2019 Washington State Nonprofit Conference Program by Central Washington Nonprofit Network

2019

Washington State

Nonprofit Conference

Table of Contents Welcome...........................................3 Wireless Access................................3 Accessibility.......................................4 Pronouns..........................................4 Sponsors..........................................5 Washington Nonprofits.................. 6–7 Headshots for Washington Nonprofits Members..........................7 Celebrating Our 25th Anniversary......8 Opening Plenary................................9 Table Talks.......................................10 Lunch Plenary.................................11 Engaging the Experts......................12 The Doctor Is In...............................13 Workshop Schedule.................. 14–15 Workshop Details...................... 16–21 Ignite Lab........................................22 Story Lab........................................23 Exhibitors........................................24 Venue Map......................................25 Reflection.................................. 26–27 Survey.............................................27

Agenda 7:00 – 8:00 am Registration & Breakfast 7:00 – 3:30 pm Exhibitors Are Open 8:00 – 9:00 am Opening Plenary Session 9:15 – 10:30 am Session #1 — Workshops 10:45 – 11:30 am Session #2 — Table Talks 11:45 – 1:15 pm Lunch Plenary Session 1:15 – 2:00 pm Exhibitors/Networking 2:00 – 3:15 pm Session #3 — Workshops 3:30 – 4:45 pm Session #4 — Workshops 4:45 – 5:00 pm Coffee in the Lobby

No Solicitation The Washington State Nonprofit Conference seeks to bring together the leadership of the entire charitable community. To maintain the spirit of this unique meeting – where leaders from grant-making organizations and leaders from grant-seeking organizations come together as peers – we ask that you respect the no solicitation rule. Please feel free to network, talk about your organizations and follow up when you return to your office. However, we request that during today’s conference you do not bring proposals or ask funders if they will fund your organization. Funders should encourage leaders to talk about their programs, invite people to follow up with them after the conference and politely remind others about this rule should they be faced with a direct request. 2

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Thank you for joining us for the biggest Washington State Nonprofit Conference ever! We warmly invite you to join us in creating a fabulous learning community here today. Let’s be curious, meet new people, and step outside our comfort zone to explore new ideas. There are many new features at the conference this year, so use this program to guide your day. We hope you are energized by your experience. Thank you for the work you do every day in our communities. We know our state is better because of your service.

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Making the Washington State Nonprofit Conference More Accessible Washington Nonprofits is committed to improving accessibility at this Conference. If you require accommodations, please let our staff know. Here are a few of the steps we are taking this year. • Space for people using wheelchairs. • Captioned videos shown from the mainstage. • Gender-neutral bathrooms near the top of the escalator on the 4th floor. • ASL interpretation if requested in advance. • Microphones used at all times to be heard better by all attendees. • Nursing room available for mothers on the 3rd floor. • Pronoun buttons encouraged at registration.

Sharing Your Pronouns Asking and correctly using someone’s pronouns shows respect. When someone is referred to with the wrong pronouns, it can make them feel invalidated, dismissed or alienated.

What if I make a mistake? Everyone slips sometimes. The best thing to do is to say something right away, “Sorry, I meant she.” It can be tempting to go on about how bad you feel. Don’t. It can make the person who was misgendered feel responsible for comforting you, which is not their job.

Other things to know • By sharing your pronouns even if you feel your gender identification is obvious, you are showing solidarity with others and communicating that you care about getting everyone’s pronouns correct. • Avoid using “preferred pronouns” as it suggests that gender is a preference, and “masculine/ feminine pronouns” because pronouns are not associated with gender expression. 4

Pronoun buttons are available at the registration table.

• Although it may feel strange at first, they/them pronouns are used in the singular: “Xena ate their food because they were hungry.” • Some persons may prefer to use their name instead of pronouns: “Xena ate Xena’s food because Xena was hungry.” • If you hear a colleague refer to another person using the wrong pronouns, in most cases, it is appropriate to gently correct them, “Actually, Luis uses the pronoun they.” • It may be appropriate to approach the person who was misgendered and say, “I notice that you were referred to with the wrong pronoun earlier. Do you want me to take them aside and remind them about your pronouns?” Follow up if necessary, but take cues from the individual who has been misgendered. Thank you for helping us ensure that we together create an environment in which everyone can participate. Thanks to our sister organization, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, for providing some of the pronoun tips on this page.

