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Nonprofit Congress 2008 Annual Conference

The Nonprofit Congress will  hold its 2008 Annual Conference from June 1-4, 2008 in Washington DC.  Registration is now open via the Congress' website.  Here is the tentative agenda.

Sessions will include:

Session Title	Presenter(s)	Priority Area
Capacity Building for Nonprofits - How do we fund it?	TBA	Advocacy/Grassroots Activities
Collaboration for Change - Town Hall Meetings	TBA	Advocacy/Grassroots Activities
Filing the New Form 990: Getting it right the first time!	Julie Floch - Eisner LLP, Ron Schultz - IRS Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division	Accountability/Best Practices
Growing Nonprofit Leadership Through Intergenerational Conversations	TBA	Leadership
Helping Nonprofits Implement Best Practices: Lessons Learned	Erica Greeley - Independent Sector, Jon Pratt - Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, Joan Ustin, Joan K. Ustin & Associates, LLC	Accountability/Best Practices
The Impact of Inefficiency: An Opportunity to Improve the Grantmaking Application and Reporting Process	Grantmakers Network	Accountability/Best Practices
The Nonprofit Congress: Engaging in Local Communities	TBA	ALL
Nonprofits VOTE!	Bridgette Rongitsch - Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network	Advocacy/Grassroots Activities
The Primary Project: Lessons from New Hampshire for you to use NOW	Mary Ellen Jackson - New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits	Advocacy/Grassroots Activities
Raising Public Awareness: North Carolina's Nonprofit Awareness Month	TBA	Public Awareness
Reframing Our Values - Our Worth	TBA	Public Awareness
Trying it On - An Intergenerational Conversation Exercise	Rosetta Thurman - Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington, Ruth Perry - Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers	Leadership

12:30 - 2:00pm - Luncheon Plenary "Our Generations: Weaving-Honoring-Creating" – This inspiring session will build on the concept of the Native American tradition of seven-generations. Speakers from different generations will share their story of how they learned from previous generations' experience by honoring their wisdom and sacrifices they have endured. Their stories will remind us that we each have an obligation and responsibility to teach, train, mentor and allow space for those that follow in our footsteps to create and expand and leave our world better for the 7 generations to come.

2:30 - 4:00pm - Breakout Sessions II – Concurrent breakouts focused on effective strategies and lessons learned.

Sessions will include:

Session Title	Presenter(s)	Priority Area
Advocacy: A Gateway to Organizational Effectiveness	Larry Ottinger & Gita Gulati-Partee - Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest, Sheri Brady - W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Ron McKinley - Fieldstone Alliance	Advocacy/Grassroots Activities
Advocacy 101: Your Template for Results	Kristy Hall - Universal Synergy Consulting	Advocacy/Grassroots Activities
Building Capacity at Each Stage of the Organizational Life Cycle	Shelly Kessler & Anne Sherman - TCC Group	Accountability/Best Practices
Can Marketing Create a Movement?	Bill Toliver - The Matale Line	Marketing
Empowering Your Volunteers	Tracie Linderman - Internal Builders	Human Resources
Finding Community: Mobilizing People and Resource for Change	Nancy Stutts - connectNetwork, Susan Davis - The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia, Sherry Magill - Jessie Ball duPont Fund, Deborah Barfield Williamson - Virginia Network of Nonprofit Organizations	Collaboration
Show Me the Money: A candid conversation about corporate partnerships	Erin Mote - The Coulter Companies, Laura Neito - Southwest Airlines, Jeffery Terrell - UPS, Sarika Sangwan - American Express	Finance/Fundraising
How to Turn Your Strategic Plan into Marketing Materials That Get Results	Dalya Massachi - Writing for Community Success	Marketing
How to Use the Web for Communications and Marketing	Jay Wilkinson - Firespring	Technology
Key Performance Indicators for Improved Organizational Performance	John Fovenesi, CPA - Cendrowski Corporate Advisors	Human Resources
Leading a Nonprofit Organization - Dealing with Shades of Gray	Rose Mary Fry - Texas Nonprofit Management Assistance Network	Leadership
Small Nonprofit Organizations and the Continuous Improvement Model	Elizabeth Holden - Prime Point, Conley Salyer	Leadership
Top Ten Innovations for the Nonprofit Sector	Tony Pipa - Urban Institute	Public Awareness

4:30 - 6:00 pm - Breakout Sessions III – Concurrent breakouts focused on effective strategies and lessons learned.

Sessions include:

Session Title	Presenter(s)	Priority Area
Collaboration and Small Nonprofits: Lessons from the Field	Dr. David Garvey - University of Connecticut	Collaboration
Creating a Board Culture That Works in a Changing World	Ann W. Martin - Praxis Consulting Group	Accountability/Best Practices
Effective (and Legal) Nonprofit Advocacy	Mauricio Vivero - 501c Strategies	Advocacy/Grassroots Activities
Fundraising Strategies for Board Members	Kathy Kleiman - The Nonprofiteer/NFP Consulting	Finance/Fundraising
Fighting for More General Operating Support: Reframing the Ask	Aaron Dorfman & Melissa Johnson - National Committee on Responsive Philanthropy, Kathleen Enright - Grantmakers for Effective Organizations	Finance/Fundraising
Innovation, Interaction and the Future of the Nonprofit Community	Barbara C. Kelly - ammado Internet Services Limited	Technology
Message: Where Your Mission Connects with Your Market	Rebecca Leet - Rebecca Leet & Associates	Marketing
Preparing Tomorrow's Leaders Today: Successful Succession Planning	Charles C. Weathers, Sr. & Anita Garrett - The Weathers Group	Leadership
Shifts Happen: Generational Change in Nonprofit Leadership	Frances Kunreuther - Building Movement Project	Leadership
The Six Principles of Successful Board/Executive Partnerships	Jonathan D. Schick - GOAL Consulting	Human Resources
From Charity to Investment: Changing the Nonprofit Paradigm	Patrick McWhortor - Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits	Public Awareness
Using Free Internet Resources to Spread the Word and Find Allies	Putnam Barber - Idealist.org	Technology

6:30 - 8:00 pm - Reception and Networking Sessions – Network with others and share your programs with your peers

Tuesday June 3

• 8:00 - 10:00am - Morning Plenary "Political Party Platforms - How the Parties will Utilize the Nonprofit Sector's Expertise"

  Tools, Resources, and Practices to Communicate the Value of Nonprofits - Chuck Bean, Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington and Andy Goodman, AGoodmanonline.com

  Robin Hood Marketing, Part II - Katya Andresen, Network for Good

• 10:30am - 12:00 pm - Breakout Sessions IV – State and regional delegations meet to share lessons learned and plan for local follow-up activities
• 12:30 - 3:30 - Luncheon Plenary & Closing Session TBA – Top flight speakers will be invited to address attendees
• 4:00 - 5:30pm - Policy Cabinet – Strategizing for Lobby Day
• 6:00 pm - Reception - Celebrating 10 Years of Advocacy - A celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest
  Mott House - 122 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002

Wednesday June 4

• 8:30am - 2:00pm - Lobby Day - Visits with Congressional representatives

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