If You Are A Nonprofit in the Mid-South, You Cannot Afford To Miss Our Signature Event!

The Alliance’s 5th Annual Conference
The New Nonprofit Sector: Redefined, Retooled and Resilient!
May 5th, 2010, 8:00am – 4:00pm
Clark Opera Memphis Center

You will get a full day of information, learning, networking and sharing of best practices with the leaders of our local and national nonprofit community.

Low registration fee:
Only $100 for members; $150 for non-members; $65 for students

PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE, SEE BELOW.

CONFERENCE AGENDA 

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Sonal Shah, Deputy Assistant to President Obama and Director of the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation.

EMCEE    

David Renz, Ph.D.; The Beth K. Smith/Missouri Chair in Nonprofit Leadership at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

GUEST SPEAKERS

William Schambra, Director of the Hudson Institute’s Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal.

Martha Perine Beard, Senior Branch Executive of the Memphis zone of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Emily Gantz McKay, Founder and CEO of Mosaica

Rick Cohen, National Correspondent for The Nonprofit Quarterly and Blue Avocadocolumnist.

BREAKOUT SESSION TOPICS (YOU MAY CHOOSE TO ATTEND TWO, ONE FROM EACH GROUP)

GROUP 1

• Closing the Loop: Strategies for Board-Self Assessment and Development
• Social Networking: A How-To for Nonprofits
• Your Nonprofit Financial Health: The Zone Insolvency & How to Avoid It!, Part I
• Building Relationships with Public Officials

GROUP 2

• Planning on the Fly: The Importance of Being Nimble
• Nonprofit Technology Trends: Cloud Computing
• Your Nonprofit Financial Health: The Zone Insolvency & How to Avoid It!, Part I
• How to Keep Your Board Awake at the Wheel

If you would like to qualify, you must:

• Be a current Alliance member
• Have a budget <$250,000
• Submit an explanation of why you are a good candidate
• Submit your annual professional development budget vs. % spent
• Submit by Wednesday, April 28th, to snoel@npexcellence.org 

We look forward to seeing you at conference!

The New Nonprofit Sector:
Redefined, Retooled and Resilient
May 5th, 2010
8:30am – 4:00pm
Clark Opera Memphis

Click here for more information and to register now.

For questions, call Samantha Noel 901.684.6605 ext. 27