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Thank You to Our Sponsors

Bader Martin, P.S. Seattle Foundation Jacobson Jarvis & Co CliftonLarsonAllen LLP – Bellevue Opus Bank Purposeful Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Thanks to these sponsors and partners, we were able to give scholarships to a diverse array of nonprofit leaders from across the state.

Scholarship Sponsors

Scholarship Partners

Statewide Capacity Collaborative

Latino Community Fund

Office of the Secretary of State

Neighbor to Neighbor

Seattle Foundation

Nonprofit Assistance Center Rainier Valley Corps Wayfind Washington Census Alliance INTERACT ON TWITTER: #WSNConf

Thank You This conference would not have been possible without the support of many individuals who provided advice and volunteered their time, including our partners and host committee. We appreciate the help from many students, room hosts, and other volunteers who contributed to this day. Special thanks to Abby Crossen, Sound Planning.

2019 Washington State Nonprofit Conference Host Committee Erica Barnhart Peter Drury Colleen Echohawk Noreen Elbert Maureen Feit Mozart Guerrier Lee Harper Kris Hermanns Susan Howlett Cory Sbarbaro

Washington Nonprofits Staff Nancy Bacon, Associate Director

Washington Nonprofits Board Thanks to these leaders for their vision and commitment to strengthening Washington’s nonprofit sector. Lawson Knight, Edward Jones/Developmental Disability Endowment Trust Fund, Walla Walla (President) Terrie Ashby-Scott, Washington State Opportunity Scholarship, Spokane (Vice President) Erick Seelbach, Pierce County AIDS Foundation, Tacoma (Treasurer) Sheri Emerson, Opportunity Council, Bellingham (Secretary) Judy Andrews, Apex Law Group, Seattle

JoAnn Crabtree, IT Director

Laura Armstrong, La Casa Hogar, Yakima

Gabriel Cruden, Program Manager, Eastern Region Julia Hunter, Membership Manager

Paige Collins, Council on Aging & Human Services/ Happy Pastures Livestock Reserve, Colfax

Dwight Hutton, Operations Manager

Tina Flores-McCleese, Clarity, Port Townsend

Tom Lang, Director of e-Learning Laura Pierce, Executive Director David Streeter, Director of Public Policy & Advocacy Uyen Vu, Administrative Assistant Phone: 855-299-2922 www.washingtonnonprofits.org info@washingtonnonprofits.org

Sandy Gill, Northwest Nonprofit Resources, Spokane Kathy Gillespie, Community Advocate & Volunteer, Vancouver Rhona Sen Hoss, Office of Governor Inslee, Vancouver Trudy Soucoup, Homes First, Lacey

Member organizations who contributed photos for the 2019 program cover: Community Boating Center Green Plate Special Helping Link (Một Dấu Nối) International Youth Music Project 6

Rebuilding Together South Sound West Seattle Time Bank Yakima Arboretum Youth Development Executives of King County (YDEKC)

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Learn Year-Round

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Understand the issues that matter to nonprofits

We are where you areâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;workshops and online learning

Grow your network

Change policies

Nonprofit basics and advanced topics

Find support for your advocacy Promote civic engagement

Educate your entire staff and board

Collaborate Stay up-to-date Lead

Increase Your Impact. Join today. Join as a member of Washington Nonprofits online at: washingtonnonprofits.org. For more information, please call or write:

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At the Conference: A Special Benefit to Members We are offering free professional headshots as a special benefit to Washington Nonprofits members. A limited number of slots are available. Visit the Washington Nonprofits membership table in the hallway to sign up for a time to get your picture taken during the conference and to pick up your member gift. If you are not already a member, you can join today to receive these benefits! INTERACT ON TWITTER: #WSNConf

