October 3, 2010
How to Squeeze More Value From Attending a Nonprofit Conference
Richard White, for The Chronicle
Time- and budget-strapped nonprofit employees need to make the most of chances to build their professional networks at conferences.
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation used to send several staff members to major conferences “without even knowing what the topics were,” says Scott McReynolds, the fund’s vice president for finance and administration. But these days, he says, the organization is more choosy: “Now we study the agendas, look for programs that are specific to our needs, then send just the right staff.”
He attends two major conferences a year, down from three back when the
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