How do I start a nonprofit?
About Us Membership Job Center Contact Us Search

 
 

Save the Date!

SCANPO's 13th Annual Nonprofit Conference

Hilton Head Island, SC

March 10-11, 2010
2009 Registration Fees
Conference Fee
Onsite
Daily Rate
SCANPO Members & Students $245 $295 $75
Additional Person from same member organization $230 $280  
Non-members $325 $375 $100
Additional person from same non-member organization $310 $360  
SCANPO's 12th Annual Conference will cover five tracks in the concurrent sessions throughout the three-day period.  The five tracks are:
  • Track 1: Innovation
  • Track 2: Fundraising
  • Track 3: Management/Finance
  • Track 4: Leadership
  • Track 5: Fundamentals

2009 12th Annual Conference Schedule At A Glance

(For a detailed agenda click here.)
Speakers, session topics and times are subject to change.

Wednesday, April 29

10:00 am – 4:00 pm            Registration

1:30 - 2:30 pm                    Open Plenary - Katya Andresen- Surviving the Meltdown
                                          Without Having One
 

2:45 - 4:15 pm                      Concurrent Sessions:

                                     ·         What Boards Really Want (CFRE)

 ·         Fresh Approaches to Securing Business Support (CFRE)

 ·     Developing an Outcomes Driven Performance Management Culture & Process (CFRE) (CPE)

 ·         Organizational Leadership in Times of Change (CFRE) (CPE)

 ·         Branding 101 (CFRE) (CPE)

5:00 – 6:30 pm                     Exhibitor Reception

Thursday, April 30

 

7:45-8:45 am                      Breakfast: Special Panel- Stimulus Funds: Where are They and How to Get Them?

9:00 - 10:30 am                   Concurrent Sessions:

·         Collaborate, Merge or Close (Panel Discussion) (CFRE)

·         The Art of the Ask: Getting to Yes (CFRE)

·         Making Difficult Financial Decisions During Tough Times (CFRE) (CPE)

·         The Inclusion Illusion: Strategies for Embracing Diversity (CFRE)

·         ABC's of Special Events (CFRE)

10:45am - 12:15 pm            Concurrent Sessions:

·         Becoming E-Literate in a Social Media World (CFRE) (CPE)

·         Donors' Return on Investment: Making the Business Case Work (CFRE)

·         Introduction to the Balanced Scorecard (CFRE) (CPE)

·         Facilitative Leadership: Using Participative Decision-Making Tools to Create a Culture of Collaboration (CFRE) (CPE)

·         Money...Where and How Do I Get it? A Comprehensive Approach to Fundraising (CFRE)

12:30-2:00 pm                     Lunch Plenary - Lois Lerner- Interesting Times /Awards Luncheon

2:15 - 3:45 pm                    Concurrent Sessions:

·         The Community Driven Study: Transforming Participants into Partners (CFRE)

·         Asking for Support in Challenging Times (CFRE)

·         Exploring the New 990 (CFRE) (CPE)

·         Site Visits

·         Nonprofit Accounting 101 (CFRE) (CPE)

Evening Events                     Music on Main/Dine Arounds

Friday, May 1

7:45 - 9:00 am                     Breakfast Plenary- Tim Delaney- The Mighty Power of South Carolina's Nonprofits

9:15 - 10:45 am                   Concurrent Sessions:

·         25 Best Marketing Ideas of the Year (CFRE) (CPE)

·         Grantwriting: How to Differentiate Your Organizations and Win Support (CFRE)

·         Earned Income and Social Enterprise (CFRE)

·         Guiding Principles & Best Practices:Taking It to the Next Level (CFRE)

·         Advocacy 101 (CFRE)

11:00 am - 12:00 pm           Closing Plenary- Dr. Benjamin Bernard Dunlap

 

CFRE: Credits for CFRE certification- up to 7.5 credits can be earned                      

CPE: CPA's Continuing Education Credits- up to 15 hours can be earned

► What We Are Planning at the 2009 Conference:

Nonprofit Marketplace: Exhibits in the Nonprofit Marketplace will share the latest resources and services available to nonprofit leaders to help you save money and make your job easier!  All attendees are encouraged to visit our vendors.  Special drawings will be held for complimentary registration to SCANPO's 2010 Annual Nonprofit Conference as well as use of a BMW for a weekend compliments of BMW Manufacturing Co. for those participants who visit with our vendors.

The Erin Hardwick Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management and The Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership: We’ll announce the 2009 recipients during lunch on Thursday and showcase their award-winning achievements.

Literature Tables: Show off your nonprofit’s literature. Free tables are available in the Nonprofit Marketplace for conference participants to display their materials.

Internet Café: Need to check your email during the conference? To help you stay in touch, conference participants will have free Internet access so you can check and respond to email.

Conference Bookstore: Take advantage of an on-site conference bookstore. Browse dozens of outstanding books on nonprofit management, fundraising, board governance and much more.

"Thank you to SCANPO for holding an affordable, inspiring, practical conference.”
-Rhet Wilson, Executive Director, Edisto Island Open Land Trust