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September 24-25, 2009 – U3 Administrative Offices – Irvine, CA

The Univicity L3C Inaugural Leadership Forum was held in the newly furnished 10,000 sq. ft. headquarters of Kinnovation Alliance in the Irvine Spectrum area.

Attendees arrived at noon on September 24th to a catered lunch and meet-and-greet session. At 1:00 pm, Steeve Kay opened the forum with an overview of the humanitarian industry as it relates to Univicity L3C. The afternoon was filled with great presentations – Mark Smith, Carl Tierny (Blackbaud), Paul Steele (World Vision) and Mark Rhode (World Vision) all gave partnership updates and best practices.

The energetic discussions filled the afternoon and concluded at 5:00 pm. The attendees then came together for dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Steeve Kay at Pacific Club in Newport Beach.

The following day began with Bill Kliewer delivering a personal, heartfelt message on the history of Univicity L3C formation; Mark Smith presented on business cases. Sam Henry talked about Hopemongers, a nonprofit focusing on micro-financing. The day concluded with John Hapke providing an overview of the Univicity e-Organization structure. The 2-day forum generated exciting action items for the coming months.

“The need for IT in the humanitarian industry is long overdue,” said Steeve Kay, interim president of Univicity L3C. “The creation of Univicity L3C touches a common nerve among the industry. The vision, passion and resolve as well as the finance and partnership strategies examined during the leadership forum – all point to a very successful understanding.”