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Speaker: Richard Abramson
Richard Abramson is the Senior National Managing Director of Bernstein s private client business, a position he assumed in 2002. He joined the firm in 1979 as a managing director in charge of the Financial Advisor department; a few years later he was instrumental in initiating the Institutional Advisory business and was named a director responsible for marketing to large institutional plan sponsors. In 1998 he resumed his responsibilities as a managing director in the Financial Advisor department. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Abramson was vice president of NSR Asset Management Corp. from 1975 to 1979; a funds evaluation group consultant at A.G. Becker Paribas, Inc., from 1973 to 1975; and an associate in the corporate finance department at Hayden Stone, Inc. He earned a BS from the US Air Force Academy and an MBA from Babson College. Mr. Abramson is a Chartered Financial Analyst charter holder and a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts. In addition, he is co-chairman of the Investment Committee and a member of the Finance, Audit and Executive Committee of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System; chairman of the Investment Committee, Association of Graduates, US Air Force Academy; a member of the Financial Advisory Committee of Hadassah; and secretary and Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Washington Institute for Near East Studies. Member of the Investment Committee of American Enterprise Institute, Tikvah Foundation, American Friends of Hebrew University, The Legacy Heritage Foundation and Alliance Bernstein Retirement Committee.Speaker: Peter Berliner
Peter Berliner is the Managing Director of the PRI Makers Network, a national association of foundations making program-related investments as a means to advance their philanthropic goals. Peter was previously the program director and senior program officer at the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation, he was the executive director of the Children s Alliance and Youth Eastside Services. Peter is a member of Washington State s Early Learning Advisory Council, and serves on the boards of Thrive by Five-Washington, 501 Commons, and YouthForce. He is a past-president of the board of Philanthropy Northwest.Speaker: Gregory L. Colvin
Gregory L. Colvin is Principal at Adler & Colvin. Mr. Colvin's practice includes political and lobbying activities of nonprofit organizations, fiscal sponsorship, donor advised funds, anonymous giving, grantmaking, and other issues that arise between individual donors and charities. Mr. Colvin served as Co-Chair of the Subcommittee on Political and Lobbying Organizations and Activities of the Exempt Organizations Committee of the Tax Section of the American Bar Association from 1991-2009. He is also general nonprofit counsel to Toastmasters International, the worldwide public speaking organization, and to Community Initiatives, a leading regional fiscal sponsor based in San Francisco. Mr. Colvin has presented numerous seminars on the IRS political and lobbying rules, fiscal sponsorship, and anonymous giving. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of San Francisco, Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management.Speaker: Jeffrey D. Haskell
Jeffrey D. Haskell is the Chief Legal Officer Foundation Source. Prior to joining Foundation Source, Mr. Haskell was an associate at the law firms of Kronish Leib Weiner & Hellman LLP and Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky, in the Tax and Trusts and Estates departments. Prior to joining Olshan Grundman, Mr. Haskell worked at Coopers & Lybrand for several years in the Business Tax Planning Group. Mr. Haskell is involved in pro bono work for public charities and has served as an adjunct lecturer at Baruch College of Accountancy, where he taught corporate tax law. Articles by Mr. Haskell have appeared in Trusts & Estates magazine and Cardozo law review. He is a frequent speaker on the rules and regulations pertaining to private foundations. Mr. Haskell is a graduate of Yeshiva University and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review. He received a Masters of Law in Taxation from New York University School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review.Speaker: Richard Henriques
Richard Henriques is the Chief Financial Officer at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He oversees Finance and Accounting, Financial Planning and Analysis, Strategic Planning, Impact Planning and Improvement, and several special initiatives. Before joining the foundation, Henriques was senior vice president of finance and corporate controller at Merck. His areas of expertise include corporate controllership and governance, strategic planning, performance measurement, and cost management,particularly in the pharmaceutical and pharmacy benefit management industries. Henriques has also served on the boards of several nonprofits in the Philadelphia area. Henriques holds a Master of Business Administration degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.Speaker: Bruce Hopkins
