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2010 Annual Nonprofit Conference:
Navigating in a Sea of Change Keynote Speakers:
Diana
Aviv is the President and
CEO of Independent Sector, the national leadership forum
for America’s nonprofits, foundations, and corporate
giving programs. By representing tens of thousands of
organizations across the country, Independent Sector’s
mission is to advance the common good by leading,
strengthening, and mobilizing the charitable community.
Diana is a leading speaker on emerging trends within the
sector, the financial state of the nonprofit community,
public policies affecting charities and foundations, the
role of civil society in democracy and civic engagement.
She has testified before Congress and has been featured
in media outlets, such as The New York Times,
The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal,
NPR and MSNBC.com.
Diana came to Independent
Sector in April 2003 after spending nine years at United
Jewish Communities. As UJC’s vice president for public
policy and director of its Washington Action Office, she
worked closely with federations and national agencies
concerned with the domestic health and welfare needs of
vulnerable people. Diana is a member of the Board of
Governors of the Partnership for Public Service and the
Board of Directors of GuideStar and the National Council
on Aging.
She serves on the Advisory Board of
the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, the International
Center for
Not-for-Profit Law, and the National Center on
Philanthropy and the Law in addition to the Comptroller
General’s Advisory Board at the Government
Accountability Office. A native of South Africa, Diana
graduated with a B.S.W. from the University of
Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and received a master’s
degree in social work at Columbia University.
Laura
Fredricks, JD, is an expert fundraising consultant,
international inspirational and motivational speaker, and
best- selling author. She is the owner of her own boutique
consulting company that provides training, coaching and
proven best practices to a select number of non-profits and
businesses, to raise significant money, efficiently and
effectively, from a variety of existing and new sources.
Her best sellers include “The Ask: How to Ask Anyone for
Any Amount for Any Purpose“ (Jossey Bass 2006), and
“Developing Major Gifts: Turning Small Donors into Big
Contributors (Jones and Bartlett 2001). Laura’s new book is
due out January 2010: How to ASK for your Non Profit; your
Creative Project; and your Business Venture.
Since
1994, Laura has been teaching nonprofit business management;
leadership; fundraising trends; annual, major gift, planned
giving, special events; and capital campaign courses on a
certification and master’s degree level for University of
Pennsylvania, Columbia University, New York University, Duke
University, and the Smithsonian Institution. Her speaking
engagements include yearly presentations at the Association
of Fundraising Professional’s (AFP) International
Conference; eight International AFP Web Conferences; and
keynote speaking presentations for numerous AFP Chapters
nationwide as well as the Council for Support for
Advancement and Education; Planned Giving Councils; Women in
Development ; and a Master’s Class on “The Ask” at the
International Fundraising Congress in the Netherlands. In
2009, Laura was invited by the Universities Australia to
make several presentations to the communications, marketing,
and development staffs on lessening the cultural barriers
that prevent asking for money, while providing solid
strategies on how everyone within the organization can have
an important role in raising money.
She has trained
numerous boards and CEO’s from national and international
organizations to utilize their business and leadership
skills to raise unrestricted and restricted money as well as
worked with small and comprehensive development staffs and
volunteers so that each organization is functioning as a
cohesive fundraising team.
From 2002-2008, Laura was
Vice President for Philanthropy, at Pace University in New
York, NY, where she raised over $92 million in six years for
Pace’s Centennial Capital Campaign. She oversaw all aspects
of fundraising, alumni relations, and special events for a
staff of 35 on five campuses.
Previously she served
as Associate Vice President for Development at Temple
University, Philadelphia, where she managed and coordinated
the major and planned giving programs, corporate and
foundation funding, and alumni relations for 15 schools and
colleges, two hospitals, and the athletic program. Prior
positions include Major Gifts Manager for Deborah Hospital
Foundation; Assistant Director of Development for Temple
University’s School of Medicine; and Director of the
Philadelphia Bar Foundation.
Laura is a
communications graduate of Rutgers College, New Brunswick,
NJ, and holds a law degree from Western New England College
School of Law. Prior to her fundraising career, she clerked
for an appellate court judge in Pennsylvania, and practiced
law for over six years as a Deputy Attorney General IV for
the Attorney General’s Office, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
specializing in civil litigation.
Her community
involvement includes serving as a board member for Cherry
Lane Theater, NY; a board member for the AFP Greater New
York Chapter; an advisory board member for New York
University and Columbia University’s Masters in Fundraising
Programs; and a volunteer for the Bedford, Barrow, Commerce
Block Association, NY, and the Caring Community, NY.
Paula
Harper Bethea is Executive Director of
the South Carolina Education Lottery. Mrs. Bethea was one of
nine South Carolinians chosen to establish the Lottery in
2001 and is active in numerous local, state and national
organizations.
Mrs. Bethea is Chairman of the
Centers for Economic Excellence Board and is a member of the
Board of New Carolina. Mrs. Bethea chairs The Caring Coins
Foundation on Hilton Head Island and is immediate past Chair
of the Board of the Hilton Head Regional Medical Center. She
is Vice-Chairman of the Board of First Financial Holdings,
Inc. and its subsidiary, First Federal of Charleston, and
she is a Founding Board Member of the Palmetto Institute
where she serves as Secretary. She is a life member of
Independent Colleges and Universities of South Carolina; a
member of the Board of the MCI Heritage Classic Foundation;
a Member Emeritus of the Board of the MUSC Foundation at the
Medical University of South Carolina. Mrs. Bethea is
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Presbyterian College and
Vice-Chairman of the Board of the South Carolina Research
Foundation. She is a past Chair of the Board of the South
Carolina Chamber of Commerce and Columbia College
(1998-2000) and of the Heart and Vascular Center at the
Medical University of South Carolina.