2019

Washington State

Nonprofit Conference Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Washington State Nonprofit Conference! The Washington State Nonprofit Conference was started by Mary Stewart Hall at Seattle University. It soon became a collaborative effort with the University of Washington Evans School. Over the years, other partners have included Executive Alliance, Evergreen State Society, United Way of King County, United Ways of Washington, 501 Commons, Social Venture Partners and Philanthropy Northwest. Washington Nonprofits became the lead organizer in 2013 and is proud to continue the tradition of convening partners and community leaders to create a day of learning and connection for nonprofit leaders.

“In 2001, our conference

The past 25 years have seen a lot of change in the nonprofit sector in Washington. Organizations have been founded and others have closed. We’ve dramatically shifted how we do business, nonprofit management has become a recognized academic field of study, and philanthropy has evolved new approaches. Local and world events have also influenced how we set out to achieve our missions.

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was on September 11. Our keynote, Jan Masaoka, called me early in the morning, and that was how I learned about the attacks. We decided to to balance the horror with hope for a better world.” — Robbie Rohr

Contribute to our Wall of Wonder! To mark the 25th anniversary of our Nonprofit Conference, we’re building a Wall of Wonder together in the registration area. Join your colleagues to create a record of our shared history and visit throughout the day to help identify the key happenings, respond to trends in our field, and find patterns between events. The facilitated “Wall of Wonder” process weaves external historical events into the fabric of our nonprofit work so that relationships between happenings emerge and our perspective expands. Facilitation throughout the day is provided by Una McAlinden and Mike Beebe, certified Technology of Participation facilitators.

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Opening Plenary (Main Hall)

8:00–9:00 am

Navigating Overwhelming Times — How to Do Our Work and Stay Well Laura van Dernoot Lipsky

Nonprofit leaders are hard-working, and we often place ourselves on the front lines serving people in crisis or witnessing oppression and injustice. Even if we aren’t direct service providers, we may operate in a tough environment with scarce resources and be vulnerable to burn out. How do we sustain ourselves and each other to stay in this work for the long haul while staying healthy? Laura van Dernoot Lipsky teaches others how to take care of themselves in the face of trauma and overwhelm. She will explain how cumulative toll affects people and how we can recognize the effects. Once we understand the impact, Laura will share concrete strategies for creating sustainability for ourselves and our organizations. Together, we can build a collective culture for nonprofits that supports rather than depletes us. Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, founder and director of The Trauma Stewardship Institute and author of Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others, has worked directly with trauma survivors for more than three decades. She has worked with groups as diverse as zookeepers and reconstruction workers in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans, community organizers and health care providers in Japan, U.S. Air Force pilots, Canadian firefighters, public school teachers, private practice doctors, tiny nonprofits, massive state agencies, libraries, the Pentagon, alternative colleges, and Ivy League universities. Much of her work is being invited to assist in the aftermath of community catastrophes—whether they are fatal storms or mass shootings. She has worked locally, nationally, and internationally. Laura is known as a pioneer in the field of trauma exposure.

Laura is on the advisory board of ZGiRLS, an organization that supports young girls in sports. She is a founding member of the International Transformational Resilience Network, which supports the development of capacity to address climate change. Laura also served as an associate producer of the award-winning film A Lot Like You, and she was given a Yo! Mama award in recognition of her work as a community-activist mother. Laura’s new book, The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul, was published in 2018.

Sponsored by Jacobson Jarvis & Co PLLC.

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The Doctor Is In

All Day

Washington Nonprofitsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; business members are here to offer their expertise on a range of topics today. Visit our expertsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; corner in the main hall according to the schedule below.

