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Nonprofit Management Institute 2008: September 23 - 24! Early-bird deadline extended to September 5!

Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) and Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) join forces to bring you the 3rd Annual Nonprofit Management Institute, conducted by the world’s leading experts and professors from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Strengthen your executive management skills to lead a more effective nonprofit.



What You Will Learn

This intensive two-day institute will equip nonprofit leaders with new ways of looking at the strategic issues within their organizations as well as give them critical knowledge and skills they can use immediately. Even the most experienced executives will gain insight in how to apply business tools to running nonprofits without sacrificing quality, build a more powerful nonprofit brand, use social networking effectively, learn about new approaches to evaluation, understand the unique ethical challenges of nonprofits, and use lobbying to create social change.



Who Should Attend

Senior-level nonprofit executives including CEOs, executive directors, board members and others with significant leadership responsibilities. Note to last year’s attendees: The Nonprofit Management Institute 2008 is an all-new program.


 
Program

The evening before the conference, attendees are invited to a Welcome Reception at the Sheraton Palo Alto from 5:30 to 7:00 pm.

The Nonprofit Management Institute takes place from September 23-24.

2008 Program:

Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008

8 – 9 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast

9 – 9:15 a.m.
Welcome from the Stanford Social Innovation Review and the Association of Fundraising Professionals

9:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Moving from Insight to Action
Mark Kramer, Managing Director of FSG Social Impact Advisors, Senior Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Increasingly, foundations are moving away from formal impact evaluation to more timely, pragmatic and participatory approaches. Kramer will describe this paradigm shift and suggest tools that can lead to more useful and less burdensome evaluations.

11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Social Networking for Nonprofits
Jeff Patrick, Founder and President of Common Knowledge
Social networking offers nonprofits new ways of connecting with its community. Patrick demystifies the buzzwords and will show you how your nonprofit can take advantage of exciting new Web 2.0 technologies.

12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch

1:30 – 2:45 p.m.
The Psychology of Giving
Jennifer Aaker, General Atlantic Professor of Marketing, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Professor Jennifer Aaker will discuss insights into why and when we give and don't give. You'll find out ways to make the most out of your giving and how to get the most if you're on the receiving end. Professor Aaker will also discuss the impact of giving for both non-profit and for-profit companies, illuminating the link between volunteering and monetary donations as well as the link between giving and building a strong brand. A key takeaway will be an understanding on how to make asks (to employees, consumers and donors) and how to effectively use donation requests to build your brand.

3:15 – 4:15 p.m.
How Great Teams Turn Conflict into Strength
James A. Phills, Professor of Organizational Behavior (Teaching), Director of the Center for Social Innovation Diana McLain Smith, Partner, Monitor Group, Author of Divide or Conquer: How Great Teams Turn Conflict into Strength
Every team is only as strong as its weakest relationships. In this lively open discussion, Smith will tackle the toughest challenges faced by the nonprofits in the room. Professor Phills will moderate. Learn what you can do to build relationships strong enough to master a team’s toughest challenges.

4:15 – 6 p.m.
Networking Reception

Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2008

8 – 9 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

9 – 10:15 a.m.
Can Nonprofits get More Bang for the Buck?
Robert Searle, Partner, The Bridgespan Group
By taking advantage of economies of scale, three nonprofits were able to reduce costs without sacrificing the quality of their outcomes. Learn about the role of “managing” costs at nonprofits.

10:45 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Learn to Love Lobbying
Fraser Nelson, Consultant to nonprofits, former Executive Director of the Disability Law Center, Utah
To make the changes nonprofits want to see in the world, nonprofits need to learn to love lobbying. Find out what lobbying is and isn’t and how to go about your lobbying efforts.

12 – 1:15 p.m.
Lunch

1 – 2:30 p.m.
Ethics in the Nonprofit Sector
Deborah Rhode, Ernest W. McFarland Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
Professor Rhode will explore the ethical challenges faced by leaders of nonprofit organizations. Although many ethical issues are the same as in for-profits, nonprofits also have unique challenges.

2:45 – 4 p.m.
Tax Incentives and the Nonprofit Sector
Rob Reich, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Stanford University
U.S. charitable giving last year was more than $300 billion, costing the U.S. Treasury more than $60 billion in foregone tax revenue. Why does the U.S. subsidize charitable giving in this way? Should current tax incentives be restructured? Professor Reich will provide three justifications for these tax incentives and show the implications for public policy more broadly.

4 p.m.
Wrap Up


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Facilities and Location

The program will be held at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, a state-of-the-art facility located on Stanford University's campus. Stanford is located between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley. The campus' 8,100 acres reach from the rural foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains to the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto. Stanford is conveniently located between two major airports—25 miles south of San Francisco International Airport and 20 miles north of San Jose International Airport.

The campus and surrounding areas offer a myriad of opportunities for recreation and sightseeing. World-class shopping and dining are located only a mile away. A half hour drive north brings you to San Francisco. A two hour drive south brings you to Carmel, where you can take in breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean. To find out more, visit Stanford’s Visitor Information Services.

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Lodging

The Nonprofit Management Institute has reserved a block of rooms for attendees at The Sheraton Palo Alto for September 21 - 25, 2008. Rooms are provided at a discounted rate of $209. To reserve a room, please click here.

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Registration

Rates
Early Bird Rates (Effective Until September 5, 2008)
$995: Standard rate
$795: Special rate for Stanford Social Innovation Review Subscribers* and AFP Members

Regular Rates (Effective September 6, 2008)
$1195: Standard rate
$995: Special rate for Stanford Social Innovation Review Subscribers* and AFP Members

*To qualify for the Stanford Social Innovation Review discount, you must be a paid print subscriber. If you are not yet a subscriber, you can qualify for the $200 discount if you subscribe now at the new U.S. subscriber web rate of just $39.95 for one year.

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Important Registration Dates
Sept. 5, 2008: Early bird registration closes
Sept. 9, 2008: Cancellation policy: A refund charge of twenty percent of the registration fee will be assessed for any cancellations received before Sept. 8, 2008. After Sept. 8, there will be no refunds for cancellation.
Sept. 20, 2008: Online registration closes September 20, 2008. If you need to register after the 20th, please register onsite

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Contact Information

Email: ssirafp@afpnet.org
Phone: 800-666-3863 ext. 497
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About AFP and SSIR

The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) represents more than 30,000 members in over 197 chapters throughout the world, working to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education, and certification programs. The association fosters development and growth of fundraising professionals and promotes high ethical standards in the fundraising profession. For more information or to join the world's largest association of fundraising professionals, visit www.afpnet.org.

Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), published by the Stanford Graduate School of Business, chronicles and advances the exchange of ideas among the nonprofit, public, and private sectors to foster innovative solutions to social problems. Each issue offers provocative management insights by world-class faculty, cutting-edge research, real-life case studies, and commentaries by leading executives.

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