Social Change

Facilitator
Michael Passoff, Associate Director, As You Sow Foundation
        
Speakers
Sister Pat Daly, Coordinator, Global Warming Shareholder Campaign, Tri-State Coalition for Responsible Investment
Dr. Richard Liroff, Coordinator, Investor Environmental Health Network

Carrying the Torch : Young Grantmakers Taking Action on the Environment

Facilitator
Dana Betterton, Senior Associate, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Speakers
Helen Gemmill, Global Greengrants Fund
Leslie Goldstein, Lynda Goldstein Foundation
Anthony Colon, Funders Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities

12:00 – 1:00pm ~ Lunch, Inside

1:00pm – 2:30pm ~ Featured Conversation: Five Minutes to Doomsday or Newday: Accelerating Solutions to Climate Change

Facilitator
Kennette Benedict, Trustee, Compton Foundation

Speakers
Dr. Ji-Qiang Zhang, Vice President of Programs, Blue Moon Fund
Dr. Neva Goodwin, Global Development and Environment Institute,
Tufts University and Vice Chair, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Dr. Evan M. Notman, Environmental Conservation Program Manager, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

2:45pm – 4:15pm ~ Concurrent Sessions

The Missing Basics: Water and Sanitation for the World

Facilitator
David Douglas, Trustee, Wallace Genetic Foundation; President, Water Advocates
        
Speakers
Patricia Dandonoli, President & CEO, WaterAid America
Michael L. Smith, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International

The Radical Center: Unlikely Allies Coming to Yes

Facilitator
Martin Goebel, Trustee, Compton Foundation
        
Speakers
Craig Tucker, Lead Organizer, Karuk Tribe
Becky Hatfield Hyde, Rancher, Yainix Partnership

Green Collar Jobs: Building the Clean Energy Economy

Facilitator
Ellen Dorsey, Executive Director, Wallace Global Fund
        
Speakers
Dave Foster, US Steelworkers & BlueGreen Alliance

Not Clean, Not Green: Nuclear Power is Not the Solution - What is?

Facilitator
Michelle DePass, Program Officer, Ford Foundation
        
Speakers
Christopher Flavin, President and CEO, Worldwatch Institute
Winona LaDuke, Executive Director, Honor the Earth

Who’s The “Decider” Now?: Galvanizing Women For Environmental Protection

Facilitator
Anita Nager, Director of Programs, Beldon Fund
        
Speakers
Sarah Standiford, Executive Director, Maine Women's Policy Center
Laurie Valeriano, Policy Director, Washington Toxics Coalition

New Communication & Advocacy Tools: How to Talk About Sustainability So You're Heard

Facilitator
Annie Leonard, Coordinator, Sustainable Production & Consumption Funders Workgroup
        
Speakers
Louis Fox, Co-Founder, Free Range Studios
Bill Hogan, Director of Investigative Projects, Center for Public Integrity

Beyond Farmers' Markets: Taking Local Food to Scale

Facilitators
Kolu Zigbi, Program Officer, Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
        
Speakers
Patricia Allen, Director, Center for Agro-ecology and Sustainable Food Systems at UC Santa Cruz
Vandana Shiva, Director, Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Natural Resource Policy

Crisis Simulation: Oil Prices, Global Temperatures and American Bellicosity on the Rise!

FacilitatoRS
Katherine Magraw, Director, Peace and Security Funders Group
Robbie Diamond, Founder, Securing America's Future Energy
        
Speaker
You, Session Participants

4:15pm – 6:00pm ~ Free Time

Additional offered activities:
-Lacrosse Clinic
-The Mohonk Preserve Walk: A Legacy of Conservation (limited to 25- FULL)
-Walk to/Tour of the Daniel Smiley Research Center (limited to 15)
- Rocks and Ridgelines: The Geology of the Northern Shawangunks (limited to 25)

Please RSVP in advance during your registration due to limited capacity!

