Spotlight Stage

A Wellness Moment

Our work as changemakers is important, but nurturing our own well-being is just as, if not more, important. Self-care is the active participation in maintaining good mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health. There is no right or wrong way to engage in it nor does it have to be complicated or involved. You can simply…

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150 150 Christian Clansky

A Wellness Moment

Our work as changemakers is important, but nurturing our own well-being is just as, if not more, important. Self-care is the active participation in maintaining good mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health. There is no right or wrong way to engage in it nor does it have to be complicated or involved. You can simply…

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150 150 Christian Clansky

The Stance of Power and Grace: Using the Arrow of Discernment

If you find yourself blaming others for your disgruntlements, you create a victim mentality within yourself. This strips you of authentic power and drops you into the “cup half empty” mind. By gracefully turning the arrow of discernment back to your own heart, you employ mindful awareness to understand your role in the situation. You…

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150 150 Jacqueline Brennan

Content Strategy for Donor Engagement: From Tactics to Testing

Creating effective content to engage donors is a critical need, but development and communications staff don’t always understand how to collaborate to develop a content strategy that drives donations and moves donors along an engagement ladder. In this workshop, you’ll learn some guerilla tactics for defining your audience using personas, developing strategies for delivering content…

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150 150 Jacqueline Brennan

How Foundations are Keeping up with SDGs

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals were formalized in 2015 to create a standard set of goals to create prosperity and peace for all people. Foundations are key impact drivers in making the goals successful. But how do foundations implement the goals into their giving programs? What are the right tools? And when is the…

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150 150 Jacqueline Brennan

Impact Measurement for Meaningful Grantmaking

Grantmaking no longer consists of simply writing a check and walking away. New grant makers want to make sure they are being good community partners by making donations that will truly have an impact. Measuring the potential impact of a donation can be a tricky path to forge. This session will offer foundations a clear…

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150 150 Jacqueline Brennan

The Donor Base You Can’t Afford to Ignore

Grassroots donors are not just a feel-good idea or an unattainable myth: They are fueling real change across all advocacy issues and making it possible for nonprofits to create inclusive, flexible, and sustainable fundraising programs! Come see data that demonstrates how small-dollar donors are building momentum for the causes they love and learn about the…

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150 150 Jacqueline Brennan

Inclusivity, Competition and Community Needs: Formalizing your Approach to Market Analysis

The changing needs of constituents, priorities of funders, difficulty finding staff, the sheer volume of other nonprofits...there’s a lot of forces influencing nonprofit organizations. It is easy to understand how leadership may feel overwhelmed. Solutions abound – collaboration, merger, collective impact, but before jumping to conclusions, let's include more voices and truly understand, “What does our community…

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150 150 Jacqueline Brennan

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150 150 Jacqueline Brennan
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