Time Consultant Specialty 9:00-9:30 am

Johan Lysne

Planning & Strategy, Evaluation, Leadership & Management

Gabriel Silberblatt

Evaluation, Leadership & Management, Planning & Strategy

Thomas Varga & Christine Martin

Leadership & Management, Human Resource Management, Collaboration

9:30-10:00 am

Ben Forstag

Recruitment, Talent Acquisition & Hiring

Jan Glick

Collaboration & Governance

Kelly Schactler

Project Management, Planning & Strategy, Team Leadership

10:00-10:30 am

Stacey Krynsky & Cynthia Weaver

Finance (Impact deposits & lending)

Jim Shapiro

Fundraising

Gazala Uradnik

Planning & Strategy, Fundraising, Volunteer Management

1:30-2:00 pm

Liz Heath

Governance, Evaluation, Planning & Strategy

Clare Moe

Planning & Strategy, Governance

Amy Weiher

Graphic Design, Communications & Marketing

2:00-2:30 pm

Randy Brinson

Succession Planning & Interim Leadership

Kim Jenkins

IT Strategy & Planning, Leadership & Management, Planning & Operations

Rebecca Zanatta

Leadership & Management, Planning & Strategy, Fundraising

2:30-3:00 pm

Mariana Ancira & Disa Davis

Planning & Strategy, Finance, Human Resource Management

Noel Frame

Public Policy & Advocacy, Planning & Strategy, Collaboration

David Owen Hastings

Communications & Marketing

3:00-3:30 pm

Lisa Rezac

Fundraising

Brian Forsythe

Finance

Kris McRea

Governance, Leadership & Management, Planning & Strategy, Fundraising, Communications & Marketing

3:30-4:00 pm

Fundraising, Leadership & Management, Planning & Strategy

Kari Dasher

Pamela J. Oakes

Fund Development, Donor Acquisition & Retention, Board Training & Development

Little Green Light customer consultation

Hunter Williams

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Session Listings Track

Program Design

Strengthening Democracy

Equity

Location Workshop Details

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Room 404 Page 17

Room 405 Page 18

8:00 am to 9:00 am

9:15 am to 10:30 am

Organizing in the Latinx Client Voice: How to Develop Community: For the Census a Sustainable and Equitable and the Long Term Process to Hear Who You Serve Salvador Salazar-Cano, Oskar Michelle Osborne & Sarah Grey Zambrano & Teresa Bendito

Mind the Gap: Addressing the Racial Gap in Nonprofit Leadership Pamela J. Oakes

Table

See page 10 for the d Table Talks Room 401/2 People

10:45 am to 11:30 am

Table Talks Room 404 Advocacy & civic engagement Boards Equity & inclusion

Table Talks Room Focus

11:45 am to 1:15 pm 1:15 pm to 2:00 pm

2:00 pm to 3:15 pm

3:30 pm to 4:45 pm

Exhibitor Explora

Better Together: Fundraisers and Volunteer Managers Working Together to Advance Your Mission! Nichola Russell

Build Transgender Cultural Competency Into Your Marcus Green, Travis Quezon, Esmy Organization Jiminez, Anna King & Anita Verna Tobi Hill-Meyer & Elayne Wylie Crofts

How to Craft a Winning Online Fundraising Plan

Everyday Advocacy: Foundations for Speaking on Behalf of Your Mission

Lauren Collette

Telling Our Stories through Community-based Journalism

Rene Murry, Hikma Sherka, David Streeter & Samantha Wells

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When Your Normal is My Trigger: Working Successfully Across Multiple Generations in the Workplace and the Link to White Privilege Barbara Grant & Linda Nageotte

Powerful Conversations

Leadership

Skills to Build a Strong Organization

Your Voice

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Room 403 Pages 22 & 23

Opening and Keynote Laura van Dernoot Lipsky

Rural Inspiration and Challenges Angela Crawford, Paige Collins, Ileane Ponce-Gonzalez & Gabriel Cruden

Mental Health Leadership at Every Level: Tools for Nonprofit Leaders, Frontline Staff, and Everyone In Between Katie Mahoney, Faarah Misbah & Jeremiah Bainbridge

The Lifecycle Stage of Your Nonprofit: Why it Matters Susan Burgess, Dianne Dickerson, & Susan Smallidge

