Nature Conservancy/ Duke University

University of Virginia

Chief Civic Innovation Officer

Leading innovative strategies for social good with companies and their communities

Points of Light

President of Innovation

Scaling the power of volunteering by inspiring, equipping and mobilizing networks of nonprofits, social enterprises and corporations around the world.

President of Networks

- Management Team member of a non-partisan international nonprofit dedicated to empowering citizens to lead social change through service founded by President George H.W. Bush, based on his famous, “thousand points of light” speech.• Leader of recognized center of excellence dedicated to building the capacity of the corporate sector to engage in high-impact service to society around the U.S. and around the world. The Corporate Institute includes sector-leading gatherings and meetings, online learning, national recognition and research programs, training and consulting services and earned media initiatives. The Institute serves as the gateway organization for executives to understand the corporate volunteering sector.• Reimagined the Points of Light Corporate Service Council, a membership organization of Fortune 500 corporate citizenship leaders. Increased membership by 100%, participation in offerings by 70% and reduced attrition by 80% through thought-leading events and learning content, responsive online learning programming, member services and sector research.• Innovator of multiple annual convening opportunities for thought-leaders including, annual meetings, national conference business track (500+ attendees) and smaller high-profile regional, municipal and global gatherings for best practice, networking and sector building and crisis response attracting first-class speakers, authors, elected officials, academics and business leaders.• Leader and manager of corporate recognition and research initiatives:     • The Civic 50 (<a href="http://www.civic50.org">www.civic50.org</a>) survey and recognition of large US companies     • Return on Investment in volunteering with the Corporate Executive Board (CEB) and Deloitte as partners     • First ever benchmark for corporate volunteering in Singapore in partnership with the government and leading national NGO.     • Advisor Council member for NSF Standards for International Sustainability for the Services Sector

Executive Director, Corporate Institute

Serving as a leadership voice for Points of Light and our work with companies building high value volunteering programs.* Re-energized the Points of Light Corporate Service Council, a membership organization of Fortune 200 employee engagement leaders. Increased participation and grew the council by twenty new companies and reduced drop-off rates to less than 5%, through responsive, thought-leader driven convenings and improved content based on member needs and sector research.* Led corporate service research initiatives including, first ever benchmarking of pro bono and skilled volunteering (launch Oct 2014), and pro bono partnerships with Corporate Executive Board on bottom-line value of volunteering and Deloitte volunteers connecting service to leadership training objectives. * Team member in the revamping of the Points of Light-Bloomberg Civic 50 survey instrument to be more qualitative and less time-consuming.* Developed responsive online learning programs, training and resource materials to help companies increase leadership support, volunteer program participation and long-term sustainability of volunteer initiatives.* Provided leadership and counsel for the next phase of the Billion + Change campaign (see below) developing a strategy that offered more freedom to innovate, increasing the number of companies participating to approximately 2,500 and accelerating the use social media and storytelling to motivate and inspire. This new approach is allowing the campaign to reach more small businesses and startups, while continuing to inspire many of America’s leading brands.* Served as thought-partner and strategic adviser for proposal and new program development for expansion of Points of Light and corporate initiatives. Managed teams of 3 to 7 staff; generated $1 million in revenue.

Vice President of Corporate Strategy

Celebrating and expanding skills-based volunteering with the nation's leading businesses and associations. A Billion + Change is a national campaign to mobilize billions of dollars in skills-based and pro bono volunteer services to help build the capacity of nonprofit organizations to effectively meet community needs across the country and around the world. More than 50 companies have pledged more than $1 billion in service to nonprofits to date.The A Billion + Change campaign was launched by the Corporation for National and Community Service in 2008 and continues as an initiative of the federal agency. Reinvigorated in 2011 with expanded leadership under the honorary chairmanship of Senator Mark Warner, it is now housed and managed by Points of Light. The initiative is powered by the support of Deloitte, HP, the Case Foundation and IBM with additional founding support from State Farm, McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP and Morgan Stanley.

Executive Director, A Billion + Change

- Developed, led and managed sustainability education programs for Fortune 500 companies (Entergy, Bank of America, and Alcoa). The program engaged more than 300,000 employees and community stakeholders in multiple learning and volunteer service experiences around sustainability and energy efficiency.•	Developed and managed implementation of promotional strategies to share the program both nationally and in small markets.•	Lectured throughout the U.S. on energy efficiency and the role of the individual to multiple audiences from shop floor workers, to business leaders to congressional staff.

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) -formerly Pew Center on Global Climate Change

Manager Energy Efficiency Programs

- Provided oversight to the actions of the president managing the president's schedule and agenda for the world’s largest environmental organization with a staff of more than 3,000 and assets of $5.5 Billion.•	Developed and executed multi-faceted strategy for CEO's representation of the Conservancy with national, international and multi-national leaders and partners around diverse issues.•	Sought and implemented strategic communications opportunities with corporations, press, foundations, political leaders and other constituencies including Aspen Institute, World Economic Forum, and World Business Council for Sustainable Development.•	Developed organizational reputation for implementing multi-faceted integrated approach to communications aligning philanthropy, policy, marketing and outreach.•	Coordinated highly collaborative team efforts toward deadline-driven outcomes -- papers, meetings, and CEO engagements-- to move organizational objectives forward.•	Engaged with rapid response team to manage internal and external crisis communications. •	Collaborated to manage board of directors and high-level constituencies.•	Coordinated high-profile proposal development with cross-discipline team of organizational thought leaders and external partners.•	Managed sensitive, multi-faceted, multi-stakeholder opportunities with top funding prospects including coordination of multi-organizational proposals.•	Represented CEO in guiding and developing relationships with high net worth donors and foundations. •	Member of crisis and risk response team.Director of Climate Communications, October 2007 – June 2009•	Continued the work of the president on this important issue after his resignation.•	Staffed national coalitions of corporate, nonprofit and government stakeholders including US Climate Action Partnership (USCAP), Forest Carbon Dialogue, Avoided Deforestation Partners, and The Adaptation Coalition.

Jennifer Lawson