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Philanthropy-Joining Forces Impact Pledge to Announce
$7 Million
in New Commitments
Funders Advance Solutions to Support
Veterans and Military Families
WHAT: The
Council on Foundations and the Veterans Philanthropy
Exchange will announce $7 million in new commitments to the
Philanthropy-Joining Forces Impact Pledge, a three year $285
million philanthropic effort to address a range of issues
facing veterans, at their annual convening April 12-13,
2016.
At this two-day event, which will highlight a
collaborative effort of nearly 200 grantmakers, veterans and
military family organizations, policymakers, service
providers, and others to support service members and their
families, new Impact Pledge members will be recognized for
their funding and resource commitments.
Media are invited to attend the 2016
Philanthropy-Joining Forces Impact Pledge
Recognition ceremony on April 12 and a breakfast briefing
with senior federal officials on April 13.
Special guests and speakers include:
· Colonel
Nicole Malachowski,
U.S. Air Force, Executive Director of the White House
Joining Forces Initiative
· Lee
Woodruff,
Author and Co-founder, Bob Woodruff Foundation
· Don
Cooke,
Senior Vice President of Philanthropy,
Robert R. McCormick Foundation
· Admiral
Michael G. Mullen,
U.S. Navy (Ret.),
17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
· Congressman
Scott Peters,
D-CA52,
United States House of Representatives.
WHEN
April 12, 2016
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Philanthropy-Joining Forces Impact Pledge Recognition
Reception with National Veterans Organizations and
Non-Profit Leaders
Features the 2016 Philanthropy-Joining Forces
Impact Pledge recognition ceremony and a special tribute to
The White House Joining Forces Initiative and the leadership
of First Lady Michelle Obama and Second Lady Dr. Jill
Biden.
Speakers:
· Patrick
J. Murphy,
Acting Secretary of the Army
and Under Secretary of the Army
· Colonel
Nicole Malachowski, U.S.
Air Force, Executive Director,
Joining Forces, The White House
· Lee
Woodruff,
Co-Founder, Bob Woodruff Foundation
Featured funders of the 2015
Philanthropy-Joining Forces Impact Pledge:
· Carolyn
Weir,
Philanthropic Advisor, J. Warren J.
and Lois McClure Foundation
· Kyle
Aines,
Veteran and Military Resource Advisor,
Community College of Vermont
· Bill
Lockwood,
Program Officer, Veterans and Military Families, The May and
Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
April 13, 2016
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Briefing with Senior Federal Officials
Speakers:
· Stephanie
Powers,
Senior Director for Policy and
Partnerships, Council on Foundations
· Michael
Michaud,
Assistant Secretary for Veterans Employment and Training,
Department of Labor
· Matt
Collier,
Strategic Partnerships, MyVA Task Force,
Department of Veterans Affairs
· Rosye
Cloud,
Senior Advisor for Veteran Employment,
Veterans Benefit Administration
WHERE
The Washington Hilton Hotel
1919 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
HOW
Media interested in covering the event or
speaking to key spokespeople about the Impact Pledge, please
contact Elizabeth Krempley at Elizabeth.Krempley@cof.org or
703.879.072. More information about the event and
philanthropy’s efforts on behalf of military families and
veterans is available on the Council’s website.
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