Talks

Ignite Idea Lab

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Table Talks Room 406 Operations

9:30 to 11:30 am

Table Talks Main Hall Fundraising Leadership

Hosted by Mรณnica Guzmรกn, The Evergrey

Lunch Plenary

ation, Nonprofit Q&A Visits, Networking

Philanthropy for a More Equitable Future

The Core Purpose of Nonprofits Storytelling to Build and What That Does and Does Relationships Sarah Lloyd, Magaly Solis, Mijo Lee, Not Look Like in Practice Nicole Maher, Edgar Villanueva & Andrew McMasters Ruth McCambridge Laura Pierce

25 Years of Generative Change: Adapt to Succeed: A New Looking Back While Looking Model of Collaboration, Forward Cooperation, and Consolidation Aiko Schaefer, Everett Maroon, Jon Botten, Karen Brady & Scott Mozart Guerrier, Bookda Gheisar & Schaffer Kris Hermanns

The Blueprints for Sustainable Success

StoryLab

Sara Higgins, Katlyn Straub, & Julie Brezicha

Hosted by Jim Shapiro, The Better Fundraising Company

3:30 to 4:45 pm

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Program Design

Room 401/402

Let’s step back from our day-to-day work to reflect on the decisions we make to move our mission forward. These decisions, whether intentional or not, guide our practice and program design. Join us as we explore how you can design practices and programs for greater impact.

Client Voice: How to Develop a Sustainable and Equitable Process to Hear Who You Serve Session 1: 9:15 – 10:30am Presenters: Michelle Osborne & Sarah Grey, YWCA Seattle, King, Snohomish

Hearing directly from the people we serve is critical. Limited capacity sometimes stops those conversations before they begin. Even organizations with deep experience and commitment to racial equity run into unanticipated challenges when seeking client feedback. We will explore ways to create an inexpensive, replicable, and impactful client feedback process through a racial equity framework. Jointly presented by a black woman and a white woman in respectful, collaborative partnership, this workshop invites you to fearlessly begin designing your own authentic and equitable client voice process. Intended audience: Experienced staff and board leaders, emerging leaders and students.

Better Together: Fundraisers and Volunteer Managers Working Together to Advance Your Mission! Session 2: 2:00-3:15pm Presenter: Nichola Russell, The Volunteer Advantage

and achieve organizational success! Fundraising and volunteer engagement are “two peas in a pod,” yet there exists a divide in the nonprofit sector between the people raising the money and those managing volunteers. We will examine this divide and explore opportunities for reaching across the aisle so that our fundraising and volunteer management colleagues can work more effectively together. Intended audience: Experienced leaders, fundraisers, volunteer managers and other staff members, emerging leaders and students.

How to Craft a Winning Online Fundraising Plan Session 3: 3:30-4:45pm Presenter: Lauren Collette, Campbell & Company

The online fundraising landscape is constantly evolving. While engagement strategies and donation processes may change, online giving is here to stay. Come explore the essential elements of an online fundraising plan. Learn how to create or update your existing plan and incorporate it into your annual giving strategy. Topics will include donation pages, metrics, social media, email, mobile, and more. Walk through each aspect of an effective plan while you assess your own fundraising efforts. Intended audience: Experienced nonprofit staff and development leaders intersted in advancing their digital fundraising efforts.

Fundraisers and volunteer managers play an essential role in building a nonprofit’s capacity to accomplish mission, reach financial stability, expand to scale,

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Strengthening Democracy

Room 404

A strong democracy depends on civic engagement and public service. With participation in civic activities on the decline, nonprofits have a special role to play in developing leaders and encouraging all community members to lift their voices. These conversations highlight our role in organizing our communities, giving them a voice in government, and telling their stories.

