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Conference Program Brochure
Session Descriptions (768k PDF)
PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES
October 7 - October 9
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FUNDAMENTALS
$595 for COF members; $845 for non-members
This course is for new staff and volunteers in community foundations. For more information: contact Heather Scott at 202/467-0406 or scoth@cof.org.
Sunday | October 10
LEGAL SEMINAR
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Seminar
Designed for attorneys, financial advisors, board members and senior staff members who want an in-depth perspective on the legal aspects of community foundations. Topics include: Legal Considerations in Providing Grantmaking and Investment Services to Private Foundations, Fiscal Sponsorship--Doing It Right, and an update on 2004 changes in the laws affecting community foundations. There will be an opportunity for the audience to ask questions about specific problem areas.
REGISTER NOW: Pre-registration required. $85 per person (Includes seminar, breakfast and course outlines).
SMART GROWTH AND LIVABLE COMMUNITIES COFFEE KLATSCH
9:00-11:00 a.m.
Do you like the way your community is growing and changing? Are things getting better or worse? Join staff of the Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities and community foundation colleagues for coffee, healthy snacks, and peer-to-peer conversation about what's happening in your community and roles you can play in addressing quality of life issues.
RSVP: Maureen Lawless, Funders' Network: 305/667-6350, ext. 205, maureen@fundersnetwork.org.
WELCOME TO THE FIELD
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Here's a great way to become acquainted the unique world of community foundations! Network with new friends while experienced leaders from community foundations and Council staff give you an orientation to the field, including major trends, issues and field-wide resources.
GRANTMAKING BASICS
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Learn the principles and practices of good grantmaking in community foundations. This session is designed for program officers and others with less than two years of grantmaking experience, who want to be sure they "know the basics" of community foundations. Attendees will receive helpful tools, learn approaches that will guide them through the grantmaking process, discover techniques for effective grantmaking from experienced program officers, and identify practices that are unique to community foundations.
REGISTER NOW: Pre-registration required.
BOARD/CEO EVENT & RECEPTION
"Personal Leadership in a Changing World"
2:00-5:00 p.m. | Seminar
5:00-6:30 p.m. | Reception
Dr. Karen McNeil-Miller from the Center for Creative Leadership will illustrate four leadership models for chief executive officers and board members. Learn to recognize and analyze the key roles, identify your personal style within those roles and assess both the positive and negative aspects of your personal leadership style.
REGISTER NOW: $75 per person. Pre-registration required. Contact Ellen Bryson 202/467-0438, bryse@cof.org.
BLACK PHILANTHROPIC RECEPTION
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Join ABFE (A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities) and Minnesota Blacks in Philanthropy (MNBIP) for a wine and cheese reception to learn more about our respective organizations and the support we provide for those who are staff, trustees and donors of community organizations who are concerned about strengthening philanthropy in Black communities. Meet and mingle with others who are engaging in promoting effective and responsive philanthropy in Black communities. For more information, please contact Jennifer Garcia at ABFE, at 212/982-6925, ext.505.
PRONET BUSINESS MEETING & RECEPTION
NIGHT ON THE TOWN
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.| Solera Restaurant
Sponsored by ProNet (the Program Officers Network), a professional group dedicated to providing leadership on grantmaking and programmatic issues facing community foundations. Join us where it all began - in Minneapolis! Help celebrate how far we've come at a brief business meeting and cocktail reception.
REGISTER NOW: $35 per person. Pre-registration required. Contact Randi Hewit, The Community Foundation of the Elmira-Corning Area, 607/734-6412.
After the reception, continue the fun at the neighboring Orpheus Theatre by attending Matters of the Heart, starring Patti LuPone. This brand new show starring the Tony Award-winner of Evita and Anything Goes features a wide range of songs from Joni Mitchell to Rodgers & Hammerstein and Randy Newman to Stephen Sondheim. For information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.hennepintheatredistrict.com. ProNet encourages anyone interested in a night on the town to join us!
ADNET NETWORKING EVENT
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. | Solera Restaurant
Get the Fall Conference off to a great start with your AdNet (the Advancement Network of Community Foundations) colleagues.
REGISTER NOW: $30 per person (includes your first drink). Contact Sheryl Aikman at 828/254-4960 or aikman@cfwnc.org.
FAOG BUSINESS MEETING & DINNER
4:00 - 5:30 p.m. | Business Meeting
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. | Dinner at Windows on Minnesota
Sponsored by FAOG (Fiscal and Administrative Officers Group), a national group of community foundation fiscal and administrative professionals taking the lead in establishing and communicating standards for the financial and administrative functions for community foundations.
REGISTER NOW: $50 per person. Pre-registration required. Contact Judy Lundeen, The Minneapolis Foundation, jlundeen@mplsfoundation.org.
COMMA MEMBERSHIP MEETING & DINNER
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Membership Meeting
5:30 - 8:00 p.m. | Tiburon Caribbean Bistro
Sponsored by COMMA, an association of community foundation communicators affiliated with the Council on Foundations, working to enhance and empower communications in the field. Meet your CommArades for dinner and enjoy foods from Cuba to Cozumel. The warmth of the Caribbean is just a short (possibly brisk) walk from the hotel and convention center.
REGISTER NOW: $35 per person. Pre-registration required.
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
NEW FEATURE
THE TOOL SHOP
Offering attendees comprehensive information about the Leadership Teams' products and services, THE TOOL SHOP is your one-stop shop. Conveniently located within Resource Central, THE TOOL SHOP will feature products created by and for the community foundation field and will include software and database demonstrations, tutorials and help sessions throughout the conference.
