Conference Innovations and Extras - CFC Conference 2008

CFC CONFERENCE 2008 - Program Schedule

Note: Times and program details are subject to change.

Please note: CFC Conference 2008 will be conducted primarily in English. Plenary sessions will have French simultaneous translation provided and some French language materials will be available. Some concurrent sessions will have bilingual facilitators who will welcome questions in French.

PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS

Wednesday, November 5

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Council on Foundations Courses
A) Community Leadership for Community Foundations
B) Resource Development for Community Foundations

5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

CommA Affinity Group Orientation

Dinner and Guest Speaker

Thursday, November 6

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Council on Foundations Courses
A) Community Leadership for Community Foundations
B) Resource Development for Community Foundations

8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Council on Foundations Community Foundation Leadership Team Meeting
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

CommA Affinity Group Meeting
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

CFC Board Meeting

1:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Conference Registration Open

2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

CF-LINKS Workshops – pre-registration required
A) Community Foundation Fundamentals
B) Grantmaking that Makes a Difference
C) Working with Professional Advisors
D) Board Governance
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Conference Orientation Session
First time to a CFC conference? Come and learn everything there is to know about navigating a
CFC Conference 2008.

6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Reception — Everyone Welcome!
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation invites you to celebrate the release of a series of monographs about community foundation work by Dorothy (Dottie) Reynolds, one of the sector’s most experienced leaders.

Friday, November 7

Conference Opens
7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Conference Registration Open

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast
9:00 - 10:15 a.m.

Opening Remarks

FEATURED SPEAKER - John Ralston Saul, Internationally recognized author and thinker, Institute for Canadian Citizenship Global Perspective

10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Youth Forum

10:15 - 10:45 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

A1  Philanthropy and Human Rights

Christopher Harris, The Ford Foundation
Avila Kilmurray, Community Foundation of Northern Ireland
Akwasi Aidoo, Trust Africa

A2  Changing Demographics: Implications for School, Community and Youth Funders

Veronice Lacey, President & CEO, The Learning Partnership
Dr. Paul Cappon, President and CEO, Canadian Council on Learning

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

A3  Prudent Investments: How to Manage in Volatile Times
A4  High Impact Donor Engagement
A5  Communication and Marketing Excellence on a Shoestring Budget
A6  Vital Signs: How this quality of life snapshot is making an impact on our foundations, communities, and movement.
A7  Disaster Response and Community Foundations - how to make your Community Foundation ready to respond to disasters when they hit your community.
A8  More than Money: Making a Difference with Assistance Beyond the Grant
A9  Leadership for Social Justice
A10  Collaborative Approaches for Wicked Problems
A11  Funding Innovation: understanding the dynamics and phases of social innovation in order to enhance strategic grant giving
A12  Exploring Organizational Models to Support Emerging Ideas and Social Innovation - Two Case Studies and a Discussion
A13  Working Together - Engaging Government and the Non-Profit Sector
A14  Roadmap to Results: Building Donor and Civic Engagement with Social Venture Partners

12:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Lunch – Plenary Session

FEATURED SPEAKER -  Akwasi Aidoo, Executive Director of Trust Africa

With: Barry Smith, Synergos Institute, Southern Africa and Rahul Bhardwaj, Toronto Community Foundation

2:00 - 2:15 p.m.

Break

2:15 - 3:30 p.m.

Conversations and Connections

Conversations and Connections is designed to stimulate engagement in conference themes and to facilitate opportunities for sharing experiences and ideas. Attend this session for a lively conversation and to create connections among peers and colleagues early in the conference.
3:45 - 4:30 p.m.

Afternoon Plenary Session

Conference Reflectors

Tim Brodhead, J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
Linetta Gilbert, The Ford Foundation
Simon Jackson, Spirit Bear Youth Coalition
Katka Minarova, Presov Community Foundation

Our Very Own Opera Divas!

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Laura Smith (Dallas Foundation) and Michelle McKenzie (Victoria Foundation)
4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

The Global Fund for Community Foundations – Peer Learning and Sharing Meeting – (by invitation only)
4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

MicroEdge FIMS Workshop – all welcome
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Supporting Young Social Innovators – All CFC Members Welcome
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Youth Social Event

6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Conference Reception - Everyone Welcome!

Conference Chair Rick Frost invites all attendees to meet and mingle at this reception, generously sponsored by BMO Financial Group. Take this chance for informal conversation with your colleagues, old and new

Saturday, November 8

7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Conference Registration Open

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Opening Remarks

FEATURED SPEAKER - Dr. Sandra Hernandez, CEO, The San Francisco
Foundation
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

B1  Inside the Olympic Machine: meet the non-profit behind the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Garmes
Donna Wilson, Executive Vice President, Workforce
B2  Unpacking Community Leadership
Cindy Ballard, Executive Director, CFLeads
Mike Howe, former President of the East Bay Community Foundation and current Chair, National Task Force On Community Leadership
Carolyn Milne,  President & CEO, Hamilton Community Foundation
Janet Topolsky, Director, Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group

CONCURRENT SESSIONS
B3  Role Dilemmas Explored: Generating New Insights Into Difficult Conversations
B4  Measure your Manager: Are you getting your money’s worth from your investment manager?
B5  Taming Technology: Tools for Targeting Your Audience and Serving Your Stakeholders Online.
B6  Tools & Processes for Building Evaluation Into Your Work
B7  The Ethics of Community Foundation Advocacy
B8  New eyes for community philanthropy: MyMachine and A Heart for Limburg
B10  Locating the Community in Community Foundation: Experiences from Around the World
B11  Citizen Re-Generataion: Millenials Rising
B12  Beyond Investing in Financial Resources: Making the Case for Investing in HR to Achieve Results
B13  Put Your Money Where Your Mission Is: Community Foundations & Responsible Investment
B14  Intergenerational Philanthropy

12:15 - 1:15 p.m.

