It is a new reality. Foundation endowment losses, competition for donor dollars, budget cuts and layoffs, and increased demand for services have created a perfect storm for nonprofits, and we're not out of choppy waters yet.

Based on overwhelming feedback from the first Charting a Course event, held last January, the Northland Foundation with support from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation invite executive staff and board members to a second nonprofit dialogue.

You are encouraged to pre-register and complete a brief online survey at your earliest convenience. This session is free of charge, but space is limited.

Presenters

Peter Hutchinson, president of the Bush Foundation, will open with a keynote address that paints a picture of the current state of philanthropy in Minnesota.

Kathy Keeley will explore the three strategic directions available to proactive nonprofits: retooling operations; collaboration – from partnering to merger; and closing down successfully. She will debunk myths and clarify the challenges and opportunities that each option, whether pursued by choice or necessity, presents.

Following lunch, Kathy Keeley and a Panel of Nonprofit Leaders will engage in conversation on how their organizations have adapted – shifts in organizational focus, a merger, and a thoughtfully planned closure – and what it took on a staff, board, and personal level to manage the changes.  

Presenter Biographies

Peter Hutchinson, President, Bush Foundation
Peter C. Hutchinson is president of the St. Paul-based Bush Foundation. Prior to coming to the Foundation in 2007, Hutchinson co-founded the Public Strategies Group. He also has served as the vice president for external affairs and chairman of the Dayton Hudson Foundation, commissioner of finance for the State of Minnesota, superintendent of the Minneapolis Public Schools, and as a deputy mayor in Minneapolis.

Kathy Keeley, Principal, The Keeley Group
Kathy Keeley has spent more than 25 years as a social entrepreneur working in economic development, finance, and performance management. She founded The Keeley Group in 1999 and has since completed strategic planning, project design, business planning, and executive coaching projects for more than 100 nonprofits, foundations, government organizations, and small businesses across the United States and internationally.

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Charting a Course II is sponsored by: