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Take advantage of the excellent resources from some of the CMF planned conference sessions below. And save the date for our 38th Annual Conference, October 10-11, 2010 at the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa in Acme, Michigan.
SCENES FROM THE CONFERENCE
SESSION HANDOUTS AND RESOURCES
For Community Foundations: Strategic Development Activities in a Troubled Economy With the economic downturn, community foundations are experiencing increased demand for services and grantmaking at a time of smaller asset values and decreased funding. This session will explore strategic ways to raise funds that provide the resources to address the needs of the regions your community foundation serves. Speaker: Robin Ferriby, vice president, philanthropic services, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
Community Foundations’ Leadership Agenda: Now or Never With grant budgets shrinking, a community foundation’s leadership agenda is now more important than ever. This session will use Capital Region Community Foundation’s “Birth to Work University in Community” initiative as a framework to discuss how community foundations can foster partnerships and collaborations, and engage other funders around priority issues in their communities. The focus will be on leveraging existing community assets to make systemic change. Speakers: Robert Brown, associate director for community engagement, Michigan State University; Hiram Fitzgerald, Ph.D., associate provost and distinguished professor, Michigan State University; Bradley Patterson, vice president of programs, Capital Region Community Foundation
For Family Foundations: Family Foundations: Documenting Your Legacy It’s important that family foundations permanently capture and document the history, origins and values of their founders. This session will present various methods and tools families can use such as capturing oral histories, creating historical exhibits, establishing document archives and videotaping interviews of the founders. Attendees also will hear stories and see examples of what several family foundations have done. Speakers: Kristine Boll Mestdagh, executive director, John A. & Marlene L. Boll Foundation; Heidi Connor, collections manager, Edward Lowe Foundation; Kelley Hamilton, vice president development, Detroit Public Television; Dan Wyant, president and COO, Edward Lowe Foundation
Avoiding Family Foundation Missteps: Policies & Tools for Good Governance This session features the outstanding “CMF Family Foundation Players”, a five person acting troupe composed of family foundation trustees from different foundations, who were a big hit at the 2008 annual conference. Missteps of the fictional Jordan Family Foundation at its annual board meeting will help attendees learn the policies to practice and the tools to use for good governance. Speaker: Marguerite H. Griffin, senior vice president, National Director of Philanthropic Services, Northern Trust Bank
For all: Achieving Higher Impact in the “New” Opportunities in Michigan’s New Economy Are Michigan grantmakers betting on the future or relying on the comfort and safety of the past? As a growth business, how can philanthropy play multiple roles as a driver for a prosperous future for in our state? While recognizing the collaborative work already being done by grantmakers around Michigan, our speakers will make the case for managing risk by rigorously taking on questions related to strategy, capital and talent as we seek to achieve “higher impact” through our grantmaking in these challenging times. Speakers: Soji Adelaja, director, Land Policy Institute, Michigan State University; Tom Tierney, chairman and cofounder, Bridgespan Group
This working session will help participants understand how to transform their vision of diversity management and inclusive culture and provide them with tools for creating strategic diversity management practices in their organization. The session is designed around five key stages: reflection, awareness and assessment; strategy building; creating an inclusive culture; building capabilities; and measuring impact. Speaker: Lynn Wooten, clinical associate professor, University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business
The alignment of emerging industries, alternative and efficient energy opportunities, and the state’s natural resources and manufacturing infrastructure make Michigan a prime location for a new, green economy. Business opportunities and job creation in fields across the energy spectrum—including smart grid/smart home efficiencies; nuclear and cleaner coal technologies; and alternative wind, solar, and battery sources—are poised to strengthen a culture of lasting entrepreneurialism in Detroit and Michigan. Join us at Detroit’s NextEnergy, a TechTown center of alternative energy excellence and Michigan’s leading alternative and renewable energy business incubator and accelerator, to hear from Michigan’s green energy leadership. Speakers: Keith Cooley, CEO, NextEnergy; Lois R. DeBacker, program director, The Kresge Foundation; Kate Gordon, vice president for Energy Policy, Center for American Progress; Steven Kurmas, president, Detroit Edison Site Session Location: NextEnergy
Immigration -- Everybody Counts in our Revitalization This session will discuss the burgeoning philanthropic interest in the link between immigration and city-wide revitalization and explore how philanthropy can play a catalytic role in starting the engine of private investment that is intimately connected to the welcoming of immigrants. A tour of either the Southwest or Hamtramck communities will be included. Speakers: Jonathan Bowles, director, Center for Urban Future; Rosemary Smith, CEO, The Kitchener & Waterloo Community Foundation; Sam Singh, senior advisor to the president & CEO, Michigan Nonprofit Association; Steve Tobocman, co-director, Michigan Foreclosure Task Force, Community Economic Development Association of Michigan Site Session Location: Freedom House, Detroit
Reclaiming vacant and abandoned land is integral to the success of community development initiatives all across Detroit. Vacant and abandoned property could be the city's biggest asset, if it is reclaimed, redeveloped and returned to productive use. We'll visit the Brightmoor Community to learn how it has created a land-use plan to respond to the staggering amount of vacant land. Speakers: Al Bogdan, principal/owner, AAB Development Strategies, LLC; John O’Brien, executive director, Northwest Detroit Neighborhood Development; Dan Pitera, executive director, Detroit Collaborative Design Center; Jerome Warfield, pastor/chair, Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church Site Session Location: Rosedale Baptist Church, the Brightmoor Community
Navigating the Economic Recovery This session will tour the Federal Reserve building in Detroit, which was the first federal building constructed after September 11th. Following the tour the local Federal Reserve economist will provide insight into the latest federal policies and how they might affect the economy. Two concurrent investment sessions will take place during the final part of this visit. Speakers: Samuel D. Kahan, senior economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Detroit Branch; Alan J. Ochalek, vice president, Comerica Asset Management; Ashok Raian, director investment management & guidance, Merrill Lynch; Dana Johnson, chief economist, Comerica Bank; Mark J. Perry, professor of economics & finance, University of Michigan School of Management; Jonathan E. Hohn, assistant vice president, Citizens Banking Corporation Charitable Foundation Site Session Location: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago – Detroit Branch If you have any questions, please e-mail conference@michiganfoundations.org or call us at 616.842.7080.
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