Annual Nonprofit Conference 2020 | Engage – Arizona Nonprofit Conference

Wednesdays in August:
5th, 12th, 19th, 26th

8:30am - 11:00am
(with additional optional networking opportunities immediately following)

Online/Virtual

The 2020 ENGAGE conference will feature four half days of relevant programming with a lens towards engaging nonprofit staff, board, and volunteers in effective leadership and collaboration to rebuild, strengthen, and succeed. The conference will feature 16 sessions covering current topics from adaptive capacity building and fundraising to leadership and board governance.

We are also happy to announce a new group rate and that individual scholarships are available for organizations to attend this year’s virtual conference.

Broaden your knowledge and network with other nonprofit professionals to strengthen Arizona’s sector.

We offer educational sessions for everyone: from EDs/CEOs, to development teams, to program staff, and even board members.

Catch every keynote and educational session at this year’s virtual 2020 ENGAGE conference. Each session is categorized into six different Mission Types so that you can easily find what you want to watch.

Can’t watch all four days? No problem! After the conference, if you registered, you will gain instant access to all the recordings from the virtual conference.

Arts, Culture, and Humanities

Faith-Based Organizations

Health and Human Services

Education and Youth Development

Animal Welfare and Environment

Community and Civic Engagement

Tim Delaney

President & CEO, National Council of Nonprofits

Nonprofit Impact Matters: How America’s Charitable Nonprofits Strengthen Communities and Improve Lives

Bruce Weber

President/CEO, Weber Group

CEO/Board Chair Partnership: A Case Study in Engagement

Suzanne Berrios

Director, PetSmart Charities

Audience Engagement: The Key to Creating and Building Your Social Channels

Michele Rebeor

Nonprofit Consultant, Michele Rebeor Consulting

Strengthening Organizations Through the Strategic Engagement of Women Donors

MaryEllen Clausen

Founder/CEO, Ophelia's Place

A Cafe with a Cause: A Sustainable Mission Forward Model

Cheryl House

Consultant, The Phoenix Philanthropy Group

Fundraising: Whose Job Is It, Anyway?

Pam Gaber

Gabriel’s Angels

Are Founders Hiding in Your Organization?

Stephen Hodges

Creative/President, Magic Synapse Productions

Content Creation and Diversity: Moving Towards Inclusion Through the Use of Story and Shared Narrative

Molly Coke

Vice President of Sales & Support Services, Firespring

How Rockstar Leaders Cultivate Growth

Sybil Francis, Ph.D.

CEO & President, Center for the Future of Arizona

Building A Bright Future Together

Charlie Smith

Senior Partner, Weber Group

CEO/Board Chair Partnership: A Case Study in Engagement

Sarah Griffiths

CEO, The Next Chapter Consulting & Coaching

Leveraging Neuroscience to Make Feedback Work, Shift Culture, and Feel Better

Paul Allvin

President, Cloud-2-Ground

Sunshine On a Cloudy Day: Preventing, Planning For, and Mastering Crisis Communications Events

Harriet Cutshall

Senior Manager, Your Part-Time Controller

Financial Leadership for Nonprofit Organizations

Scott Morrissey

Vice President, Strategy, Valley of the Sun United Way

Design Thinking and Social Innovation

Julia Patrick

CEO/Founder, American Nonprofit Academy

Engaging and Cultivating Millennial Donors

Catherine Alonzo

CEO & Co-founder, Javelina

How to Engineer Change Through Your Vision

Katherine Cecala

President, Junior Achievement

CEO/Board Chair Partnership: A Case Study in Engagement

Wallace Hudson

Program Specialist, one-n-ten

LGBT Workplace Inclusion

Kristi Tate

Director, Civic Health, Center for the Future of Arizona

The Arizona We Want Community Conversation

Julie Euber

Vice President, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network Phoenix

Working Board Warriors

Kimberly Hall

Director of Development, Circle the City

The 3 L’s of Leadership: Learn, Love, Lead

Stephanie Small

Synergy Partners Consulting

Are Founders Hiding in Your Organization?

