Focus area(s)

• Environmental Health

Contact Name

Alex Echols

Contact Phone

703-660-2366

Contact Email

echols@conrod.com

America's Gulf Coast is a resilient region. Home to some of the country's oldest settlements, its people have fought yearly hurricanes, flooding, extreme heat, and tropical diseases. Today the BP oil spill threatens the long-term health of the Gulf's wildlife, economy, and people. Donors have an opportunity to help the region recover from the spill. The Philanthropy Roundtable and the Southeastern Council of Foundations invite you to discuss how philanthropy can help build a vibrant, healthy, and resilient Gulf Coast.

Conference

Keynote Speaker 
Ray Mabus, United States Secretary of the Navy

Other Speakers Include
Scott Burns, director of environment programs, Walton Family Foundation
Elizabeth Love, Houston Endowment Inc. 
Patrick D. Murray, president, Coastal Conservation Association 
Bruce Yandle, senior fellow, Property & Environment Research Center

Topics Include:

• After The Spill: Restoring the Environment and Economic Vitality of the Gulf Coast
• Understanding Ecological and Economic Systems in the Gulf Regions
• Fostering Recovery
• Philanthropy’s Role in Building Biological and Economic Resilience

Register:

Online or contact Dorothy Martinez at  meetings@PhilanthropyRoundtable.org or 202.822.8333.

The registration deadline to attend this conference is Tuesday, November 2, 2010. 

Please note: This event is in conjunction with the Southeastern Council of Foundations 2010 Annual Meeting. To learn more about SECF’s Annual Meeting click here.

This is a solicitation-free event for qualified donors. Qualified donors include SECF’s members, individual donors, donor advisors, corporate giving officers, and private foundation trustees and staff who make at least $50,000 in charitable donations annually. Public charities which devote at least 50 percent of their operating budget to direct grants for external activities are also eligible to attend. There is no attendance fee.

Conference Location and Accommodations

The Historic Battle House Hotel  
26 North Royal Street
Mobile, AL  36602

Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodations. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Historic Battle House Hotel at a reduced rate of $177 (single/double occupancy) per night. All reservations must be made directly with Dorothy Martinez. To reserve a room, please contact Dorothy Martinez at 202.822.8333 or dmartinez@PhilanthropyRoundtable.org.

For additional travel information, click here.

For more information on the content of this program, please contact Alex Echols at 703-660-2366 or echols@conrod.com.