Bruce R. Hopkins is a senior partner with the law firm Polsinelli Shughart PC, in its Kansas City, Missouri, office. His practice focuses on the representation of tax-exempt organizations, including private foundations. Books he has authored or co-authored include Private Foundations: Tax Law and Compliance, Third Edition; Private Foundation Law Made Easy; The Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations, Ninth Edition; The New Form 990: Law, Policy, and Preparation; The Tax Law of Charitable Giving, Fourth Edition; Starting and Managing A Nonprofit Organization: A Legal Guide, Fifth Edition; IRS Audits of Tax-Exempt Organizations: Policies, Practices, and Procedures; and Nonprofit Governance: Law, Practices & Trends. He writes a monthly newsletter, Bruce R. Hopkins' Nonprofit Counsel (which won a 2009 Newsletter on Newsletters journalism award for best technical article). He received the Nonprofit Lawyers Award (2007) from the American Bar Association. He has served as an adjunct professor of law in three law schools; he is presently on the faculty of the University of Kansas Law School. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan, and received J.D. and LL.M (taxation) degrees from the George Washington University National Law Center. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (charity law) (2007-2010).Speaker: Jeanette Lodwig
Jeanette Lodwig is a member of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP s Tax-Exempt Organizations practice group. Ms. Lodwig advises private foundations, public charities and other nonprofit organizations on matters such as qualification for federal tax exemption, U.S. and international grantmaking, compliance with private foundation and donor-advised fund rules, and nonprofit board governance. She provides grantmaking training workshops and has been a speaker on topics such as endowment management and compliance with the rules under the Pension Protection Act. Ms. Lodwig is the past Secretary of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation Exempt Organizations Committee.| Conference Schedule | |||
| Thursday, October 21, 2010 | Friday, October 22, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 – 7:45 | Registration and Continental Breakfast | 8:00 – 8:30 | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 7:45 – 8:45 | A Primer: An overview of private foundation legal basics. Jody Blazek – Partner, Blazek & Vetterling LLP |
8:30 – 9:30 | Governance and Leadership: Operational oversight, fiduciary obligations, public disclosure and succession planning. Bruce R. Hopkins – Partner, Polsinelli Shughart |
| 8:45 – 9:00 | Welcome and Introduction | 9:30 – 10:30 | Fiscal sponsorships, earmarking, & expenditure responsibility grants. Jane M. Searing – Shareholder, Clark Nuber PS |
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Keynote Richard Henriques – CFO, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
10:30 – 10:45 | Break |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Update on the sector, trends & Legislative activity. Jeanette Lodwig – Davis Wright Tremaine |
10:45 – 11:45 | Program related investment case studies. Peter Berliner – Managing Director, PRI Makers Network |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Payout Strategies in a Volatile Market Richard Abramson – Senior National Managing Director, Bernstein Global Wealth Management |
11:45 – 12:30 | Networking Box Lunch |
| 12:00 – 1:15 | Lunch (on your own) | 12:30 – 1:30 | Advocacy case studies. Gregory L. Colvin – Principal, Adler & Colvin |
| 1:15 – 3:15 | Case studies on common questions, missteps, and solutions to thorny dilemmas faced by private foundations. Focus on tax on investment income, payout calculations, and qualifying expenses. Jody Blazek – Partner, Blazek & Vetterling LLP Jeffrey D. Haskell – Chief Legal Officer, Foundation Source Jane M. Searing – Shareholder, Clark Nuber PS |
1:30 – 2:30 | Ask the Experts |
| Don't Miss the COCKTAIL RECEPTION Thursday, October 21, 2010 following Day 1 of Conference sponsored by: Join us for complimentary appetizers, refreshments, and your opportunity to network with other conference attendees. |
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| 3:15 – 3:30 | Break | ||
| 3:30 – 5:00 | Case studies on questions, missteps, and solutions to real life dilemmas faced by private foundations. Focus on self-dealing, taxable expenditures, program related investments, excess business holdings, and jeopardy investments. Jody Blazek – Partner, Blazek & Vetterling LLP Jeffrey D. Haskell – Chief Legal Officer, Foundation Source Jane M. Searing – Shareholder, Clark Nuber PS |
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| 5:00 – 7:00 | Cocktail Reception sponsored by Clark Nuber |
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