Jannah Scott

Partnership Specialist, US Department of Commerce

Shape Arizona's Future: Start Here

Virginia Nelson

Content Producer, Petsmart Charities

Audience Engagement: The Key to Creating and Building Your Social Channels

David Martinez

Director, Capacity Building & Community Engagement, Vitalyst Health Foundation

Building a Diverse & Inclusive Board

Karolyn Benger

Owner, KB Enterprise

On My Own: Running a Small Nonprofit

Nicolie Lettini

VP of Indirect Cost Services, eCivis, Inc.

Understanding Indirect Cost and the Impact on Grants

Geri Wright

Executive Roundtable Discussion: Topic - OVERHEAD

Facilitated by Geri Wright – President & CEO, Act One

Patrick McWhortor

CEO, The Cosanti Foundation

Are Founders Hiding in Your Organizaiton?

Nora Hannah

Director, AZ Together for Impact Fund

Is It Time to Swipe Right? How and When to Consider a Collaboration with Another Nonprofit

Staphanie Waldrop

President, Employee Benefits International

Attract, ENGAGE, and Retain Employees

Kristen Merrifield

CAE – Chief Executive Officer, Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits

Preserving the Charitable Deduction: How We Got Here & Where We Go From Here

Carolyn Sechler

CPA, Sechler Morgan CPAs, LLC

Ten Real Estate Rules Every Nonprofit Should Know

Kathy Foster

Sr. VP, Colliers

The Workplace as an Engagement Tool

Bianca Buliga

Digital Marketing Manager, SEED SPOT

How to Crush Nonprofit Marketing with Limited Staff, Budget, and Time

Dr. Jeff McGee

CEO, Cross-Cultural Dynamics

Community Cultural Wealth

Michael Barry

CEO, ONE - Organization of Nonprofit Executives

Executive Roundtable

Laura Dillingham

Senior Strategic Partner, HPISolutions

Engaging Through Team Dynamics

Beth Jo Zietzer

President/Designated Broker, ROI Properties

Ten Real Estate Rules Every Nonprofit Should Know

Terri Shoemaker

Marketing Director, Association of Arizona Food Banks

Create and Successfully Present Your Giving Season Plan

Keith Yaskin

President, The Flip Side Communications LLC

How to Master Media Interviews

Torrie Taj

CEO, Child Crisis Arizona

Leadership for the Roaring (20) 20’s: C-Suite Discussion & Panel

Laurie Liles

President & CEO, Arizona Grantmakers Forum

Preserving the Charitable Deduction: How We Got Here & Where We Go From Here

Claire Louge

Training Director, Prevent Child Abuse Arizona

Stress, Trauma, and the Trauma‐Informed Approach

Keith Perske

Sr. VP, Workplace Innovation, Colliers International

The Workplace as an Engagement Tool

Tiffanie Dillard

Founder/Principal, Avenir Consulting Partners

Moving From Exhausted Leadership to Effective Leadership

Ellis Carter

President, Caritas Law Group, PC

Creating and Managing an Endowment Fund

David Martinez

Director, Capacity Building & Community Engagement, Vitalyst Health Foundation

Advocacy Roadmap: Making “Cents” of Your Advocacy Plan

John Scola

Chief Development Officer, Boys & Girls Club of Metro Phoenix

Dirty Money ‐ Ethics In Nonprofits

Jennifer Bonnett

Associate Director, Nonprofit Lifecycle Institute

Building the Capacity Ecosystem

Laura Ingalls

CEO, Abeja Solutions

How to Spot and Solve Nonprofit Burnout

Darlene Newsom

CEO, UMOM New Day Centers

Leadership for the Roaring (20) 20’s: C-Suite Discussion & Panel

Brandy Petrone

Senior Associate, Goodman Schwartz Public Affairs

Preserving the Charitable Deduction: How We Got Here & Where We Go From Here

Chris Sower

Founder & Managing Member, Andlosa Education

Understanding the Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program

Kristiana Fox

Founder/CEO, Think Outside the Box LLC

How to Build a Social Enterprise or Earned Revenue Strategy for Your Nonprofit

Tara Bethell

Practice Leader, Avenir Consulting Partners

Moving From Exhausted Leadership to Effective Leadership

Lisa Deane

Chief Member Services Officer, State Bar of Arizona

Envision, Establish and Execute: Engaging Your Stakeholders to Create and Achieve Your Strategic Plan

Jeffrey Wilcox

President, Third Sector Company, Inc.

