Event Agenda: At a Glance
Conference Location: Public School Campus, Mancos,
Colorado
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Wednesday June 9
Thursday June 10
Friday June 11
| 7:30 - 8:15 AM |
Breakfast and Morning
Session |
School Cafeteria |
| 8:30 - 12 Noon |
Morning Session and Funder Rountables |
Performance Center |
| 12 Noon |
Prize Drawings; Box
Lunches Available |
Performance Center |
Event Agenda: Wednesday Details
Wednesday: Capacity Building Session Details
|
Time |
Course Title |
Instructor(s) |
Course Description |
| 3:30 - 5:00
PM | What Kind of Colorado DO we
Want? Finding our Community Vision |
Carol Hedges: Senior Policy
Analyst, Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute
|
This workshop/training session
will explore participants’ vision of a thriving
community, help identify why the vision may not
be reality, uncover facts about public financing
and detail the impact of 2010 ballot
initiatives. This interactive session will
empower participants to connect the broad issues
of public finance (taxes and budgets) with
personal and community objectives (safe streets,
good schools and thriving communities). |
In today’s challenging times, it is imperative for
local government and nonprofit organizations to work
together for the betterment of their communities,
especially in rural areas. This will be a meeting
between local elected or administrative officials and
the directors of funders such as: the Colorado
Department of Local Affairs, the State Historical Fund,
The Colorado Health Foundation, Adolph Coors Foundation,
Daniels Fund, El Pomar Foundation, Gates Family
Foundation, USDA Rural Development, Anschutz Family
Foundation, Boettcher Foundation, The Colorado Health
Foundation, The Colorado Trust, and Caring for Colorado
Foundation. During this session, funders and
elected officials will discuss community needs and
assets, focusing particularly on identifying potential
funding partnerships for capital and health-related
community needs. This session is by invitation only, for
funders and public officials.
Join us under the tent in Boyle Park in downtown
Mancos for heavy hors d'oeuvres made with local
ingredients, musical entertainment, and brief welcoming
comments. Cash bar.
Event Agenda: Thursday Details
Thursday: Capacity Building Details, Session One
|
Course Title |
Instructor(s) |
Course Description |
|
1A:
Organizational Evaluation |
Alexis
Weightman: Director of Evaluation, The Colorado
Health Foundation;
Rebecca Larson: Regional
Specialist, OMNI Inc. |
Evaluating programs and
organizational activities are essential
components in communicating your success and
effectiveness to funders, donors, partners, and
stakeholders. Facilitators will discuss why
evaluation is an essential nonprofit best
practice, and will identify some basic
evaluation strategies. They will also discuss
tips on how to get started on both programmatic
and organizational evaluation activities.
Additionally, session participants will benefit
from the perspective of nonprofit grant
providers. |
| 1B: Financial
Management for Nonprofits: Level One |
Julie
Lerudis: Director of Grants, Boettcher
Foundation; Susan Steele: Executive Director,
Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation |
This is a session for anyone
who is not sure of, or wants a refresher on how
to interpret basic nonprofit financial
statements. In addition to reviewing financial
statements, there will be a discussion about the
importance of understanding and managing the
cash flow of an organization. |
| 1C: Social
Media Strategies and Your Nonprofit |
Lauren
Price: Director of Rural Outreach, Community
Resource Center;
Steve Linn,
Founder of Buzztown |
Social Media can help your
organization engage more constituents, raise
more money, or bring your mission to new
audiences. Don't know where to start? Come to
this session and learn the basics about major
social media tools available to nonprofit
organizations, and how to decide if your
organization should use them, how to get
started, and how to measure the return on
investment. The session will include visits to
social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, and
others), plus a look at how other nonprofits
have successfully used social media tools. |
| 1D: Weathering
the Storm: Fundraising in Challenging Times |
Sarah
Fischler: Director of Consulting and Special
Projects, Community Resource Center;
Tim
Walsworth: Executive Director, United Way of
Southwest Colorado |
It is fundraising that provides
the means to create and grow critically needed
programs, as well as assure financial strength
and organizational sustainability. In this
interactive workshop we will examine core
elements and strategies for achieving your
organization’s financial goals from the
community you serve. The workshop will include
how to identify and cultivate the prospect,
questions most commonly asked by the donor
prospect and successfully making the “ask”. We
will discuss strategies and techniques for
maximizing the gift and keeping the donor
engaged in providing a sustaining source of
revenue. Workshop participants will gain core
fundraising skills from proven, not necessarily
academic, real-life successful fundraising
experiences. |
|
1E:
Myers-Briggs: Helping Develop Your Leadership
Style by Understanding Your Personality Traits |
Cathy O.
