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Conference Program

Keynote Handout
Keynote Handout
Keynote Handout

Session Materials

Thursday, October 24

Round I: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Nonprofits as Advocates

Before Conflict Strikes: Setting Norms for Boards

Building a Realistic Development Plan for Your Organization

Organizations at Work: Intersectionality, Fit, and Equitable Workplaces

Prepare for Takeoff: Building your Leadership Resilience Capability

Stakeholder Marketing for Nonprofits

Round II: 3:45 - 5 p.m.

Another World Is Possible: Revolutionizing Fundraising and Grantmaking

Cutting Edge Strategies for Engaging Volunteers to Meet Mission

Don’t Die on Your Way Home: The Importance of Legacy and Transitional Planning

Implicit Bias: The Big Trust Buster

Mobilizing for the 2020 Census: A Menu of Action Options

Policies & Practices for Nonprofit Success

When Systems Stagnate: The Minnesota-Nice Paradox


Friday, October 25

Round III: 8 - 9 a.m.

21st Century Staffing: Finding and Keeping the BEST Employees

The Secret Sauce: Building and Sustaining Effective Advocacy Coalitions

Beyond Geographic Difference: Rural Excellence in Action

Elevating Your Interviews to Hire the Best

Google Ads, Grants, and the Importance of Conversion

Mindful Leadership: Cultivating an Environment of Present Moment Awareness

Reinvigorate Your Evaluation: 15+ Free or Low-cost Tools

Breakout Sessions, Round IV: Peer Action Conversations: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Board Engagement: Tips and Advice for Partnering with Your Board

Equity and Inclusion in Polarized Times

Collaborating for Meaningful Change: Moving from Organization Outputs to Community Outcomes

Supporting Employee Wellness and Preventing Burnout

Change is Exciting and Exhausting

Round V: 2 - 3 p.m.

Big Ideas, Big Campaign, Big Transformation

Diving in to the Nuances of Specific Populations

Enacting Change From Every Spot on the Org Chart

Express Yourself! Wait, Not Like That

Help! My Fundraising Event Isn't Working

The Emotional Bind of Compassionate Care

The Twelve Golden Rules of Nonprofit Finance

Transparency in Crisis – and Non-crisis – Communications