Coffee Connections Spotlight on How to Build Powerful Business–Nonprofit Partnerships - July 17, 2025
Coffee Connections Spotlight
Building High-value Partnerships Between Companies and Nonprofits
Join Cynthia E. Currence—former VP of Brand Strategy and Marketing for the American Cancer Society—for an interactive session designed to spark ideas and drive action. With over 30 years of experience forging powerful partnerships between major corporations and mission-driven organizations, Cynthia will share real-world insights on how to move beyond surface-level sponsorships to create shared value that lasts. Whether you're a business leader or nonprofit professional, you'll walk away with practical strategies you can apply immediately to build partnerships that matter.
About Cynthia E. Currence
Cynthia E. Currence has worked with large nonprofit organizations for over 30 years. She was VP for Brand Strategy and Marketing for the American Cancer Society and more recently led corporate engagement operations for World Vision and Children International. She has a proven track record of creating powerful partnerships that go far beyond simple "check" for "halo" transactions.
Currence's relational approach to defining partner needs and co-creating shared value has produced innovative solutions and impactful results in cancer prevention, women’s economic development, childhood poverty, and more. With her teams, she has generated more than $100 million for nonprofits in partnerships with investors and major companies. The insights in this book are rooted in her expert knowledge of brand strategy and marketing and in her deep belief in the power of connection.
Currence has chaired national nonprofit marketing conferences, lectured internationally on cause marketing, and served on boards for the American Marketing Association Foundation, Institute of Management Consultants, and NetHope.
Join us!
What better way to start your day than with coffee and conversation in the company of local business professionals? Join us for this networking event created to expand your professional relationships. Get in front of our members, and business cards will be shared with all attendees.
