Annual Conference Schedule

Annual Conference Schedule

2017 Annual Conference Schedule at a Glance. Register here. 
 

Wednesday, October 11, 2017 
9:00 am— 
10:30 am
Annual Conference Program Committee       
10:30 am—12:30 pm Audit & Finance Committee
10:30 am—12:30 pmCommunications Committee
10:30 am—12:30 pm  Membership Committee
12:00 pm—5:00 pmCommunity Foundations Conference          
1:00 pm—2:30 pmEducational Programs Committee
1:00 pm—2:30 pmLegislative Network Committee
2:00 pm—5:00 pm

3:00 pm—5:00 pm
Foundant User Group


Board Meeting
7:00 pm & 8:30pm Movie & Fireside Conversation 
  
Thursday, October 12, 2017 
9:00 am—11:00 amPhilanthropy and Cybersecurity - Don't Be Clueless, No Excuses
9:00 am—11:00amTrustee Essentials - What You Need to Know for 2018 
11:00 am—12:00 pmNewcomers Reception
12:00 pm—1:15 pm

Lunch and Opening Plenary 
Is Your Kaleidoscope Working?
Punam Mathur

1:30 pm—3:00 pmBreakout Sessions:
 360° to Navigating Environmental Advocacy
 Child Sex Trafficking: Efforts to Uncover Hidden Victims
 A Foundation's Strategic Approach to Addressing the Needs of Seniors
 Difficult Conversations with Nonprofit Partners
 Key Elements of an Investment Policy Statement 
(ends at 3:10 pm)
3:00 pm—3:30 pmBreak 
3:30 pm—5:00 pmBreakout Sessions:
 From Trauma to Resilience: Supporting Immigrant Children, Families, and Communities in Uncertain Times
 Getting a Bang for your Buck: Making Foundation Money Matter
 Art for Good
 Ending the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Restorative Justice in Schools
 Testing Our Theories:  A More Empirical Approach to Asset Allocation  (ends at 5:10 pm)   
6:30 pm—8:00 pmAll Conference Reception Showcasing Innovative Grants by Philanthropy Southwest Members
  
Friday, October 13, 2017 
7:30 am—8:30 am Breakfast and Book Review with Randy Mayeux 
8:30 am—9:30 am

Breakfast Plenary
Legislative Update: Tax Reform Storm - Will Our Sector Sink or Swim?
Hadar Susskind

9:45 am—11:15 amBreakout Sessions:
 Philanthropy’s Role in the Uncertain Future of Healthcare Reform
 Investing in Change: Foundation Support for Lobbying and Other Advocacy
 Expanding Philanthropic Impact in Bridging the Digital Divide
 High Reliability Schools: Report from the Field
 Employment Law Issues for Nonprofits (ends at 11:25 am)
11:30 am—1:00 pmLunch and Annual Meeting
1:15 pm—2:15 pmIn and Out Sessions:
 Finding Veterans a Way Home
 Lessons Learned from an Incarceration Diversion Program
 The Health and Wealth Connection
 Games for Change (game arcade ends at 3:45 pm)
 Working Through Intermediaries
2:15 pm—2:45 pmBreak
2:45 pm—3:45 pmIn and Out Sessions:
  
 Equity 101: How Philanthropy Can Begin to Engage with an Equity Lens
 Embracing Change: Building Capacity for Adaptation, Collaboration and Innovation
 Disaster Philanthropy:  What is the Right Role?
 Understanding Your Investment Expenses
4:00 pm - 5:00pmTopic/State Meetings
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmSmall Receptions 
6:30pm - 8:30 pmNo Stakes Casino Mixer
 Dinner on your own
  
Saturday, October 14, 2017 
7:30 am—8:30 am   Breakfast & Book Review
8:30 am—9: 30 am

Morning Plenary I
Healthy Nevada Project: A Groundbreaking, Genetics-based, Population Health Study 
Dr. Tony Slonim

9:35 am—10:35 am

Morning Plenary II
Economic Update: Global Economic and Financial Market Trends for 2018
Robert "Tim" McGee

  

 

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