Results

The Planning Group for the UN75 Global Governance Forum hired Maureen Connolly Management to develop an event to honor the principles of the UN Founding Charter on its 75th Anniversary and reignite the UN in a new era of technology and cooperation.  The Innovation in Partnerships©️ methodology developed by Maureen Connolly, President, Maureen Connolly Management, Inc. was used to develop and advance 20 new multi-stakeholder partnerships to address global challenges and advance solutions in peace, sustainable development, human rights and climate.  Our outcome report  The Roadmap to the Future We Want, the UN We Need was presented to UN Leadership during the UN75 Global Governance Forum.

One Earth Future Foundation was looking to develop a global events department to deliver high-impact programs and forums, which would inform initiatives to improve systems that prevent armed conflict.  Responsibilities included: recruitment and briefing of high-level global leaders as forum participants and development of program content to align with long-term outcomes.  Forums included:  Path to Peace, Somalia Sustainable Energy Forum, and Innovations in Partnerships, a series focused on the intersection of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and One Earth Future programs.  Each forum convenes working groups and speakers leading to on-going initiatives, policy, collaboration, and capacity building.

Newman’s Own Foundation asked Maureen Connolly Management to leverage an exhibit they were sponsoring at the Library of Congress into a series of events and programs to empower change through the portal of the Civil Rights Act on college campuses and universities.  The Empowering Change initiative featured a wide-ranging, week-long series of events at the University of Hartford following the opening of the Library of Congress exhibition, The Civil Rights Act of 1964: The Long Road to Freedom, in Washington, D.C.  The programs and observances at the University of Hartford were designed to encourage reflection, dialogue, and action around civil rights and social change.  The programs served as a catalyst for understanding a university’s capacity to instigate change in ways that can improve our society.  The week-long event was designed to initiate on-going academic and legacy programs and relationships to broaden the impact of the university. 

The urban design plan “IQuilt” in Hartford, CT, commissioned us to create a festival to celebrate cultural transformation through urban design. Envisionfest Hartford presented the potential and promise of the design plans underway to develop enthusiasm and a collaborative spirit around the proposed changes.  Each festival component programmed the connections in the city for walking, culture and innovation.

Leading the special events team, provided the opportunity to create more than a successful sporting event. We created the pathway for a cultural change for persons with intellectual challenges. The World Games brought together 10,000 athletes, 40,000 volunteers and 150,000 attendees from 136  countries in New Haven, CT.  The games provided the momentum for legacy programs in housing, education and community infrastructure through on-going policy changes and program development throughout Connecticut. For more information on this cultural initiative click here.

At United Technologies Corporation we developed a corporate responsibility plan that wove the individual strands of leadership, business, and community into an integrated vision, blending the goals and outcomes with extended impact for multiple stakeholders.   In-depth interviews and understanding the economic and political landscape of UTC in various countries helped us develop a comprehensive plan and programs for the sustainable cities initiative.

Our development of the Love Wins Symposium for the Ana Grace Project honored the life of Ana Grace Marquez Greene and other victims of the Sandy Hook tragedy, while launching an initiative to build compassionate communities.  From this initial event, on-going social change programs have been launched, reaching multiple levels of community.

We created the Governors Workforce Conference, a two-day conference for New England Governors and Canadian Premiers to help establish ways to expand broadband access for education across New England and Canada.  Working with policy makers and thought leaders, we developed roundtable discussions, working groups and keynote events to accelerate and align the talent stream from education to employment through on-line access to education

It was an honor to work On the America’s Promise to our Future with Colin Powell and Elizabeth Dole to develop a program for promoting volunteerism and commitment to youth programs with General Mills and the Points of Light Foundation. The program showcased over 200 volunteer organizations for visibility and recruitment efforts and hosted General Powell, Elizabeth Dole and community leaders at a day-long event to encourage civic engagement and the impact of volunteers on for youth development.

We designed and implemented the OPSAIL 2000 CT, a Tall Ship event to celebrate Connecticut’s Millennial.  As an act of Congress, this was more than a waterfront festival:  relationships were formed and networks developed through on-going cross-cultural programs, business and diplomatic relationships were initiated and strengthened through the non-threatening environment of a global celebration, and infrastructure for hosting large scale maritime events were permanently built along New London’s waterfront. A million visitors arrived for Connecticut’s primary millennium event, held in New London Harbor and featuring more than 40 tall ships from around the world. We oversaw a budget of $6.2 million, 300 contracted personnel and 20 staff. The resulting economic impact was $151 million.