Noon
Co-hosted by Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and Greater Twin Cities United Way (Separate registration is required for this event)
1:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
1:45 - 3 p.m.
Five Lenses for Educating & Assessing Cultural CompetenceEngaging the Board in Financial LeadershipE-mail EQ: Tips to Tap the Emotional Brain The Nonprofit Niche on Voter Engagement: You Make a Difference!Telling Your Story to Make a Difference: Essential Skills for Advocates, Champions and Spokespersons
3:15 - 4:30 p.m.
Tapping into Talent: Engaging Volunteers in Higher Responsibility RolesThe Bored Board: Make Your Meetings More MeaningfulCultivating Donors across Generations: Proven Strategies from the Field The Engagement Pyramid – Building Meaningful Relationships from the Ground Up!Developing Your Web and Social Media Properties: A Checklist
1:45 - 4:45 p.m.
Leaning Into Leadership: Uncovering Clues to Your Inspired VisionReadiness for Realignment: Preparing for the JourneyRural Ideas in ActionSupervising for Employee EngagementConstitutional Amendments – Minnesota’s New Policy-Making RealityEngagement as a Path to Healthy Change
4:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m
Join us for light hors d’oeuvres, drinks and a toast to MCN celebrating its 25th birthday!
7:30 a.m.
Registration, Exhibit Hall and Continental Breakfast Open
7:45 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
What Makes an Excellent Nonprofit? Seeking Input on Nonprofit Best PracticesBenchmarking for Communications EffectivenessBringing Issues and Advocacy to Life through VideoJumpstart Your Nonprofit Career through Academic ProgramsDaring to Lead 2011 Findings and Implications: A Special Session for Nonprofit LeadersCopyright and Trademark BasicsWeddings, Birthdays, Races and more! Making Fundraising Social with GiveMNFact-Based FundraisingLawHelpMN.org: Free Legal Resources and Referrals for Low-Income MinnesotansCriminal Records – Leading the Way in Fair HiringNonprofit Leadership Programming
9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Jon Pratt and Marcia Avner
11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
When Volunteers Run the Show: Sharing Leadership Roles in All-Volunteer and Small NonprofitsTaking the Pain out of TransitionsOn Board: How Young Board Members Can Increase Board EffectivenessKeeping the Roof Up and Your Costs DownSocial Enterprise and the Ties that Bind: Moving Beyond an Exclusive Reliance on PhilanthropyBuilding a Leadership PipelineAssessing Advocacy Efforts? Yes, It Is Possible!The Weaving of Social and Economic Determinants of Health with the Thread of EquityTurning Data Dust into Fundraising GoldThe Leadership of Performance ManagementStrategic Communication Planning and Action: Setting Priorities, Being Proactive and Improving Relationships
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Developing Leaders Differently: The Payoff for You and Your OrganizationIt’s a Plan, Not a Pipedream: Implementing Strategic Plans for Organizational SuccessA Board Development Toolbox: Audit, Recruitment, Training and SupportWhy and What to Evaluate?Bonding your Impact: How Human Capital Performance Bonds could affect the Nonprofit SectorTweeting in the Public Interest: The New Era of Social Media and Influencing Public PolicyMeet the New Boss - Ain't the Same as the Old BossDevelopment and Communications: Teamwork is EverythingLeveraging Partnerships to Maximize ImpactTribal Philanthropy: Building Communities through Native Giving and ReciprocityDiversity and Inclusion in the Nonprofit Sector
3:30 p.m.
Closing Reception
I couldn't have asked for any better opportunity to network and discover needed resources. It exceeded my expectations and the energy in the attendees was contagious!
