Benevity Forum London

November 8, 2024 | See you in 2025! 

Take your corporate volunteering, giving and sustainability programmes to the next level at the UK's leading social impact event.

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Be a part of a growing community of CSR leaders that make a positive change in their industries by bringing purpose to work. 

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Meet our speakers

Global Head of Social Impact, Medallia

Global Head of CSR, Euromonitor International

Head of Social Impact, EMEA & LatAm, LinkedIn

Corporate Responsibility Advisor, Schroders

Global Social Impact Specialist, Stuart

Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation Lead - UK&I, Sodexo

Training & Consultancy Partner, Mind

Global Head of Booking.com Cares, Booking.com

Director, Inclusive Impact & Sustainability, Visa Europe

Benevity Forum is a space for connecting with your peers from the most purpose-driven companies across Europe. Learn best-practices for developing meaningful volunteering, giving and sustainability programmes so you can apply similar methods at your company.

 

 

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Are you a senior leader? Opt-in to the executive track when registering. These breakout sessions will provide a unique opportunity to engage with senior-level peers, share insights, and discuss the most pressing challenges and opportunities in our industry. 

  • Friday | 8 November
  • 8:30 – 9:15 Registration opens, continental breakfast
    9:15 – 10:00 The State of Corporate Purpose with Sona Khosla DETAILS

    Join Benevity’s Chief Impact Officer for a look at the 2024 edition of Benevity’s State of Corporate Purpose report.  Using data from 1,000+ leading companies, as well as a survey of corporate impact leaders, the report provides the insights you need to build a leading social impact programme — and understand where purpose-driven companies are allocating their investments this year.

    10:00 – 10:45 Benevity client speakers DETAILS

    Helen Devanny, VP Sage Foundation, Sage

    Vanessa Buttignon, Global Social Responsibility Lead, Poverty & Policy, John Deere & Laura Eberlin, Manager, Global Citizenship and Vice President, John Deere Foundation  

    Ajay Gopal, Community Impact Manager, Cisco

    10:45 – 11:00 Nonprofit speaker: GivingTuesday DETAILS

    Chris Worman, Chief Global Strategy and Partnership Officer, GivingTuesday
    11:00 – 11:30 Networking break
    11:30 – 12:15 Breakout sessions DETAILS
    No Big Budgets? No Problem!

    You don't need a large budget to engage your people in creating impact across their communities. With the right strategies and tools, you can successfully drive huge results for your people and the causes they care about. Join this session to learn how big success can be driven by small, engaged teams.

    Speaker: Matthew Hobbs, Support Services Manager, Wave

    Leading with Impact — The New Standard

    “What’s the impact?” Like many of you, we’re constantly asking ourselves this question. Traditionally, the answers have been inputs (e.g., total donations, number of grants given, etc.). However, as Benevity aims to inspire over 100 million acts of goodness in the next five years, we’re looking to social impact as our new standard of measure. Join this session to learn about this shift and what to expect as Benevity grounds its platform in enterprise impact. 

    Speaker: Patrick Callaghan Pace, Principal Account Executive, Benevity 

    The Future of Employee Giving

    When you engage your teams in giving, they engage in you! In fact, companies see a 52% lower turnover among newer employees when they participate in purpose programmes like workplace giving. And, longer tenured employees are 29% less likely to leave. Join this session to learn about how the world's most generous companies are engaging their teams in giving to their communities.

    Speaker: Robert McWhirter, Product Manager, Benevity  

    Community Investment: A Look Into What's Next

    Benevity's community investment solutions have supported over £12.3 billion in grants, sponsorships and in-kind giving across the globe. Join this session to see how we’ll continue to evolve our platform through next-level reporting, efficiency improvements and more.

    Speaker: Mira Shemtov, Principal Account Executive, Benevity 

    Executive Track: The Evolving Reporting Landscape

    Join Madeleine Evans, Director, Generation Investment Management (GenIM), to learn about the evolving landscape of reporting and regulatory frameworks being developed in the UK and across Europe.  Madeleine is at the forefront of the ESG regulatory landscape in London, working with the GenIM portfolio of growth businesses (including Benevity) on product and commercial strategies in response to the growing number of legal and regulatory frameworks being developed around the world.

