Track F - Hot Topics
1F: Cultural Competency for Quality and Success. In California, cultural dynamics are a central feature of life. Yet the ways and means for nonprofits to be ahead of the game on culture are not self-evident. Participants will review core concepts, insights from research and practical applications to everyday work. The session will draw on the Alliance for Nonprofit Management's Cultural Competency Initiative, a national endeavor focusing on power and privilege. Brigette Rouson, Program Director, Alliance for Nonprofit Management and Patricia St. Onge, Partner, Seven Generations Consulting. Presented by Public Health Foundation Enterprises (PHFE).
1G: Finance for Non-Financial Staff. Do you need to better understand how to monitor your organization's financial statements? Remove the myths and fears that surround finance. Understand best practices and internal controls. Know how to instruct your accountant in preparing interim financial statements and understand what benchmarks your organization is measured against on your financial statements. Gayle M. Whittemore, Green Hasson & Janks LLP, Business Advisors and CPAs.
2F: Second Life: A New Frontier for Virtual Activism and Philanthropy. This "mixed-reality" panel explores the work of nonprofits inside the virtual world of Second Life (www.secondlife.com). We will be touring Second Life's Nonprofit Commons and demonstrate how nonprofits can use it for fundraising and awareness building. Your expert guides are nonprofit staff who are already using Second Life to further their missions. Susan Tenby, TechSoup; Jeska Dzwigalski, Linden Lab; Evonne Heyning, Amoration/Manor Meta; Beth Kanter, trainer, coach, and consultant to nonprofits.
3F: Changing Organizational Culture. Organizational culture has been described as the personality of the organization. The concept of culture is important when attempting to manage organization-wide change. Learn about the critical issues in organizational culture and what steps are necessary in developing a successful strategy for changing it. Mike Hoff, President, Hoff Consulting.
4F: Using Online Auctions to Raise Money for Your Organization. Learn how to tap into the large online community, including the eBay Marketplace, to raise money for your organization! Find out how to set up an online auction, increase its income, ensure payment, save money on managing your efforts without an expensive consultant – and do it all safely and legally. Steve Lindhorst, Lead Instructor, eBay University; Mikal Belicove, Director of Community & Education, Doba; and Eric Gazin, President, Auction Cause.
