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Alliance for Nonprofit Management
1899 L Street NW 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20036

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C05 Fri 11am-12:30pm

 

Friday, July 15

11:00am - 12:30pm

 

Dialogue on Cultural Competency Relating to Race/Class/Power

Presenters:  Makani Themba-Nixon, The Praxis Project; Cynthia Parker, Interaction Institute for Social Change; Omowale Satterwhite, National Community Development Institute

Presenters will offer a concise summary of: A) the values they bring to their work; B) how they came to their perspective and intention on the importance of embracing cultural identity in nonprofit capacity building; and, C) the core elements of their approach to ensuring cultural competency and responsible means of addressing race/class/power issues in their work strengthening nonprofits.

 

Financial Accountability

Presenter:  Patricia O’Malley, Rubino & McGeehin Chartered

Between Senate Finance Committee hearings, newspaper reports and the increased scrutiny of the nonprofit field, it often appears that no one in the field is doing anything right.  The fact is that the reports many organizations file include incorrect information.  Nonprofit accounting is complex and the laws, regulations, rules and contract terms are often different for the same activity depending on the report being filed.  This session will help both accountants and other consultants identify thorny accounting issues and learn of the resources available to assist the nonprofit organization’s efforts to become financially accountable.  A listing of resources available relating to nonprofit accounting and financial governance will be distributed during the session.

 

Meeting Mission Through Advocacy: A Toolbox for Incorporating Public Policy Work into Organizational Development

Presented by CLPI Training Fellows:  Katherine Long, Vermont Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations (VANPO); Julia Fabris McBride, Community Collaborations; Erin Skene, Michigan Nonprofit Association

You can give a man a fish, or you can buy him a fishing rod and teach him to fish.  Better yet, you can help him change the public policy affecting the fishing supply in his lake.  Nonprofit organizations excel at providing direct services, but how do we begin to address the root causes of such issues of homelessness, hunger, and crime?  In this interactive workshop, learn how to make advocacy a key element of organizational planning and go home with some concrete exercises for teaching effective advocacy.

 

Independent Consulting: Establishing a Viable Practice

Presenters:  Terrie Temkin, NonProfit Management Solutions, Inc.; Elizabeth Sadlon, Sadlon & Associates, Inc.

Are you thinking about starting an independent consulting business?  Did you recently start one and wonder if you made the right choice?  This interactive workshop is designed for you.  We’ll talk about the realities of consulting in the nonprofit arena, raising the pros and the cons.  Based on the group’s interest, we’ll cover what you need to get started, defining your niche, finding those first clients, marketing, setting your prices, working with clients to meet their expectations, running the back office, finding insurance, identifying resources and more.

 

Teaching Impact

Presenter:  Robin Kane, Innovation Network

This hands-on, train-the-trainer session offers practical ideas, tips and promising practices for technical assistance providers who conduct workshops and training programs on evaluation.  We’ll offer curricula suggestions in addition to highlighting teaching techniques that break down evaluation concepts like Theory of Change, Logic Model, etc. for nonprofit audiences.

 

The Power of Integration: Leveraging Marketing and Fundraising... Together

Presenter:  Jan Pomerantz, American Marketing Association Foundation

Now, more than ever, effectively integrating fundraising and marketing functions is critical to increasing revenue.  Based on tools and techniques gleaned from the American Marketing Association Foundation’s educational programs to help nonprofits achieve success through effective marketing, participants will learn to help their clients: 1. integrate marketing planning and strategies to help meet fundraising goals; 2. apply marketing promising practices in building relationships with donors and other key supporters; and, 3. use marketing dollars more effectively and efficiently to raise revenue.

 

Two Stories of MSO Evolution

Presenters:  Carol Lukas, Fieldstone Alliance (formerly Wilder Center for Communities); Denice Williams, Community Resource Exchange

This session will explore the mutations and choices that management support organizations (MSOs) need to make to stay relevant.  Wilder Center for Communities, in its 22-year history, has moved through four phases: improved management, mission and impact, vital communities, and sector impact.  Community Resource Exchange evolved over 25 years from its founding focus on strengthening community-based organizations in poor communities, to a more robust program agenda to ensure impact at the community level.  This session will explore how goals changed over time, the new strategies each MSO adopted, and the lessons learned during these evolutions.

 

What’s Age Got to Do With It?: Generational Changes and the Impact on Capacity Building for Social Change

Presenters:  Frances Kunreuther, Building Movement Project; Helen Kim, Consultant

Baby Boomers, many of whom have spent their work life building nonprofit organizations for social change, are nearing the age of retirement, raising many questions about the future. This session will address the generational transfer of leadership and its impact on building organizational capacity for social change in the US.  Findings from a study of generational differences in leadership, results from focus groups held with young leaders across the country, and three case studies of generational change will be presented followed by an in-depth discussion with participants. Participants will be encouraged to explore (1) challenges and opportunities facing the next generation of nonprofit leaders interested in social change, (2) how the Baby Boom cohort can support the next generations, and (3) the role capacity builders can play.