Conferences & Events

• Published date: 01 January 2017
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/nba.30267
• Date: 01 January 2017

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JANUARY 2017NONPROFIT BUSINESS ADVISOR

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Conferences & Events

Philanthropy Southwest

nonprot compliance workshop

Philanthropy Southwest, in partnership with the

University of Texas School of Law, will host the 34th

Annual Nonprot Organizations Compliance and

Internal Review Workshop and the Nonprot Orga-

nizations Institute Jan. 11–13, 2017, in Austin, Texas.

According to organizers, the Nonprot Organiza-

tions Compliance and Internal Review Workshop

provides an overview for new entrants and seasoned

practitioners in the eld. The program focuses at-

tention on key compliance issues for both private

foundations and charitable organizations, plus

provides practical walk-throughs of an IRS audit

and an attorney general investigation. It also offers

an interactive opportunity to discuss key forms and

governing documents, such as Form 1023 and Forms

990 and 990-PF.

Meanwhile, the Nonprot Organizations Institute

features leading nationally recognized experts from

private foundations, public charities, law, nance and

government to discuss the latest tax, legislative and

governance issues affecting nonprot organizations.

Registration fees for the workshop range up to

$175, while fees for the institute range up to $625.

For more information, visit https://utcle.org/

conferences/NP17.

13th Annual Nonprot

Governance Symposium

The University of San Diego School of Leadership

and Education Sciences will host the 13th Annual

Nonprot Governance Symposium Jan. 12–14, 2017,

in San Diego.

According to organizers, the Nonprot Gover-

nance Symposium will treat attendees to strategies

for growing exceptional boards and engaging their

communities.

The conference is designed to help nonprots and

philanthropies govern more effectively, with these sim-

ple objectives in mind: to educate participants about

the sector, inspire them to make positive changes to

their organizations and connect them with one another

so that all can better understand the regional context

they operate within.

The event will feature keynote speakers such as

Jackie VanderBrug, managing director, global wealth

and investment management, Bank of America Merrill

Lynch; Paul Shoemaker, founding president of Social

Ventures Partners International and author of Can’t

Not Do; and Hernán Luis y Prado, founder and execu-

tive director of Workshops for Warriors and White

House Champion of Change Award winner.

Fees for this event range up to $250.

For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2fA5a2D.

CASE Conference

for Development Researchers

The Council for Advancement and Support of

Education will hold its Annual Conference for Devel-

opment Researchers Jan. 18–20, 2017, in Fort Myers,

Florida.

The conference is geared toward development re-

search, prospect management and development analyt-

ics professionals tasked with providing the information

and analysis that ensure nonprot organizations focus

on their most essential prospective donors.

This conference will examine the development re-

searcher’s role from multiple perspectives, focusing not

only on the skills they bring to the fundraising process,

but also the importance of the internal relationships

that make certain those skills are used and valued.

According to organizers, participants will walk

away with a better understanding and appreciation

for qualitative and quantitative prospect identication

methods. More specically, attendees will:

• Learn the important contributions and bodies of

knowledge that prospect development functions bring

to the advancement process.

• Explore ways to tie prospect development to the

bottom line of fundraising success.

• Discover practical uses for metrics, prospect man-

agement and research identication.

• Understand the power of data analytics and

predictive modeling in advancing qualication and

pipeline processes.

• Assess the relationship among prospect develop-

ment, advancement services and frontline fundraisers

to maximize the partnerships of each group.

Registration fees for this event range up to $1,380.

For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2fU83uI. ■