Unfortunately, we do not have the capability to post all the handouts on our website for a number of reasons. A few of the presenters were not aware of this and happened to mention it during their session. We apologize for this miscommunication.

If you would like to request handouts from one of the sessions, please email megan@npcenter.org Please note that this is just for the sessions mentioned above and we are not able to email every single handout for the conference (as there were quite a few.) Thank you for your understanding!

The Conference luncheon will be a celebration of the Tenth Anniversary of The Nonprofit Center. Phillips, currently Chairman of Altaira Wealth Management SA of Geneva, Switzerland, will discuss the intersection of the business and nonprofit sectors through the lens of corporate social responsibility.

Tickets for the luncheon only are available at $50 from The Nonprofit Center by calling 253-272-5844 or  by emailing Tahoma@npcenter.org. The luncheon is included for those attending the conference, and more space for this training for nonprofit board members is still available.

Are you about to evaluate your Executive Director? Plan to attend the session led by Pete Donor, HR Director for Tacoma Lutheran Retirement Community. “It’s all about the process,” Pete says. Here’s your opportunity to gain insight into how to make the process effective for you.

Selecting your nonprofit’s auditor is one of the board’s responsibilities. But how do you make that selection appropriately? How much will it cost? And what will it tell you — and NOT tell you? Sharron O’Donnell, CPA, is a nonprofit auditor who can give you insight into how to make this a valuable experience for your board.

Everyone’s talking collaboration and merger. Should you be looking at a partnership strategy for your nonprofit? Melora Hiller, consultant to nonprofits will describe the range of possibilities as well as their value and their pitfalls.

These are just three of twenty different sessions – in addition to the keynote by Paul Light — to be presented at the conference. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to improve your board!

Participants in the Governance Conference will have an opportunity to learn how to apply this methodology from Tacoma consultant, Sally Perkins. Perkins is using the methodology in her work and will bring first hand experience to the session.

Conference Updates:

• Luncheon Speaker Just Announced
• Schedule of Breakout Sessions (subject to change)

We are delighted to announce that we will celebrate our Tenth Anniversary conference with Keynoter Paul Light. Paul is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service, New York University and a Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.

While the nonprofit sector knows Paul as a leading expert in nonprofit effectiveness, he is also actively involved in research and writing on government, especially related to government reform and the political appointment process. He is currently advising on the presidential transition, and his writings on this topic can be found in the Washington Post.

One of Paul’s publications is Pathways to Excellence, a report which focuses on the creation of effective nonprofit organizations. He is also the author of the annual report on public confidence in charities.

Pathways to Excellence shows that every nonprofit organization can improve – no matter how well or poorly it is currently performing – often by taking simple first steps up a development spiral to high performance.

This will be a landmark opportunity for nonprofit board education, and you don’t want to miss it.

The conference will feature sessions on:

• Succession Planning
• Governance Models
• Voice of the Next Generation
• Nonprofit Accountability Clubs
• Recruiting for Board Success
• Be a Positive Force in Conflict
• Audits – Who, Why and How Much
• Grassroots Boards – What to Do When You Have to Do It All
• Board/Staff Balance
• Foraker Sustainability Model
• Strategic Planning in Real Time
• How to Grow in Tough Economic Times
• Understanding Financial Statements
• Nonprofits in Washington & Washington Nonprofits
• Executive Director Evaluation
• The Board and HR – An Evolutionary Path
• Roundtable discussions will include Legal Issues, the Role of the Treasurer and the Role of the Chair

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Interested in being a sponsor or exhibitor at the conference? Please call us at 253-272-5844 or email us.