April 30 - May 1

Embassy Suites

Little Rock, AR

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Thursday, April 30, 2015

9:00 -10:00 AM Registration, Refreshments & Networking

10:00 AM Opening Session, Ambassador IV-VII

Opening Remarks: Sherry Middleton, Director

Division of Community Service & Nonprofit Support

10:30 - 11:45 AM Concurrent Session One

12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch, Ambassador IV-VII

Billie Ann Myers Paragon Award Ceremony

1:15 - 2:30 PM Concurrent Session Two

2:30 - 2:45 PM Afternoon Break

2:45 - 4:00 PM Concurrent Session Three

4:00 - 5:00 PM Annual Meeting, Ambassador III

Arkansas Volunteer Coordinators Association

Friday, May 1, 2015

7:45 AM Registration

8:00 - 9:00 AM Breakfast & AVCA Awards, Ambassador IV-VII

9:00 - 9:15 AM Check-Out Break

9:15 - 10:30 AM Concurrent Session Four

10:45 - 12:00 PM Concurrent Session Five

Agenda

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Thursday 10:30 - 11:45 Room Title Speaker Description

Ambassador 1

Powerful Presentations in the

Workplace: Enhancing Your Skills

for Creating and Delivering

Presentations

Sarah Warren

This workshop provides strategies for preparing and deliver-

ing presentations, increasing audience engagement and

overcoming your fear of public speaking. Guidelines will be

provided for creating your presentation, from planning

through execution. Additionally, tips and tricks will be pro-

vided for building PowerPoint presentations and other visual

aids to enhance presentations. Some knowledge of Mi-

crosoft PowerPoint is recommended for this training.

Ambassador 2 Taxes for Nonprofits W C Mitchell This workshop will explore how nonprofit agencies can en-

sure IRS compliance.

Ambassador 3 Effective, Action-Oriented

Collaboration Techniques

Amy Whitehead &

Josh Markham

Partnerships between agencies is critical for non-profits and

other organizations. However, effective collaboration relies

upon setting an agenda that demonstrates a clear plan of

action and motivates everyone involved to stay engaged.

This session will outline techniques for setting an action ori-

ented agenda when collaborating with others, as well as

providing examples of important lessons learned from past

collaborative efforts.

Diplomat Fundraising 101 Georgia Mjartan Come learn how to raise monetary support for your organi-

zation or your program. This session will include tips on solicit-

ing donations from individuals and companies as well as

how to find and write grants.

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Thursday 10:30 - 11:45 Room Title Speaker Description

Ambassador 1

Powerful Presentations in the

Workplace: Enhancing Your Skills

for Creating and Delivering

Presentations

Sarah Warren

This workshop provides strategies for preparing and deliver-

ing presentations, increasing audience engagement and

overcoming your fear of public speaking. Guidelines will be

provided for creating your presentation, from planning

through execution. Additionally, tips and tricks will be pro-

vided for building PowerPoint presentations and other visual

aids to enhance presentations. Some knowledge of Mi-

crosoft PowerPoint is recommended for this training.

Ambassador 2 Taxes for Nonprofits W C Mitchell This workshop will explore how nonprofit agencies can en-

sure IRS compliance.

Ambassador 3 Effective, Action-Oriented

Collaboration Techniques

Amy Whitehead &

Josh Markham

Partnerships between agencies is critical for non-profits and

other organizations. However, effective collaboration relies

upon setting an agenda that demonstrates a clear plan of

action and motivates everyone involved to stay engaged.

This session will outline techniques for setting an action ori-

ented agenda when collaborating with others, as well as

providing examples of important lessons learned from past

collaborative efforts.

Diplomat Fundraising 101 Georgia Mjartan Come learn how to raise monetary support for your organi-

zation or your program. This session will include tips on solicit-

ing donations from individuals and companies as well as

how to find and write grants.

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Thursday 1:15 - 2:30 Room Title Speaker Description

Ambassador 1

Powerful Presentations in the

Workplace: Enhancing Your Skills

for Creating and Delivering

Presentations

Sarah Warren

This workshop provides strategies for preparing and deliver-

ing presentations, increasing audience engagement and

overcoming your fear of public speaking. Guidelines will be

provided for creating your presentation, from planning

through execution. Additionally, tips and tricks will be pro-

vided for building PowerPoint presentations and other visual

aids to enhance presentations. Some knowledge of Mi-

crosoft PowerPoint is recommended for this training.

Ambassador 2 An Untapped Resource: Creating

Partners in Higher Education Heath Bowman

Learn how your organization or agency can benefit from

creating collaborative partnerships with local colleges and

universities. This session will include an overview of past suc-

cesses and a blueprint that you can customize to your

needs and goals.

