501cometogether, tuesday, october 16

Attendees can choose from several capacity-building workshops at the conference. You can choose to follow one of three tracks (Capacity, Collective Impact, and Collaboration), or mix and match workshops in different tracks to meet your unique needs. Advanced sign-up is not required.

	Conference + Breakout Session Schedule
	Capacity			Collective Impact	Collaboration
9:00am- 10:15am	Opening Session  Keynote by Robert Egger, DC Central Kitchen & CForward
10:30am-11:30am	Breakout Session #1
	Kirby Burkholder IFF   Financial Decision-Making in Uncertain Times	Sarah Mackey Habitat for Humanity   Building Better Boards:  Strategies to increase your board's capacity	Kristin Olson Grants Galore   First Things First:  Program Planning for Grant Proposals	Megan Kashner Benevolent   Identifying and Meeting the Unmet Needs of Those we Serve   Additional Presenters: Frank Baiocci, Polk Brothers Fnd   Additional Panelists: Lori Vallelunga, Bethel New Life Pastor David Bryant Jr, Allen Metropolitan Church Scott Allard, University of Chicago	Jean Butzen Mission Plus Strategy Consulting   Introduction to Nonprofit Strategic Restructuring: Mergers, Partnerships, and Alliances	Maricar Ramos Eleanor Fndn   The Eleanor Network - Grantee Collaboration in Action   Additional Presenters: Sacella Smith, Youth Job Center of Evanston Emily Stinnett, Jane Adams Resource Corporation Julie Garfield, The Cara Program
11:30am-12:45pm	Lunch Collaboration & Coming Together as a Sector
1:00pm-2:15pm	Breakout Session #2
	Farra Trompeter Big Duck   Social Media for Nonprofit CEOs	Andrea Mills FMA   Board-Designated Operating Reserves:  The Road to Long-Term Sustainability	Eric Weinheimer The Cara Program   Mission vs. Margin: Lessons learned in the social enterprise balancing act   Additional Presenters: Brady Gott, Cleanslate	Maria Whelan Ill. Action for Children   Community-level Planning and Collective Impact   Additional Presenters: Kathy Stohr, Illinois Action for Children Edith Njuguna, Grand Victoria Fnd Michael Meyer, Fox Valley United Way	Sheri Eagle Aurora University   Trust and Mutual Respect   Additional Presenters: Christine Crouch, Aurora University   An additional list of panelists TBD	Char Rivette Chicago Children’s Adv. Center   Collaboration: A Case Study   Additional Presenters: Soo Na, Lloyd A. Fry Fnd
2:15pm-2:45pm	Networking Mixer
2:45pm-3:45pm	Breakout Session #3
	Thom Clark Community Media Workshop   Making Media Connections	Ray Krose Sikich   Board Governance and Board Fiduciary Responsibilities   Additional Presenters: Andrew Twardowski, Sikich	Amy Terpstra Heartland Alliance (Social IMPACT Research Center)   What’s Data Got to Do with You?   Additional Presenters: Jennifer Clary, Heartland Alliance	Michael Shaver Children Home + Aid   The Anchor Agency Model: Collective impact strategies to address complex social problems   Additional Presenters: Jimi Orange, Children’s Home + Aid Emily Kropp, Children’s Home + Aid   An additional list of panelists TBD	Joan Dixon Community Foundation of East Central Illinois   The Care and Feeding of Collaborations   Additional Presenters: Alliance of Illinois Community Foundations	Susan Kaufman Clearbrook   Intersect for Ability: Applying a Multi-Level Collaborative Model to Develop New Programming   Additional Presenters: Clark McCain, The Coleman Fnd Dawn Lehman, Mather LifeWays Linda Hollinger-Smith, Mather LifeWays
4:00pm-5:00pm	Closing Session Keynote by Farra Trompeter, Big Duck