    Speaker: Madeleine Evans, Director, Generation Investment Management 

    12:15 – 13:30 Lunch and volunteering opportunity with HandsOn London
    13:30 – 14:15 Breakout sessions DETAILS
    How to Supercharge Your Employee Resource Groups

    ERGs are crucial to an inclusive and engaging social impact strategy. But how do you encourage more participation, while helping ERG leaders avoid burnout? In this session, you’ll discover how Benevity clients are using our ERG software to power impactful ERG programmes, and how our product roadmap will help you reach your ERG and DEI goals more easily and efficiently.

    Speaker: Kerri Bremner, Principal Product Manager, Benevity  

    Volunteering is Skyrocketing: See How We’re Meeting the Opportunity

    Volunteerism is on the rise. Benevity clients alone are seeing volunteer activity increase over 50%, and more than 65% of volunteer hours were logged by first timers. Join this session for a glimpse into how we’re evolving our volunteering platform to meet today’s needs and tomorrow’s opportunities — on a global scale.
     
    Speaker: Niklas Van Neyghem, VP, Product & Technology, Benevity 

    Leveraging All of Benevity to Drive the Most Impact

    Volunteering, giving, granting, ERGs and more — they all drive substantial social, environmental and business impact. In this session, you’ll learn how Benevity brings them all together in a single, cohesive experience. Find out why hundreds of the world’s leading brands are going all in on one solution.

    Speaker: Chris Robak, Senior Account Executive, Benevity  

    Amadeus and Airlink: Leading Travel Technology Company Joins Forces with International NGO to Boost Humanitarian Aid

    Amadeus believes that travel is a force for good: it creates jobs, supports communities, broadens horizons, encourages cultural understanding and unites people. Join this session to learn more about how Amadeus’ Community Impact program brings people and resources to support humanitarian aid crises through their partnership with Airlink.

    Speaker: Heddy Ring,  Global Head of Community Impact, Amadeus 

    Executive Track: Impact Measurement

    Companies increasingly want to know: “What’s the true impact of our programmes and how do we measure it?” Join Jason Saul to learn the latest about Impact Genome’s partnership with Benevity on the recently launched  standardised, in-platform measurement reporting. 

    Speaker: Jason Saul,  Executive Director, Center for Impact Sciences and Co-founder, Impact Genome Project

    14:15 – 14:30 Break
    14:30 – 14:45 A look into the future of Benevity DETAILS

    Candace Worley, Benevity's Chief Product Officer, will share the key investments that will shape the future of the Benevity platform. 

    14:45 – 15:45 Driving Transformation with Dame Inga Beale DETAILS
    She’s the first female CEO in the history of Lloyd’s of London, a passionate change champion and an advocate for gender equality and the LGBTQ+ community. Join Dame Inga Beale as she shares insights on driving transformational change, leadership lessons from her formidable career and the power of diversity in the workforce. 
    15:45 – 17:00 Closing reception

    What to expect

    In May of 2023, we gathered some of Europe's most purpose-driven companies along with nonprofits at the first Benevity Forum London. We were joined by:

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    How to organise a company-wide volunteering week

    From ideation, execution, reporting and more, learn how to organise an engaging, company-wide volunteering week. 

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    Mental health in the workplace

    Learn how to approach and prioritise mental health at work to create more inclusive workspaces.

     

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    Mobilise employees to get involved in broader social impact campaigns

    Learn how to turn corporate social impact campaigns or crisis responses into company-wide movements.

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    "It really was a great day, so insightful and engaging, and I took away so many meaningful actions. The Benevity team were all so welcoming. Your culture shone through." 

    2023  London Forum attendee 


    We’re committed to sustainable events. Benevity Forum London’s carbon footprint was offset by Clear.
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    About Benevity

    Benevity, a certified B Corporation, is the leading global provider of social impact software, providing the only integrated suite of community investment and employee, customer and nonprofit engagement solutions. Recognised as one of Fortune’s Impact 20, Benevity offers cloud solutions that power purpose for many iconic brands in ways that better attract, retain and engage today’s diverse workforce, embed social action into their customer experiences and positively impact their communities.

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