2002 Best Practices Forum on Performance

The 2002 Grants Performance Summit
Innovative Grants Management Strategies from Model Grants Programs: Turn Accountability Standards into an Effective Tool for Ongoing Organizational Improvement

November 20-22, 2002
The Performance Institute
Arlington, VA

Strategies for Funding Programs on:
Social Services

Public Health

Education

Arts & Humanities

Community Capacity

Environment

Criminal Justice

Attendees Will Include:
Grant Makers

Grant Monitors

Grant Writers

Evaluators

Clearinghouses

Foundation and Corporate Giving Program Administrators

Federal, State, and Local Health, Social Service, and Research Agencies

Trustees Interested in Improving Evaluation and Performance

Community Foundation Administrators

Community-Based Development Organizations

Community Development Corporations

Dear Grant Program Manager,

As the nation increasingly turns to government agencies and foundations to support important causes through grants, our community will be under increasing pressure to measure, evaluate and improve the results of our grant programs.

To equip you with the latest practices for meeting this challenge, you are invited to join us for the “2002 Performance Measures, Evaluation and Auditing Summit for Grant Programs” in out Professional training Center, in Washington, DC on November 20-22, 2002.

Measure and Report Outcomes

Whether your are trying to comply with new reporting requirements or trying to develop and communicate your own performance outcomes, you must first incorporate a framework for embedding performance measures into your grant announcements, proposals, budgets, and accounting procedures.

Utilize New Evaluation Tools

Implement best practices and leading innovations for designing evaluation criteria that will assist grantees in improving their performance as part of the evaluation process.

Enhance Accountability for Results

“2002 Performance Measures, Evaluation and Auditing Summit for Grant Programs” is your opportunity to improve management skills for getting the most profitable results and communicating the outcomes of private and government grants.

Augment Grantee Performance

Maximize the value of the relationship between funder and grantee through implementing best practices in designing, measuring, evaluating, and reporting on grantee performance. We have gathered together leaders in the field of evaluating and measuring performance of grants programs to give you the tools to account for grant dollars and help grantees improve their services.

Space will be limited, so register yourself and your colleagues today by calling 703-894-0481. I look forward to meeting you in November!

Best Regards,

Luisa Cordoba

Center for Civic Leadership

Agenda:

Pre-Conference Workshops for Grant Recipients: November 20, 2002
8:30	Continental Breakfast and Registration
9:00	Workshop A: Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Preparing for an Audit
12:00	Luncheon Presentation: Using the Internet to Identify and Research Grant Opportunities
1:30	Workshop B: Writing Effective Grant Proposals with An Eye Towards Performance, Auditing and Evaluation Issues
4:30	Adjourn

Day One: November 21, 2002
8:30	Keynote: Leading Strategies in Performance and Evaluation: Innovations for Funders and Grant Program Managers
9:30	Leadership Panel: News, Mandates, and State-of-the-Practice for Evaluation, Performance Measurement, and Auditing in Grants Programs
10:45	Break
11:00	Comprehensive Framework for Performance Measures and Evaluation for Grants
12:00	Networking Luncheon: Sharing the Secrets of Successful Evaluation Programs
1:30	Designing Performance Measures and Including them in RFP's and Grant Applications
2:30	Assisting Grantees with Implementing Effective Performance Measures
3:30	Break
3:45	Hard-To-Measure Outcomes: Addressing Capacity Building and Strengthening the Community Served
4:45	Adjourn

Day Three: November 22, 2002
8:30	Regulatory Update: How New Audit Rules will Impact Grants Managers
9:30	Making Evaluation Part of the Application Process: A Dialogue between Funder and Recipient
10:30	Break
10:45	Evaluation Revisited: Using Third Party Evaluators to Assess Grantee Performance
12:00	Networking Luncheon
1:15	Application Workshop: Designing and Implementing Performance Measurements and Evaluation Strategies Using the "Logic Model" Approach
5:00	Adjourn

Exhibiting and Sponsorship Information:
To learn more about exhibit and sponsorship opportunities at Performance Institute educational seminars and conferences, please call James Simpson at 703-894-0481.

Hotel Information:
The 2002 Performance Measures, Evaluation and Auditing Summit for Grant Programs will be held at the Professional Training Center at the Performance Institute in Arlington, VA. A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel at a discounted rate of $142.00. Please contact the hotel at 703-528-4444. Be sure to ask for the Performance Institute conference rate.

The Hilton Garden Inn Hotel

Tuition:
The fee to attend the 2002 Performance Measures, Evaluation and Auditing Summit for Grant Program (Conference Only) is $895, Conference and ONE workshop is $1195, and Conference and BOTH workshops is $1395 .

Group Discounts:
Contact James Simpson at the Performance Institute at 703-894-0481 for more information about group discounts.

Administrative Note:
A 10% cancellation fee on registration will be charges for cancellations received less than three weeks from the sate of the conference. As speakers are confirmed 6 months before the event, some speaker changes or topic changes may occur in the program. The Performance Institute is not responsible for speaker changes, but will work to ensure a comparable speaker is located to participate in the program.