Join Jacob Harold and James Lum, GuideStar's CEO and CFO, respectively, on Monday, February 23, 2 pm EDT, for our first Impact Call of 2015: www.guidestar.org/impact. During the live discussion with participants, Harold will present and discuss GuideStar's theory of change, in which the organization of nonprofit information and data can strengthen every one of the four factors that lead to social impact:

1. More giving-the financial capital that fuels the work of nonprofits;
2. Smarter giving-a system that rewards performance;
3. Reduced waste-less redundancy, busywork, and distraction; and
4. Higher performance/effectiveness-greater results per dollar.

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During the free Impact Call, Harold will spotlight GuideStar's 2014 achievements relative to this theory of change, including:

• Evolving the Overhead Myth campaign
• Collecting diversity data about nonprofit/foundation staff and boards
• Progress towards collecting and disseminating quantitative programmatic data
• Promising new partnerships with Intuit Labs and others

Harold and Lum will also discuss last year's organizational achievements with new internal systems and processes, opening a new, third office in San Francisco, progress towards its $10 million transformational capital campaign, and more. In addition, they will provide an overview of GuideStar's year-end financials and the organization's plans for 2015 and beyond.

 

Washington, D.C. - March 28 - 31, 2015

 

"NAWB's annual Forum is an unprecedented opportunity for business, government, labor, workforce, and education to come together with the goal of 'Advancing Workforce Innovation'," says NAWB CEO Ron Painter. "With the passage of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), workforce organizations must move beyond performance metrics and demonstrate true investment outcomes that can sustain a community. Forum 2015 explores models and solutions that help partners in workforce, education, and economic development collaborate, share knowledge, and create a common vision around the goals of technology, innovation, and service to our customers."

 

The programming for Forum 2015 addresses core issues affecting not only workforce development, but also education, economic development, and business and industry. Issue Sessions provide a close look at the changes required by the new WIOA legislation, while Impact Sessions move beyond the rules and regulations to focus on the strategic ways workforce stakeholders can impact and effect change in their regions. "All stakeholders will benefit from attending Forum 2015, whether you are a CEO, Chamber, workforce or education professional," said Painter. "Forum 2015 will equip attendees to provide vision, leadership, and impact in addressing the workforce needs and improving the economic health of their regions."

 

Some of the highlights planned for Forum 2015 include:

• Pre-Conference Sessions - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), strategy, convening and partnerships, labor market intelligence, responsive business engagement

• Legislative Updates
• Keynote Speakers: Victor Hwang, CEO and Co-Founder, T2 Venture Creation; Aaron Hurst, CEO, Imperative
• Issue Sessions - 'deep dive' discussion of what is required to fully implement WIOA and ready our regions for change.
• Partners' Exchange - Interactive meeting with workforce partners
• Workshops and Quickshops on key workforce issue areas
• Beautiful Venue - Washington D.C. Hilton

Online registration ends 3/13/15. Learn more.