Round: A

Monday, March 19th, 10:45 am - 12:15 pm
Fearless, Not Shameless, Networking
A
Professional Development
General

Everyone wants to be more comfortable and confident at social and business networking events. Learn to present a great image of yourself and your organization while absorbing relevant, current, and possibly very helpful information from your colleagues and new acquaintances at networking events.

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From Start Up to Grown Up Part 1: Funding Nonprofits at Different Stages
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Grantmaking
Advanced

How do organizations change and grow over time, and what does that mean for grantmaking? Dr. Susan Kenny Stevens, author of the influential Nonprofit Lifecycles: Stage-based Wisdom for Nonprofit Capacity, will explore the seven nonprofit lifecycle stages with a grants management lens, helping you to consider how grantmaking can help or hinder the growth and development of the nonprofits you support. For example, what strengths do nonprofits display as they age? What challenges do they face? How should you assess a start-up organization vs. a mature organization? And, when it comes to grantmaking, does it even matter what stage a nonprofit has reached?

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Legal 201: Advocacy Grantmaking
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Grantmaking
Core

This session will include an in-depth look into the rules for funding advocacy activity. Topics will include general support and project support grants for charities that lobby. Substantial time will be spent on the IRS definition of lobbying so that you can understand when these rules apply. Topics will also include funding non-partisan political activities (e.g., voter registration, candidate debates).

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Providing Technical Assistance to Applicants and Grantees
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Grantmaking
Advanced

There are many ways that grants managers can help nonprofits be more effective in their fundraising. Learn how your peers are providing technical assistance to applicants and grantees in ways that don't require large investments of time or resources. Help your applicants and grantees strengthen their financial picture and reduce their reliance on your funding.

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Selecting and Implementing Integrated Grants Management Systems in 2012: The Promises and Pitfalls
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Technology
Core

A key trend in U.S. philanthropy is grantmakers seeking ways to make more informed decisions, strengthen programs, and improve the efficiency of their operations – all with limited resources. Many people believe that this can be accomplished though implementing integrated information systems that facilitate online proposal receipt and review, grant tracking, reporting, knowledge and document management, and social networking. Is this reality or an impossible dream?
 
Learn how the appropriate and effective use of technology can enable grantmakers to achieve these goals. This presentation will:
• highlight best practices
• discuss common pitfalls and how to avoid them
• present the greatest challenges and how to overcome them
• provide an overview of the major grants management products and services
• discuss the capabilities and limitations of Windows, fully Web, hybrid, and “Cloud”

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Understanding the Proposal Receipt and Review Process
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Grants Management
Core

Effective and efficient grantmaking processes are essential for grantmakers and their community partners. This session is for new and seasoned grants managers who want to learn and understand how other organizations manage the proposal receipt and review process. This will be an interactive session where panelists and participants will share their practices.

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Vendor Sponsored Session - MicroEdge: Transformation – From Grants Management to Foundation Management
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Vendor Sponsored Session
General

The philanthropic industry is undergoing a transformation. More and more, giving information that was once closely guarded and difficult to access is being made easily available to key members of philanthropic organizations. From program staff taking a more active role in evaluations to board members monitoring real-time data, more people have access to the information that will allow them to make better decisions.

MicroEdge is committed to driving this change in the industry. With a broadening focus on foundation management, we want to allow our clients to make the greatest impact possible. During this session, we’ll share market trends and insights, and you will learn how MicroEdge's technology and recent innovations can help you move from grants management to foundation management. 

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