Session B Workshops
Closing Programs with Integrity and an Eye on Mission (CC)
Changing funding streams, reduction in revenue, higher expenses, and disconnect with mission can all be reasons that force the closure of a program or service. But how do you do it right? Join your colleagues for this candid conversation and learn from content experts who will share ideas and solutions that have worked for them.
Elizabeth Carey, senior vice president and COO, Alliance for Children and Families (Facilitator)
Heather L. Feltman, president and CEO, Lutheran Social Services of New England; and Scott Finnell, president and CEO, Pressley Ridge (Content experts)
Tags: Do I Have the Right Team? Assessing and Developing Leadership and Management Competencies (L, M)
As a senior executive, you live in the future; you see what is coming and respond with strategies, leading with mission, vision, and values. But when you arrive at your future, who will follow you? Now is the time to ask, “Do I have the right team?” This workshop will help attendees learn what competencies are imperative for an executive team, how to build current competencies, and when to recruit for new competencies.Read full description »
Dan M. Aune, senior consultant, business development director, OPEN MINDS
Implementing New Tools and Strategies to Provide Trauma-Informed Child Welfare Services (IP)
Of the more than 500,000 children and youth in the nation’s child welfare system, most have been exposed to serious traumatic events prior to, or while in, care. Furthermore, many of those children are not receiving the appropriate trauma-informed care and support they need.Read full description »
Arlene Fisher, senior vice president of behavioral health services, Family Services of Greater Houston; and Robert L. Hartman, executive vice president/COO, DePelchin Children’s Center
Workplace Communication Across the Generation Gap (HR)
The workplace generational gap often results in everyday communication failures which may impact negatively upon a wide range of important organizational benchmarks, including revenue, recruitment, retention, morale, fairness, and equity perception. This workshop will examine the social markers and events that impacted the formative years of the five generation groups currently in today’s workforce—G.I., Silent, Baby Boomers, X, and Millennials—through music and images.Read full description »
Sheila V. McGuinness, associate executive director, Green Chimneys Children’s Services
Board Ambassadors: Engaging the Board Without Fear and Trespassing, Part 2 (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
Peacemaking Circles: Building Community Before Conflict (IP)
The Restorative Justice Model is a philosophy founded on the belief that justice is best served when the community, victim, and offender receive balanced attention and when all parties gain tangible benefits from their interactions with the juvenile and criminal justice system. Participants in this workshop—which will have a strong focus on reducing violence in schools, as well as within communities—will engage in a hands-on discussion/training session using a Restorative Justice practice called the Peacemaking Circles model.Read full description »
Nicole Wolasz, director of restorative justice programs, and Reed Stewart, executive vice president, Child & Family Services
Interactive Serious Play to Build Evaluation Capacity and Enhance Staff Knowledge (M)
This workshop will guide participants through the process of identifying, managing, and analyzing existing data sources to demonstrate short-term effects and long-term impact of programs and initiatives. Additionally, participants will be introduced to innovative tools and measures that can be integrated easily into existing information systems in order to enhance capacity to build credible and reliable evaluations.Read full description »
Peg Whalen, director of evaluation and research services, Alliance for Children and Families
Succession Planning on a Dime (L)
Both the good and bad experiences of a small organization navigating its way through an intensive strategic planning process, including decisions on infrastructure needs, talent builds, and resource development, will be reviewed in detail during this workshop. The presenter will share how the organization used a number of consultants at various points in its strategic planning process to help drive major changes to the organization within an eight month process.Read full description »
Colleen Ellingson, chief executive officer, Adoption Resources of Wisconsin
The Alliance thanks these organizations that have already committed to sponsoring this year’s event:
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