Community Foundations of Florida Meeting: February 2010

February 10, 2010
The Peabody Hotel
9801 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
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Audience: This meeting is intended for community foundations' CEOs along with their staff or others who have communications responsibilities for the foundation. The meeting is open to organizations that are members of Florida Philanthropic Network.
Cost: No charge.
To Register: Register Online

This gathering is a great opportunity for Florida community foundations to connect, share and learn from each other, in both formal and informal settings. It is being held in conjunction with FPN's Statewide Summit on Philanthropy on February 11-12, 2010.

The February 2010 CFF Meeting will cover several key issues for community foundations today, with a focus on community foundations' communications issues, practices, challenges and opportunities. There will also be plenty of time for informal discussion and networking.

Meeting Agenda

Updated 2/5/10

Noon - 12:15 pm
Lunch, Welcome & Introductions
Joy Watkins, Chair, Community Foundations of Florida Leadership Team; President, Community Foundation of North Florida; Katie Ensign, President, Florida Philanthropic Network

12:15 - 1:15 pm
CFF Business Meeting
Joy Watkins, Katie Ensign, David Biemesderfer, Vice President, Florida Philanthropic Network

1:15 - 2:45 pm
Florida Community Foundation Updates & Conversation
An opportunity for each participant to update the group on a recent activity or achievement of their foundation, pose questions to the group and engage in informal discussion and sharing. Each foundation should be prepared to share, in no more than two minutes, up to three "what works" ideas from all areas of the foundation. Bring hand-outs and examples to share.

Communications Staff Updates & Conversation
An opportunity for community foundations' communications staff to network and learn from each other on key aspects of their work. At dinner, the group will report back on their discussions.

2:45 - 3:00 pm
Break

3:00 - 4:00 pm
Community Leadership Conversation
Facilitator: Stewart Stearns, President and CEO, The Community Foundation of Sarasota County; Panelists: Bruce Greer, Executive Director, Community Foundation of South Lake; Leslie Lilly, President/CEO, Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties
A discussion on how community foundations are engaging in community leadership across Florida. What are they doing? What are they learning? What are the challenges and successes?

4:00 - 5:00 pm
Communicating About Community Leadership
Kristen Grimm, President, Spitfire Strategies
Learn and discuss the different ways in which Florida community foundations are communicating about their community leadership. How are they communicating the impact of their leadership? How do you talk about it? What does it look like?

5:00 - 5:15 pm
Wrap-Up
Joy Watkins

5:15 - 6:00 pm
Break

6:00 pm
Dinner
Houlihan’s Restaurant
9150 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
407-363-0043
(Next to The Peabody Hotel)
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6:30 - 7:00 pm
Report Back From Communications Group
Communications staff will report back to the group on their discussions earlier in the day.

7:00 - 8:30 pm
"What Works" Panel Discussion & Group Conversation
Facilitator: Dan Whicker, Director of Marketing and Communications, Southwest Florida Community Foundation; Panelists: Marilyn Howard, Manatee Community Foundation; Ruth Lando, The Community Foundation of Sarasota County; Mary Kress Littlepage, Mark Walker and Nina Waters, The Community Foundation in Jacksonville
A panel of CEOs and communications staff from Florida community foundations will share best practices on a successful communications project. After the panel discussion, each community foundation will share a specific example of a communications effort that had a positive impact, bringing examples and samples.

9:00 pm
Adjourn

Hotel & Logistics

Host Hotel

The host hotel for the CFF Meeting and FPN's Statewide Summit on Philanthropy is The Peabody Hotel, 9801 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819, 407-352-4000 or 800-PEABODY. FPN has negotiated a group rate of $189 for the nights of February 9-10 as well as for February 11-12. This rate will be available until January 18, 2010.

Reservations by Phone
Call the hotel directly at 407-352-4000 or 800-PEABODY and ask for the Florida Philanthropic Network room block.

Reservations Online
To make your reservation online, click here; enter group code 742406 in the left-hand side of the Web site under the "Group Number" section and click "Submit."

If you have any questions about the CFF Meeting, please contact David Biemesderfer at 407-478-6263 or via email.