Ambassador 3 Fundraising and the Nonprofit

Board Keith Vire

This presentation stresses the importance of fundraising, as

well as the Board's role in fundraising. The responsibility of the

board as a whole, as well as the responsibility of individuals

members will be discussed. Participants will leave this session

with possible solutions to typical fundraising issues.

Diplomat Motivation: It's all up to You Bobby Hall

Motivation is like learning. You can be taught, but the learn-

ing is up to you. In Steven Covey’s book, “The 7 Habits of

Highly Effective People”, he states that “Between stimulus

[inspiration, stimulation] and response [motivation], is our

greatest freedom, our freedom to choose.” During this

workshop participants will learn eight tips on how to moti-

vate themselves. Inspirational videos will be interspersed

throughout the presentation with stimulating messages for

everyone to take home.

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Thursday 1:15 - 2:30 Room Title Speaker Description

Ambassador 1

Powerful Presentations in the

Workplace: Enhancing Your Skills

for Creating and Delivering

Presentations

Sarah Warren

This workshop provides strategies for preparing and deliver-

ing presentations, increasing audience engagement and

overcoming your fear of public speaking. Guidelines will be

provided for creating your presentation, from planning

through execution. Additionally, tips and tricks will be pro-

vided for building PowerPoint presentations and other visual

aids to enhance presentations. Some knowledge of Mi-

crosoft PowerPoint is recommended for this training.

Ambassador 2 An Untapped Resource: Creating

Partners in Higher Education Heath Bowman

Learn how your organization or agency can benefit from

creating collaborative partnerships with local colleges and

universities. This session will include an overview of past suc-

cesses and a blueprint that you can customize to your

needs and goals.

Ambassador 3 Fundraising and the Nonprofit

Board Keith Vire

This presentation stresses the importance of fundraising, as

well as the Board's role in fundraising. The responsibility of the

board as a whole, as well as the responsibility of individuals

members will be discussed. Participants will leave this session

with possible solutions to typical fundraising issues.

Diplomat Motivation: It's all up to You Bobby Hall

Motivation is like learning. You can be taught, but the learn-

ing is up to you. In Steven Covey’s book, “The 7 Habits of

Highly Effective People”, he states that “Between stimulus

[inspiration, stimulation] and response [motivation], is our

greatest freedom, our freedom to choose.” During this

workshop participants will learn eight tips on how to moti-

vate themselves. Inspirational videos will be interspersed

throughout the presentation with stimulating messages for

everyone to take home.

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Thursday 2:45 - 4:00 Room Title Speaker Description

Ambassador 1 Facebook, Funds and Friends:

Empowering Citizens Through

Social Media

DeAnna O'Malley

During this workshop participants will learn how to use Face-

book and other forms of social media to create a strong

community group, the importance of empowering individu-

als to participate in community projects, and how having a

hands-on group can benefit a community financially.

Ambassador 2 Winning at National Service Will Roark

This panel will consist of the Corporation for National and

Community Service representatives from across the streams

of service to discuss how your organization can benefit from

CNCS programs. We will also discuss the steps your organiza-

tion can take to apply for CNCS funds.

Ambassador 3 From Bored to Boom:

Transforming Your Board Merritt Royal

The purpose to this session is to provide insight into transform-

ing inactive and dispassionate nonprofit board leadership to

active and engaged leaders. Session attendees will devel-

op an understanding of what motivates board members to

serve, how to best utilize the strengths of board leadership,

and how to recruit new board members.

Diplomat Motivation: It's all up to You Bobby Hall

Motivation is like learning. You can be taught, but the learn-

ing is up to you. In Steven Covey’s book, “The 7 Habits of

Highly Effective People”, he states that “Between stimulus

[inspiration, stimulation] and response [motivation], is our

greatest freedom, our freedom to choose.” During this

workshop participants will learn eight tips on how to moti-

vate themselves. Inspirational videos will be interspersed

throughout the presentation with stimulating messages for

everyone to take home.

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Thursday 2:45 - 4:00 Room Title Speaker Description

Ambassador 1 Facebook, Funds and Friends:

Empowering Citizens Through

Social Media

DeAnna O'Malley

During this workshop participants will learn how to use Face-

book and other forms of social media to create a strong

community group, the importance of empowering individu-

als to participate in community projects, and how having a

hands-on group can benefit a community financially.

Ambassador 2 Winning at National Service Will Roark

This panel will consist of the Corporation for National and

Community Service representatives from across the streams

of service to discuss how your organization can benefit from

CNCS programs. We will also discuss the steps your organiza-

tion can take to apply for CNCS funds.

