Major Gifts from A − Z: Everything You Need to Know
Optional Evening Activities
for Creating a Successful Program
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“Legally Blond” on Broadway & Transportation to NYC

Transportation for both will depart from the hotel lobby at
Presenter: Bridget Murphy, Graham-Pelton Consulting
545pm.
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In this informative and interactive presentation, att endees will learn
the fundamentals of creating a successful major gift s program in their
Sunday, August 3, 2008
shops. Processes and systems for acquiring and identifying major gift
prospects, types of major gift s, research functions, cultivation strate-
8am - 830am Coffee with The Arc’s Board of Directors
gies, engaging Board members, solicitation techniques, tools and mate-
rials, recognition and stewardship activities will be covered.
830am - 1130am Plenary Session
The Arc@Work Supporting Lives...Building Careers
New Leadership .. New Direction .. New Commitment
Presenters: Bill Tapp, Founder and National Director, The College of
Presenters: Tom McLaughlin, Grant Thornton
Direct Support, Mark Konchan, Philadelphia Insurance Companies,
BALLROOM AB
Michael Hutcherson, President, The Colonial Agency Th e Arc’s Task Force on Affi liation and Growth has engaged Tom
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McLaughlin, Grant Th ornton, and his team of non-profi t management
Th e Arc@Work is a national workforce development program support-
consultants to support their work. Th is interactive plenary session
ed by Th e Arc of the United States, Philadelphia Insurance, SEFCU,
is designed to gain your input on the Task Force’s four-part mandate
and College of Direct Support (CDS). It is the vision of Th e Arc@
to provide re-commendations on how to strengthen Chapters of Th e
Work initiative to provide a nationally validated instructional curricu-
Arc:
lum to build the capacity of the provider system, to connect the lives of
1. Affi liation and membership philosophy, policies, procedures, and
families and support networks in a common language and provide a vi-
practices;
sion for community based supports. Th e session will include an over-
2. Fiscal stability and the resources available to support growth;
view of the CDS, as well as the benefi ts that will be received through
3. Infrastructure; and
Philadelphia Insurance and its affi liates.
4. Strategy for growth and ways of measuring it.
Please join us for a great opportunity to discuss with your peers the
345pm - 445pm Focus Groups: A Resource for Chapters -
future path of this organization.
The Arc Board of Directors
1145am - 1pm Brunch
Membership and Chapter Services Committee and
Brunch with The Arc’s Board & The NCE
Research and Dissemination Committee
Board of Directors
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LARCHMONT
Learn about these two critical committ ees of Th e Arc Board of Direc-
tors and discover ways that they might be of assistance to your chapter.
115pm - 8pm
Participate in a structured discussion with board/committ ee members
The Arc’s Board of Directors Meeting
on what has worked, what hasn’t and how the committ ees might bett er
(Th e Board will also meet all day Monday.)
fulfi ll your goals and expectations.
2008 Peggy Terhune Scholarship Recipients
Robin Baker, Mary Lynn Bisland, Sylvia Fuerstenberg,
Executive Director Executive Director Executive Director
Th e Arc of Orange County Terrebonne ARC Th e Arc of King County
Chapel Hill, North Carolina Houma, Louisiana Seatt le, Washington
Mark Your Calendar
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NCE Topical Conference
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The Arc’s National Convention
Albuquerque Convention Center “Telling our Story - Weaving our Future”
November 5th & 6th, 2008 Albuquerque Convention Center
Albuquerque, NM November 5-8, 2008
Albuquerque, NM
8 2008 NCE SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
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