Robbins: Vice President, El Pomar Foundation |
In this
session, executive directors, staff members, or
board members will have a unique opportunity to
learn more about themselves and their leadership
style. Cathy Robbins will provide insights about
the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) during
this interactive session. The MBTI assessment is
the most well known and scientifically backed
personality tool available today. From
developing more productive work teams to
building closer families, the MBTI is a valuable
methodology for anyone and any organization.
After more than 50 years, the MBTI instrument
continues to be the most trusted and widely used
assessment in the world for understanding
individual differences and uncovering new ways
to work and interact with others. More than two
million assessments are administered to
individuals annually—including employees of many
Fortune 500 companies. Note: Participants will
complete the MBTI before the session and then
must be present in the session to receive their
results. Note: this session is an additional $25,
which represents a significant price reduction
from other conferences and providers. |
| 1F: Capital
Campaigns: Preparing for Success |
Lisa
Flores: Senior Program Officer, Gates Family
Foundation;
Tom
Kaesemeyer: Executive Director, Gates Family
Foundation |
This workshop is designed to
help small and large nonprofits contemplating a
capital project and/or campaign learn to plan
earlier and better, thus avoiding many costly
and all too common mistakes. The presenters will review key steps in planning and conducting
a capital project and will cover critical
questions every nonprofit should ask before
moving forward. This workshop will focus on
effective ways of implementing and successfully
completing your capital campaign utilizing
proven techniques and strategies. We will
examine the realities of what can most likely be
done and ways of creating new and exciting
opportunities for assuring success. |
Thursday: Capacity Building Details,
Session Two
|
Course
Title |
Instructor(s) |
Course Description |
| 2A: Branding
and Marketing |
Mandy
Mikulencak |
Perhaps the most under-rated,
yet most critical element to an organization’s
success in working through difficult economic
times is marketing their program. This workshop
will define critical elements and strategies
that organizations can immediately put into
practice to build their organizations profile
and reach short and long term goals. |
| 2B: Financial
Management for Nonprofits: Level Two |
Julie
Lerudis: Director of Grants, Boettcher
Foundation; Susan Steele: Executive Director,
Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation |
This workshop is designed for
nonprofit managers, financial staff and board
members who desire to take their organization to
a higher level of financial management and
sophistication. It is recommended that
participants have some financial experience
prior to the workshop. |
| 2C:
Fundraising for Long-Term Sustainability –
Planned Giving and Endowments |
Jack
Alexander: Executive Director, The Helen K. And
Arthur E. Johnson Foundation;
Dan Harris, Wells
Fargo |
Through this session, you will
learn about two essential fundraising strategies
for organization sustainability and fundraising
diversification: planned giving and building an
endowment. The session will cover the basic
elements of each of these strategies, some tips
on determining if your organization is ready to
develop and commit to a developing an endowment
or planned giving program, and the basics of
getting started with these strategies within
your organization. |
| 2D: The
Colorado Common Grant Application |
Sarah
Fischler: Director of Consulting and Special
Projects; Michelle Sturm, Senior Program
Officer, Anschutz Family Foundation |
This is an opportunity to
learn, or brush-up on your grant writing skills.
