Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Miami Non-Profit Leaders to Tackle Radical Approach

LEAVE A LEGACY© hosts Changing the Way the World is Changed, a PHILANTHROPY MIAMI Leadership Forum on Thursday, Feb. 21 that’s designed to question whether non-profit leaders should adopt a more aggressive economic approach and manage their charitable organizations like businesses.
 
The half-day event from noon to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21 at Jungle Island, 1111 Parrot Jungle Trail, features renowned author and social entrepreneur Dan Pallotta, whose book “Charity Case: How the Nonprofit Community Can Stand Up For Itself and Really Change the World,” offers a radical approach to non-profit management.
Pallotta will present his philosophy to local leaders and guide them through a discussion aimed at creating a shift in the traditional non-profit mindset.   
"What if we let philanthropies [or nonprofits] operate like businesses? Let them pay for talent, advertise aggressively to build market share—even build a stock market for charity. Maybe then capitalism could finally save the world,” wrote Pallotta in a recent Wall Street Journal article.
The Leadership Forum also features a discussion with leading non-profit CEOs from organizations such as Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts and Sant La Neighborhood Center, and a panel dedicated to recruiting and building strong volunteer board members.
The Leadership Forum is part of LEAVE A LEGACY’s PHILANTHROPY MIAMI, a two-part conference on successful trends and practices in non-profit management. The second part of the conference is planned for Thursday, March 14 at Hilton Miami Downtown, 1601 Biscayne Blvd. It features two separate tracks: Fundraising Basics, an intensive overview for those new to development and Toolkits, geared to those who have more experience in the field. Toolkits will showcase strategies non-profits can use to increase their donations and the number of ongoing supporters.
Susan Packard, co-founder of HGTV, headlines the conference on March 14. Packard is known in the television industry for her innovation and creating a successful cable network focused solely on home improvement. She believes that innovation is one of the keys to success for non-profits vying for limited funding dollars. 
PHILANTHROPY MIAMI is sponsored by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Bank of America; Wells Fargo, Baptist Health South Florida Foundation; Florida International University; Peacock Foundation, Inc.; and SunTrust. 
Ticket Prices
$200 Full Conference Package
$125 - Leadership Forum – February 21, Jungle Island
$125 – Fundraising Basics - March 14, Hilton Downtown Miami
$125 – Toolkits – March 14, Hilton Downtown Miami


Bonus: By registering for the Full Conference Package or any of the Single Day Programs, you can bring board members, donors or other staff members from your organization to any one session for just $80.


For more information, visit http://leavealegacymiami.org/news.htm
Contact: 305-379-0800 or Edwina Lau, elau@chasemiami.com

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