Nonprofit Succession Planning ‐ Creating a Continuity of Leadership to Advance Your Mission

Julie Euber

Vice President, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network Phoenix

What Young Nonprofit Professionals Need to Engage Fully In the Sector

Kay McDonald

Founder/CEO, Charity Charms

How to Build a Social Enterprise or Earned Revenue Strategy for Your Nonprofit

Tom Ralser

Principal Convergent Nonprofit Solutions

ROI & True Sustainability: Moving Beyond the 3 G's (Golf, Galas, and Giveaways)

Tom Egan

Foundation for Senior Living

Leadership for the Roaring (20) 20’s: C-Suite Discussion & Panel

Penny Allee-Taylor

Chief Public Policy Officer, Valley of the Sun United Way

Preserving the Charitable Deduction: How We Got Here & Where We Go From Here

Beverly Browning

Senior Consultant, Bev Browning, LLC

Taking the Right Steps Toward Nonprofit Sustainability

Donita Douglas

Executive Vice President, InReach

Envision, Establish and Execute: Engaging Your Stakeholders to Create and Achieve Your Strategic Plan

Steve Browning

Co-presenter, Nonprofit Succession Planning

Nonprofit Succession Planning ‐ Creating a Continuity of Leadership to Advance Your Mission

Jerry Houston

CEO, HPISolutions

Engaging Through Team Dynamics

George Heiler

Nerd, Nerds on Site

3 Things All Nonprofits Should Know About Cyber Security To Avoid Scams, Threats and Disasters

Brianna Klink

Chief Operations, Officer Abeja Solutions

Create and Successfully Present Your Giving Season Plan

Todd Vigil

Chief Marketing Officer, The Phoenix Symphony

The Road to 100% Digital Marketing

Michael Barry

Executive Director, ONE – Organization of Nonprofit Executives

Leadership for the Roaring (20) 20’s: C-Suite Discussion & Panel

The schedule spans across each Wednesday in August and features four days of relevant programming with a lens towards the current landscape of our sector and advancement of thought and skills.

Your strategic plan plays a pivotal role in the growth and sustainability of your organization. Now more than ever, it is important to reexamine your mission, vision, and values, as well as your long-term goals and the action plans you will use to reach them.

Join us to learn how to:

Identify new ways of developing your strategic plan;
Develop key elements to ensure a successful plan.

Speakers:

Amanda Kaye, CK Strategy

Developing boards that practice and value Diversity, Equity and Inclusion requires more than a board matrix, a set of policies, or good intentions. Join us for an in-depth discussion on the adaptive challenges organizations face in building a board that is diverse, reflective of communities with lived experience, and what is needed to create and sustain a board that builds belonging with an intersectional lens.

Join us for an in-depth discussion and learn the ins and outs of:

Recruitment – identify the skills and individuals, including up-and-coming young professionals, your organization needs;
Development – implement strategies for new board members and shift the productivity and synergy of existing board members.

Speakers:

Belen Gonzalez, Latina Giving Circle (LGC)

Surviving – and thriving – during a crisis requires a plan – but it also requires nimble, courageous leadership.

Join 3 CEOs to learn how they navigated the COVID-19 crisis – discuss what they thought, what they did, and how they came out stronger than before.

Speakers:

Torri Taj, Child Crisis Arizona
Torrie.Taj@childcrisisaz.org
Myriah Mhoon, A New Life Center
mmhoon@newlifecenter.org

COVID-19 has changed the legal landscape, likely forever. Employees, clients and volunteers have significant, and different, expectations around their experiences with your organization. Join us for an in-depth discussion of your responsibilities, liabilities, and protections in the post-COVID environment.