Learn about the changes and expectations for
writing and submitting the grant application and
how to respond to what funders are really
looking for in the proposal. The workshop
facilitators will also respond to concerns
expressed about the common Grant Application. |
| 2E: Developing
and Maintaining Effective Collaborations |
Paulette Church: Executive Director, Durango
Adult Education Center |
True collaboration requires
time to develop around a mission or theme and
the partners must be willing to think beyond
their own organization’s goals. It requires
constant communication, clarification of its
purpose and focus, as well as time to celebrate
successes. Participants will learn the
structures, pros and cons of collaborations, the
benefits of the resulting synergy and the
surprising opportunities which often develop to
meet new and emerging community needs. |
| 2F:
Capital Funders Panel |
Tom
Kaesemeyer: Executive Director, Gates Family
Foundation;
Tim Schultz, Executive Director, Boettcher
Foundation |
Raising Capital Funds in
troubled times is more competitive and
challenging than ever before. Come hear from a
panel of Colorado's top capital funders -- their
advice for "dos and don'ts" in planning, in
campaign, and in requesting dollars from their
organizations. (This session will build on the
best practices presented in the session taught
by Gates Family Foundation, and should be
considered more intermediate in nature.) |
Thursday: Capacity Building Details,
Session Three
|
Course Title
|
Instructor(s)
|
Course Description
|
| 3A: Board Management |
Susan Lander:
Executive Director, Music In the Mountains;
Marty
Palecki: Principal, ByDesign |
This interactive workshop will
focus on the challenging and sensitive issues
pertaining to board performance, awkward
situations and the relationship between the
Board of Directors and Executive Director. The
paradoxes that exist between the Board and
Executive Director will be discussed along with
strategies and tools to develop a well
functioning, effective relationship. |
| 3B: Legal Requirements and Ethical
Issues for Nonprofits |
Bob Dawes:
Partner Dawes and Harriss, P.C. |
This workshop will address
legal minefields and ethical conundrums that all
nonprofits should be aware off, along with the
skills required to resolve such issues. We will
cover such topics as transparency, conflicts of
interest, responsibilities of the board, to
include fiduciary accountability, risk
management, personnel conflicts and legal and
ethical concerns arising when accepting gifts
with specifically implied restrictions. |
| 3C: Regional Substance Abuse
Prevention Program (RSAPP): A Model for
Regional, Multi-year Program Funding |
Cathy
Robbins: El Pomar Foundation;
Rebecca
Larson: OMNI Institute;
Chuck McAfee:
Southwest Regional Council of El Pomar
Foundation |
The Regional Substance
Prevention Program (RSAPP) is a multi-year
program funded by the Southwest Regional Council
of El Pomar Foundation. RSAPP emphasizes
inter-county collaboration to address
community-specific needs to reach long-term
measurable results. This workshop demonstrates
what can be accomplished by communities with
multi-year funding program complemented by
administrative and technical assistance support.
This session is intended primarily for funders. |
| 3D: Cultural Competency: Beyond
"Who are you? |
Crystal
Harris,
Sarah Macy and
Grisela
Picasso: Code Team Red, Fort Lewis
College |
Learn to serve those who are
different than you. This session will use
facilitated activities to help you explore your
self-identity, discover your own biases,
understand the relationships and impact that
bias and discrimination can have on our society
and organizations, and then learn direct skills
that can be applied to help you and your
nonprofit organizations take action for change.
This session will help you think beyond what you
may know best to help better serve other
minority groups that may have different
perspectives. |
| 3E: Mission-Driven Strategic
Planning |
Carol
Nickell: Executive Director, Community
Resource Center |
Sustainable growth for an
organization is a result of planning that
includes stakeholders and key personnel.
Effective planning requires a strategic process
that examines critical issues from core values
of the organization to implementation and
evaluation of the plan. This session will
provide you with an overview of the core
components of developing a mission-driven plan. |
| 3F: Recruiting, Retaining and
Supporting Volunteers |
Tim Kroes:
Executive Director, Adaptive Sports Association |
Volunteers: are they an asset,
or a curse? It’s your choice. This is a workshop
that addresses best practices for finding,
training and managing the valued volunteer. We
will examine proven techniques and strategies in
working with volunteers that will reduce your
organizations operating costs, expand program
capacity, raise community awareness and generate
income. We will also discuss increasing
volunteer retention, address how to work with
the difficult volunteer and techniques to
maximize volunteer performance. Workshop
participants will gain a fresh perspective, new
skills and appreciation for what can be done
through a high-performance volunteer program. |
Too often we can get burnt out from the intensity
demanded by our mission. Take a few moments for yourself
this afternoon and join other nonprofit leaders in a
variety of activities designed to reinvigorate your
mind, body and spirit.
| Yoga at Boyle Park |
Tai Chi at Boyle Park |
Group Poetry |
| Historic Buildings
Walking Tour |
Library Walk and Guided
Tour |
Gallery Walk |
Thursday: Crash Course
Panel for Funders
Funders, please join in this informative and
interactive opportunity to learn more specifics about
the five Southwest Colorado Counties. A panel of
representatives from Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata,
Montezuma and San Juan Counties will give you the inside
scoop on how this region works, the issues faced across
communities, some big ideas that are happening and
answer any questions you may have.
