CPRA 2008 Spring Symposium
May 2, 2008 at the Penrose Public Library, Colorado Springs
Featuring the El Pomar Nonprofit Resource Center
The Colorado Professional Researchers for Advancement 2008 Spring Symposium will be held on Friday, May 2, 2008 from 9:30am – 4:00pm at the Penrose Public Library in Colorado Springs.
The full day symposium will feature the El Pomar Nonprofit Resource Center (EPNRC) located inside of the Carnegie Library at Penrose. The symposium will be held in the Carnegie Reading Room, right next to the EPNRC.
Register for the seminar online at: http://www.apracolorado.com/register.htm
Session Description
This full-day symposium will feature EPNRC’s gold-mine of free resources (online and print), and how they can be useful to you as a nonprofit, whether you are grant seeking, looking for information on grant proposal writing, fundraising, or desiring information on nonprofit management. Also featured will be a tour of the center and an afternoon presentation on researching “A to Z” using free resources.
Morning Session Features: Amy Rodda, reference librarian and coordinator of the El Pomar Nonprofit Resource Center at the Pikes Peak Library District. She has been with the Pikes Peak Library for over 3 years. She graduated with her MLS from Emporia State University.
During the morning session Amy plans to give an overview of the El Pomar Nonprofit Resource Center and its many features. She will present the EPNRC’s available print resources regarding grant seeking, grant writing, fundraising, and nonprofit management. She also plans to cover online databases such as the Foundation Directory Online, Colorado Grants Guide and WealthEngine. When Amy is done with her presentation she will give everyone a tour of the EPNRC.
Afternoon Session Features: Joann Maneri, Research Analyst and Manager of Research Services for the CU Foundation since 1993. She has attended numerous APRA and CASE conferences for development research; the MARC conference and the California conference for research professionals; and has been a presenter at the Big XII Research Conference, CPRA and MARC. Most recently (March 2008) she presented a session at the Big XII Development Conference in Kansas City entitled “Research with a Kick.” She also conducted a one day seminar for the Colorado chapter of APRA on the “Fundamentals of Prospect Research” in 2007.
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Joann’s afternoon session will feature the how-to’s of researching “A to Z” utilizing free resources. She will show you how to effectively research potential donors and create a detailed profile. Her presentation will be an actual “walk through” on profile building with coverage for beginning researchers as well as for those more advanced.
Who should attend? This symposium will focus on free resources available for non-profits and the how-to of researching and building profiles. This symposium will appeal to research managers/directors, development researchers, development officers and database professionals.
Spring Symposium Registration Fee
OPTION 1, $55: I am a 2008 CPRA member.
OPTION 2, $80: I am not a 2008 CPRA member. I want to take advantage of this opportunity to attend the Symposium and join CPRA for the remainder of 2008. (Includes 2008 membership dues and symposium registration fee) **BEST VALUE FOR NEW MEMBERS**
OPTION 3, $90: I am not a 2007 CPRA member. I am registering for the symposium only.
Register for the seminar online at: http://www.apracolorado.com/register.htm
Agenda
Morning Session
9:30 – 10:00, Continental Breakfast Buffet
10:00 - 10:15, Welcome and Chapter Announcements
10:15 – 11:15, Presentation
11:15 – 11:30, Break
11:30 – Noon, Tour EPNRC
Lunch
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Buffet
Afternoon Session
1:00 – 2:00, Presentation
2:00 - 2:15, Break
2:15 - 3:00, Presentation
3:00 – 3:30pm, Discussion and Wrap-up
Event Location:
Penrose Public Library in Colorado Springs featuring the El Pomar Nonprofit Resource Center (EPNRC). The symposium will be held in the Penrose Carnegie Reading room next door to the EPNRC.
For further details on EPNRC you can check out their website:
http://www.ppld.org/aboutyourlibrary/services/elpomar/aboutus.asp
Directions
20 North Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(Adjacent to the Penrose Library) Get-A-Map
Telephone: (719) 531-6333 ext. 2253
Parking
The most cost effective parking is available in the 2 library parking lots. There is a small lot right on Cascade just south of the building (20 N. Cascade) and a larger lot behind the library (just to the west) on Pikes Peak Ave. The lots do have parking meters and the cost is $.50 per hour and is active during the hours from 10 am - 6 pm. There are also a couple of for fee parking garages available next to the library.