16^th Annual Nonprofit Conference on Sustainability Strategies

Philanthropy & Fundraising in a Changing World:
Voluntary Action for the Common Good

Over 300 people attended the 16th Annual Nonprofit Conference on Sustainability Strategies, Dec. 4-5, 2008

• The conference featured national speakers Janice Gow Pettey, author of Cultivating Diversity in Fundraising, and Heather McLeod Grant, co-author of Forces For Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits.
• Attendees participated in 15 workshops focusing on philanthropy, fundraising, volunteer cultivation and next generation leadership.
• New this year, a cohort of 25 senior-executive level practitioners attended three workshop sessions together discussing in-depth the leadership challenges associated with diversity, staff development and the economy.
• Attendees were audience to two panels, which included members representing the National Council of La Raza, the ASU Center for Community Development and Civil Rights, Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix, the ASU Lodestar Center, Mutual of Omaha Bank and the ASU W.P. Carey School of Business.
• John Hovis, Ph.D., professor in the W.P. Carey School, gave a closing address on how nonprofits can survive during tough economic times.

   

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

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