Lunch Plenary

Conference Reflections
Tim Brodhead, J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
Linetta Gilbert, The Ford Foundation
Simon Jackson, Spirit Bear Youth Coalition
Katka Minarova, Presov Community Foundation
1:15 - 2:30 p.m.

Community Foundations of Canada Annual General Meeting
All members of CFC are invited to attend the AGM. In addition to conducting important corporate business, CFC will complete the launch of its new brand and unveil its branding toolkit for members – don’t miss this exciting moment!
2:30 - 2:45 p.m.

Break

2:45 - 4:15 p.m.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

C1  Local Mission - Global Vision : Community Foundations in The 21th Century
Barry Gaberman, moderator
Panel:  Peter Walkenhorst, Emmett Carson, Monica Patten
Three authors share their stories from Local Vision - Global Mission, a soon-to-be published compilation of essays written by community foundation leaders for the Transatlantic Community Foundation Network.
C2  The Environics Institute’s Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study
Michael Adams and Ginger Gosnell-Myers, Environics Research Group
The Environics Institute’s Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study seeks to offer Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians insight into the lives and aspirations of Aboriginal people living in Canada’s major cities.

CONCURRENT SESSIONS
C3  Enhancing Board Effectiveness: It’s an Ongoing Journey
C4  Beyond “Best Kept Secret”: Unleashing the Power of Your Brand
C5  CRA Update: Fundraising Guidelines, Funding Non-Qualified Donees, Policies on Charitable Activities, and New Gifts
C6  Insights from the 2008 Global Status Report on Community Foundations
C8  Grassroots Grantmaking:  Putting the Community in Community Foundations
C9  Thinking Big: Foundations and Complex Environmental Challenges
C10  From Boardroom to Kitchen Table: Community Foundations Addressing Complex Community Issues
C11  Inclusive Leadership: How your Foundation Builds Connections with the Communities you Serve
C12  Advancing Equity through Community Foundation Endowments
C13  Impact Evaluation - a Tool to Build Social Leadership and Create Effective Strategies for Social Change Based on Tangible Program Outcomes.
C14  Social Finance in Canada

2:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Site Visits - For Adult and Youth participants

Not all learning takes place in the conference venue - join one of the stimulating site visits organized by the Foundation of Greater Montreal.
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Foundation of Greater Montreal Host Event
Don’t miss this fantastic soirée of entertainment and tasting, brought to you at no charge by the Foundation of Greater Montreal and its generous event sponsors. Wear your conference nametag and bring the invitation ticket that is in your conference bag. You can exchange it for a gift.

Sunday, November 9

7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Conference Registration Open

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast

8:00 - 12:15 a.m.

Youth Forum
9:00 - 9:45 a.m.

FEATURED SPEAKER - Sheila Watt-Cloutier, World leader on global climate change and human rights

Presentation: "The Right to Be Cold"
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

D1 Making Sense of the Economic Turmoil Around Us
Paul Taylor, Chief Investment Office, BMO Harris Private Banking

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

D2  "Actually, we do know better! - Foundation Directed Initiatives at ECF"
D3  Sustainability of Community Foundations: A new Perspective on an Ever Present
Challenge
D4  Working with Media: Does it Have to be a Love / Hate relationship?
D5  More Than Just Dollars - A New Paradigm of Leadership for Community Foundations and Their Partners
D6  Aboriginal Youth: Promising Practices and Potential Roles for Community Foundations
D7  Assessing Foundation Practice with the “Measures of the Measured”: A South African Exploration
D9  The New P3s: Public-Philanthropic-Partnerships. Models That Work for the Community Good.
D10 Pathways to Progress: Moving Your Philanthropy Closer to Issues of Social Justice

11:30 - 11:45 a.m.

Break

11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Lunch and Closing Plenary Session

FEATURED SPEAKERS
Moderator: Patrick Johnson, Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation
Khalil Shariff, Aga Khan Foundation Canada
Huda Shashaa, Jordan River Foundation
Michael Wodzicki, Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, 2007 Global Youth Fellow

Generation Next: Perspectives on the Global Village

In a world that has become smaller because of advances in transportation, communications and technology, the next generation of leaders may have quite different notions of community. In a dynamic closing plenary, young and emerging leaders will share their views on engagement in a global village and what it means for people concerned about community.

Conference Reflections
Tim Brodhead, J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
Linetta Gilbert, The Ford Foundation
Simon Jackson, Spirit Bear Youth Coalition
Katka Minarova, Presov Community Foundation

Announcement of 2010 Community Foundations of Canada Conference Host

Closing Remarks

Sunday, November 9

POST CONFERENCE SESSIONS
2:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Group II CF Executive Directors Peer Gathering, CFC Members

CFC Conference 2008 Schedule

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