You will:

Identify the important changes you must make to the way you manage your employees;
Select the protections you will put in place to safeguard your employees and your clients

Speakers:

Yvonne Moss, Caritas Law Group
yvonne@caritaslawgroup.com
Deanna Radar, Radar Mayrose
drader@radermayrose.com

Nonprofit storytelling can be a powerful tool to attract and motivate donors and the most effective means of communicating their value. How are you presenting your organization to the community and defining the motivation that drives its mission?

Join us to:

Design your narrative;
Determine the best methods to execute your narrative;
Develop a plan for measuring the impact of your narrative

Speakers:

Ashley Bright, The Message Fixer
ashley@ashleybrightpresents.com

A vast majority of nonprofits have a digital presence – Facebook, Instagram, Twitter – and an equally vast majority of them do not know how to properly leverage these platforms to grow their donor base and properly market their mission.

Attendees will:

Distinguish between the most vital social media platforms;
Determine their purpose, value, and best practices of these tools;
Implement simple marketing strategies for their use

Speakers:

Dre Doulos, Doulos Marketing
dre@doulosmarketingco.com

You are your own best advocate and there is no better time to begin the process of building an advocacy infrastructure.

Come hear from experienced advocates and your peers to:

Prioritize your advocacy activities;
Build an advocacy presence

Speakers:

Kristen Merrifield, Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits
Kristenm@arizonanonprofits.org
Brandy Petrone, Goodman Schwartz
Brandy@goodmanschwartz.com
Sylvia Lee, Senator’s Sinema’s office
Sylvia_Lee@sinema.senate.gov
Rick Mitchell, Homeless ID Project
rick.mitchell@arizonahomeless.org
Betsy Wilson, Northland Pioneer

The work environment as we know it has been changed by recent events. Together we will consider the impacts these changes are having on individuals, teams, culture and leadership. We’ll then share recommendations, tools, processes, ideas and suggestions for you to consider implementing in your workplace.

Join us for a candid discussion on reimagining the culture and:

Improve the operational efficiency of your new nonprofit workplace;
Implement tools to manage varied modalities of the new workforce

Speakers:

Tiffanie Dillard, Avenir Consulting

For many organizations, volunteers are the lifeblood of your operations. Yet stay-at-home and social distancing orders have made it increasingly difficult, or at times impossible, to mobilize these pools of community supporters in the same way.

Join this interactive workshop to:

Utilize creative approaches to source volunteers;
Develop unique solutions for engaging and retaining your volunteers

Speakers:

Northern Arizona Restorative Justice Dustin Gilman-Stienstra

Join us to reflect on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in our organizations, where we are challenged as a nonprofit sector and where we show progress. We will consider how we can build an organization of belonging and shared power. Our theory of change is that when you practice explicit DEI values throughout the organization, it is more likely to be representative of community, adaptable to community needs, and more effective.

Join our facilitators for a candid discussion and to:

Define diversity for your organization;
Consider your organizational structure to use diversity to your advantage and to leverage it as a strength.

Speakers:

Impact Catalyst Consulting

Hear from CEOs about what creative and strategic changes and best practices they are making in their environments to successfully adapt to the “New Normal”.

Join our facilitators for a candid discussion and to:

Identify future strategies for your organization;
Examine new best practices to implement within your team

Speaker:

Christi Silverberg-Rose, Bethany’s Gait Ranch (Prescott)

The funding environment has changed fundamentally and forever.

Join us for a facilitated panel discussion with the state’s most prominent funders to:

Identify new tactics to access available funding
Recognize areas where your funding requests can improve

Speakers:

Deputy Director Tonya Hamilton AZ Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith and Family
Kelly Huber, Director of Community Investments Community Foundation of Southern Arizona

What got you here is not going to get you there. Arizona nonprofits have, on average, no more than 3 months of expenses on hand and almost 10% are technically insolvent. The recent COVID-19 crisis laid bare just how important it is to be concentrating on running your organization to be prepared for unexpected downturns.

Join us to:

Re-design how you look at your numbers and your budgeting process;
Develop a plan to diversify your approach to financial planning to ensure your organization continues its mission.

Speakers:

Your Part-Time Controller

The fundraising function has been redefined in ways not previously imagined. With the donor landscape uncertain, what are the best strategies for success?

