From Purpose to Enterprise Value: An ACCP Summit
March 10-11, 2026
1:00 – 5:00 PM EDT each day
Interactive Online Program
Designed for CSR and social impact leaders, this two-day summit explores how to maximize both community outcomes and enterprise value by aligning initiatives with broader business goals. Participants will gain tools to evaluate and refine existing strategies, foster cross-functional alignment, and effectively communicate the business case for continued investment in social impact.
Agenda
Day 1
March 10th, 2026
Integration & Alignment
CSR leaders must be able to articulate how their strategies support business priorities, know when to pivot or sunset programs, and streamline operations to maximize resources. We’ll explore use cases and practical examples to assess business alignment, and opportunities to refine social impact strategies.
| 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Keynote and Q&A: Project ROI: The Business Case for CSR |
| 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM | Presentation and Q&A: Reimagining Corporate Philanthropy for Business and Workforce Impact |
| 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM | Breakout Discussions |
| 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Presentation and Q&A: Articulating Business Alignment: Making the Case with Language that Resonates |
Day 2
March 11th, 2026
From Strategy to Action
Day 2 focuses on designing CSR initiatives that strengthen company culture, advance enterprise-wide priorities, and engage employees as a force multiplier. We’ll explore how CSR can be integrated into core business functions through partnerships across HR, legal, policy, and sustainability to unlock greater business and social impact.
| 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Spark Presentations and Q&A: When Strategy Shifts: Reflecting on CSR Pivots and Alignment |
| 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM | Breakout Discussions |
| 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM | Panel Discussion and Q&A: Cross Functional Collaboration and Internal Partnerships |
| 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM | Workshop and Q&A: Open Innovation: A Tool to Drive Business and Social Impact |
SPEAKERS
Cait Brumme
MassChallenge
BIO
Caitlin Reimers Brumme is the Chief Executive Officer of MassChallenge. Prior to stepping into the role of CEO, Cait Brumme was the Executive Vice President of Global Acceleration where she oversaw MassChallenge’s portfolio of accelerator programs and community efforts. Prior to MassChallenge, Caitlin led the Impact Collaboratory at the Harvard Business School, a multi-faceted effort to develop world class academic leadership on the topic of “Investing in the 21st Century” including sustainable, ESG, and impact investing. Caitlin holds an MBA with high distinction from Harvard Business School, where she was a Baker Scholar, and a B.A. with honors from The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and international Affairs at Princeton University. Outside of work, Cait is Chair of the Board of Excel Academy Boston and on the Advisory Board for the Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum.
Maria Collins
New York Life Insurance Company
BIO
Leading philanthropic, communications and engagement strategy. She joined New York Life in 2000 and advanced through roles including Director and Corporate Vice President, helping create the award-winning Volunteers for Good and shape the Foundation’s philanthropic investment and workforce engagement strategy. For more than a decade, Maria has led childhood bereavement support strategy—designing purpose-aligned programs that embed grief-informed support across business areas and alignment with workforce engagement, and business priorities. Lead the founding of the Coalition to Support Grieving Students and architected the Grief-Sensitive Schools Initiative® and Grief-Supportive Workplace Initiative. Leading impactful initiatives including the Childhood Bereavement Estimation Model (Judi’s House), the Grief-Sensitive Healthcare Project (Yale), and the Kai’s Journey book series. Maria holds an MSW from NYU and a BA from Fordham.
Jonet Johnson
Fannie Mae
BIO
Identifying one word to describe Jonét Johnson is simple: advocate. She is a champion supporter of her family, friends, and diverse community. Her servant leadership in each of these areas fulfills one purpose: to positively impact the lives of others. Having navigated the challenges of being one of the few women of color in male-dominated industries, both in finance and in her earlier career in defense contracting, Jonét is deeply committed to fostering a supportive, inclusive environment where people of all backgrounds feel welcome and empowered.
