SPN 27th Annual Meeting: Full Schedule

1:00pm MDT

Pre-Conference: Defending Parental Rights in Healthcare, Education, and Law (Sponsored by Family Policy Alliance and The Heritage Foundation)

With proposals to add new protected classes to existing Civil Rights laws at the federal and state levels, parents are facing unexpected threats to longstanding principles of parental rights—including the constitutional rights to direct the upbringing, education, and care (including healthcare) of their children. This session will focus on awareness of the top threat areas for parental rights in healthcare, education, and law—as well as opportunities to advance sound parental rights policy at the state and federal levels.

To RSVP please contact, Judy Palma at Judy.Palma@familypolicyalliance.com.

Speakers

Autumn Stroup

Family Policy Alliance

Emilie Kao

The Heritage Foundation

Tuesday October 29, 2019 1:00pm - 2:30pm MDT

Pre-Conference

Area Broadmoor West: Rocky Mountain Ballroom C

9:30am MDT

Development: Engage a New Generation of Donors

If you are building for the long term, you need a pipeline of future donors. But how do you engage younger donors in your work? Is it even worth the effort? Several think tanks have said yes to the challenge and have successfully cultivated millennials who will be their best donors one day. Learn from their examples to see how you can encourage a new generation of philanthropists to support your work.

Speakers

Sydney Jansen

Development Director, Washington Policy Center

Sydney Jansen is the Development Director at Washington Policy Center. Sydney graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Political Science and remains a loyal husky fan! She also earned her Certificate in Nonprofit Management from UW. Sydney started at Washington... Read More →

Peter Lipsett

Vice President, DonorsTrust

Peter Lipsett is vice president of DonorsTrust, the country’s oldest and largest community foundation serving conservative and libertarian donors. He drives DonorsTrust’s growth through outreach, cultivation, and marketing. He founded the Novus Society, DonorsTrust’s network... Read More →

Vanessa Mendoza

Vice President, Manhattan Institute

Vanessa Mendoza is the executive vice president of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research (MI), a domestic public-policy think tank. As executive vice president, Vanessa works with MI’s president to develop and manage the Institute’s strategic focus and projects. Additionally... Read More →

Joyce Pope

Board Member, John William Pope Foundation

Joyce is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, receiving both her undergraduate and law degrees there. She worked with the Washington, D.C. strategic communications consulting firm Greener and Hook, LLC, and while in law school interned at the Federal Bankruptcy... Read More →

Wednesday October 30, 2019 9:30am - 10:45am MDT

Breakout Sessions, Wednesday

Area Broadmoor West: Rocky Mountain Ballroom C

11:00am MDT

Development: The Art and Science of Powerful Vision and Big Idea Meetings

Do you need to fill your pipeline with new prospective major gift donors? Do you want to identify potential board members with high net worth and influence? Are you starting a campaign and want to excite your donor base? Vision meetings can help you accomplish all of these goals and more. Join us for an interactive session on how to plan vision meetings, get the right people there, implement with panache, and follow up with results.

Speakers

Laurel McCombs

Senior Philanthropy Advisor, The Osborne Group

Laurel brings 20 years of experience to her work as consultant and trainer. In addition to her work with clients, Laurel has presented at AFP International, CASE-NAIS, and several professional associations and national conferences. She lives in Portland, OR.

Wednesday October 30, 2019 11:00am - 12:15pm MDT

Breakout Sessions, Wednesday

Area Broadmoor West: Rocky Mountain Ballroom C

2:15pm MDT

Roundtable: How to Message School Choice

Whether you are just learning about how to message school choice or you are a veteran who wants to hear the latest research, this session is for anyone who wants to improve their ability to connect with lawmakers, parents, and the public to advance school choice in their state. National experts from EdChoice, American Federation for Children, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, and State Policy Network will share the latest school choice messaging research. Come with your toughest messaging questions and challenge this group of experts.

Moderators

Katherine Kellett Bathgate

Senior Policy Advisor, State Policy Network

Speakers

Michael Chartier

EdChoice

Michael Chartier serves as EdChoice’s senior director of state relations.Prior to working at EdChoice, Michael served as the director of intergovernmental affairs for former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, as well as policy director for the Professional Licensing Agency.Michael graduated... Read More →

Tommy Schultz

CEO, American Federation for Children

Tommy Schultz is the CEO of the American Federation for Children (AFC). AFC is the nation’s largest school choice advocacy group dedicated to empowering families, especially lower-income families, with the freedom to choose the best K-12 education for their children. AFC has deployed... Read More →

Christine Patterson

Senior Communications Officer, Walton Family Foundation

Christine is the senior communications officer for the K-12 Education Program. Before joining the foundation, she was a partner for Ed Cities, leading its national communications campaign. She has also been an account director for Larson Communications and worked for Mayor Cory A... Read More →

Wednesday October 30, 2019 2:15pm - 3:15pm MDT

Roundtables & Workshops, Wednesday

Area Broadmoor West: Rocky Mountain Ballroom C

9:30am MDT

Development: Tales from the Crypt: Great Donors Never Die! How to Maximize the Lifetime Value of Your Donors

Predicting and maximizing the lifetime value of donors impacts everything from acquisition decisions to future cashflow. Experts will share how to break down internal silos; retain more donors; and integrate acquisition programs, major gifts, and bequest giving.

