Nonprofit Collaboration: What Are the Realities? What Does It Mean for Your Organization?

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS

Peter Groff, Director, Center for Faith-Based and Community Partnerships, U.S. Department of Education

Karen Eason, Office of Foundation Liaison, Council of Michigan Foundations and the Governor’s Office of the State of Michigan

SPECIAL RESEARCH REPORTS–from Michigan and around the U.S.

 

Find out what is working in nonprofit collaboration . . . and what is not!

The program will assist nonprofit leaders considering the advantages and disadvantages of a range of collaborative relationships. Leadership from interested foundation and government agencies will also benefit in their work in encouraging nonprofit cooperation. 

 

Conference Highlights:

• The latest results of national and state research on nonprofit collaborations–what is working, how they are structured, and why they were started
• Research Findings from The 2009 Collaboration Prize--A National Study of Nonprofit Collaboration: By the AIM Alliance of Nonprofit Academic Centers (Arizona State University, Indiana University, and Grand Valley State University)
• Presentation on 2009 Research of Collaborations among Michigan’s Nonprofits:  By the Michigan Nonprofit Association and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy
• Case examples of West Michigan nonprofit collaborations in action             
• A special panel of local examples of collaborations
• Collaboration Guidelines and Tools that nonprofit leadership can use to approach the question of collaboration and make it work

PLUS lunch workshops on special issues

 

Attendance is limited. Register today to ensure your space!

 

Registration Fee: $95 for the first participant form an organization; $45 per person for all others from the same organization (fee covers cost of all conference materials and lunch)

 

The Conference on Nonprofit Collaboration provides nonprofit Executive Staff and Board Leadership with the latest policies, practices, research-based “tools,” and experiences on nonprofit collaboration. 

Registration Fee: $95 for the first participant form an organization; $45 per person for all others from the same organization (fee covers cost of all conference materials and lunch)

* If you would like to pay via check from your organization, please download this form: Registration Form and send it with the check to:

Johnson Center for Philanthropy

attn: NLI Trainings

Bicycle Factory

201 Front Ave SW

Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Parking

Grand Valley State University is pleased to offer conference guests free parking in the Front Lot on the Pew/Downtown Campus.  Download the parking map for the lot location.  The Front Lot is located toward the bottom of the map and marked as the DeVos Center Event Parking.  Parking

Friday, December 04, 2009 from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM (ET)

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Grand Valley State University
DeVos Campus, Loosemore Auditorium
401 Fulton St W
Grand Rapids, MI 49504

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The Johnson Center for Philanthropy serves nonprofits, foundations and others seeking to transform their communities for the common good, and who adapt to constantly changing community conditions.

As a university-based center, we do this through applied research, professional development, the advancement of social technologies, and innovation.

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