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I am finally getting around to publishing my blog posts from the ARNOVA conference. I got a taste of being a working mom. My husband and I drove to Toronto for the ARNOVA conference from Grand Rapids. We took our one month old daughter with us and she did great! I attended every other conference [...]
I haven’t written a post in over 2 months — shame on me!! I’ve often thought about writing a post but then was reminded of that looming deadline I have approaching. In less than 3 weeks I will defend my dissertation and if all goes well, I will become a Ph.D!! It has been a [...]
This past week I had the pleasure of participating in the Independent Sector annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The Independent Sector is the leadership forum for charities, foundations, and corporate giving programs committed to advancing the common good in America and around the world. As I mentioned in my previous blog post, I organized the [...]
Nonprofit Day 2010 was the BEST nonprofit conference that I have EVER attended – and I have attended many nonprofit conferences!! I am not just saying this–there was truly something magical about this conference. The awesome theme, networking opportunities, and talented speakers made this event top my charts. The theme of Nonprofit Day was storytelling. [...]
When I was a nonprofit manager I utilized a professional coach on a regular basis. My coach listened to me, asked me prompting questions, and then provided me suggestions for how to handle situations in new ways. In Judith Wilson’s session this afternoon, she explained the importance of informal coaching. (Workshop presentation and materials here). [...]
Jeanne Bell CEO of CompassPoint moderated a morning plenary session titled “Reimagining Service.” (Audio recording will be available after 8/31). This session was all about how effective volunteer & human resource management improves nonprofit capacity and organizational effectiveness. Recent research by the TCC group through the Core Capacity Assessment Tool reiterates the importance of effective [...]
Storytelling is the focus of this year’s Nonprofit Day. Before I get into the notes from the keynote this morning, I want to tell a story about CompassPoint. Before I moved to San Diego (from the San Francisco Bay Area) I took full advantage of all the amazing professional development resources and trainings that CompassPoint [...]
On Tuesday, August 31st I’ll be live blogging CompassPoint’s Nonprofit Day 2010 in San Francisco. I am super excited to attend this conference and spend time with my nonprofit peeps in the San Francisco Bay Area!! I’ll be blogging and tweeting (@Heather Carpente) the conference alongside some of my long-time friends and colleagues in the [...]
I am pleased to report that the Nonprofit Human Resources Management Symposium in San Diego was a success!! This was the first event that I planned from beginning to end and it was such a rewarding experience. I am thankful for the amazing human resource management experts who took the time to come and present [...]
Brief notes/resources from breakout sessions this morning. Adding Power and Value to your Partnerships Proposals Parker Pike provided steps and resources for securing corporate partnerships. Conduct an internal audit of their resources (staffing, finances & current marketing resources) Partner with local media (San Diego area media contacts, do you have a list in your town?) [...]
