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Building Opportunities Conference 2009

On May 18-20, 2009, over 220 leaders from the nonprofit, philanthropic, private, and public sectors came together in Washington D.C. to experience the largest event in North America dedicated to creating and managing shared workspace, administrative services, technology and programs for the nonprofit sector.

Building Opportunities: Collaborative Solutions for Long-Term Sustainability presented collaborative tools and models to help nonprofit organizations reduce costs, gain greater efficiencies, and enhance community programs.  As the social change sector searches for strategies to weather difficult economic times, the need for this forum has increased and participants requested changing this bi-annual conference into an annual event.

Audio Recordings from Building Opportunities 2009:
  • Full Set Special-Mp3
    Full set on Flash Drive. Mail order only.
  • Full Set Special-CD
    Full set on 19 CDs. Each session on a separate CD.
  • Opening Plenary: “Collaborative Solutions for Long-Term Sustainability”
    Speakers: Roxanne Hanson, Lafayette Barnes, Melissa Bradley, Tim Wintermute, Thomasina Yearwood
  • Plenary: Crises and Opportunities
    Speakers: China Brotsky, Greg Nelson, Aaron Dorfman
  • Strategic Considerations for Nonprofit Centers
    Speakers: Roxanne Hanson, Paul McElligott
  • Public/Private Partnerships
    Speakers: Gavin Brooke, Barry Lemley, Dace West
  • Green Spaces: Options for a Sustainable Facility
    Speakers: Russell Johnson, Helena Durst, Gail Montplaisir, Aaron Nelson
  • Shared Services: An Overview
    Speakers: Jackie Cefola, Tim Beachy, Daniel Saat, John Weiser
  • Building a Vibrant Tenant Community
    Speakers: Shelley Hamilton; Bruce DeMartini, Eli Malinsky
  • Capital Campaigns for Nonprofit Centers
    Speakers: Andy Johnston, Andy Johnston, Wendy McGrady, Dan Meyers
  • Ownership & Governance
    Speakers: China Brotsky, Skye Christensen, Cynthia Rowland, Teresa Whitaker
  • Selecting and Working with Developers, Contractors, and Architects
    Speakers: Suzanne St. Pierre, Sarah Eisinger, Carl Elefante, Mark Krider
  • Hot Desks, Incubators, and Office Suites
    Speakers: Eli Malinsky, Phillipe Chetrit, Cynthia Ray, Jonathan Robinson
  • Finance I: Basic Nonprofit Capital Financing
    Speakers: Carla Dartis, Alice Robinson, Robert Marus
  • Case Studies—Tools for Success, Mistakes to Avoid
    Speakers: Shantel Nilson, P.J. Davis, Catherine Gautier, Glen Newby
  • Getting to Full Occupancy: Tenant Recruitment & Retention and Leasing
    Speakers: Michael Gathercole, David Lebenstein, Amy Tobin, Marjorie Torres, Diane Kaplan Vinokur
  • Building on Core Competencies: Shared Staffing
    Speakers: Peggy Eagan, Jane Levikow, Dennis McMillian, David Ziegler
  • Finance II: Alternative Financing Options
    Speakers: Andy Broderick, Richard Newman, Jeanine Jacokes, Craig Stanley
  • Financial Feasibility & Market Analysis
    Speakers: LoriAnn Girvan, Diego Recalde, Alan Zimlicki
  • Ask the Experts: Emerging Nonprofit Centers
    Speakers: China Brotsky, Neville Twine, Brian Van Weele, Margaret Zeidler
  • United We Serve: Collaborative Community Programs
    Speakers: Joseph “Jay” Connor, Dave Buckler, Andy Johnston, Jennifer Lord
  • Beyond the Building: Ongoing Operations Funding
    Speakers: Jonathan Spack, Pam Brems, Steve Coleman, Michael Seltzer

Collaborating For Success Conference 2007

Creating and Operating Multi-tenant Nonprofit Centers

From May 16-18, 2007, over 230 participants from 31 states, 5 Canadian provinces and 3 cities in Japan came together for three days of skill-building, knowledge-sharing and networking at Fort Mason Center. With over 20 workshops and facilitated discussions to choose from, participants were immersed in a cross-sector learning community with speakers from the nonprofit, philanthropic, finance and real estate sectors. Although this was the 4th Collaborating for Success Conference, more than 70% of participants were attending the conference for the first time!

Recordings of most workshops and plenaries held during the conference are now available on compact disc:

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