Annual Connecticut Nonprofit Conference

Sponsorship Opportunities

Download details about sponsorship opportunities for the 2010 Conference. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Mark Berardi at 860-525-5080. We are proud to say that all sponsorships for last year's Conference SOLD OUT, so act quickly! 

Update, 7/26: We are thrilled to announce that DonorPerfect has once again signed on to be a Premier Sponsor! More to come as our sponsors line up!

Keynote Speaker

What will the nonprofit sector look like in 5 years? 10 years? 20 years?

The answer lies in the vision and drive that nonprofit leaders exhibit right now. Today holds the promise and reality of who we are and what we are capable of achieving. Many of the rules have changed, but one underlying truth remains: the power of nonprofits lies in our missions. How we adapt our vision and pursue our missions will determine our success.

With this theme in mind, we are thrilled to announce that Jan Masaoka will be the keynote speaker at our 2010 Conference. Jan is Director & Editor in Chief of Blue Avocado, author of The Best of Board Café, and former Executive Director of CompassPoint Nonprofit Services. She has been listed eight times among the "Fifty Most Influential People" in the nonprofit sector nationwide, and in 2003 she was named "Nonprofit Executive of the Year" by Nonprofit Times.

Jan Masaoka is a leading writer and thinker on nonprofit organizations with particular emphasis on boards of directors, business planning, and the role of nonprofits in society. She has tremendous insight into how vision and mission shape the power of nonprofits. In a post to Blue Avocado, Jan once reflected:

"Textbooks make it seem as if Rosa Parks just one day decided not to sit at the back of the bus. In fact, of course, many other African American women and men had done just that over the years, only to be thrown off the bus. But when Rosa Parks refused to leave her seat in the front of the bus, she did so having been selected by local nonprofits to spark the carefully-planned boycott of the segregated bus company. Heroes don't act alone: nonprofits support heroes, and heroes understand nonprofits to be platforms for impact, and all are parts of evolving social movements.

In nonprofits we sometimes ask, "What is the vision for our organization?" But perhaps like heroes we should be asking ourselves: What is my vision for a changed world, and how does working/volunteering at this organization move that vision forward? Instead of "What can we be doing in this economic climate," let's ask: In this economic climate, what do our constituencies need us to be doing? Let's learn from heroes that - beyond services and outputs - standing for principles, cohering community, and building movements are important components of vision."

We think the future of our sector looks bright. You have the power to make us right.

Details on additional speakers will be announced soon! Check out our past conferences to learn more about the quality presenters we bring in on an annual basis.

Toy Drive

We are thrilled to announce that we will once again hold a Toy Drive at this year's conference. (Details TBA soon.) Last year, 120 toys were collected at the conference and given to NBC Connecticut’s Joy of Sharing Toy Drive to benefit the United Way and Toys For Tots. (See article)

The Toy drive is brought to you by CT Nonprofits and our Media Sponsor, Co-Communications. For more information, please contact Mark Berardi at 860-525-5080 or mberardi@ctnonprofits.org.