Iowa Community Philanthropy Academy - Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Hotel at Gateway Center, Ames, Iowa

"Moving beyond startup in Pursuit of Excellence"

Welcome

• Rick Morain, Chair, Community Vitality Center Board
• Dan Saftig, President, ISU Foundation
• The Honorable Tom Harkin, U.S. Senator - (recorded message)

Status of Philanthropy in Iowa

• Sandy Ehrig, Iowa Department of Economic Development
  The Success of Iowa's Philanthropy Initiatives

Iowa Council of Foundations Update

• Steve Schaaf, President, Iowa Council of Foundations
  A Partner in Pursuit of Excellence in Philanthropy

Innovative Community Foundation Best Practices to Support Economic Growth and Entrepreneurship

• John Molinaro, Associate Director, Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group
  Supporting Economic Growth and Entrepreneurship
  Sample Policy for Establishing Charitable Purposes in Economic Development Lending

Models for School and Community Foundation Collaboration

• James Collogan, Director of Research, Marketing, and Web Design National School Foundation Association
  An Update on School Foundations and Potential for Collaboration with Community Foundations
• MaryAnn Burk, President and CEO, Community Foundation of Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Northeast Iowa
  Community Foundations Collaborating with Our Schools
• Willard Boyd III, Attorney, Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell, and O'Brien, P.C.
  Legal Aspects of School and Community Foundation Collaboration
  Summary of Nonprofit Corporation Directors Duties

Best Practices in Donor Centered Marketing, Communications, and Relationship Building

• Larry Stelter, President and CEO of Stelter Company
  Building Donor Relationships: It's a Process Not an Event

Supplemental Handout Materials

• 2006 Iowa General Assembly House File 2670
• CVC Philanthropy Success Story Achievement Awards
• CVC School and Community Foundation Collaboration Pilot Project Incentives
• CVC Philanthropy Entrepreneurship Mini-Grants