2009 Conference Take-Aways

Click on the 2009 Conference session title below for the session handout. Sessions for which handouts were not provided are noted in parenthesis at the end of the session title.

Breakout Session A

A1 Embracing the Theology of Social Ministry in Difficult Times
The Rev. Dr. David Benke, District President of the Atlantic District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod; Secretary of the Lutheran Services in America Board of Directors

A2 Linking Service and Advocacy for Social Change (handout not provided)
Kirsten Anderson-Stembridge, Manager of Public Policy, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota; Frances Kunreuther, research fellow, the Research Center for Leadership and Action at New York University

A3 Social Enterprise 101
Marc Bloomingdale, President and CEO, The Lutheran Service Society of Western Pennsylvania; Jodi Harpstead, COO, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota

A4 ePhilanthropy - The Next Generation of Fundraising
Ted Hart, CEO, Hart Philanthropic Services Group; CEO, GreenNonprofits

A5 Ready By 21 – Big Picture Approach, Action Blueprint (session cancelled)
Karen Pittman, Executive Director, Forum for Youth Investment

A6 To Carver or Not to Carver … Tailoring Governance to the Context
Chris Andersen, Executive Director, Lutheran Community Foundation

Breakout Session B

B1 Lutheran Theology and Public Policy Advocacy: Exploring our Call to Action
Andrew Genszler, Director of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Advocacy Department and the ELCA Washington DC Office

B2 New Plans for National Service: Government and Nonprofits Partner in Community Service (handout not provided)
Kristin McSwain, Chief of Program Operations, Corporation for National and Community Service

B3 Entrepreneurial Nonprofits + New Leadership Styles = Nonprofits Shaping the Future
Dan Cardinali, President, Communities in Schools

B4 A Bird's Eye View of Boards (handout not provided)
Rev. William Snyder, Vice President, System Leadership and Collaboration, Lutheran Services in America; Bob York, Director of Consulting Services, Lutheran Services in America

B5 So Much Social Enterprise, So Little Time
Scott Leff, Associate Director, Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management and Director of Consulting; adjunct faculty and program director, Carnegie Mellon University; adjunct faculty, Chatham University’s MBA program
Organizational Asset Inventory
Social Enterprise Matrix

B6 Capacity Building in Tough Times: Building Abundant Resources through Volunteer Engagement
Jill Friedman Fixler, author, Boomer Volunteer Engagement: Collaborate Today, Thrive Tomorrow
Volunteer Position Description

Breakout Session C

C1 "Who Are the Lutherans?" (handout not provided)
Jon Pahl, Ph.D., Professor of the History of Christianity in North America, The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia

C2 Twittering, Blogging … Making Sense of the Tools Your Organization Needs to Build a Viable Online Community for Social Change. (eAdvocacy Part I) (handout not provided)
Colin Delany,Founder and Chief Editor, epolitics.com; online communications manager, National Environmental Trust

C3 Cut Poverty in Half by 2020 (handout not provided)
Father Larry Snyder, President of Catholic Charities USA

C4 CareBanks - A Social Venture of TimeBanks USA
Edgar Cahn, creator, Time Dollars; founder, Time Banks USA; author, No More Throw Away People; Chris Gray, lead trainer, Time Banks USA

C5 From Financial Statements to Financial Planning
Rosemarie Rae, executive vice president of strategy, Volunteers of America

C6 Nonprofit Positioning for the Future: A Case Study of an Organization Splicing Social Enterprise in its DNA
Marc Bloomingdale, President and CEO, The Lutheran Social Service Society of Western Pennsylvania

Breakout Session D

D1 Lutheran Hallmarks: An Ongoing Conversation (handout not provided)
Rev. William Snyder, Vice President, System Leadership and Collaboration, Lutheran Services in America

D2 Learning from Others: How LSA Members are Making Use of eTools in Advocacy Efforts (eAdvocacy Part 2)
Alan Rosenblatt, Ph.D., Associate Director of Online Advocacy, Center for American Progress; Heather Ansley, Director of Policy and Advocacy, Lutheran Services in America Disability Network, Washington, DC, Jeff Kaczmarski, Vice-President of Legal Affairs, Bethesda Lutheran Homes and Services, Inc.,; Mark Hagen, Corporate Director of Public Policy, Bethesda Lutheran Homes and Services, Inc.; Pastor Ben Baldus, Director, Office of Public Policy and Advocacy, Lutheran Social Services of Michigan
Bethesda Lutheran Homes and Services, Inc.

D3 FORM 990 – Using it to Promote Your Organization
Nancy Murphy, Tax Principal, Washington, DC, nonprofit tax services.

D4 Social Enterprise: New Forms, New Financing, New Opportunities (handout not provided)
Joy Anderson, founder and principal, Criterion Ventures, Good Capital; Andrew Greenblatt, partner, Criterion Ventures.

D5 Open Doors LSA Style – Colleague Roundtable (handout not provided)

D6 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Opportunities for LSA Members
Sheri Steisel, Director of Human Services Policy, National Conference of State Legislatures; Matt Salo, Director, Health and Human Services Committee, National Governor's Association; Curtis Coy, Acting Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.

Breakout Session E

E1 What's Up With the Porcupine Project ... Be Part of the Next Steps (handout not provided)
Rev. William Snyder, Vice President, System Leadership and Collaboration, Lutheran Services in America; Lisa Schiller, Director for Knowledge Strategies, Lutheran Services in America

E2 Discussion with Obama Administration Officials (handout not provided)
Joshua DuBois, Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships; Administration officials, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Administration on Aging and Administration for Children and Families

E3 Conversation with Ami Dar (handout not provided)
Ami Dar, founder, Executive Director, Action Without Borders, Idealist.org

E4 Naturally, Nonprofits Improve Communities; Now Let's Green our Workplace
Ted Hart, CEO, Hart Philanthropic Services Group; CEO, GreenNonprofits

E5 New Directions in Community Approaches to Aging
Lisa Alecxih, VP, Lewin Group; Candace Baldwin, Senior Policy Advisor, NCB Capital Impact; Shawn Bloom, President and CEO, National PACE Association; Cynthia Osborne, VP, Strategic Initiatives and Program Development, Lutheran Services in America
        PACE
        Long Term Care
        Models of Innovative Community Approaches to Support Aging