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Sustainable Funding Conference - Generating Sustainability: The Power of Collaboration
Mark your calendars and plan now to join us for our first-ever Benevon Sustainable Funding Conference, Generating Sustainability: The Power of Collaboration. Designed exclusively for you, the teams in our Sustainable Funding Program, this conference will be chocked full of gems: useful information, best-practice sharing, inspiring educational sessions, panels, and plenty of time for networking and fun! We even have time for a movie night for you to show and watch other groups' seven-minute videos.
 Click here for a PDF of the conference information, here for the preliminary conference schedule, here for the special session topics, and here for a list of our available summer workshops.
Location
Rosen Shingle Creek Resort
9939 Universal Blvd
Orlando, FL 32819
866-996-9939
www.shinglecreekresort.com
The Rosen Shingle Creek is a brand new, four-star resort, located about fifteen miles from the Disney attractions. Please plan to bring your families and extend your stay for a bit of vacation! Your guests are welcome to join you for the Friday night reception (adults only please).
Dates and Times
Friday, July 25, 2008—5:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 26, 2008—7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline
The deadline for online conference registration is June 30, 2008. (Note: the deadline has been extended to Friday, July 11, 2008.)
Registration Fee
The conference registration fee is $250 per person. You are welcome to bring others to the Friday evening events for an additional per-person charge of $100 (adults only please).
The registration fee is due no later than July 7, 2008. We reserve the right to cancel your registration if we do not receive your payment by this deadline. For anyone registering after July 7, 2008, the registration fee is due in full within two business days.
Hotel Reservations
We have reserved a limited number of guest rooms for participants at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort under "Benevon." Room rates are $169 plus tax per room for single occupancy or $189 plus tax per room for double occupancy and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. To reserve a room, please call the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort directly at 866-996-6338. Please note: if you call a phone number other than this, we can not guarantee that you will receive the Benevon discounted rate. The hotel is located at 9939 Universal Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32819.
Hotel Reservation Due Date
The deadline for booking rooms at this rate is June 26, 2008. (Note: this deadline has passed.)
Questions
If you have any questions about registration, the conference, or the workshops, please contact your regional representative. If you do not know who your regional representative is, please contact us at 206-709-9400 or info@benevon.com and we will put you in touch with your representative.
Guest Registration for Friday Night Only
If you are a guest planning to attend the Friday evening portion only, please click here to register.
Preliminary Conference Schedule
Friday, July 25
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
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Networking reception (no-host bar): mingle amongst your peers and check out their scrapbooks of sample materials from their past implementation activities.
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6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
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Dinner and Keynote speaker: Leslie Crutchfield, co-author of the newly released, award-winning book, Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits. The inspiring and counterintuitive message of this book, based on four years of research, is that "being an extraordinary nonprofit isn't about building an organization and scaling it up. It's not about perfect management or outstanding marketing or having a large budget. Rather, it's about finding ways to leverage other sectors to create extraordinary impact. Great nonprofits are catalysts; they transform the system around them to achieve greater good."
(Note: Our opening reception and dinner are open to your adult family members and guests as well.)
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8:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
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Movie night: bring your seven-minute Ask Event DVD to contribute to the show.
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Saturday, July 26
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
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Continental breakfast buffet.
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8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
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Keynote: Dr. Paul Schervish, Professor of Sociology & Director, Center on Wealth and Philanthropy, Boston College—the pre-eminent thinker on the intergenerational wealth transfer. Insightful and inspirational message about the meaning, motivations, and methods associated with charitable giving that are shaping the moral biography of wealth in the twenty-first century.
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9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
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Break.
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9:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
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Special sessions* (see topics below).
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11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
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Break.
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11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Special sessions* (see topics below).
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12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
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Lunch roundtables: grab a box lunch and join a table dedicated to a topic of interest, such as working with consultants, rural/small town teams, collaborating with other local Benevon alumni, board member roundtables, Visionary Leader roundtables, Team Leader roundtables, or the unique role of non-board volunteers in the model.
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1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Special panel sessions* (see topics below).
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3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
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Break.
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3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Partner sessions: choose a session presented from one of our top partner firms on topics you'll need—database technology, endowment/planned giving, investment management, grant writing, capital campaigns, or executive transition.
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4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Closing session.
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5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
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Hosted farewell reception (pending).
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*Special Session Topics:
Each session will include alumni guest panelists and presenters sharing the lessons they wish they had known from the start.
- Getting to Sustainable Funding—What is it going to take?
- Making those Big Asks—Lessons learned.
- Point of Entry Pick-Apart—Sustaining the sizzle.
- Being the "New Kid" on the Team—How to step onto a moving freight train. How to welcome new team members.
- Executive Transition—Building it right into the process. Learn the newest thinking.
- Building a Sustainable Team—Specific tools and tips for engaging the entire board and continually refreshing the team.
- Visionary Leader Panel—Integrating the model into the thinking of an entire organization. The biggest challenges and how to tackle them.
- Board Member Panel—Not just one lonely voice. Help the whole board understand the model, learn strategies for getting and keeping the board on board, and proven tips on what's really working.
- Team Leader Panel—Mastering the juggling act. A panel of our best Team Leaders sharing their creative systems for delegating, managing, and getting results!
Guest Registration for Friday Night Only
If you are a guest planning to attend the Friday evening portion only, please click here to register.
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