SPECIAL SESSION
SHARING TOGETHER:
HOW TO LEAD SUSTAINABLE CHANGE FOR DISADVANTAGED KIDS & FAMILIES
Tuesday, October 12 | 2:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Minneapolis Foundation
Through a combination of expert advice and peer consultation, explore the internal and external ramifications of exercising community leadership for our most economically distressed neighborhoods and children, youth and families. Participants in this half-day session will be interviewed in advance, and the session will be constructed around themes and challenges that emerge.
REGISTER NOW: Pre-registration required. Registration limited to CEO and senior program staff pairs only from ten community foundations. Fee: $300 per pair (includes dinner). Participants must register in pairs. Contact: Heather Scott, scoth@cof.org or 202/457-0406.
MEET THE FILMMAKERS
"FLAG WARS"
Sunday | October 10 | 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Buffet supper, screening and discussion
The Council on Foundations, Grantmakers in Film and Electronic Media and the Jerome Foundation invite grantmaker colleagues to view one of this year's noted Film and Video Festival winners and recent Peabody Award winner, "Flag Wars". This compelling documentary explores the intersections of race, privilege, gender, class and urban development in a Columbus, Ohio, neighborhood. After the screening, join producers Linda Goode Bryant and Laura Poitras for a thoughtful discussion about the issues raised in the film.
REGISTER NOW: Tickets are free but required. Limited seating. RSVP by Tuesday, October 5 to Evelyn Gibson, gibse@cof.org or 202/467-0471.
"BANGOR: A PROUD PAST AND A PROMISING FUTURE"
Tuesday | October 12 | 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Food, screening and discussion
This documentary is a small-scale community video project that examines Bangor, MI, and residents' perspectives of their town, its past and future. After the screening, join project participants and Helen Whyte of the Orton Family Foundation, which supports numerous community video projects, for a discussion about the video and its impact on the the Bangor community.
REGISTER NOW: Tickets are free but required. Limited seating. RSVP by Tuesday, October 5 to Evelyn Gibson, gibse@cof.org or 202/467-0471.
SPECIAL SESSION
BUILDING STRONG FOUNDATIONS THROUGH INCLUSIVENESS AND DIVERSITY
Sunday | October 10 | 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Come share a continental breakfast of gourmet/specialty coffees and scones as well as your thoughts and ideas. Join us for a dynamic conversation among panelists and conference participants focusing on the issues that grantmaking foundations face surrounding diversity and inclusiveness.
SITE VISITS
Space is limited.
Tickets are free but required and are available on a first-come, first-served basis at the conference registration desk.
Monday, October 11
Reviving Downtowns Effectively
9:00 a.m. to Noon
In Saint Paul: Participants will visit the Mississippi Riverfront Renewal Projects and the Lowertown Historic District - currently being transformed into an attractive neighborhood for artists, young professionals, empty nesters and others interested in downtown living. After a short walk through St. Paul's Cultural Corridor - home to many arts organizations - participants will hear city officials and representatives from foundations and arts non-profits discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by this renaissance.
Transforming Two Cities
2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
In Minneapolis: The Heritage Park redevelopment of the near north side is transforming a 145-acre vacant site that formerly contained public housing and brown field into a stable, affordable and sustainable urban neighborhood on the edge of Minneapolis' downtown area. In 1995, a court order forced the demolition of 770 units of public housing in this part of Minneapolis. Heritage Park was born as an example of a multifaceted response.
In Saint Paul: Visit the Opportunity Housing Investment Fund - an affordable housing initiative - designed to reduce mobility and help stabilize low-income families with the intent of enhancing academic achievement for students attending the Johnson Achievement Plus School. After a brisk walk through both the school and the adjoining YMCA, this session will conclude with a discussion on social venture capital led by educators, community organizers and donors.
Tuesday, October 12
Unique Approaches to Sustainable Energy Design
9:00 a.m.-Noon
In Minneapolis: Located in the heart of a once blighted industrial area and now adjacent to a new Light Rail Line, the Phillips EcoEnterprise Center houses the Green Institute and several nonprofit groups working on environmental and energy issues. Features of the Green Institute include a geo-exchange heating and cooling system, active day lighting, storm water retention, and use of salvaged and recycled materials in construction. In 2000, the American Institute of Architects named Green Institute one of the Earth Day Top Ten green buildings.
In Saint Paul: What's red hot, cool and green? The answer: District Energy St. Paul. This power plant on St. Paul's riverfront is actually three plants in one: an electrical plant, a heating plantand a cooling plant. Its primary fuel is a plentiful, renewable local product-urban wood waste. This means less pollution, reduced reliance on fossil fuels and cheaper energy for the community.
Experience the Changing Face of Minnesota's Communities
2:00-5:30 p.m.
In Minneapolis & Saint Paul: Participants will tour Minneapolis Lake Street, home to Mercado Central -Minnesota's first Latino Commercial Center - and the community hub for many of the state's Latino community. En route to Saint Paul, participants will learn about African Development Corporation and the new businesses catering to the newly arrived East African immigrants. Finally, participants will walk along Saint Paul's University Avenue where the Southeast Asian community, especially the Hmong, have re-energized this busy corridor that connects Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Join community leaders and learn more about the steady growth of Minnesota's communities and the collaborative role that foundations and nonprofits have played in their success.
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