If you missed the 2010
Nonprofit Summit, you weren't alone -- everyone did, since it didn't happen.
But it's back, on May 12, with a story to tell. And that story is yours.
Keynote speaker Andy Goodman's interactive workshop, "Storytelling as
Best Practice," is one of the most anticipated sessions of a day full of
welcome workshops, from "Health Care and Health Care Reform" and "Zero
Poverty by 2020" to "What Social Innovations Are Being Funded?" and
"Design Thinking for Innovation."
With state budget cuts looming, more and more organizations find it
necessary to learn to tell their story better. Goodman's session will be
offered twice that day.
"We're hearing from nonprofits that they're so excited he's coming,"
says Vivien Luk, program officer at The Forbes Funds, whose program, the
Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership, is hosting the Summit.
The other keynote speaker, among a dozen session leaders from across the
country, is Tina Rosenberg, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter whose
book, Join the Club, shows how peer pressure can be a force of good for
social entrepreneurs.
The Partnership will also offer its leadership award to long-time local
nonprofit powerhouse Else Hillman, and its excellent in management award
to one of three nonprofit finalists.
Among the freshest ideas featured at the Summit is the Social Impact
Bond -- a new way for investors to fund nonprofit programs. While its
flaws and advantages are still being studied, "this is our chance to
really bring it to the Pittsburgh community," notes Luk, "to be among
the first five cities in the nation to adopt something like that."
Writer:
Marty Levine
Source: Vivien Luk, The Forbes Funds