The Five Ps: Philanthropic

Learn from people who have gone from ‘success to significance’ by donating millions of their own—or their foundation's dollars—to their favorite charities or non-profits. Bring YOUR non-profit business plan and most successful projects, and you may just get funded on the spot! The audience, as well as highly-regarded foundation judges, will select one non-profit deemed to be the most visionary and effective. Register now to attend.

	Jean Weidemann Jean Weidemann has been a leader in women’s empowerment  and microlending for 35 years in 30 countries on 5 continents.  She is President of the Weidemann Foundation for global poverty alleviation. In 1986 she founded Weidemann Associates, Inc. an international economic consulting firm and was President until 2000.  She has worked for the United Nations, U.S. Congress, U.S. State Department, World Bank and Univ. of Wisconsin, and authored more than 40 books/publications. Dr. Weidemann is listed in Who’s Who and helped found 2 global women’s organizations with 30,000 members.
	Dana Goldinger A former attorney with more than 20 years experience in real estate and finance, Dana specializes in designing life insurance policies and capital transfer strategies that protect and maximize the assets of successful entrepreneurs and other high net worth individuals.
	Eileen Padberg Eileen has managed public affairs and political campaigns for over 30 years. She provides strategic planning and corporate communications for some of the nation’s top corporations and organizations. Most recently, she spent 22 months in Iraq, developing and implementing a groundbreaking women’s development program that provided more than 64,000 career development training hours to more than 1,900 Iraqi women.
	Francine LeFrak Francine is an award-winning theatrical and television producer, a successful entrepreneur and a distinguished philanthropist.  Her work has added to the history of our time and stirred the conscience of modern society. The achievements of her multi--talented career have been recognized with Tony, Emmy and Peabody Awards.
	Lisa Martin Throughout her dynamic twenty-five year career, Lisa has been a leading social entrepreneur and change-maker in business and in non-profit development, marketing, and public relations. She is the Founder and Executive Director of The Netza Project, a non-profit social change organization dedicated to creating equal-access to education and economic advancement for all people, including migrant indigenous Aztec children and their families in Mexico.
	Melissa Wayne Founding member of one of the Biggest Donor Circles in California shares her experience and how you can start one too. Melissa is President of 3 Oh! 5 Creative, Inc., a multi-media production company. Melissa’s passions include her family, writing, economic literacy and self-sufficiency for women, and life-long fitness.
	Vivian Lowery Derryck Vivian is Senior Vice President and Director of Public-Private Partnerships at the Academy for Educational Development, a 45-year-old U.S.-based non-profit. She is listed in Who's Who and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Bretton Woods Committee. Vivian is the newest member of the Jane Goodall Institute board of Directors

Lekha Singh As an activist, Singh not only chronicles the world with her photographs but is also the founder and first CEO of Aidmatrix. The innovative approach to humanitarian relief mobilizes over $1.5 billion in aid and relief annually, working with 35,000 fellow charities on 5 continents to feed over 25 million a year.

Arlene Stepputat Arlene has been inspiring audiences and organizations with her enthusiasm and energy as she helps everyone live the possibilities of magnificence. Author of the best-selling book The Caring Heart shares her expertise in education, government, business and non-profits.