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  BENCHMARK 3
  2006 Conference on Nonprofit and Philanthropic Studies
 
 

 

SCHEDULE

This preliminary schedule is subject to change. As speakers and presenters are finalized, they will be added to the schedule. For details on breakout session topics and presenters, click here.

Thursday, March 16 

5:00 - 5:45 p.m.

Welcome Reception

Sponsored by the Stardust Foundation

6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Dinner

7:00 - 8:15 p.m.

Opening General Session

Nonprofit Management and Philanthropic Studies: Reflections on the Field
Sponsored by the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council

Keynote Speaker - Michael O'Neill, University of San Francisco Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management (USF INOM)

Friday, March 17

8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

 

General Session

Nonprofit and Philanthropic Studies: Opportunities of the Field to Fulfill Higher Education's Promise
Sponsored by the Arizona State University Center for Nonprofit Leadership and Management

Keynote Speaker - Constantine "Deno" Curris, President,
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)

9:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Break

10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Breakout Sessions 1

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Breakout Sessions 2

2:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Break

3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Breakout Sessions 3

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Free Time

5:30 - Throughout Evening Carousel Dinner: off site, small informal groups

Saturday, March 18

8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

General Session - International Panel on Nonprofit/NGO's

Nonprofit and Philanthropic Studies: International Overview of the field in Latin America, Africa, Europe and Asia
Sponsored by The Forbes Funds

9:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Break

10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Breakout Sessions 4

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Breakout Sessions 5

2:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Break

3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Breakout Sessions 6

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Free Time

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Closing General Session

Nonprofit and Philanthropic Studies: Education for What? A Conversation with and Perspectives from a Leading "Change Maker" 
Sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Plenary Speakers -

Dr. Robert F. Long
Vice President
Philanthropy and Volunteerism
W. K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF)

Raul Yzaguirre
Professor of Practice
Center for Community Development and Civil Rights (CCDCR)
Arizona State University
Former CEO of the National Council of La Raza

6:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Reception

7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Dinner and Conference Closing

Sunday, March 19

  Networking and Travel