Conference Resources
The 2011 LSA Annual Conference was an opportunity for a vast array of learning opportunities. Content areas included governance, volunteerism, technology, Lutheran identity and public policy and advocacy. Below are the links to the breakout session content that was provided by the presenters.
Laurie Beckman, Lutheran Volunteer Corp
Cynthia Osborne, Lutheran Services in America
Ruth Reko, Lutheran Services in America
Luther Snow, Luther Snow Consulting
Michael Wilker, Lutheran Volunteer Corp
Supplemental Handout 1
Supplemental Handout 2
Supplemental Handout 3
Board Academy Pre-Conference
Carlye Christianson
Dr. Luanne Fisher
Rev. Dr. David Tiede
Bob York
Breakout Session A: Wednesday, May 4, 2011 - 2:00 p.m.
A1: Called to Love and Serve our Neighbors - So What? Now What? Discerning Organizational Vocation
Rev. Dr. David L. Tiede
A2: Health Care Reform - What's Cooking?
Handout 1 - Matthew Hayes
Handout 2 - Brenda Delgado-Als
A3: Making Your Organization Sticky - Strategies to Retain Good Staff Members
Dr. Sheryl Larson, Unversity of Minnesota
A4: Oh No, Outcomes Measurement. Oh Yes!
Adrian Bordone, Social Solutions
A5: Maximizing the Power of Volunteers by Minimizing Risk
Carlye Christianson, Nonprofit Risk Management Center
A6: Conversation with Allison Fine (no handout)
Allison Fine
Breakout Session B: Wednesday, May 4, 2011 -4:00 p.m.
B1: How Can Social Ministry Organizations Be Part of the Revitalization of the Church? (no handout)
Josselyn Bennet, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Joe Young, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
B2: Beyond Service Delivery: How Nonprofits Can Transform Communities
Frances Kunreuther, Building Movement Project
B3: Self-Determination and Servant-Leadership -- A Marriage of Heart and Soul
Dennis Harkins
Supplemental Handout
B4: Fundraising Roles and Responsibilities: It Takes a Team (no handout)
Dr. John Bauer, Bethesda Lutheran Communities, Inc.
Dr. Jacob Preus, Bethesda Lutheran Communities, Inc.
John Amato, Bethesda Lutheran Communities, Inc.
Kent Raabe, Bethesda Lutheran Foundation
B5: A Risk Solutions Clinic for Volunteerism
Carlye Christianson, Nonprofit Risk Management Center
B6: Accountability and Just Culture
Fiona Lawton, Outcomes Engineering, Inc.
Breakout Session C: Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 10:00 a.m.
C1: Can Bigger Be Stronger? Exploring Mergers, Acquisitions and Agreements (no handout)
Luanne Fisher, Liberty Lutheran Services
David Gehm, Lutheran Homes of Michigan, Inc.
Tim Middendorf, Augustana Care Corporation
Bob Miles, Lutheran Child & Family Services of Michigan
Dennis Ritter, Lutheran Congregational Services, Inc.
C2: Managing the Organization's Reputation -- Stretching Social Media (handout not available)
Al Krueger, Comet Branding
C3: Working Together to Shape LSA's Distinctive Contribution to Advocacy and Policy
Robert Francis, Lutheran Services in America
C4: Giving Trends and the New Normal in Fund Development
Paul Miles, CCS Fundraising
C5: From Challenges to Opportunities -- Strategic Congregational Engagement
Luther Snow, Luther Snow Consulting
Ann Vazquez, Lutheran Foundation of St. Louis
C6: What Works: Developing Successful Multigenerational Leadership
Frances Kunreuther, Building Movement Project
Breakout Session D: Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 1:00 p.m.
D1: Live a Life of Significance
Kurt Senske, Lutheran Social Services of the South, Inc.
D2: Grassroots Advocacy: Empowering Staff and Consumer Voices
Handout: Lutheran Metroppolitan Ministries
Handout: Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
Tony Minor, Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries
Nancy Rosemore, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
Susie Schatz, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
D3: Navigating the Organizational Intersections of Social Media (no handout)
Richard DeRoche, Lutheran Life Communities
Lisa Leber, Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries
Eric Musum, Lutheran Child & Family Service of Michigan
Mike Ouska, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
Renee Watts, Lutheran Life Communities
D4: Transparency and Donor Intelligence: How Nonprofits Can Increase Public Confidence
Ken Berger, Charity Navigator
D5: The Future of Long Term Supports and Services -- Challenges, Opportunities and Innovations
Candace Baldwin, NCB Capital Impact
Cynthia Osborne, Lutheran Services in America
Caregiver Suite Handout
D6: "I've Been Looking For One of Those!"
Bob York
Breakout Session E: Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 3:00 p.m.
E1: Witness, Mercy, Life Together (no handouts available)
Barbara Below, Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
Dcs. Dorothy Krans, Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
E2: State Budgets -- Looking Beyond the Crisis (no handouts available)
Larry Joseph, Voices for Illinois Children
Phil Oliff, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Jon Peacock, Wisconsin Budget Project
E3: "We've Had A Good Year," They Whispered (no handout)
James Glynn, Metro Lutheran Ministry
Jodi Harpstead, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
Rex Paisley, Lutheran Life Communities
E4: Getting Things Done with Assets
Luther Snow, Luther Snow Consulting
E5: The Essential Characteristics of High-Performing NonProfit Organizations
Peter Goldberg, Alliance for Children and Families
E6: Technology for Independence (handout not available)
John Grencer, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network
Breakout Session F: Friday, May 6, 2011 - 10:00 a.m.
F1: Deepening Spiritual Connections (no handout)
Rev. Douglas Kahl, Lutheran Social Services of Michigan
Rev. Joan Randall, Josephine
F2: The Music of Business (handout not available)
Larry Webber, ISM
F3: Mission Forward: Governing Forward
Jill Schumann, Lutheran Services in America
F4: Coversation with Dean Nadasdy (no handout)
Rev. Dr. Dean Nadasdy
F5: Behavioral Health Care -- Faith & Hope
Jorielle Brown, SAMSHA
