Governance Conference » Keynote Speaker

Futures for the Sector

Alan Strand — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:08:15 +0000

Peg Giffels, Interim Director of Fund Development at NPower Seattle, wrote a great post about Paul Light’s key Note speech at the 10th Annual Nonprofit Governance Conference last month. As she says of Dr. Light,

He proposes choosing a future of Rejuvenation for the nonprofit sector, and he issued a challenge to each one of us to do things differently to claim that future.

Click here to read the whole post.

Mike Phillips to Keynote Conference Luncheon

Megan Abbott — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:48:46 +0000

Mike Phillips, former Chairman of Russell Investments, will be the luncheon speaker at the 10^th Annual Washington State Nonprofit Governance Conference being held on Friday, October 30, at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center.

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.

Building Robust Nonprofits in an Age of Uncertainty

Alan Strand — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:21:42 +0000

Friday, October 30, 2009, at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center

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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