Colorado Nonprofit Association

Denver

Denver

We are so excited to bring Connecting Colorado to Denver!

Engage and Learn through breakout sessions aimed at increasing the capacity of your Nonprofit Organization.

Connect with nonprofit professionals in your region to share ideas, solutions and celebrations.

Event Agenda

Thursday, October 26, 2023
8 AM – 5 PM

Hilton Denver Inverness
200 Inverness Drive West
Englewood, CO 80112

EVENT SCHEDULE

8 AM

8:30 AM

9:15-10:30 AM

10:30-11 AM

11 AM – 12 PM

12:15-1:30 PM

1:45-3 PM

3-4:45 PM

4:45-5 PM

Doors Open

Welcome Remarks

Breakout Session 1

Networking

Keynote Luncheon

Breakout Session 2

Breakout Session 3

Connect and Reflect

Closing Remarks

Session descriptions

Keynote Address

JAMIE VAN LEEUWEN
CEO & Founder
Global Livingston Institute

Event Speakers

LYN WINEMAN
Brandraising: The Key to Raising Funds in a Down Economy

KIERSTEN HILL
Focus on the Future: The Art of Selling Your Board & Funders on Capacity Building

MELINA BIXLER
Leading from an Anti-Oppression Lens

BRITTANY DAWSON
How to Run Effective Meetings as a Nonprofit Leader

PAUL F MORRIS
Board Engagement: In or Out?

MARCIA DONZIGER
The Energized Executive Director: A Roadmap to Achieving Your Mission without Burnout

MESHA GALLIGAN
Cultivating Purposeful Relationships

KATE CALDECOURT
Small Steps, GIANT Leap: Nonprofits Key to Success

DACE WEST
Chief Impact Officer, The Denver Foundation
Funders Panel

ROBERT FOLEY
Grants Program Director, The Colorado Trust
Funders Panel

PHIL MARTINEZ
Executive Director, Red Cross of Southeastern Colorado
Funders Panel

LAIA MITCHELL
Senior Program Officer – Community Development, Gates Family Foundation
Funders Panel

Sponsors

Presenting Sponsor


Appreciation Sponsor


Road Trip Sponsors


Connection Sponsors

Cause and Solution, Inc | The Gala Team | Mercer Advisors
Breckenridge Residence Inn by Marriott | Valtas Group
Philadelphia Insurance Companies | CFO Selections
UCCS College of Public Service | Mytech Partners | RubinBrown
University College at the University of Denver | Kaiser Permanente GFM|CenterTable | T. Rowe Price