Ambassador 3 From Bored to Boom:

Transforming Your Board Merritt Royal

The purpose to this session is to provide insight into transform-

ing inactive and dispassionate nonprofit board leadership to

active and engaged leaders. Session attendees will devel-

op an understanding of what motivates board members to

serve, how to best utilize the strengths of board leadership,

and how to recruit new board members.

Diplomat Motivation: It's all up to You Bobby Hall

Motivation is like learning. You can be taught, but the learn-

ing is up to you. In Steven Covey’s book, “The 7 Habits of

Highly Effective People”, he states that “Between stimulus

[inspiration, stimulation] and response [motivation], is our

greatest freedom, our freedom to choose.” During this

workshop participants will learn eight tips on how to moti-

vate themselves. Inspirational videos will be interspersed

throughout the presentation with stimulating messages for

everyone to take home.

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Friday 9:15 - 10:30 Room Title Speaker Description

Ambassador 1 Managing and Maintaining

Nonprofit Personnel Policies Wayne Young

What are some interview questions you cannot legally ask?

Can you use the internet to augment background

checks? Why are updated job descriptions important? Why

are timely reviews important? Can a person be fired for a

tweet or post? Can an employer require access to a person-

al account (EX: Facebook or twitter) as a condition of em-

ployment? Come to this session to discuss these questions

and more involving nonprofit personnel practices and poli-

cies.

Ambassador 2 Foundations are People, too Melissa Hendricks,

CFRE

Learn techniques to stand apart from the crowd of grant

seekers. This session will include how to develop professional

relationships with staff and/or trustees of private foundations,

advice for ensuring your proposal reaches the top of the

stack and ways to cultivate and steward relationships with

private foundations so you might be funded more than

once.

Ambassador 3 Nonprofit Accounting Marc Lux

This session will cover a general Q & A on what Nonprofit

agencies want/need want from a CPA. We will discuss dif-

ferent level of attestation services, i.e. differences between

an audit, review, compilation & AUP. This session will also

review clarification on filing the Form 990 or 990-EZ, as well as

other filing requirements within the state of Arkansas. We will

also discuss upcoming changes from the FASB, GASB, and

OMB.

Diplomat Recruiting Volunteers

with Disabilities Billy Altom

This session will discuss some best practices for recruiting vol-

unteers with disabilities as well as answer some general

questions about what’s appropriate to ask or do with volun-

teers with disabilities.

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Friday 9:15 - 10:30 Room Title Speaker Description

Ambassador 1 Managing and Maintaining

Nonprofit Personnel Policies Wayne Young

What are some interview questions you cannot legally ask?

Can you use the internet to augment background

checks? Why are updated job descriptions important? Why

are timely reviews important? Can a person be fired for a

tweet or post? Can an employer require access to a person-

al account (EX: Facebook or twitter) as a condition of em-

ployment? Come to this session to discuss these questions

and more involving nonprofit personnel practices and poli-

cies.

Ambassador 2 Foundations are People, too Melissa Hendricks,

CFRE

Learn techniques to stand apart from the crowd of grant

seekers. This session will include how to develop professional

relationships with staff and/or trustees of private foundations,

advice for ensuring your proposal reaches the top of the

stack and ways to cultivate and steward relationships with

private foundations so you might be funded more than

once.

Ambassador 3 Nonprofit Accounting Marc Lux

This session will cover a general Q & A on what Nonprofit

agencies want/need want from a CPA. We will discuss dif-

ferent level of attestation services, i.e. differences between

an audit, review, compilation & AUP. This session will also

review clarification on filing the Form 990 or 990-EZ, as well as

other filing requirements within the state of Arkansas. We will

also discuss upcoming changes from the FASB, GASB, and

OMB.

Diplomat Recruiting Volunteers

with Disabilities Billy Altom

This session will discuss some best practices for recruiting vol-

unteers with disabilities as well as answer some general

questions about what’s appropriate to ask or do with volun-

teers with disabilities.

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Friday 10:45 - 12:00 Room Title Speaker Description

Ambassador 1 Cyber Security: Threats and

Affordable Solutions Philip Huff

Cyber security threats are very real for all organizations, but

they can leave you feeling hopeless and uncertain. This ses-

sion will break down real cyber threats to client information

and provide effective and affordable solutions to address

them.

Ambassador 2 An Untapped Resource: Creating

Partners in Higher Education Heath Bowman

Learn how your organization or agency can benefit from

creating collaborative partnerships with local colleges and

universities. This session will include an overview of past suc-

cesses and a blueprint that you can customize to your

needs and goals.