Speakers

Ann Fitzgerald

President, A.C. Fitzgerald & Associates

AC Fitzgerald partners with nonprofits to build capacity, break through plateaus and fast forward fundraising teams. Our experienced consultants deliver focus, direction and results. Services include fundraising audits, strategic planning, major gift program development, donor and... Read More →

David Bufkin

President, ClearWord Communications

Dave has been raising money through direct response for more than 30 years as a copy writer, creative director and agency executive. Before founding ClearWord in 2005, he worked for some of the nation’s largest direct response agencies. His clients have included a wide variety... Read More →

Thursday October 31, 2019 9:30am - 10:45am MDT

Breakout Sessions, Thursday

Area Broadmoor West: Rocky Mountain Ballroom C

11:00am MDT

Development: Secrets to Fundraising in the States

Join a group of Network fundraising leaders as they discuss keys and powerful methods they use daily to unravel the mystery of how to build successful development departments.

Speakers

Peter Lipsett

Vice President, DonorsTrust

Rachel Hays Roberts

Vice President for Development and Operations, Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs

Rachel Hays currently serves as Vice President for Development and Operations, joining the staff in 2012. During her tenure at OCPA, Hays has served in all areas of development before being named vice president in the spring of 2019 where she now oversees all of the organization’s... Read More →

Sarah Atnipp Partin

Director of Major Gifts, Texas Public Policy Foundation

Sarah is the Director of Major Gifts at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, overseeing the major gifts program and fundraising team. Prior to TPPF, Sarah served as the Corporate Relations Development Officer at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston helping to grow its corporate... Read More →

Kimberly Chalek

Executive Vice President, Platte Institute.

Kimberly was an Air Force brat, but is proud to call Nebraska home. Kimberly is a graduate of Bellevue Public Schools, and went on to attend the University of Nebraska at Omaha where she received her Bachelors of Science in Psychology. Upon graduation, Kimberly worked in corporate... Read More →

Claire Kittle Dixon

Executive Director, Talent Market

Claire’s career has focused almost exclusively on talent development. She operated her own headhunting firm in the private sector before realizing she didn’t want to build a life around “making widgets.” She joined the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation where she served... Read More →

Jeremy Beer

Principal Partner, COO & General Counse

Jeremy Beer is the co-founder of and principal partner at American Philanthropic, LLC, which provides strategic consulting and professional services to nonprofit organizations. He is the author of The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American Charity and the coauthor... Read More →

Thursday October 31, 2019 11:00am - 12:15pm MDT

Breakout Sessions, Thursday

Area Broadmoor West: Rocky Mountain Ballroom C

2:15pm MDT

Roundtable: Reaching the American Worker: One Year Post-Janus Decision

Since the Janus v. AFSCME decision in 2018, there has been a massive effort to ensure workers know their rights when it comes to union membership. How can we better help American workers know their rights? What are the biggest obstacles they face? Our experts will address these questions.

Speakers

Chantal Lovell

Director of Policy Strategy, State Policy Network

Chantal Lovell is State Policy Network’s Director of Policy Strategy. In her role, Chantal works alongside state-based think tanks as they execute issue campaigns and oversees SPN’s workplace freedom efforts.Prior to joining the State Policy Network, Chantal worked as the communications... Read More →

Elisabeth Kines

Executive Vice President, Yankee Institute for Public Policy

Upon earning her Journalism degree from the University of South Carolina, Elisabeth put her degree to good use in the publicity department at Atlantic Records in Los Angeles, CA. From there, she learned how to build organizations that would impact culture through positions in operations... Read More →

Maxford Nelsen

Director of Labor Policy, Freedom Foundation

Maxford Nelsen is the director of labor policy for the Freedom Foundation, where he has worked for six years. He graduated magna cum laude from Whitworth University with a bachelor's degree in political science. A Washington native, he lives in Olympia with his wife and son... Read More →

Mike Reitz

Executive Vice President, Mackinac Center for Public Policy

Michael J. Reitz is executive vice president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, an independent, nonprofit research and educational institute based in Midland, Michigan. Reitz oversees policy development, communications, fundraising and the Center’s strategic plan. Since joining... Read More →

Catrin Wigfall

Policy Fellow, Center of the American Experiment

Catrin Wigfall is a policy fellow at Center of the American Experiment. She primarily focuses on education research and writing and is the director of the Center's Educated Teachers MN project, an awareness campaign to inform educators of their options and rights regarding union... Read More →

Thursday October 31, 2019 2:15pm - 3:15pm MDT

Roundtables & Workshops, Thursday

Area Broadmoor West: Rocky Mountain Ballroom C