Coastal CEO Central: SAVANNAH PROGRAM
April 2009
Site to be announced
Savannah, GALaunched in 2004, CEO Central is specifically designed to provide nonprofit CEOs with concepts and strategies to manage the everyday complexities of leadership. The invitation-only program, for coastal nonprofits with budgets of $500,000 or more, consists of a trio of symposia delivered by leading authorities on various aspects of nonprofit management and strategy. Program concepts are reinforced by peer exchange, enabling participants to share solutions, benchmark performance and build relationships.
Coastal CEO Central is for the leaders of Georgia’s larger coastal nonprofit organizations. The forum is by invitation. Participants are encouraged to attend all symposia. Here is what previous CEO Central attendees have said about the program.
"I always find the CEO Central symposia useful and interesting."
Beth Larrimore, CEO, Savannah Speech and Hearing Center
"The opportunity to network and exchange ideas with my peers was very valuable, and I was impressed with the quality of the speakers at each symposium. I would recommend this program to other nonprofit CEOs."
-Jamie Kendall, Executive Director, Southeast Georgia
American Red Cross, Brunswick
"I enjoyed meeting my counterparts in other organizations and was impressed with the consultants."
-Scott Smith, Executive Director,
Coastal Heritage Society
2009 THEME:
FINDING OPPORTUNITY DURING TURBULENT TIMES
Location: Savannah, site to be announced
SYMPOSIA
SESSION I. Pros and Cons of Profit-Making Enterprises for Nonprofits
Date and Time: April 1, 2009, 9 a.m. to noon
The current drastic funding decline across corporate, government and foundation sources means it may be advisable for your organization to explore the shift to an earned income approach to meeting your mission. If your nonprofit already has earned income programs, you may need to re-examine them in light of the need to compensate for decreased philanthropic giving. In either case, a number of questions must be answered:
- How prepared is your organization to endure the current changes in the market place?
- Have you created or modified a plan to diversify your income streams?
- Is your organization’s culture ready to embrace social enterprise/earned income?
- Is your organization working strategically toward financial self-sustainability?
- Finally, how can you ensure earned income programs do not dilute your mission?
This symposium will examine the trend that is taking the nonprofit sector by storm, and explore the challenges and rewards of implementing or escalating an income-based approach to fundraising for your nonprofit.
Presented by Cindy Kane, Senior Consultant, Social Ventures, LLC
SESSION II. How to Create Stronger Nonprofit Partnerships in Tough Times
Date and Time: May 4, 2009, 9 a.m. to noon
Collaboration among nonprofits has become more commonplace as nonprofits struggle to share shrinking financial resources, face the insistence of grant-amking foundations that they cooperate more effectively, and seek ways to have greater impact in their communities. While the wisdom of nonprofit collaboration has many clear and inarguable benenfits, it can be difficult to achieve. Consequently, most nonprofits settle for very limited collaborations. In the envinronment facing nonprofits today, however, true partnership may mean the difference between survival and closing the organization. This symposium will present and explore with you different types of collaboration, examples of successful collaborations, and how common barriers to collaboration can be addressed and overcome.
Presnted by Eric Speakman, Speakman Management Consulting
SESSION III. Effective Branding - A Nonprofit Survival Strategy
Date and Time: June 18, 2009, 9 a.m. to noon
Operating in an increasingly more competitive and turbulent environment, smart nonprofit organizations are using the power of marketing to achieve a competitive advantage and sustain their organizations. Resistance by nonprofits to thinking in marketing terms has decreased, as competition for nonprofit funding has increased. Powerful nonprofit brands will raise money, attract more volunteers, and help more people. We will explore the steps of building/enhancing and maintaining a powerful brand for your nonprofit, with case studies that demonstrate the impact of branding on nonprofit performance. Today, it's a serious edge your nonprofit may need to stay healthy.
Presented by Nancy Longacre, Vice President of Marketing, Georgia
Center for Nonprofits
There are a very limited number of scholarships available for coastal CEO Central. Please contact Sarah Todd at st@gcn.org or call 912-234-9688 for more information. Register For Coastal CEO Central: SAVANNAH PROGRAM >
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