Ambassador 3 Disaster Preparedness Katie Belknap

This session will cover disasters in Arkansas including pictures

of recent disasters in Arkansas. It will also cover individual

and nonprofit preparedness tips. Finally, it will address what

the state is doing to protect its citizens and ways individuals

can help out.

Diplomat Recruiting Board Members Fran Carter This session will cover some best practices in recruiting a

strong board of directors for your nonprofit organization.

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Friday 10:45 - 12:00 Room Title Speaker Description

Ambassador 1 Cyber Security: Threats and

Affordable Solutions Philip Huff

Cyber security threats are very real for all organizations, but

they can leave you feeling hopeless and uncertain. This ses-

sion will break down real cyber threats to client information

and provide effective and affordable solutions to address

them.

Ambassador 2 An Untapped Resource: Creating

Partners in Higher Education Heath Bowman

Learn how your organization or agency can benefit from

creating collaborative partnerships with local colleges and

universities. This session will include an overview of past suc-

cesses and a blueprint that you can customize to your

needs and goals.

Ambassador 3 Disaster Preparedness Katie Belknap

This session will cover disasters in Arkansas including pictures

of recent disasters in Arkansas. It will also cover individual

and nonprofit preparedness tips. Finally, it will address what

the state is doing to protect its citizens and ways individuals

can help out.

Diplomat Recruiting Board Members Fran Carter This session will cover some best practices in recruiting a

strong board of directors for your nonprofit organization.

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Billie Ann Myers Paragon Award The DHS Division of Community Service & Nonprofit

Support presents the Billie Ann Myers Paragon Award to an

Arkansan whose volunteer efforts have impacted and

inspired others in Arkansas.

To be eligible for the award, an individual must meet the

following criteria:

Be a resident of the State of Arkansas

Have a history of volunteering and inspiring others to volunteer

Exhibit servant leadership in advocating changes for the better, working to

bring them about, and helping others bring them about

Have caused a significant improvement in the quality of life for

Arkansas as a result of these efforts

Previous recipients:

2001 - Billie Ann Myers

2002 - Willie Oates

2003 - Freeman McKindra

2004 - Randy Frazier

2005 - Ray Baker

2006 - Dr. Roby Robertson

2007 - Bob Torvestad

2008 - Pat Lile

2009 - Former First Lady

Ginger Beebe

2010 - Dick Trammel

2011 - Steve Jones

2012 - Former First Lady Betty Bumpers

2013 - Dr. David Sink

2014 - Al Schneider ( Pictured Below)

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Mission: to strengthen community resources, volunteerism and

national service in Arkansas.

The Arkansas Service Commission, a unit within DCSNS,

provides sub grants for AmeriCorps programs in Arkansas.

Summit Sponsor

For a detailed directory of services, come by our

displays while at The Summit or visit our website:

www.humanservices.arkansas.gov/dcsns

www.facebook.com/ardcsns

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Arkansas Community

Foundation (ARCF) is a nonprofit

organization that fosters smart

giving to improve

communities. The Community Foundation offers tools to help Arkansans

protect, grow and direct their charitable dollars as they learn more about

community needs. By making grants and sharing knowledge, the Commu-

nity Foundation support charitable programs that work for

Arkansas and partners to create new initiatives that address the

gaps. Since 1976, the Community Foundation has provided more than

$108 million in grants and partnered with thousands of Arkansans to help

them improve our neighborhoods, our towns and our entire state. Learn

more at www.arcf.org

UALR Institute of Government exist to

serve the people of Arkansas by ad-

vancing excellence in governance

and public service across the state.

We do this by helping governments

and nonprofits through applied re-

search, instruction, and training. The Institute of Government houses a na-

tionally accredited graduate program in public administration; graduate

certificate programs in nonprofit management and conflict mediation; and

specialized centers in survey research, nonprofit management, and com-

munity civics (public collaboration, conflict mediation, and civic govern-

ance). Learn more at www.ualr.edu/iog

Summit Partners

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Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

For nearly 40 years, the Winthrop

Rockefeller Foundation has helped

to build and sustain the organiza-

tions that serve and strengthen Arkansas. Through grant making and

strategic partnerships, we are working hard to help close the economic

and educational gaps that leave too many Arkansas families in persistent

poverty. Learn more at www.wrfoundation.org

Summit Partners

In Cooperation With

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SPONSORED BY Arkansas Department of Human Services

Division of Community Service

& Nonprofit Support

Summit Partners

Arkansas Community Foundation

UALR Institute of Government

Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation