Wednesday, Oct. 22 - 11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 23 - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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Parking and public transit: Onsite parking is available in the Center garage for $8. The Center at Cathedral Plaza is one block from the Metro Red Line Civic Center Station and two stops from Union Station and Metrolink. For more information visit http://www.metro.net/ or www.metrolinktrains.com.

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Registration Fees:

	Early Bird by October 10th	After October 10th	Register Now
CAN Members	$199	$249
Non-Members	$249	$299

 

Wednesday, October 22

2008 Awards of Excellence Luncheon
The 10^th Annual Awards of Excellence are generously funded by CAN Insurance Service. Please join us as we honor top leaders and organizations within California’s nonprofit sector. 2007 Awards of Excellence winners.

Half Day Concurrent Workshop Sessions
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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1A: Successful Fund Development: Relevant Practices for Best Results. Rob Kusel, Vice President, Essex & Drake Fund Raising Counsel.

1B: Peter F. Drucker's Tool Kit Five Most Important Questions. Constance Rossum, Ph.D., President, Management Directives; Associate Professor of Marketing & Management, University of La Verne.

1C: Effective e-Strategy for Nonprofits. Allan Pressel, CEO/Founder CharityFinders and Katharine Coles, CEO and Founder, Mad Marketeer.

1D: Relationship Coaching for Executive Directors and Board Chairs. Liz Callahan, Executive Director, The CBO Center, and trained organization and relationship systems coach.

1E: Ready to Lead? Next Generation Leaders Speak Out. Marla Cornelius, Projects Director, CompassPoint Nonprofit Services.

1F: Accounting for Non-Accountants – Financial Reports and the New 990. Alan J. Strand, CAN Interim Executive Director.

Thursday, October 23

Funders Forum
Hear five expert grantmaking executives in a candid, thought-provoking conversation concerning foundation giving trends and the strategic relationship between funders and California's nonprofits. Moderated by James M. Ferris, Ph.D., Director of The Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy at the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development with Bernard Boudreaux, Senior Manager, Community Relations, Target; James E. Canales, President and CEO, The James Irvine Foundation; Antonia Hernández, President & CEO, California Community Foundation; Ray F. Reisler, Executive Director, S. Mark Taper Foundation; and Gary L. Yates, President & CEO, The California Wellness Foundation.

Hot Topic Study Group Hour
A peer-to-peer learning experience with the opportunity for staff, board members, consultants and volunteers at different organizations to get together in an exchange of ideas and networking. There will be many groups to choose from including those convened by budget size, sub-sector (arts organizations, social service agencies, etc.) by experience (new to the sector or veterans) staff position (executive directors, finance, development among others) and subjects (volunteer recruitment, board relations, financial matters, etc.)


Luncheon: Social & Economic Justice - What The Election Means to the Nonprofit Community
The keynote speaker at lunch will be Torie Osborn who served in the cabinet of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa for two years, and continues as a senior advisor to the Mayor. From 1997 through 2005, she was executive director of the Liberty Hill Foundation, one of the nation’s most admired social-change foundations. Ms. Osborn has been a social activist for 40 years, beginning with the anti-poverty, civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s, as well as the women’s movement of the 1970s and later as a champion for gay and lesbian rights.

Concurrent Workshop Session Two
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

2A: E-Technology on a Shoestring. Cody Sharp, Regional Account Executive, eTapestry.

2B: Overcoming Founder's Syndrome: Preparing For The Next Generation Of Leadership In Your Organization.  Jeffrey R. Wilcox CFRE, President & CEO, Executive Consulting For The Nonprofit Sector, Inc.

2C:  Digital Storytelling for Nonprofits. Rick Nahmias, photographer, writer, and filmmaker.

2D: Your Employee Benefits and Universal Health Care: What It Means to Your Organization. Brent Shannon, Lead Employee Benefits Broker/Consultant, CAN Insurance Services.

2E: Civic Engagement for Nonprofit Organizations. Erica L. Bernal-Martinez, Senior Director of Civic Engagement, NALEO Educational Fund.

2F: Program Measurement: Using Evaluation and Outcomes Data. Michael A. Kisslinger, Program Manager, Catalyst, a community services program serving Mendocino and Lake Counties.

Concurrent Workshop Session Three
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

3A: Strategic Impact Marketing. Dudley W. "Skip" Gill III, President, Strategic Impact.

3B: Next Generation Leadership Forum.  Darian Rodriguez Heyman, Executive Director, Craigslist Foundation, Commissioner & President of the Operations Committee, SF Dept. of the Environment.

3C: Bridging the Gap Between Your Database and Your Fundraising! Cody Sharp, Regional Account Executive, eTapestry.

3D: Obtaining Low-cost, Tax-exempt Financing: Creative Solutions for 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organizations. Terrence Murphy, Program Manager, California Communities.

3E: The Six Principles of Successful Board/Executive Partnerships.? Jonathan D. Schick, President, GOAL Consulting, LLC.

3F: New Ways to Strengthen Nonprofits. Thomas E. Backer, Valley Nonprofit Resources, Vici Nagel, High Desert Resource Network, Judy Ross, Long Beach Nonprofit Partnership, and Marcia Schmitz, Annenberg Foundation.


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Exhibitor Expo 
Thursday, October 23

Knowledgeable, nonprofit-friendly businesses await you in CAN’s Exhibitor Expo. Talk with the experts on nonprofit banking, insurance, finance, technology, printing and more. Also on hand: Buy nonprofit-targeted books at the CAN Bookstore, learn how you can save with CAN Insurance Services and become a CAN Member on-the-spot. You can also drop off information about your organization at the Resource Table.

You may download the exhibitor rates and agreement by clicking here (Word).
For more information about exhibiting at Building Strong Nonprofits, please download the exhibitor Fact Sheet here (PDF).

Please e-mail the completed agreement (in Word format) to jengbrecht@CAnonprofits.org.