Organizing in the Latinx Community: For the Census and the Long Term Session 1: 9:15 – 10:30am Presenters: Salvador Salazar-Cano, Oskar Zambrano & Teresa Bendito, Latino Community Fund

The 2020 Census is approaching and Washington’s democracy, well-being, and prosperity are at stake. An undercount would jeopardize funding for critical services that Washingtonians from all walks of life rely on – from schools to programs for seniors and people with low incomes. This workshop will focus on lessons learned from recent organizing in Latinx communities in South King County, Wenatchee, and Yakima, and ways to invest in local communities of color-led organizing work.

Telling Our Stories Through Community-Based Journalism Session 2: 2:00-3:15pm Marcus Green, Seattle Times Travis Quezon, Seattle Globalist Esmy Jiminez, KUOW Anna King, Northwest News Network

share how and why they work to lift up stories that might not otherwise be covered. How do we support this type of inclusive, quality media in the current environment? They will also talk about what makes for a good story and how nonprofits can partner with journalists.

Everyday Advocacy: Foundations for Speaking on Behalf of Your Mission Session 3: 3:30-4:45pm Presenters: Rene Murry & Hikma Sherka, YDEKC, and David Streeter & Samantha Wells, Washington Nonprofits

Your nonprofit is building something important. You and your colleagues are creating a structure that allows you to fully achieve your mission and make your community vibrant and strong. Your organization’s “house” should include a structure for public policy advocacy. But what does that mean? How do you get ready to step into advocacy? What should your organization be doing every day to be ready? Join us as we cover the foundations of advocacy for nonprofits. These are steps all nonprofits should take to be ready to speak on behalf of their cause. No lobbying needed! Intended audience: Any nonprofit leader ready to expand your use of policy to achieve your goals.

Moderated by: Anita Verna Crofts, University of Washington Communication Leadership

Our stories – shared by us or in partnership with traditional media outlets – are powerful. In this session, a panel of journalists committed to community voice will

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Equity

Room 405

How do we build equity and share leadership? How do we interrupt patterns of exclusion and proactively implement systems of inclusion to expand leadership? Deepen your understanding and expand your toolbox to be ready to take action on greater inclusion for your organization.

Mind the Gap: Addressing the Racial Gap in Nonprofit Leadership Session 1: 9:15 – 10:30am Presenter: Pamela J. Oakes, The Profitable Nonprofit

Billions of dollars flow through nonprofits into communities of color, yet less than 5% of nonprofit leaders racially reflect the communities they serve. It is time to address the racial gap in nonprofit leadership. This workshop will equip you with tools for creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture within your nonprofit organization. We will examine the impact of this racial leadership gap, explore ways to mine expertise and proficiencies in communities being served, and offer powerful insights for creating an authentic, diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture within your organization. You’ll leave ready to identify sources for recruiting leaders of color, reframe your own organization mission statement and/or strategy using asset-based vocabulary, and articulate the benefits of inclusiveness. Intended audience: New and emerging nonprofit and philanthropic leaders and staff, program staff looking to develop program strategies, established leaders expanding DEI work.

Build Transgender Cultural Competency Into Your Organization Session 3: 2:00 – 3:15 pm Presenters: Tobi Hill-Meyer & Elayne Wylie, Gender Justice League

Too often organizations take the “throw-a-training-at-it” approach to equity and cultural competency issues. But it takes infrastructure policy changes, new management

skills, and ongoing efforts to ensure you can adequately support the transgender community – or at least avoid sticking your foot in your mouth. Learn the Gender Justice League’s four step process to understand the impact your organization’s cultural competency (or lack thereof) has on your ability to fulfill your mission. Practice your problem solving abilities with specific problem scenarios, and leave with a concrete plan for how to improve your organization. Intended audience: Experienced leaders who have the ability to make internal equity changes.

When Your Normal is My Trigger: Working Successfully Across Multiple Generations in the Workplace and the Link to White Privilege Session 2: 3:30-4:45pm Presenters: Barbara Grant, Crux Consulting Consortium & Linda Nageotte, Food Lifeline

Your organization, board, volunteers, and funders represent a wide diversity of generations working together. Leading in today’s workplace means we must improve at attracting, motivating, retaining, and refereeing across differences. Using the backdrop of Generational Understanding and Predictable Triggers, we will re-frame communication across differences. We will also engage in actionable conversations across other lines of difference, such as privilege and systemic racism. Intended audience: Experienced leaders in any position and from any sector.

