The Foraker Group

At the recent Foraker Leadership Summit, Diane Kaplan, President and CEO of the Rasmuson Foundation, launched the new Foraker book on nonprofit sustainability. The book, Focus on Sustainability: A Nonprofit’s Journey, was written by Dennis McMillian. You can read a summary by clicking here. The book is available for sale at the Foraker office, or on Amazon.com…. Read more »

2013 handouts are available here. We have learned from past conferences that it’s very difficult to determine just how many copies of presentations to print. This leads to one of two things – either we don’t have enough copies, or we have too many, which wastes paper and other resources. This year, as much as possible, we will place presentations and handouts online. We encourage you to download these documents to your computer or tablet, or to print them yourself if you want paper copies. Everyone who has registered for the Summit will receive an email Friday, April 19, with last minute details on the conference and a password to download handouts. Be sure to follow the link to the handout page, enter the password you will receive, and download… Read more »

We’re encouraging people who come to the Summit to use Twitter to share their ideas and perspectives. Our hashtag is #AKSummit. We hope you’ll join in the conversation…. Read more »

Another outstanding opportunity exists just before the Leadership Summit if you want to learn more about how the media works — and to participate in training on citizen journalism. The Alaska Press Club and Alaska Public Media’s Town Square 49 are bringing people from NPR, The New York Times, The Denver Post and Alaska publications for its annual conference. The event takes place at the University of Alaska Anchorage April 18-20. Limited scholarship assistance is available if you are interested in this conference. Click here to learn more…. Read more »

The agenda for the Leadership Summit is available. You should be able to find a number of sessions that will help you and your organization. You can see it here. And you can find more information and register by clicking here…. Read more »

In case you didn’t see it, Dennis has some thoughts on the April 22-23 Leadership Summit. He’s pretty excited about the speakers. You can read more here. To register, click here…. Read more »

Travel assistance is available for nonprofit board and staff attending the Leadership Summit who live outside the Anchorage/MatSu area. Funds are limited. Click here to review the criteria and download an application. Deadline to apply is March 1…. Read more »

One of the most unique and successful efforts to increase individual giving in Alaska is Pick.Click.Give. In a few years, its success is evident. But we think that the long-term impacts will be far greater and it will take more time for its total impact to be fully understood and appreciated. Click here to ready more…. Read more »

The best way to engage clients, partners, donors and volunteers in the critical work of the nonprofit sector is to communicate our stories in a way that lets them know they can make a difference in their community. And yet, telling our stories so they connect people with our mission can be a challenge. That’s why we’re devoting the next Foraker Leadership Summit to “Telling Our Stories — As Leaders, As Organizations, and As A Sector.” Join us on April 22-23, 2013, at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage for a great opportunity to hear from the experts. Click here to learn more and to register…. Read more »

Nonprofit Finance Fund is conducting its fifth annual nationwide survey examining the current state of the nonprofit sector and is looking for Alaska participation. The survey, which is anonymous and takes only 10 minutes to fill out, collects data on important financial and management issues facing the nonprofit sector. To take the 2013 survey, please click on this link before February 15. Also, please do pass on the link to other nonprofit managers you know—the more survey respondents, the more representative and accurate the findings will be. NFF will analyze the results and provide them to all of us—nonprofits, government, foundations, lending institutions, media, and umbrella organizations—in late March. Also, all survey respondents who choose to give their contact information will receive the results directly. The findings, and the comparison… Read more »