Join a panel of your nonprofit sector peers and:

Discuss various approaches in raising money in these tumultuous times;
Identify who to approach, what is being said, and what

Speakers:

Beverly Duzik, Desert Botanical Garden
Sam Alpert, Junior Achievement
Camilla Ross, Emerson Theater Collective

Days until the big event

INDIVIDUAL

$99

(1 person)

Admission to All 4 Days

Access to Post-Conference Video Library

Keynote Talks

GROUP

$300

(for organizations hosting viewing sessions with 4 or more team members)

Admission to All 4 Days

Access to Post-Conference Video Library

Keynote Talks

INDIVIDUAL

$149

(1 person)

Admission to All 4 Days

Access to Post-Conference Video Library

Keynote Talks

GROUP

$450

(for organizations hosting viewing sessions with 4 or more team members)

Admission to All 4 Days

Access to Post-Conference Video Library

Keynote Talks

*Only Alliance members qualify for discounts. Interested in becoming a member? Click here.

Important Notes on Registration:

You may not share your registration link. Identified shared links will be asked to leave the event and will not be able to access 2020 ENGAGE session recordings and follow-up resources.
Registrants who are unable to attend the 2020 ENGAGE conference may substitute someone to attend in their place; please submit the change via email to our Events Team. Cancellations received by July 22 will receive a full refund. No refunds will be provided after July 23.

Nonprofit Networking

Keynote Sponsors

Virtual Conference Orientation Sponsor

Commercial Break Sponsors

Session Sponsors

Supporter Sponsors

Scholarship Sponsors

Virtual Conference Orientation Sponsor – ~~0/1 available~~ – $5,000 (SOLD)

Nonprofit Networking Sponsor – ~~0/1 available~~ – $5,000 (SOLD)

Keynote Introduction Sponsor – 2/4 available – $2,500

Commercial Break Sponsor – 1/1 available – $2,500

Session/Speaker Introduction Sponsor – 12/16 available – $1,000

Conference Supporter – $500

Member Scholarship Supporter – $500 (supports 5 attendees)

ENGAGE 2020 offers a unique opportunity for you to get your brand in front of Arizona’s nonprofit audience. Connect with nonprofit professionals in a way you never have before with our sponsorship opportunities!. If you have any questions about these or other sponsorship, exhibiting, or advertising opportunities, please contact Jennifer Purcell, VP of Community Engagement, at JenniferP@arizonanonprofits.org or call 602-279-9166.

Arizona Nonprofit Conference 2020

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Wednesdays in August:5th, 12th, 19th, 26th

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35+ Hours of Content!

Content for EveryMission Type

Arts, Culture, and Humanities

Faith-Based Organizations

Health and Human Services

Education and Youth Development

Animal Welfare and Environment

Community and Civic Engagement

Conference Gallery

Our Speakers

Tim Delaney

Bruce Weber

Suzanne Berrios

Michele Rebeor

MaryEllen Clausen

Cheryl House

Pam Gaber

Stephen Hodges

Molly Coke

Sybil Francis, Ph.D.

Charlie Smith

Sarah Griffiths

Paul Allvin

Harriet Cutshall

Scott Morrissey

Julia Patrick

Catherine Alonzo

Katherine Cecala

Wallace Hudson

Kristi Tate

Julie Euber

Kimberly Hall

Stephanie Small

Jannah Scott

Virginia Nelson

David Martinez

Karolyn Benger

Nicolie Lettini

Geri Wright

Patrick McWhortor

Nora Hannah

Staphanie Waldrop

Kristen Merrifield

Carolyn Sechler

Kathy Foster

Bianca Buliga

Dr. Jeff McGee

Michael Barry

Laura Dillingham

Beth Jo Zietzer

Terri Shoemaker

Keith Yaskin

Torrie Taj

Laurie Liles

Claire Louge

Keith Perske

Tiffanie Dillard

Ellis Carter

David Martinez

John Scola

Jennifer Bonnett

Laura Ingalls

Darlene Newsom

Brandy Petrone

Chris Sower

Kristiana Fox

Tara Bethell

Lisa Deane

Jeffrey Wilcox

Julie Euber

Kay McDonald

Tom Ralser

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