Navigating Corporate Responsibility
Navigating Corporate Responsibility in a Shifting Legal Landscape
Leading with Purpose Amid Change
Join the Baumhart Center and Social Responsibility of Chicago for a timely conversation exploring how corporations and nonprofits can continue to collaborate and lead with purpose amid evolving legal and political challenges. From DEI investments and HR benefits to immigration response and program partnerships, we’ll unpack what’s still possible—and what’s next. Plus, learn about the bold proposal for a 1% corporate giving floor and its potential to reshape the future of social impact.
Agenda
- 8:00 a.m. - Registration and Breakfast
- 8:30 a.m. - Panel and Q&A
- 9:30 a.m. - Post Event Networking
- 10:00 a.m. - Event ends
Event details
Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Time: 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Location: Schreiber Center, 16 E. Pearson St, Room 1001
Featured Speakers

Leslie Gross
Partner and Advisor at Grant Philanthropic Advisors

Elizabeth Jordan Kellom
Social Equity Counsel and Assistant Attorney General, Special Litigation Bureau at Illinois Attorney General's Office

Mary Meg McCarthy
Executive Director, National Immigrant Justice Center

Darcy Addison
Moderator
Partner and Advisor, Grant Philanthropic Advisors and Baumhart Scholars MBA '22

Leading with Purpose Amid Change
Join the Baumhart Center and Social Responsibility of Chicago for a timely conversation exploring how corporations and nonprofits can continue to collaborate and lead with purpose amid evolving legal and political challenges. From DEI investments and HR benefits to immigration response and program partnerships, we’ll unpack what’s still possible—and what’s next. Plus, learn about the bold proposal for a 1% corporate giving floor and its potential to reshape the future of social impact.
Agenda
- 8:00 a.m. - Registration and Breakfast
- 8:30 a.m. - Panel and Q&A
- 9:30 a.m. - Post Event Networking
- 10:00 a.m. - Event ends
Event details
Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Time: 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Location: Schreiber Center, 16 E. Pearson St, Room 1001