Session A
Maintaining Sanity for Parents and Stability for Children Through Specialized Adoption and Post Adoption Services (IP)
Many children adopted from the child welfare system have been traumatized by the neglect and/or abuse they experienced. A subsequent move into foster care and then to a permanent home can also contribute to emotional and behavioral issues. The focus of this workshop will be about extensive research data and innovative practices that have had positive impacts on building family relationships, attachment, and cohesion.Read full description »
Raquel Runge, evaluation specialist, research and grants management, and Lauretta Simms, program manager, adoption and post adoption services, DePelchin Children’s Center
Tags: Moving from Good to Great: One Agency’s Improvement Strategy (M, L)
During this workshop, staff from Family Services of Northwestern Pennsylvania will share how the organization has accepted Jim Collins’ challenge in his book, Good to Great, to move beyond accepting ”good” as a reasonable goal and begin striving to become “great.” Presenters will provide details on how Family Services incorporated a variety of strategies from the book in an effort to redefine the culture of the agency through focused example, discipline, creativity, honest self-examination, and respectful accountability.Read full description »
Danielle Szklenski, director of program development and evaluation, and Tom Vinca, president and CEO, Family Services of Northwestern Pennsylvania
Ways to Work’s Evolution: Developing a True “Program in a Box” for Nonprofit Organizations (IP)
As one of the largest nonprofit providers of consumer loans, the Ways to Work program has evolved greatly over the years. Today, it provides tangible benefits for Alliance members that operate the program, such as putting the other programs within the agency on steroids by delivering a timely solution for families in need with proven outcomes and outputs. This workshop will highlight program enhancements over the years that today allow the program to deliver both the loan capital and provide fund development assistance to agencies running the program.Read full description »
Matthew Mueller, director of funding support services, and Wendell Willis, vice president of operations, Ways to Work
Board Ambassadors: Engaging the Board Without Fear and Trespassing, Part 1 (G, RD)
Focusing on the pivotal role of board members in developing and maintaining the philanthropic capacity of an agency, this workshop will examine strategies and tactics for engaging and supporting board members so that they are empowered to take active roles in the development process. Attendees will engage in a discussion about a relationship management tool that can be used to further strengthen the stewardship of relationships with donors, as well as identify fertile areas for fund development cultivation.Read full description »
Robert Jones, president and CEO, Children’s Aid and Family Services; and Betsy Vander Velde, president and CEO, The Family Conservancy
A Smart Investment: How Outcomes Research Can Help Strengthen and Expand Programs (M/C, PP)
Being able to demonstrate long-term outcomes for youth and families served by a particular program is a powerful tool in marketing services to new and existing customers. The competitive edge provided by credible outcome data is considerable and may be well worth the cost, even in these uncertain economic times. This workshop will examine how collecting, analyzing, and presenting outcome data can be an integral, effective part of business development and marketing strategy.Read full description »
Brigid Howard, research analyst, National Research Institute, Father Flanagan’s Boys’ Town; Sarah Hurley, director of research, Youth Villages; and Ronald Thompson, director, National Research Institute, Father Flanagan’s Boys’ Town
Making the Most of an Effective PQI Plan (M)
Using a model Performance and Quality Improvement (PQI) plan as a framework for the discussion, this workshop will provide an overview of the Council on Accreditation’s 8th Edition PQI standards. The workshop will explain how to develop a PQI plan that is grounded in an organization’s mission and strategic goals, as well as help participants think more broadly about PQI, understand how to use their PQI process to establish organization-wide and departmental goals, and implement processes for generating data to meet those goals.Read full description »
Brenda Hill, director of accreditation training, Council on Accreditation
Building an Effective Communications Strategy for Your Organization’s Most Valuable Asset: Your Employees (HR)
Gallup estimates that roughly 16 percent of American workers who are disengaged in their workplace cost the United States economy $300 billion each year in lost productivity. Given the direct connection between nonprofit human services employees and “customers” (i.e. funders, children, youth, and families), it is imperative that employees are well-informed, fully engaged, and passionate supporters of the mission, objectives, and strategic intent of the organization.Read full description »
Jennifer Bacci, director of marketing, Hillside Family of Agencies; and Sarah Clapper, president, Clio Associates of Rochester, Inc.
How Can Boards and CEOs Impact Local and State Public Policy? (CC)
Given the fast pace of change in our current environment and some of the newest influxes of government dollars and decision-making, you need to be prepared, targeted, and influential with government and legislators. Come participate in this CEO-only candid conversation, and learn and share techniques and strategies for success.
Elizabeth Carey, senior vice president and COO, Alliance for Children and Families (Facilitator)
Curtis C. Mooney, president and CEO, DePelchin Children’s Center; and Teri Zywicki, president and CEO, St. Aemilian-Lakeside, Inc. (Content experts)
The Alliance thanks these organizations that have already committed to sponsoring this year’s event:
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