6:00pm – 7:00pm ~ EGA Town Hall Meeting

7:00pm – 8:00pm ~ Dinner

8:00pm – 9:00pm ~ EGA Receptions

9:00pm – 10:30pm ~ Dance Party – West Dining Hall

Wednesday September 24, 2008

Note: Check-out time from Mohonk is 2 PM. Those staying into the afternoon may check out and store your luggage at guest services until departure.

6:00am – 7:00am ~ Yoga Class

7:00am – 8:00am ~ Breakfast

8:00am-8:30am~ Closing Comments
Stuart Clarke, EGA Board of Directors Chair
Dana Lanza, EGA Executive Director

8:30am – 9:00am~Special Guest

9:00am – 10:00am~ Keynote: Lois Gibbs

10:10am – 11:10am ~ Featured Conversation: Busting Silos, Creating Connection: Can Systems Thinking Change the Way We Do Business?, Main Dining Room

Moderator
Dr. Joanna Macy, Pioneer, Work that Reconnects

Speakers
Rick Reed, Senior Advisor, RE-AMP
Michael Reuter, Great Rivers Partnership Director, The Nature Conservancy

11:20am – 12:50pm ~ Concurrent Sessions

Water for Fish, Wildlife and Communities: Creating Innovative Market Transactions

Facilitator
Andrew Purkey, Director of Water Transactions Program, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
        
Speakers
Bruce Aylward, President, Ecosystem Economics
Tod Heisler, Executive Director, Deschutes River Conservancy
Laura Ziemer, Director, Trout Unlimited - Montana Water Project

Tar Sands: Stopping an Environmental Catastrophe

Facilitator
Tom Steinbach, Program Officer, Hewlett Foundation
        
Speakers
Tzeporah Berman, Strategic Director, Forest Ethics
Michael Marx, Executive Director, Corporate Ethics International

It's 2075.  Are Your Great Grandkids Happy?

Facilitator
Fran Korten, Executive Director, Positive Futures Network/Yes! Magazine
        
Speaker
Neva Goodwin, Vice-Chair, Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Sustainability by Design? Moving from Solving Problems to Preventing Them

Facilitator
Darryl Young, Innovations in Sustainable Design Program Coordinator, Summit Foundation
        
Speakers
Jason Pearson, President & CEO, GreenBlue
Valerie Casey, Founder, Designers Accord

Toxic Wastes and Race at 20 Years: The Victories of Environmental Justice and the Challenges of Environmental Racism

Facilitator
Michelle DePass, Program Officer, Ford Foundation
        
Speakers
Robert Bullard, Director of the Environmental Justice Resource Center, Clarke Atlanta University
Charisse Domingo, Associate Director of Youth United, Community Action

The Bali Road Map (As If the Other 5 Billion Mattered)

Facilitator
Arne Jungjohann, Program Director of the Environment and Global Dialogue, Heinrich-Boell Foundation
        
Speakers
Meenakshi Raman, Director, Lead Advisor, Consumers Association of Penang and Chair, Friends of the Earth International
Tom Athanasiou, Director, Eco-Equity US

Carbon Finance: The Road to Ruin, or Invaluable Investment?

Facilitator
Stewart Hudson, President, Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation
        
Speakers
Andrew Ertel, Managing Director, Evolution Markets
Jon Anda, President, Consultant to Environmental Defense Fund and the Asia Society
Bryan Garcia, Program Director, Yale Center for Business and Environment
Howard Learner, Executive Director, Environmental Law & Policy Center

Network Advocacy: A Social Change Strategy

Facilitator
Mary Tyler Johnson, Advisory Trustee, Johnson Family Foundation
        
Speakers
Martin Kearns, Founder/President, Netcentric Campaigns
Anuja Mendiratta, Women’s Health and Environment Initiative

1:00pm – 2:00pm ~ Lunch

3:00pm – 6:00pm ~ Post-Retreat: Joanna Macy- Climate Change Empowerment Workshop

Thursday, September 25

9:00am – 4:00pm ~ Post-Retreat: Joanna Macy- Climate Change Empowerment Workshop - continued