Community Ventures
2004 Program |
Agenda for
the Day
"Play to Win–Strengthening Your Organization
Through Strategy, Balance, and Diversity"
Designed to help organizations think about sustainability,
impace and long-term planning in an ever-chainging and
demanding enviornment.
7:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.
REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
BUFFET
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Board & Staff Breakfast
The Mastermind
of a Board Member
Kim Klein
Board members play an essential role in fundraising for
an organization and making sure it is able to weather
an ever-changing economy. Learn how to strategize a game
plan and follow through with good fundraising technique
to ensure a vibrant non-profit.
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
REGISTRATION FOR NONPROFIT WORKSHOPS
9:15 a.m.
WELCOME AND OVERVIEW OF THE DAY
9:30 a.m. - 11:30a.m.
Concurrent Sessions:
A. Correct Use of
Special Events
Kim Klein
What are events for, and how do you organize them to get
maximum mileage from them? Learn how to maneuver through
the endless details of event planning to focus in on the
core pillars of success. Kim will give strategic points
to measure a potential event against, as well as guidelines
to efficiently map out a fundraising phenomenon.
Or
B. Entrepreneurial
Strategies for a More Sustainable Organization
Constance Spheeris, Attorney and Business Development
Advisor
Nancy Cebula, Organizational Development Specialist, People
In Charge, Inc.
Anne Tapp, Executive Director, Boulder County Safehouse
Tamra Ryan, Executive Director, Women’s Bean Project
Lee Shanis, Executive Director, Intercambio de Comunidades
With grant-makers and individual donors becoming less
able to fully fund the work of the non-profits they believe
in, there is a growing need to get creative and think
of appropriate ways to raise money. Constance Spheeris
and Nancy Cebula will provide techniques on how to use
income-generating activities that are within the bounds
of the your mission, as experienced nonprofit leaders
provide lessons from the field.
Or
C. Evaluation 101: Planting the Seeds for
Effectiveness
Gregory A. Diggs, M.S.,Ph.D.,
Research Associate, National Research Center
Donors and funders are increasingly demanding results
for their dollars. Evaluation is one approach to obtaining
important information that helps to document program accomplishments
and demonstrate program effectiveness. This presentation
will help participants understand key evaluation concepts
and the ways in which program evaluation can improve future
planning.
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Maria Guajardo Lucero, Director of the Office
for Education and Children, City of Denver
Maria Guajardo Lucero has worked with education and children
from almost every angle: in Denver Public Schools, Denver
universities, Colorado state government, and the non-profit
community. She brings her experience and expertise as
an educator, a licensed clinical psychologist, a manager
and advocate to bear as the new Director of Denver’s
Office for Education and Children.
1:00 p.m. -2:30 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions:
A. Fundraising Fundamentals
Russell Roybal, National Training Officer, Gill
Foundation
Learn the basic strategies required for all fundraising
and the 7 methods to raise money. Learn the elements of
developing a case for support, its importance in fundraising,
and discover why diversification is your key to success!
Or
B. Building
Relationships with Businesses
Steve
Brett, Trustee, The Community Foundation: Panel Moderator
Rick Sterling, President, Sterling Rice Group
Amy Redfern, Chief Spokesperson, Office of Corporate Public
Affairs, StorageTek
Darlene Murphy, Field Marketing Manager, Noodles and Co.
Mike Noesen, President, Commercial Banking Manager, US
Bank
Working with businesses can be more than a one-time fling.
Building a committed relationship with a businesses partner
can benefit both parties. This presentation will suggest
what businesses look for when deciding to partner with
a non-profit, strategies on how to approach a potential
business partner, and what influences the decision to
collaborate with a non-profit.
Or
C. Building Organizational Diversity from
the Inside, Out
Mariagnes Medrud,
Trustee, The Community Foundation: Panel Moderator
Rebecca Arno, Vice President of Communications, Denver
Foundation
Isabelle Lopez, Lopez Leadership Services
Mike Roque, Director, Office of Strategic Partnerships,
City of Denver
Diversity contributes to nonprofit vitality, not only
in broadening your internal strengths, but also in extending
your program reach. Learn from a panel of experts, the
benefits gained from building organizational diversity
to develop core assets and best connect with an evolving
community.
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Fundraising is the Only Option
Kim Klein
People see fundraising as a problem, but they so rarely
see it as a solution to their problem. All over Boulder,
we have bumper stickers saying, "What if war were
not an option?" Well, what if cutting programs were
not an option? How would you run an organization that
saw fundraising as the solution?
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Social
An opportunity to network and share insights from the
day – as well as enjoy an afternoon sweet treat!
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