Jonét is a Senior Associate in Community Investment & Engagement at Fannie Mae where she manages the company’s matching gift program and skills-based volunteer portfolio. Her work allows her to champion community-focused programming that supports organizations working with vulnerable communities while advancing Fannie’s Mae’s mission of equitable and sustainable access to housing. Prior to Fannie Mae, Jonet served as an assistant vice president of Associate Experience + Corporate Social Responsibility with the global investment firm T. Rowe Price in Baltimore, MD.
Jonet earned an undergraduate degree at Old Dominion University and holds a M.A. in Organizational Sciences from The George Washington University. With a passion for the next generation, she is dedicated to the inescapable role of service and proudly volunteers with local nonprofits in the DC and Baltimore metropolitan areas.
Steve Rochlin
Impact ROI
BIO
For over 25 years Steve has been a pioneer, leading voice, and advisor in Sustainability and Social Impact. Steve has helped leading global companies design and apply Sustainability Strategies built to achieve superior financial, environmental, and social performance. Steve is Founder and CEO of IMPACT ROI, LLC which helps organizations achieve superior social, environmental, and financial performance. Through research and management consulting, IMPACT ROI assesses the value of sustainability and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) and enables our clients to design high impact strategies that support people, planet, and profit. As the lead author of the acclaimed Project ROI research series (described by Forbes as “a Godsend”) and co-author of the landmark Report “How to Set Sustainability Strategy in 2025: Thriving in an Era of Impact and Backlash,” Steve has developed the pathway for companies to deliver sustainable impact that is also profitable.
Steve has over 25 years of experience in sustainability, ESG, corporate responsibility, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and social impact. He has advised leading companies across a wide variety of industry sectors on how to improve sustainability performance in a way that drives competitive success. He was co-founder and CEO of IMPACT ROI’s precursor, IO Sustainability. For AccountAbility Steve served as the Head of North America, Director of Global Advisory Services and a member of the Board of Directors. For the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship Steve served as the Head of Research and Development. Under his leadership his organizations demonstrated growth in revenues, reputation, and international presence.
Steve is co-author of two books: Beyond Good Company: Next Generation Corporate Citizenship and Untapped: Creating Value in Underserved Markets. He is a Governance and Sustainability (GS) Center Fellow of the GS Center of The Conference Board; an Expert Contributor for Trellis (formerly GreenBiz); and has been a Senior Fellow for the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Corporate Citizenship Center and a Senior Fellow in Social Innovation for Babson College. Steve obtained his MPP from the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government and his A.B. from Brown University.
Julie Sibthorp
CHG Healthcare Foundation
BIO
Julie Sibthorp is the President of the CHG Healthcare Foundation and Senior Director of People & Culture at CHG Healthcare. Having spent the past 19 years at CHG, she leads the company’s community impact, charitable giving, and corporate social responsibility strategy.
Over the past six years, Julie has guided the evolution of CHG’s CSR approach and Foundation strategy from a well-intentioned employee volunteer program into a more strategically aligned, business-informed social impact organization. Her work has included navigating moments when community impact and foundation priorities needed to shift—whether due to changes in business strategy, growth, governance, or scale—and helping leaders realign efforts in ways that strengthened both mission and organizational outcomes.
Julie brings a practitioner’s perspective on what it truly looks like to pause, reassess, and pivot CSR strategy while staying grounded in purpose. She believes deeply in the power of showing up for one another—especially in times of need—and in designing social impact strategies that evolve alongside the business without losing their heart.
Outside of work, Julie is an avid traveler (48+ countries and counting) who enjoys learning from different cultures and perspectives. She also finds joy in outdoor adventures with her husband and three adult children—hiking, climbing, kayaking, and camping—especially in Utah, where nature is never far away.
Who Should Attend
- CSR practitioners seeking more substantial strategic alignment
- CSR practitioners navigating limited resources and rising expectations
- CSR practitioners responsible for communicating value and securing investment/buy-in
- Cross-functional collaborators driving enterprise-wide integration of CSR strategies
Tuition
- ACCP Members: $450
- Non-ACCP Members: $650