Kansas Health Foundation

Learning Conference

April 6-7, 2017

Hyatt Regency Wichita

The Kansas Health Foundation Learning Conference content is for a range of audiences as diverse as the non profit sector, including directors, board members, staff and project leaders. Up to 4 individuals per organization are invited to attend.
Please note that registration is now full. If you are interested in attending please call 316-978-6493 and request to be placed on the waiting list.

Agenda

For a complete Agenda with speaker listing and description please click here (opens a pdf file in a new window)

Thursday, April 6, 2017

8:30 a.m. Registration, Continental Breakfast Provided

9:00 a.m. Welcome and Overview

9:15 a.m. Joining Forces: The Art of Highly Successful Collaboration

10:30 a.m. Healthy Break

11:00 a.m. Advancing Health Equity through Community Engagement, Partnership, and Policy

12:00 p.m. Plated Lunch

1:00 p.m. Break

1:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions

  • Anatomy of a Difficult Conversation
  • Cultural Competency for Greater Impact (Four-hour Session)
  • Networks for Impact
  • Grant Writing and Proposal Development Finally Made Easy
  • Financial Leadership
  • Developing a Dynamic Board
  • Stories that Sell Your Program
  • Building Broad, Powerful Coalitions
  • Health Equity in Action
  • Guiding Your Organization with a Theory of Change: Strategies, Outcomes, and Impact (Four Hour Session)
  • Introduction to Fundraising

3:00 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions

  • Anatomy of a Difficult Conversation
  • Cultural Competency for Greater Impact (Four-hour Session continued)
  • Networks for Impact
  • Grant Writing and Proposal Development Finally Made Easy
  • Budget This! Budgeting for Strategy and Financial Engagement
  • Developing a Dynamic Board
  • Strengthening Your Volunteer Program
  • Building Broad, Powerful Coalitions
  • Health Equity in Action
  • Guiding Your Organization with a Theory of Change: Strategies, Outcomes, and Impact (Continued)
  • Creating a Comprehensive Annual Fundraising

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

Friday, April 7, 2017

7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast Provided

8:00 a.m. Informal Networking Opportunity

9:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions

  • Planning for Successful Succession
  • Advocacy for Nonprofits: Telling Your Story
  • Means and Ends: Community Engagement for a Change
  • 7 fundraising challenges that crowdfunding will solve
  • Non-profits, Economic Development and Community Growth
  • Recent Trends in Philanthropy
  • Social Media for Impact
  • Emotional Intelligence: Becoming a Genius at Work
  • Enhancing Your Evaluation with Online Resources
  • How to Acquire, Renew & Upgrade Donors with Limited Time & Budget
  • The Anatomy of Cybersecurity

10:30 a.m. Healthy Break

11:00 a.m. Turning Outward: Restoring Our Can-Do Spirit

12:00 p.m. Closing Remarks

Registration


Please note that registration is now full. If you are interested in attending please call 316-978-6493 and request to be placed on the waiting list. There is no cost to attend this event. Registration is available online or by printing and faxing the completed form to 316-978-3064.
If you have problems registering please contact the WSU Conference Office at 316-978-6493 or by email at conference.office@wichita.edu