The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving (HFPG) is bringing in highly acclaimed author  Peter Brinckerhoff to speak at a seminar for nonprofits on April 23.  Please join me--three others from our organization may attend. No charge. 

Smart Stewardship for Nonprofits
Featuring Peter Brinckerhoff, award winning author, trainer and consultant

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
8:00 to 11:30 a.m.
(8:00 to 8:30 – Continental breakfast and registration)
Marriott Hotel – Farmington, CT, 15 Farm Springs Road

Do you have the tools to help you make the best decisions for your nonprofit in good times as well as in crises?  Do you regularly engage your board, staff and stakeholders in making mission-driven decisions?

This session, based on Peter Brinckerhoff’s newest book, Smart Stewardship for Nonprofits: Making the Right Decision in Good Times and Bad, will show you how to become a savvy steward of your organization’s resources, create a culture that incorporates your mission and values into everything you do, and develop a decision making framework to help the board and staff to implement more mission-driven strategies.  The session will also help your organization to better understand and evaluate the implications of growth, going to scale or staying small.

For Executive Directors, Board Members and Consultants

The RSVP deadline is Thursday, April 11th.  

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To Register:  Pre-registration is required and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.  To register, please visitwww.hfpg.org/nsp/rsvp and enter the event code: NE13P1

(The deadline for registration is April 11th)

In these challenging economic times we want to be sure that our resources are spent wisely, so please let us know in advance if you are unable to attend.  We appreciate your consideration.

This program is free of charge, and will be particularly beneficial to agencies that attend in teams. Preference will be given to agency teams that include the executive director and board members.  A maximum of four people per agency may attend.

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The presenter, Peter Brinckerhoff is an internationally renowned author, speaker and consultant, presenting his ideas on how to make nonprofits more effective to dozens of audiences across the United States and overseas each year.  In 1982, when he formed his firm, Corporate Alternatives, it was the first consulting and training company in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to the management concerns of 501(c)3 organizations.

Peter, an award-winning author, has written eight books, two workbooks and over 60 articles. Three of his books,Mission-Based Management, Financial Empowerment and Generations: The Challenge of a Lifetime for Your Nonprofit, each won the award for "The Best New Nonprofit Book" of the year. Peter's books are used as texts in courses at undergraduate and graduate nonprofit management programs in over 100 colleges and universities worldwide.

Peter was an Adjunct Professor of Nonprofit Management at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where he taught the core graduate course in the Nonprofit Management program. In addition, Peter has guest lectured at the graduate level at Boston University, University of Colorado, University of Illinois, and Vanderbilt University.

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Directions to the Marriott Hotel – Farmington, CT 06032
15 Farm Springs Road (860) 678-1000


I-91 North/South to I-84 West to Exit 37.
At the end of the exit go straight across the intersection onto Farm Springs Road.  The Marriott is the last building on the right.

I-84 East to Exit 37.
At the end of the exit ramp turn left, and then turn right at the next light onto Farm Springs Road.  The Marriott is the last building on the right.

Sandy Fry collected the following feedback from the board in December 2012 as part of the Nominating Committee's work.