2010 Conference Session Preview!

Dozens of informative breakout sessions at the 2010 LANO Conference will feature over 55 noted sector and civic leaders, top scholars and industry experts delivering the essentials of nonprofit excellence to you.

Don't miss this opportunity to get a year's worth of continuing education and operational tools in one three-day conference!

Register today!

We have a full and growing slate of presenters and session topics lined up along eight well-established information tracks. Here's a quick sampler of the more than 35 scheduled session topics to explore:

Fund Development: A grant writing clinic; corporate giving demystified; development through social media; fundraising through crisis…

Trends & Innovations: Building strategic partnerships; Idea Labs in collaboration and social media; breakthrough GIS system for community development; a social innovators roundtable…

Public Policy: Nonprofits advancing social justice; coalition-building and advocacy; Deepwater Horizon, its social and policy implications…

Communications: Go from broadcast to conversation; develop your brand; communicate your crisis; consolidated advertising campaigns; underwriting your message; communicating beyond the box…

Leadership: Board governance mastery; innovative leadership strategies (presented by former LA Governor Buddy Roemer!); securing sustainability through shared services, collaborations, and mergers; "Leading with Your Brain in Mind"…

Accountability: Organizational effectiveness; the Standards for Excellence primer; learn the funders' perspective on measuring impact; fiduciary responsibility; program evaluation with the "What Works" model…

Organizational Development & Human Capital: Creating effective committees; retaining and recruiting your workforce; managing volunteers (featuring "The Keep Louisiana Beautiful Experience"); risk management; business continuity; multiple generations in the workplace…

FEATURED TRACK! Translating Research into Action: From Recovery to Renaissance

Presented by RAND Gulf States Policy Institute and the Allstate Foundation, featuring scholarly analysis and expert commentary on the role of nonprofits in:

• Disaster Response and Preparedness
• Displaced and Returned Populations
• Psychological Health, Resilience and Recovery

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Special Events and Resources:

• Louisiana Leaders Forum: Louisiana's Fiscal Health and the Impact on our Citizens
• Exhibition Hall featuring dozens of leading nonprofit vendors and service providers
• Cocktail Networking Reception at Harrah's Casino on Canal Street

Stay tuned to LANO for further details on conference speakers and presenters over the next few weeks.

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