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Webinar: Virtual Conferences That Make a Difference from the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits
The WVNPA has partnered with the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits to offer some of their programming to our members for a discount. WVNPA Members only pay $49 for this webinar – that’s a savings of $101! Email ashley@dev.wvnpa.org for the discount code.
*NOTE: This webinar series takes place at 11:00 AM EST. (The 10:00 AM time is CST)
WVNPA Members: $49 (Email ashley@dev.wvnpa.org for the discount code)
Nonmembers: $150
You organize conferences – or you are going to. You spend considerable time scheduling speakers and managing logistics. You want people to come, have a good experience, and feel connected to your organization. The problem is: How do you know you made a difference? How do you make sure that the people who attend your conference are able to do their work differently because they invested time and money in your event? How do you use your conference to move the needle on some important issue facing your organization or sector?
Join Nancy Bacon as she walks through the four elements of conference design:
• Strategy and overall approach
• Pre-conference activities
• The big day: Deliver a day that makes a difference
• Make it stick: Post-conference activities
At the end of the course, you will be able to:
• Describe how a conference can fit into your organization’s strategy
• Name several ways that you can get attendees ready to learn before the
conference begins
• Support your speakers to deliver excellent workshops
• Describe how to build in opportunities for networking and reflection
• Explain ways to “boost” learning after the conference
Nancy will share practical advice based on implementing and advising on conferences big and small. She will show you how to use tools honed through past conferences. She will leave you ready to deliver a valuable conference for the people you serve.
About the Presenter:
Nancy Bacon is a teacher, instructional designer, consultant, and speaker on topics at the intersection of learning and nonprofits. She created Washington Nonprofits’ learning program in 2013, the third learning program she designed over the course of her career. A former ESL and middle school teacher, Nancy has done nearly every job within a nonprofit: Executive Director, program director, board chair, strategic planning chair, and volunteer. Nancy regular writes and speaks about topics related to nonprofits and learning. In 2019, she co-authored with Mark Nilles the ebook Conferences That Make a Difference. www.nancybacon.com. Nancy also co-hosts the Nonprofit Radio Show with Sarah Brooks and JoAnn Crabtree. The Nonprofit Radio Show offers bite-size, practical information to help nonprofits thrive. Based in Washington State, the Radio Show celebrates the small nonprofits that serve our diverse communities.