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Leadership

How to Build Intergenerational Relationships and Trust

Thursday, 1 – 4:30 pm.

During this highly interactive and engaging session, you will examine the tectonic generational shift that is occurring in the nonprofit sector. The guiding question for the session will be: How can your organization build bridges across the generational divide to harness the best work of the multiple generations in the work place - Traditionalists, Boomers, Generation Xers and Millennials? You will walk away from this session with valuable insights and practices to bring to your organization to begin the process of building intergenerational relationships and harnessing the energy and talent of your employees from all generations.

MacArthur Antigua, Massive Creativity

Tools for Surviving Tough Times — and Thriving Afterwards

Thursday, 1 – 4:30 pm.

State budget cuts. Foundation grantmaking reductions. Decreased donations from cash-strapped households. These signs indicate the arrival of potentially tough times for the nonprofit sector. And yet, nonprofits will be asked to do more to address the needs of Minnesota’s vulnerable communities, even as resources decline. In this session, you will learn useful tools and new ways to stay mission-driven in the face of diminishing resources. Using the Fieldstone Alliance publication “Coping with Cutbacks,” you will learn how your organization can use its mission, structure and culture to advance its unique positioning in the nonprofit landscape, understand the potential of partnerships, and learn practical steps for entering into strategic alliances. Participants will leave with a list of resources for deeper learning on collaborative strategies and tools.

Gordon Goodwin, principal consultant, Fieldstone Alliance and Sandy Jacobsen, principal consultant, Fieldstone Alliance

Collaborations Gone Wild...and How to Avoid Becoming One

Friday, 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

The current realities of funding are driving more nonprofits to collaborate in order to continue their programs. Yet collaborations and joint ventures are rife with competing interests and needs. Poor boundaries and other unanticipated problems often result from incomplete planning while the collaborative venture is in its early stages. During this session, facilitators will help your organization avoid collaborations gone wild by identifying the common pitfalls of poorly planned joint programs, helping you understand the legal considerations when creating effective collaborations and joint ventures, and providing a checklist of arenas which require early attention, including conflicts of interest, to realize the best possible outcome.

Eve Borenstein, attorney, Borenstein and McVeigh Law Office and Ellen McVeigh, attorney, Borenstein and McVeigh Law Office

Building a Nonprofit Social Enterprise

Friday, 2:15 – 3:30 p.m.

The terms social enterprise, social venture and social entrepreneurship are everywhere right now. Nonprofits seeking to diversify funding are exploring opportunities to create a new stream of earned revenue by growing a business venture. This session will help you understand the terminology and essential questions to consider earned income opportunities for your organization that fits with your programs and strengthens your mission. Topics will include identifying opportunities, operational and financial considerations, mission fit, risks, and evaluation of impact.

Kate Barr, executive director, Nonprofits Assistance Fund and Mike Wynne, executive director, Emerge Community Development