IL NET Presents High-Impact CILs: Supercharging Your Mission!
An Introduction to Entrepreneurship in Independent Living.
June 12-14, 2007
Houston, Texas
Crowne Plaza, Downtown Houston
Come join us in Houston to learn everything you need to know about
mission-driven entrepreneurship!
Entrepreneurship isn't creeping up only in the Independent Living
Movement:
non-profits and advocacy organizations all over the country have
begun to
develop for-profit ventures to bolster their organizations and
better carry
out their missions. The opportunity for CILs and other IL organizations
to
develop or acquire businesses has arrived. Let's not let it pass!
Please join us in Houston for this introduction to Entrepreneurship
in
Independent Living. Our accomplished trainers will teach you how
to prepare
yourself, your center, board, and staff to pursue for-profit activities.
Whether it's four months or four years away, we've got the tools
you'll need
to assess your ability to start a business to support your mission.
Learning Objectives:
- Why pursue entrepreneurial activities?
- Is our Center ready for entrepreneurship?
- What types of activities or programs are appropriate for our
Center and how can we be sure they support our mission?
- How do we research markets, prepare business plans, and design
other
successful development activities?
- OK, we're sold. How do we prepare
our Center for this big step?
Who Should Attend?
This training will be geared towards Executive Directors,
Board Officers, and other key staff and board members from Centers
for Independent Living.
IL Associations and independent 501(c)(3) SILCs interested in
entrepreneurship will also find it useful. The training is intended
solely
for stable CILs / organizations with solid infrastructures, consumer
services, and sound board and community relations. Due to the elaborate
content presented in this training, we strongly recommend that
participating
organizations send two or more individuals.
Meet Your Trainers:
Andy Robinson has been raising money for social
change since 1980. As a
trainer and consultant, he has assisted nonprofits in forty states
and in
Canada, leading workshops on fundraising, grantwriting, board development,
strategic planning, marketing, and earned income strategies. He
is a former
columnist for the "NonProfit Times," a regular contributor
to the "Grassroots Fundraising Journal," and the author
of "Grassroots
Grants: An
Activist's Guide to Proposal Writing."
Burt Danovitz, PhD. is the Executive Director of Resource Center
for
Independent Living of Utica, New York. Burt has worked to grow
a small
non-profit to a multi-million dollar operation, serving an urban
and rural
mix of thousands, with significant policy input. Funding relationships
with
over a 100 sources have integrated the IL philosophy with securing
core
service funds that far exceed designated IL funding. He served
on a New
York Senate Task Force, resulting in passage of a new nursing home
diversion
waiver and in collaboration with various partners, organized an
effort to
advance legislation that removes the institutional bias of government
funding. RCIL has multiple sites and six corporations, including
one
for-profit LLC.
Conference Details
Dates: June 12-14, 2007
Registration: The Deadline for Hotel and Conference Registration
is May 29, 2007.
Cost: $150: Includes registration, training materials, and continental
breakfast.
Schedule of Events
Tuesday, June 12
9:00am-5:00pm
Casual Reception 6:30pm-8:00pm
Assessing your Center: the case for increasing CIL capital. A review
of IL
accomplishments to date and discussion of ways in which entrepreneurship
can
supercharge your mission, followed by an opening reception.
Wednesday, June 13
9:00am-5:00pm
Featuring a facilitated panel of four entrepreneurial CIL's. Topics:
pros and cons of earned income, other non-profit models, and what
CIL's
have to sell.
Thursday, June 14
9:00am-12:30pm
The Next steps: staying inspired and connected after you leave.
Topics:
Start your plan: the board, the staff, and you. Each day will feature
one
entrepreneurial CIL's innovative story, with an opportunity for
questions.
Local Accommodations:
Crowne Plaza Hotel Downtown Houston
1700 Smith Street
Houston, TX 77002
Front Desk: 713-739-8800
Fax: 1-713-739-7307
Rates: $129 / night
Single or double occupancy
Reservations must be made by May 29, 2007
The easiest and fastest way to register
for the training is online!
Visit http://www.ncil.org/ILNetHouston.html and sign up today!
Yes! Please register me for IL NET's new training, "High
Impact CIL's:
Supercharging your Mission" from June 12 to 14. Please specify
alternative
format.
Fee: $150
Oh No! I cannot attend but would like to purchase the Do-It-Yourself
Training Kit. Kit includes live CDs of the seminar and all accompanying
materials. Please specify alternative format.
Fee: $150
Payment Information: Please enclose a check, money order, or credit
card
information with your completed registration and return by to:
Email: ncil@ncil.org or Fax: (202) 207-0341
If you are unable to respond by fax or email, please send your
hard copy
registration to:
NCIL / 1710 Rhode Island, Northwest / Fifth Floor / Washington,
D.C. 20036.
Form of Payment
Please DO NOT send credit card information via e-mail; it is not
a secure
connection! Credit Cards (Visa and Mastercard ONLY) may be processed
online: http://www.ncil.org/ILNetHouston.html or by calling Jorge
Pineda
at 202.207.0334 (V), or 202.207.0340 (TTY).
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immediately.
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Canter
at NCIL, 202-207-0334 (voice) 202-207-0340 (TTY) 202-207-0341 (fax)
or eleanor@ncil.org
IL NET: Expanding the Power of the IL Movement
This seminar is brought to you by IL NET, a project spearheaded
by the
Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) Program in partnership
with
the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL). Through IL NET,
you have
access to a variety of resources to advance your understanding
of
independent living, including: Highly rated training programs,
technical
assistance resources to answer your specific questions, publications,
organizations, and other valuable resources, and much more!
To learn more about what IL NET can do for you, contact ILRU at
713-520-0232
(voice), 713-520-5136 (TTY), or online at www.ilru.org or NCIL
at
877-525-3400 (voice /TTY), or online at ilnet@ncil.org.
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