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18^th Annual Nonprofit Conference on Sustainability Strategies

"From Red to Black: Innovative Thinking for Generating Income and Resources"

October 14-15 • Desert Willow Conference Center • Phoenix

Conference Agenda

Thursday, October 14, 2010
9:00 a.m. – 12 noon	Opening Conference Sessions - Strategies for Nonprofit & For Profit Alliances – Laura Bush, Julie Coleman, Allison Rapping and Jathan Segur Unrelated Business Income - IRS Exempt Organizations Customer Education and Outreach 12 - 12:30 p.m. – Buffet Lunch and Networking Session

12:30 – 1 p.m.	Opening Keynote Address & Q&A Session – Kay Sprinkel Grace, CFRE, Author and International Fundraising Expert

2 – 3:30 p.m.	Workshop Sessions #1: Workshop – Combined Track for Senior and General Fundraising Professionals – Fundraising & AAA Board – Kay Sprinkel Grace Workshop Theme - Strategic Planning – Todd Hornback Workshop Theme – Marketing/PR – Amy O'Hara Workshop Theme – Evaluation - BJ Tatro Workshop Theme – Volunteer Management – Girl Scouts – Arizona Cactus-Pine Council, Inc.


3:30 – 4:30 p.m.	Affinity Networking Groups: Generation Next/Emerging Leaders Senior Nonprofit Professionals with 10+ Years Development/Fundraising Professionals Program Management Staff Marketing/PR Professionals Small Nonprofits
Friday, October 15, 2010
8:30 – 9:15 a.m.	Opening Plenary and Keynote – Steven G. Seleznow, Ed.D., CEO, Arizona Community Foundation

9:15 – 10 a.m.	Innovation and Social Enterprise Panel Charis Elliott, Co-Founder, Las Otras Hermanas Karl Gentles, Executive Director, Back-to-School Clothing Drive Gayle Pincus, Social Enterprise Consultant Kelsea Velscova, Arizona Humane Society

10 – 10:15 a.m.	Networking Break

10:15 – 11:45 a.m.	Workshop Sessions #2: Workshop – (Senior Fundraising Track) – Fundraising Trends – Brian Bateman Workshop – (General Fundraising Track) – Fundraising in Rural Areas – Alice Ferris and James Anderson Workshop Theme – Collaboration – Elizabeth Castillo Workshop Theme – Board Leadership – Clyde Kunz & Pamela Doherty Workshop Theme – Managing Agency Finances – Carolyn Sechler & Sandi Turner Workshop Theme – The New Experienced Workforce – Stephanie Small & Lynda Bowman

12 noon – 1:15 p.m.	Luncheon & Keynote – Clara Miller, President & CEO, Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF)

1:15 – 1:30 p.m.	Networking Break

1:30 – 3 p.m.	Workshop Sessions #3: Workshop – (Senior Fundraising Track) – Trends in Volunteerism – Anne C. White Workshop – (General Fundraising Track) – Planned Giving – Alan Knobloch Workshop Theme – Financial Management – Richard Peck Workshop Theme – Social Media – Eric Bailey Workshop Theme – Nonprofit Consulting – Penelope Cagney Workshop Theme – Staff Hiring and Retention – Susan Williams


3 – 3:45 p.m.	Closing Plenary Speaker and Remarks

*General workshop sessions will have an emphasis on innovative thinking and creativity towards organizational sustainability and cover topics on Board Leadership, Strategic Planning, Marketing/Public Relations, Program/Organizational Evaluation, Volunteer Management, Human Resource Management, Social Media/Networking and Financial Management.

**Conference Schedule subject to change

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