Leadership: Essential in your Quest for Quality
Practical
Presenters: John Rose, Irwin Siegel Agency, Inc., Regis Obijiski, Execu-
tive Director, New Horizons Resources, Inc. Advice, Tips
SPRAINBROOK
Leadership ensures the creation of strategies, systems and methods for
Resources&
achieving excellence, stimulating innovation and building knowledge
and capabilities in order to ensure quality outcomes and achieve the
agency’s mission. Th is session will discuss key components necessary
for a leader’s eff ectiveness in bridging the gap between strategy and ex-
Experience Better . . . People, Process, Solutions
ecution.
Presenters: Tim O’Brien, Corporate Account Executive,
Must Even My Worst Former Employees Get Paid ―
Careerbuilder.com, Scott Gifi s, Regional Manager, Careerbuilder.com
Not All Discharged Staff are Entitled to Receive
BEDFORD
Th is session will provide att endees insight into the evolution of the in-
Unemployment Benefi ts
ternet, how it is changing the face of society, and how to leverage it to
Presenter: Richard D. Landau, Jackson Lewis LLP make a bigger impact in your market. Please join Careerbuilders.com
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for an engaging session. Be prepared to participate, innovate, and imple-
A more sophisticated and regimented approach to termination deci-
ment fresh ideas to improve your chapter utilizing the latest trends and
sions can greatly increase an agency’s success rate at hearings and conse-
best practices in web 2.0 internet marketing.
quently reduce unemployment insurance costs. With the ongoing issue
of employee turnover, this can be an area of signifi cant savings.
Achieving Board Excellence
Presenter: Steve Morgan, Executive Director, The Arc of Baltimore
Community Inclusion & Opportunities for Success:
SPRAINBROOK
The Stone Belt “Hand in Hand” Project
One of the primary responsibilities of the Executive Director is manag-
Presenter: Carol-Anne Hossler, Stone Belt Arc ing the Board of Directors as they carry out their essential duties and
BEDFORD
meet their fi duciary obligations. Th is workshop will explore the execu-
Th is session will include a brief historical overview including the origi-
tive’s role in guiding the Board toward achieving excellence in support-
nal need for the “Hand in Hand” project, its’ creation, development,
ing Th e Arc (chapter). Th e workshop will off er practical advice, tips and
and successes. In addition, the program will include a description of the
resources in a number of critical areas. We will emphasize the need for
transition process from the high school experience to program imple-
a comprehensive Board Operations manual and annual work plan that
mentation at Stone Belt.
clearly sets out essential Board duties and timeframes for completion.
Th e Board-Executive relationship will be discussed, including topics
245pm – 3pm Refreshment Break such as conducting an annual performance evaluation, establishing
clear lines of communication and the distribution of authority will also
3pm – 445pm Concurrent Sessions
be covered. (Many of the best practice Board guidelines are derived
from the Standards for Excellence Certifi cation program sponsored by
Imagine the Possibilities II ― Part II
the Maryland Association of Nonprofi t Organizations). Th e fi nal por-
Presenter: Joseph Plummer, Columbia University
tion of the workshop will be an open discussion to allow executives to
YORKTOWN share some of their own ideas and also seek advice in handling diffi cult
Imagine there is a way to recruit new members, enhance board develop- issues they are currently facing.
ment, engage new donors and impact elected offi cials! A discussion of
the power of generational cohorts and their views of “disabled” people.
The New 990 – Facts and Preparation
Applications and models for marketing and communication will be dis-
Presenter: Adam B. Cole, BDO Seidman, LLP
cussed.
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Th is session will review the changes to the requirements of 990 IRS
When Workers Can’t Work - Successfully Getting Staff
codes. Th e presenter will review the rules and business practices chap-
Back to Work Under the Federal and State FMLA &
ters of the Arc should have in place to meet these requirements.
Disability Laws
Presenter: Frank Alvarez, Jackson Lewis LLP Optional Evening Activities
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New York Yankees Game: Transportation will depart from the
As people intensive organizations, many agencies lose literally hundreds
hotel lobby at 515pm.
or thousands of employee work hours each year to poorly constructed
■
Evening Cruise: Transportation will depart from the hotel
or implemented policies and practices under the various leave and
lobby at 515pm. Attire is casual. A boxed sandwich will be
disability laws. Most critical to reversing this trend is changing your
provided.
agency’s approach to more aggressively att ack the issues.
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