DANA Annual Meeting and Conference
"Leading In Challenging Times"
What Your Board And Senior Staff Can Accomplish When Aligned On Vision, Mission, And Roles & Responsibilities.
Board members AND senior staff are encouraged to attend these important and informative presentations.
Nationally renowned Board Source speaker, Vicki Clark
"Vicki combines in-depth knowledge about all things nonprofit with a unique presentation style that gets to the heart of even the most difficult topics and yet leaves you smiling."
—The Association of Junior Leagues International
"Vicki continues to be the best presenter I've ever seen...always presents in a manner that is engaging, exciting, and real!"
—United Way of America
LOCATION
Wilmington University
New Castle Campus
Doberstein Center Auditorium
320 N DuPont Highway
New Castle, DE 19720-6491
REGISTRATION
Save with early registration. Sign up before May 19! Click here to register on-line for the DANA Conference. If you prefer to mail in a check, please click on this link, print out the form that appears on your screen, and mail it in.
AGENDA
8:30 – 9:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30 Welcome
Thère du Pont, Chairman of the Board of Directors of DANA
Christopher T. Grundner, President & Chief Executive Officer
9:30 – 11:30 Program: "Leading In Challenging Times"
Vicki Clark, Board Source
11:30 – 12:00 Lunch
12:00 – 1:00 DANA Business Meeting
SPECIAL SESSION
Additional Fee & Registration Required
1:00 – 3:00 Small Group Consultation Session with Vicki Clark on Leadership, Board & Staff Development, and Roles & Responsibilities in your organization.
CONFERENCE SPONSORS
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5/18 Nonprofit Forum Workshop Event
in partnership with New Castle County Chamber of Commerce
Jonathan Calpas, Chris Jones and Nicole Sugarman, Associates, Ballard Spahr Law Firm, LLP, and
John Allen, Allen Insurance Group
Our speakers, will cover several major issues facing non-profits in Delaware, including employee benefits and executive compensation; employment issues for non-profits, nonprofit-related tax issues, and health care questions.
This event will be an excellent opportunity to network with other non-profit employees and decision makers, get your nonprofit administration questions answered, and build up your "business" knowledge so you can spend more time focusing on your mission.
Friday, May 18, 2012, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Cost: $35 for members and non-members.
A light breakfast will be provided.
For details, visit the website of the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce.
Any Questions? Please contact us.
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Standards for Excellence
DANA represents charitable nonprofits throughout the state of Delaware. Our members include the entire spectrum of the nonprofit sector – the arts, education, health, human service, religious, and philanthropic institutions. All are committed to the strengthening of the nonprofit sector in Delaware for the benefit of the whole community – clients, providers, policy-makers, and the general public.
Leadership Lunch Series in Kent & Sussex Counties
DANA and the Delaware Community Foundation bring you these lunch leadership meetings in Dover and Georgetown. Click here for details.
Save This Date
Nonprofit Day in Dover, 2012
- June 7, 2012, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Legislative Hall, House Majority Hearing Room
New President and CEO
FEBRUARY 2012: Christopher T. Grundner has been named President and Chief Executive Officer.
The selection of Grundner and the reconstitution of the Board end a two-year effort by a small working group to evaluate DANA's strengths and shortcomings and recommend a path for the organization's future. Click here to read more about our new president and CEO, and about the work of the board.
Nonprofit Sector Open Positions
Click here to see positions open in the nonprofit sector in Delaware.
Has Your Organization's Tax-Exempt Status Been Revoked?
On June 8, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a list of more than 275,000 nonprofits that had their tax-exempt status automatically revoked due to failure to file annual returns.
Insurance
Benefits Connection: health insurance solutions and more for small business.
Nonprofit Day Delaware a Huge Success!
Congratulations to all!! 2011 Nonprofit Day In Dover was a huge success!! Thank you all for talking it up and sending staff!! Our graduate intern from Wilm. U. counted 157 NP executives in attendance, representing 110 NPs.
All politicians thanked us for all we do and recognized how much it would cost without us. They recognized that we are in partnership and pledged to increase funding to NPs that are delivering solid services as the economy recovers. Some recognized us as an economic engine that helps in the recovery. Nothing hard, but we'll keep working privately on that.
John Baker opened the program with a review of our focus for the day: The Nonprofits are an economic force and a strong partner with funders; government, corporate, and foundations. The slogan: Triple your Return On Investment: Nonprofits Employ Delawareans, Provide Services To Delawareans, and Leverage Dollars And Bring Funding Into Delaware From Outside Funders…Foundations, Corporations and the Federal Government. Shawn Stevens did a wonderful job representing the DANA Board, Tim Brandau and Jim Purcells spoke as co-chairs of the Public Policy Committee, Jim Graham of U-Way spoke on behalf of our partnership and our other partners, DAA and DAN were recognized. Paul Calistro was very helpful and supportive.
George Meldrum –Representing the Nemours Foundation and the Foundation – NP Partnerships in general was honored and spoke. He has helped so much and sponsored the Advocacy training and the Budget Updates.
Politicians present were:
Gov. Markell – His staff said he was very impressed with the number of nonprofits present
Lt. Gov. Denn
Secretary Landgraff
Chair JFC Williams
Speaker of the House Gilligan
Sen. Maj. Leader Blevins
Sen. Maj. Whip Henry
Sen. Min. Whip Sorenson
Sen. Connor
House Maj. Whip Longhurst
Bond Bill Chair Keeley
Rep. Mike Barbieri
Rep. Bolden
Rep. Deborah Hudson
Rep. Schooley
Rep. Short
Rep. Kowalko
And many more. We certainly moved this ball forward and the participants were very pleased with the Day.
Report from the National Council of Nonprofits
Urban Institute Reports
These extensive reports highlight problems hurting people in Delaware
- Overview for Delaware - Nonprofit-Government Contracts and Grants
- Full Report: National Study of Nonprofit-Government Contracting - State Profiles including overviews of contracts and grants, contracting problems, contract limitations, accountability, reporting, affects of the economic recession, and actions taken by human service nonprofits in 2009.
- Human Service Nonprofits and Government Collaboration - Findings from the 2010 National Survey of Nonprofit Government Contracting and Grants.
- Contracts and Grants between Human Service Nonprofits and Governments. This national survey documents the extent of nonprofit-government contracting and related problems and the cutbacks nonprofits have made to keep operating.
News from DANA
2010 Report on Nonprofits in Delaware: click here to see this 16-page report.
Philanthropy in the First State: Delaware's Nonprofits, Individual Donors, and Grantmaking Organizations
December 2009 – A report on research sponsored by members of the Delaware Philanthropy Forum. The Delaware Philanthropy Forum is a small group of donor leaders from Delaware’s corporate, private foundation and federated business and nonprofit communities. The primary objective of the Forum is to support Delaware’s nonprofit sector in developing strategies to build organizational capacity through collaboration, resource and information sharing and comprehensive client service. Check it out>>
Get the Help Your Nonprofit Needs
September 2009 – DANA has a form for the "Your Help is Needed" supplement in the Saturday News Journal. If you're a DANA member and would like to get new volunteers, please fill out the form and email it back to us by the Wednesday prior to the date you prefer for publication. Download the form here>>
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