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Powerful Conversations

Room 406

Listen in on high-leverage conversations on issues that matter to nonprofits and our communities right now.

Rural Inspiration and Challenges Session 1: 9:15 – 10:30am Angela Crawford, Crawford Consulting, Springdale Paige Collins, Council on Aging and Human Services, Colfax Ileane Ponce-Gonzalez, Community Health Worker Coalition for Migrants and Refugees Moderated by: Gabriel Cruden, Washington Nonprofits, Kettle Falls

Join us for an inspiring conversation about the creative and inventive strategies rural nonprofits implement in order to survive and thrive where resources can be scant and the volunteer and talent pool is small. Hear how a pervasive sense of place can inform approach and outcome. Gain insight into how community connectedness can be an opportunity to do more with less.

Philanthropy for a More Equitable Future Session 2: 2:00-3:15pm Sarah Lloyd, Safe Place Magaly Solis, La Casa Hogar Mijo Lee, Social Justice Fund Northwest Nicole Maher, Group Health Foundation

critiques of philanthropy, challenging short-term funding and restricted grants and pointing out the risks that increasing wealth inequality pose to the nonprofit sector and our democracy. Let’s explore what it will take to redesign the system for a more equitable future.

25 Years of Generative Change: Looking Back While Looking Forward Session 3: 3:30-4:45pm Aiko Schaefer, Front and Centered Everett Maroon, Blue Mountain Heart to Heart Mozart Guerrier, 21 Progress Bookda Gheisar, Office of Equity and Social Justice, King County Executive Office Moderated by: Kris Hermanns, Chief Impact Officer, Seattle Foundation

The nonprofit sector has evolved significantly over the past 25 years and is facing an exponential acceleration of that change, not to mention generational transfer of leadership in the sector. What have we learned about how we lead and do our work? Leaders from diverse backgrounds and generations will talk about their experiences of working for community change, then and now – and what it means for us all moving forward.

Edgar Villanueva, author, Decolonizing Wealth Moderated by: Laura Pierce, Washington Nonprofits

Some nonprofit leaders are frustrated with the way that many philanthropists and foundations give away their money. This year, a number of new voices have offered

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Leadership

Room 407/408

Effective leadership is the cornerstone of impact and influence. As you face growing demand and stretched resources, join us as we reflect on three aspects of leadership.

Mental Health Leadership at Every Level: Tools for Nonprofit Leaders, Frontline Staff, and Everyone In Between Session 1: 9:15 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:30am Presenters: Katie Mahoney, Faarah Misbah, & Jeremiah Bainbridge, NAMI Seattle

Join staff from NAMI Seattle for a safe, welcoming, interactive workshop about creating workplace culture and policies that support and sustain folks with mental health conditions. You will deepen your understanding of mental illness, gain practical tools and strategies, and leave with a concrete action plan to address mental health at your organization, no matter what your role. We will explore what mental health leadership can look like and discuss ways to incorporate culture-based equity into a mental health leadership model. Intended audience: New staff and board leaders, emerging leaders and students, experienced leaders new to talking about mental health.

The Core Purpose of Nonprofits and What That Does and Does Not Look Like in Practice Session 2: 2:00-3:15pm Presenter: Ruth McCambridge, Nonprofit Quarterly

For many years nonprofits have suffered from being defined in the negative â&#x20AC;&#x201C; by what we are not rather than what we are. And, as we know, nature abhors a vacuum so as a result of not asserting a clear purpose we have allowed the sector to become a confused collection of

efforts, some of which clearly violate the public trust. But, in fact, not only does this sector have a clear purpose, but by embracing practices that reflect that purpose, our work would be strengthened immeasurably. McCambridge will talk about what the public expects of nonprofits and what kinds of practices reflect and build upon that expectation in a way that has a proven track record of success. This will be a discussion that focuses on both the theory and real practices of building sustainable and influential nonprofits, both now and in the future.

