2013 Non-Profit Forum: Turning Uncertainty Into Success

The Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce Seventh Annual Non-Profit Forum will be held Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at Gannett Worldwide Headquarters. The theme of this year's forum is "Turning Uncertainty Into Success", and the event is sponsored by M&T Bank.

This year, we are excited to welcome Bill Strathmann, CEO at Network for Good, as our keynote speaker.

Schedule of Events:

• 7:45-8:30am - Networking in the First Amendment Room
• 8:40-8:45am - Welcome by Carl Hairston of M&T Bank in the First Amendment Room
• 8:45-9:05am - Joint Presentation by Laura Poindexter of Constant Contact and Jason Garrison of The Washington Business Journal in the First Amendment Room.
• 9:05-9:15am - Welcome from Pam Lucas of Gannett
• 9:30-10:15am - Keynote by Bill Strathmann, CEO of Network for Good, in the Auditorium
• 10:15-10:30am - Q&A after Keynote in the Auditorium
• 10:30-10:45am - Presentation by Nicole Craft of Consolidated Community Funding Pool in the Auditorium
• 10:50-12:00pm - Breakout Sessions: Conference Room A.) A Roadmap For Strategic Fundraising Success; Conference Room B.) Margery Sher The Overhead Myth; Conference Room C.) Natasha Perkins Successful Investment Strategies; Conference Room D.) Joe Brodecki
• 12:00-12:45pm - Lunch in the First Amendment Room
• 12:50-1:55pm- Breakout Sessions: Conference Room A.) A Roadmap For Strategic Fundraising Success; Conference Room B.) Margery Sher The Overhead Myth; Conference Room C.) Natasha Perkins Successful Investment Strategies; Conference Room D.) Joe Brodecki
• 2:00-2:15pm - Patti Stevens presentation and wrap up in the Auditorium
• 2:15-2:30pm- Prize give away by Microsoft in the Auditorium

About Bill Strathmann, Keynote Speaker
Bill Strathmann is Network for Good's CEO and is a member of its Board of Directors. He is a social entrepreneur, who throughout his career has traversed sectors, bringing good business practices to corporations and nonprofits alike. Bill came to Network for Good from BearingPoint, where he provided strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions consulting to corporations and nonprofit organizations across the nation. With Andersen Business Consulting, he built and led a consulting practice serving large nonprofits including the Nature Conservancy, National Geographic Society, National Association of Home Builders and the United Way. Throughout his career, Bill has been an influential speaker on the topics of philanthropy, the role of technology in fundraising, corporate social responsibility, strategic planning, performance management and mergers and acquisitions. Bill is a co-author featured in the book, People to People Fundraising - Social Networking and Web 2.0 for Charities. He has a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Haverford College and a master's degree in business administration from the Darden School at the University of Virginia. Bill is a current board member and the former Chairman of The Social Enterprise Alliance and has served on multiple other nonprofit boards and advisory committees.


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