Mrs. Bethea
serves as Chair Emeritus of the United Way of America's
Board of Governors, having been Chair in 1996-1997. As a
member of the Board of Governors, she served as Chair of the
National Initiatives Committee, the United Ways’ Leadership
Conference, and the Community Impact Committee. She was also
the United Way Liaison to the NFL and a member of the Board
of United Way International. In addition to her national
leadership, Mrs. Bethea serves as a former Chair of the
United Way of South Carolina, and former Chair of the United
Way of Beaufort County.
In addition, Mrs. Bethea is
a former Board Chair of the Hilton Head Island Chamber of
Commerce; former member of the South Carolina State Ethics
Commission, the Cultural Council of Hilton Head Island, and
the Hilton Head Health Foundation, where in 1985 she
co-chaired the successful 3.5 Million Dollar Partners for
Life Campaign for the Hilton Head Hospital. In 1991, Mrs.
Bethea served as a member of the South Carolina State
Chamber's Task Force for Restructuring State Government, and
was a member and subcommittee Chair of the Governor's
Commission on Restructuring.
Mrs. Bethea was named
Zonta Club's Woman of the Year in 1984, Hilton Head Island's
Citizen of the Year in 1985 and was presented the South
Carolina Jaycee's Outstanding Young American for Community
Service Award as well as the South Carolina Women of
Achievement Award in 1995. In 1992, Governor Carroll
Campbell honored her with the Order of the Palmetto, South
Carolina's highest award for volunteer service to the State.
She was awarded the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award in 1998
by the University of South Carolina and in 2003, she was
awarded the Columbia College Medallion – the most
distinguished commendation bestowed by the College. In 2006,
Paula and her husband Bill were South Carolina’s Business
Leaders of the Year.
Mrs. Bethea was born in Hampton
County, South Carolina, and graduated from Estill High
School. In 1975, she graduated with honors from the
University of South Carolina and moved to Hilton Head Island
in 1977. Paula is married to William L. Bethea, Jr., and
they reside in Bluffton, South Carolina.
SCANPO 2010 Annual Conference Grid
Wednesday, March 10
8:00 am - 5:00pm
Registration
10:00 – 10:30am
SCANPO Orientation
11:00 am -1:00 pm
Plenary/Awards Luncheon – Laura Fredricks
1:00pm-1:30pm
Dessert Social
1:45 – 3:15 pm
Breakout Sessions
Board
Development/Governance
Marty
Martin- Mapping Strategy & Governance- Part 1
(101)
Resource Development/Fundraising
Laura Fredricks- Turning Annual Donors into Major Donors
Community Engagement
Judy Almand- Recruiting and Training Volunteers- Filling the
Holes in your Nonprofit Structure
Organizational Capacity
Peter Lucash- Strategic Planning in the Reset Economy
Information Management/Accountability
Gerald Sweitzer- Quickbooks for Nonprofits- Keeping on Top of
Your Organization's Finances
3:45 – 5:15 pm
Breakout Sessions
Board
Development/Governance
Marty Martin- Mapping Strategy & Governance- Part 2
Resource Development/Fundraising
Cindy van den Beemt- Planned Giving: The New Major Gift (101)
Community Engagement
Charles Weathers- Lessons from the Field: Effective Ways to
Partner with Faith-Based Organizations
Organizational Capacity
Bunnie Lempesis, Jennifer Moore, Karen Oliver- Organizational
Assessment: Do You Need a Band Aid or Major
Surgery?
Information Management/Accountability
Thomas Cox and Monica Rockwell- What Every Financial Manager
Should Know
Thursday, March 11
7:00am-8:30am
Buffet Breakfast/Plenary- Paula Harper Bethea
9:00 – 10:15
Breakout Sessions
Board
Development/Governance
Colleen Bozard- Navigating Transition- Executive Director
Succession Planning
Resource Development/Fundraising
Karen Jenkins & Tammy Wilson- Top 10 Best Practices in Federal
Funds Acquisition and Management
Community Engagement
Carolyn Torgersen- Marketing on a Shoestring Budget
Organizational Capacity
Tim Ervolina and Cathy Sharpe- Using National Service Programs to
Meet Your Mission
Information Management/Accountability
Gerald Sweitzer- Google Tools for Nonprofits (101)
10:45 am – 12:15 pm
Breakout Sessions
Board
Development/Governance
Denise Spencer, Edwina Hoyle & John Waymouth- Are You on an Even
Keel, or Walking the Gangplank? The Board/CEO
Partnership
Resource Development/Fundraising
Deborah Edmondson- Creating a Successful Inbound Marketing
Campaign
Community Engagement
Rebecca Ramos and Coretta Bedsole- Advocacy- Is it Time to Move
Your Mission Forward?
Organizational Capacity
Colleen Bozard and Anne Sinclair- Building A Bridge for Emerging
Leaders (or How to Become an Executive Director)
(101)
Information Management/Accountability
Dana Hall-Ragland- I'm Being Audited By Who? Nonprofit Does Not
Equal Not at Risk