Adapt to Succeed: A New Model of Collaboration, Cooperation, and Consolidation Session 3: 3:30-4:45pm Presenters: Jon Botten, Childhaven; Karen Brady, Ryther; Scott Schaffer, Public Interest Management Group

Our sector is failing to drive the systemic change necessary to make lasting impact on communitywide well-being. Siloed organizations with duplicative overhead and uncoordinated strategies have proven to be inefficient and ineffective. There must be a better way! An alliance of organizations has developed a new and scaleable model of cooperation and consolidation, enabling organizations to retain their brands and integrate administrative functions, leverage bestpractices, share data, and enhance impact. Are nonprofit leaders ready to truly collaborate in order to drive change at the community and population level? Intended audience: Experienced leaders in any position and from any sector, emerging leaders.

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Skills to Build a Strong Organization

Room 409

Nonprofit people need to know a lot. You come to the work in order to make a difference on a specific issue, and then you face all of these nonprofit issues that come into play: governance, financial oversight, compliance and more. This track is all about understanding where your organization is now and giving you some tools to get where you need to go.

The Lifecycle Stage of Your Nonprofit: Why it Matters Session 1: 9:15 – 10:30am Presenters: Susan Burgess, Dianne Dickerson, & Susan Smallidge, Leading Change Collaborative

This interactive workshop equips nonprofit leaders with the knowledge and tools to identify the Lifecycle Stage of your organization. If you’re facing specific challenges and/or looking to increase the capacity of your nonprofit, we will help you answer the question, “What’s it time for now?” Using a simple organization self-assessment tool, you will leave the workshop with a snapshot of your organization’s lifecycle stages and ideas for next actions to move your nonprofit forward. Intended audience: Experienced executive directors, staff members and board members. New leaders seeking to understand the work ahead. Teams are encouraged.

Storytelling to Build Relationships Session 2: 2:00-3:15pm Presenter: Andrew McMasters, ImprovMindset

stories used in a business context can be a powerful tool to build relationships and motivate people to act. Learn how your stories can engage your constituencies and practice structures and presentation techniques to make you a more dynamic leader. Intended audience: Anyone who is in a position of leadership or management who wants to create a more compelling message. New leaders, emerging leaders.

The Blueprints for Sustainable Success Session 3: 3:30-4:45pm Presenters: Sara Higgins, Katlyn Straub, & Julie Brezicha, 501 Consultants

It is often said that the success or failure of an organization, program, or project is directly tied to board governance. Although “good governance” is the topic of hundreds of books, many nonprofits still struggle to apply these ideas. Here you will be equipped with the “blueprints” and tools for sustainable success. You will learn how to make good governance a valued, institutional, structural norm. You will leave with 10+ practical “next steps” to improve board governance. Intended audience: New and emerging board, staff members.

Everyone wants to engage their staff, boards and donors. We all search for ways to bring people together into a shared vision and entice them into action. Personal

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Your Voice: Ignite Idea Lab

Room 403

Hosted by Mónica Guzmán of The Evergrey *Livestreamed on the Washington Nonprofits Facebook page

You’ve heard the saying, “The wisdom is in the room.” We believe there is tremendous wisdom among the people who attend this conference. The Ignite Idea Lab elicits these ideas in a format designed to be concise: 5 minutes, 20 slides — 15 seconds per slide. Spend 5 minutes listening to an idea that will leave you thinking all day.

Ignite Lab Schedule 9:30 am

Welcome and explanation of format Mónica Guzmán, The Evergrey

9:45 am

Why Leaders Need to Love Themselves First Nick Bayard, REACH Center

10:00 am

Returning to Why Trudy Soucoup, Homes First

10:15 am

Working with volunteers: the good, the bad, and the really good Marcelo Guerra Hahn, Consejo/Interamerican Scout Foundation

11:00 am

How Do I Thank Thee?