These fun dinners are a
casual and relaxing way to learn more about a topic and
connect with others who are professionally or personally
interested in a specific focus area. The meals will be
hosted at nonprofit facilities around the Mancos area
and feature a meal prepared by local caterers with local
ingredients. The format will range from mission-based
discussions to informal conversations to educational
presentations.
| Topic |
Hosted by... |
| Affecting
Public Policy |
Colorado Nonprofit Association |
| Animal
Welfare Issues |
Animal Assistance Foundation and
Foundation for the Protection of Animals |
| Assets for
Positive Youth Development |
Boettcher Foundation and The Children, Youth and Family
Master Plan Team |
| Early
Childhood Issues |
Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation |
| Emerging
Fundraising Strategies |
Gates Family Foundation and
Community Resource Center |
| Engaging
Second Homeowners |
Region 9 Economic Development |
| Historic
Preservation |
State Historical Fund |
| Improving
Health Care |
Caring for Colorado Foundation,
The Colorado Health Foundation, and The Colorado
Trust |
| Networking
for Success |
Tami Graham |
| Nonprofit
Talent Development & Succession |
Anschutz Family Foundation |
| Working
with Faith Based Organizations |
Advocacy for La Plata |
| Working
with the Media |
KSUT Public Radio and Women's
Resource Center |
| Working
with Undocumented Families |
TBD |
Optional Informal Social Gathering:
Columbine Bar
Come connect with other individuals attending RPD in
an informal setting. This gathering is strictly
optional. Columbine Bar was established in 1903, and is one of
Colorado’s oldest continuously operating bars. A
drinking and eating establishment serving local brew and
eclectic food. Pool, darts.
Event Agenda: Friday Details
The funder roundtabes have been part of the RPD
agenda since the program's inception almost 20 ago.
During these "speed-dating" style conversations,
nonprofits have two minutes to present their
organization and request for funding to mutiple
potential funders. Funders will then give the nonprofit
representatives a sense of whether they would be a
"green, yellow, or red light" to apply for funding -- a
good match to apply, a possible match to apply, or not a
match to apply. Each person attending RPD will have the
opportunity to meet with up to five different funders.
For guidelines to the roundtable discussions, please
click
here.
The sign on the outskirts of town
proudly boasts that Mancos lies “Between Mesa Verde and
the Mountains.” Indeed, it is one of the most beautiful
spots in Southwest Colorado with views of the San Juans,
Sleeping Ute Mountain, and the impressive ridgeline of
Mesa Verde.
Located about 27 miles west of
Durango and 17 miles east of
Cortez on U.S. Highway 160, Mancos is uniquely
positioned to host the 2010 Southwest Colorado Rural
Philanthropy Days Conference. Located between Mesa Verde
and the Mountains, the conference site reflects the
geographical, social, economic and cultural diversity of
the region, from 14,000-foot mountains to high country
deserts, ski resorts to reservation communities,
high-tech businesses to family farms and ranches.
Conference headquarters will be hosted by the
Mancos School District where you’ll find
Mancos High School, the oldest school building still in use
as a school in
Colorado. Built in 1909 from
locally quarried stone, the high school is on the state
and national registers of historic buildings.
The Town sits at 7,000 feet above sea level.
Mancos
Valley is surrounded by the La Plata Mountains on one side, and the
spectacular cliffs of Mesa Verde on the other. A few
miles north is Jackson Gulch Reservoir (fishing),
Mancos State Park (mountain biking), and the
Chicken Creek Cross-country Ski Area.
Town History
The Town of Mancos was founded in 1894,
though cattle ranchers had been settling the Mancos
Valley since the 1870s. Before then, the area had been a
part of New Spain and Mexico, and had been inhabited by
the Ute and Navajo people. The name “Mancos” comes from
the famous Dominguez-Escalante Expedition of 1776 that
crossed the Rio Mancos on its way to California from Old
Mexico.
At the time it was founded, Mancos served as the
primary commercial trading center for eastern
Montezuma County, rivaling the Town of Dolores further north. At that time, the City
of Cortez,
now the County seat, was barely a bend in the wagon
trail.
Mancos was a stop along the
Denver, Rio Grande & Southern Railway,
connecting to Durango to the east, and to the Telluride
mining districts up north, via Dolores. Ranchers in the Mancos Valley
provided beef, timber, and other agricultural products
to the mining camps.
The first known inhabitants of the
Mancos
Valley and the surrounding Four Corners region were the ancestral Pueblo Indians.
Evidence of their culture can be found throughout the
area, including the magnificent cliff dwellings at
Mesa
Verde National Park and at the
Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park. The
Anasazi Heritage Center in Dolores supports a museum
and research center. For more information, contact the
Mancos Valley Chamber of Commerce or visit our
Area Attractions page.
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