2018 WV Nonprofit Leadership Summit: Agenda
West Virginia Nonprofit Leadership Summit
September 25 – 26, 2017
“Building Happy, Healthy Nonprofits: Sharing Ideas, Inspiring Action“
MONDAY, SEP 24TH
1:30 – 4:30 PM Volunteer WV Pre-Conference Program: Volunteer Management Listening Session (CLICK to learn more) – RSVP to Gina.L.Namay@wv.gov
TUESDAY, SEP 25TH
8:00 – 10:30 AM National Service Networking Breakfast (at Bear Paw Lodge – Shuttle runs from 7:45 – 8:15 AM)
9:00 – 11:00 AM Exhibit Set-up and Registration
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Welcome & Keynote Luncheon: The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout with Beth Kanter; Nonprofit Excellence Awards
1:15 – 2:45 PM Learning Labs Session 1
- A. Performance Management and Best Practices for Supervisors with Tammy Baker
- B. Combating Distraction and Enhancing Productivity: Technology Wellness for Nonprofits with Beth Kanter
- C. Create a Website That Makes an Unforgettable First Impression: 90 Ideas in 90 Minutes with Andrea Shirey
- D. Panel Discussion: Best Practices for Working with State Agencies with with Sue Chapman, Renee Margocee, Lance Schrader, and Phillip Uy
- E. How to Get Your Board to Ask for Money with Jeanette Wojcik
3:00 – 4:30 PM Learning Labs Session 2
- A. Dealing with Conflict in the Workplace with Tammy Baker
- B. Panel Discussion: Best Practices in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with Kenosha Davenport, Gabrielle Chapman, and Tonia Thomas
- C. Shout It Out Loud: Equipping Donors and Volunteers to Tell Your Story with Becky Mathis-Stump
- D. Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way – Cultivating the Ultimate Gift with Mike Bell
- E. Storytelling: Clarifying Your Non-Profit Message with Tricia Kingery
- F. Be Careful What You Wish For, You Just Might Get It: Meeting Grant Requirements with Violet Burdette
5:00 – 6:00 PM WVNPA Reception and Annual Meeting of the Members
6:00 PM Dinner on Your Own and What Keeps You Up at Night Networking
8:00 PM Casual Networking
WEDNESDAY, SEP. 26TH
8:00 – 8:45 AM Breakfast Buffet and Networking
9:00 – 10:30 AM Learning Labs Session 3
- A. Mystery to Magic: How Your Nonprofit Can Use Social Media to Inform, Engage, and Recruit with Sara McDowell and Chris Strub
- B. Fund Development: It Isn’t Rocket Science (Or Is It?) with Susan Adkins
- C. Nonprofit Board Governance: Putting the Pieces Together with Tasha Anderson
- D. Can This Grant Be Saved? Ways to Improve Your Grant Writing Skills with Alice Ruhnke
- E. Stop Wasting Time Managing Your Time! Manage Your Priorities Instead with David Ray
- F. Wellness for Organizational Health with Jeannie Harrison
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM Learning Labs Session 4
- A. Your Personal Guidebook to Alignment, Balance, and Living Centered with Kami Wernimont
- B. Questions and Answers About Cybersecurity with Mike Gallogly
- C. Where’s the Money? How to Find Funds and Work with Funders with Alice Ruhnke
- D. New Approaches to Volunteerism: VolunTourism, Entrepreneurs, and Social Change Models with Danny Swan, Judy Rodd, Callie Cronin Sams, Bill Kuhn, and Kelly Stadelman
- E. Create a Plan to Promote Your Value with Emma Pepper
- F. Meeting the Collaboration Challenge: Building Strategic Alliances with Jeanette Wojcik
12:30– 2:00 PM Closing Keynote and Luncheon: Becky Mathis-Stump, Ethos Leadership Group, LLC