Looking Ahead to 2024: Aligning Political Giving and Influence with Business Values

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June 14, 2023

12 - 1 pm Eastern Daylight Time

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Heading into the 2024 U.S. electoral cycle, companies will face increased scrutiny. Stakeholders and the media are closely observing whether companies are aligning political giving and influence with business values. This webinar will capture emerging trends alongside operational, reputational, and foundational risks when it comes to political giving by companies. Speakers will showcase tools and resources to help members prepare for increased scrutiny as well as meaningful actions they can take. Attendees can expect case examples, peer learning, and a forum to share challenges.

Scheduled Speakers

Elizabeth Doty, Director, Corporate Political Responsibility Taskforce, The Erb Institute at University of Michigan

Jen Stark, Director, Inclusive Business, BSR

Director, Inclusive Business, BSR

New York

Jen serves as a director for BSR's Inclusive Business practice.

She is a strategy development and implementation expert at complex health and humanitarian organizations with 20+ years of experience. At BSR, she relaunched the Inclusive Business practice to meet the needs of companies navigating shifting regulation, policy, and litigation, alongside evolving business needs in the U.S. and around the globe.

Prior to joining BSR, Jen directed investments at the Tara Health Foundation to advance gender and racial equity through the private sector, including historic progress on paid family and medical leave, reproductive health, and other workplace protections. Before working in philanthropy, she founded the corporate relations program at Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She also managed the disaster fundraising team at the American Red Cross, coordinating large scale efforts to responsibly raise and deploy hundreds of millions of dollars. She is frequently cited in business press on flashpoint topics and is an advisor to Gauge.ai, the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute, and GoFundMe’s Compassion Leadership Network. 

Jen holds a BA in Economics and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is based in the greater Boston area with her family, where she also plays cello in a community orchestra.

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