C07 MSO ED Affinity Group Meeting
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Alliance 2007 Annual Conference
July 18-20, 2007 Atlanta, GA
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Management Support Organizations Executive Directors' Affinity Group Meeting
Date: Wednesday, July 18, 8:30am - 3:30pm
Price: FREE - Alliance Members ONLY
Facilitators: Dianne Russell, Institute for Conservation Leadership; Alan Brickman, Consultant; Elizabeth Heath, The Nonprofit Center; Deborah Strauss, Lumity (formerly the IT Resource Center); Judith Alnes, MAP for Nonprofits
Three reasons why the MSO ED Affinity Group Gathering is the meeting to go to…
- Rich opportunity to exchange information about what is happening in the MSO field
- Take home strategies for tackling issues that are on your executive director plate
- Build relationships with other MSO executive directors that can support and help you in your work
- We are part of a growing field…best place to meet and see those in the field, and understand the field.
Working Agenda
| 8:30 – 8:45 |
Welcome, Introductions, and Overview of the Agenda |
| 8:45 – 10:00 |
Who’s in the Room? – Getting to Know Your Colleagues
Show of hands to get a sense of MSOs’:
- Budget and staff size
- Longevity
- Service array
- Other characteristics?
In randomly assigned small groups, each person presents:
- MSO’s most recent new project or initiative
- MSO’s recent problem or difficulty
- ED’s personal non-work hobby, specialty, or labor of love
In the full group: Reflections about themes and commonalities |
| 10:00 – 10:45 |
What happening out there? – Factors in the External Environment
Full group brainstorming of key external factors, focusing on:
- Competitive landscape for MSOs
- Market demands
Sharing resources to address the identified issues |
| 10:45 – 11:15 |
Discussion: How to Form Small Groups for Sharing and Problem-Solving
Groups potentially convened around:
- Size
- Longevity (of the organization and/or the ED)
- Particular program or service
- Type of partner(s)
- Topic (sustainability, intellectual property, …)
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| 11:15 – 12:00 |
1st Small Group Sharing and Problem Solving Session
- Select issues to discuss
- Share experiences and problem-solve
- Take notes
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| 12:00 – 1:00 |
LUNCH |
| 1:00 – 1:30 |
Brief Reflection on the Small Group Sharing Session |
| 1:30 – 2:30 |
2nd Small Group Sharing and Problem Solving Session |
| 2:30 – 3:15 |
Future Activities for the MSO EDs Affinity Group
- Brief report on activities of the past year
- Suggestions for activities between conferences
- Strategies for communication among Affinity Group members
- Volunteers for the Steering Committee
- Potential projects and/or model development work
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| 3:15 – 3:30 |
Wrap-up and Final Comments |
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