| Agenda
& Speaking Faculty |
| Day
One: November 15, 2004 |
8:30 |
Registration
and Continental Breakfast |
9:00 |
Comprehensive
Framework for Performance-Based Grants Management
• Develop a framework for measuring grant program performance
• Utilize logic modeling to link end-outcomes to specific
grant program activities
• Listen to six proven success stories in performance-based
grants management
|
10:15 |
Break
|
10:30 |
Show Me the Money: How to Identify Available Grants
Listen to a panel of grant administrators from the state and learn
about available grants in:
• Education: California Education Department
• Public Health: California Health Services Department
• Social Services: California Social Services Department
• Law Enforcement: California Emergency Services Office
|
12:00 |
Luncheon Dialogue: Grant Managers and Grants Seekers:
Getting on the Same Page
This informal luncheon discussion will be a continuation of the
previous session. Grants representatives from the following agencies
will be on hand to answer questions and discuss grants opportunities.
• Education: California Education Department
• Public Health: California Health Services Department
• Social Services: California Social Services Department
• Law Enforcement: California Emergency Services Office
|
12:00 |
Networking
Luncheon |
1:15 |
Costing
and Auditing Rules for Grants
• Understand applicable legislation and compliance issues
• Discuss the pros and cons of developing and implementing
performance measures to evaluate grant program success
• Understand the links between direct and indirect costs and
implement indirect cost rate allocation methodologies
Walter Sachs, Senior Fellow, The Performance
Institute |
4:30 |
Adjourn |
|
Day Two: November 16, 2004 |
830 |
Continental Breakfast |
9:00 |
Establishing
A Grants Program in Your Organization
• Build Organizational Capacity for Grant Success
• Work effectively with elected officials through strategic
budgeting
• Identify the master task list for grants administration
& program success
Jeff Barlow, The Hawthorn Institute |
| 10:00 |
Problem Identification
• Develop a strong problem based-application
• Sell the problem before selling the solution – Problems
Motivate, Goals Direct
Jeff
Barlow, The Hawthorn Institute
|
| 11:00 |
Program Evaluation Overview
• Develop models for program evaluation & when to use
them
• Consider evaluation success stories that justified General
Revenue pick up Jeff
Barlow, The Hawthorn Institute
|
11:00 |
Leading
People for Results: Effective Individual Performance Evaluations
and Motivation
• Establish clear and measurable performance goals and objectives
• Provide frequent feedback on employee performance and
learn how to effectively work with employees who are not meeting
expectations
• Communicate final performance elements and standards to
each employee |
12:00 |
Networking
Luncheon |
1:00 |
Grant
Writing Workshop
• Write measurable goals and objectives to meet performance-based
mandates
• Use project management model to manage grant development
process
• Apply team based approach to budget and program narrative
development
• Utilize stakeholder analysis in problem development
• Determine appropriate evaluation methods for program assessment
Jeff Barlow, The Hawthorn Institute |
4:15 |
Conference Adjourns |
