| Agenda
and Speaking Faculty |
| Day
One: August 19th |
| 8:00 |
Continental
Breakfast and Registration |
| 8:30 |
Keynote
Presentation: Partnering with Faith-based Organizations to Effectively
Deliver Social Services
Identify barriers in your community that separate those in need
from effective social service programs. Join us for this opening
session to learn the most recent initiatives coming from the Office
of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
Jim Towey, Director, White House Office of
Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
|
| 9:30 |
The
Rules of Section 104 of the Federal Welfare Law Governing State
Cooperation with Faith-Based Social-Service Providers
Charitable Choice is the governing law when state and local governments
use certain federal funds to buy welfare, social-service and drug-treatment
services from nongovernmental providers—nonprofits, faith-
based organizations and other community groups.
• Learn the procurement process
• Identify restrictions for state and local government agencies
that contract with religious organizations
• Effectively assess and report performance of funded programs
John Orr, Center for Religion and Civic Culture,
University of Southern California College of Letters Arts and Sciences
|
| 10:30 |
Break
& Refreshments |
| 11:00 |
Capacity
Building for Faith-Based and Community Organizations
Enhance the capacity of faith-based and community organizations
to run effective and efficient social services programs. Maximize
organizational infrastructure development:
• Implement strategies for providing technical assistance
• Learn efficient fiscal management practices for FBCOs
• Implement strategic planning
Edward Laporte, New Jersey State Faith-based
Liaison
|
| 12:00 |
Networking
Luncheon |
| 1:00 |
Case
Study: Faith Partners of Colorado
Faith Partners is an organization that successfully works in conjunction
with the government to help welfare families climb out of the depths
of poverty. This session will delve into the challenges that this
organization confronted when partnering with the government and
how it has succeeded to become an effective ally in the battle for
sustainable welfare reform.
Jackie Jaramillo, Founder and Executive Director,
Faith Partners
|
| 2:00 |
California's
Community and Faith-Based Initiative/Community and Faith-Based Organizations
as Workforce Development Partners
Recent research has identified some interesting discoveries regarding
California's implementation of this initiative. Join Employment
Development Department and UC Davis representatives for this session
and learn how FBCOs can serve as effective workforce development
partners. Apply lessons learned and model practices to your community.
Nick Summerfield, Chief, Special Projects Section,
California Employment Development Department
Dave Campbell, Director, California Communities
Program, University of California Davis
|
| 3:00 |
Break
& Refreshments |
| 3:15 |
Increasing
Capacity: A Faith-Based Collaboration to Improve Substance Abuse
Prevention and Treatment
Develop a common framework for training clergy and lay leaders about
substance abuse prevention. Create a blueprint for congregational
responses to substance abuse in their local communities:
•Access funding to create effective prevention and treatment
programs
• Provide positive prevention-oriented activities to families
•Train clergy leaders on substance abuse prevention
Jocelyn Whitfield, Coordinator, Faith-based Partnership
Initiative, CSAT, SAMHSA |
| 4:15 |
Adjourn
|
|
Day Two: August 20th, 2004 |
| 8:00 |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 |
Local
Partnerships: Case Study of One-Stop Partnership for Workforce Services
Forge active partnerships that link employers and industry associations
with capable clients. Understand key perspectives and issues in
developing successful one-stop career centers.
• Develop strategies that engage post-secondary systems
• Enhance program management and instructional strategies
• Integrate human resource development agencies with core
and intensive services to reach all citizens
• Implement an effective matching system that evaluates retention
levels and referral accuracy
Steve Wing, Director of Government Relations,
CVS
Rev. H. Lionel Edmonds, Senior Minister of Mount
Lebanon Baptist Church, Washington, D.C. & President of the
Washington Interfaith Network
|
| 9:30 |
Designing
Performance Measures for FBCO/Government Partnerships
Develop a framework for measuring and reporting the performance
of partnerships with FBCO’s. Design, implement and effectively
use performance indicators consistent with the outcomes and goals
of the partnership. Utilize Logic Modeling to link end outcomes
to specific program activities.
• Develop a framework for measuring performance of social
services programs
• Master best practices in performance measurements from leading
programs
• Utilize Logic Modeling to link end outcomes to specific
program activities in your social service programs
Benjamin Neumann, Director of State and Local
Affairs, The Performance Institute
|
| 10:30 |
Break
& Refreshments |
| 11:00 |
"Reaching
the Dream": Implementing the Faith-Based Initiative for Low-
Income Housing in Your Community
• Encourage FBOs to provide support to families buying a home
• Identify resources available to support home-buyer education
in your community
• Learn the minimum qualifications and standards required
to work with HUD in serving target populations
Ryan Streeter, Director, Faith-based and Community
Initiatives, US Department of Housing and Urban Development *
|
| 12:00 |
Conference
Adjourns/Workshop Luncheon |
| 1:00 |
Post-Conference
Workshop: Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Funding and Capacity
Building Workshop
Learn about new and existing initiatives for FBCOs to apply and
qualify for competitive funding. This interactive workshop will
equip participants with information on the federal programs that
are applicable to their needs and the federal funding process.
Assist
community and faith based organizations to access the billions
of available dollars, from both the public and the private sector,
to provide the much needed leverage to improve their chances of
meeting their mission objective of facilitating measurable improvement
in health, education, housing, economic development and self-empowerment
within their local communities.
•
Learn how FBCOs can effectively procure the funding available
through the faith-based initiative
• Develop a purpose driven strategic plan for measurable
achievement of those objectives
• Articulate clearly discernable non-sectarian mission objectives
• Demonstrate substantial stewardship capacity of both financial
and human resources
Earl W. Hamilton, EVP, Corporate Relations, The National
Center For Faith-Based Initiatives
|
| 4:00 |
Adjourn |
|
Or
by calling us at
703-894-0481 |
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| Venue
and Hotel |
| For
your convenience, a limited number of rooms have been reserved at
the discounted rate of $110 for a single and $125 for a double.
Please contact the hotel by July 28, 2004 to receive the Performance
Institute reservation discount. The Sheraton Suites San Diego will
ensure that your conference experience is not only educational but
also comfortable and enjoyable in every aspect.
Sheraton Suites San Diego
701 A Street
San Diego, CA 92101
1-800-325-3535
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| Tuition |
| Tuition
rates for the 2004
Faith Based & Community Partnerships are:
| Conference
Only: |
$1,095 |
| Post-Conference
Workshop |
$395 |
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| Group
Discounts |
The Performance Institute offers reduced tuition to groups of three
or more. If you think your colleagues would benefit from attending
this conference, call James Simpson at 703-894-0481, or email him
at [email protected].
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| Administrative
Note: A 10% cancellation fee on registration will be charged
for cancellations received less than three weeks from the date of
the conference. As speakers are confirmed six months before the
event, some speaker changes or topic changes may occur. |
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