COURSE TRACK KEY
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Extending your mastery over the big-picture emerging and strategic issues that most impact our field.MANAGEMENT
Learning to effectively lead or direct people and organize resources to effectively accomplish your program’s goals and objectives.DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDRAISING
Helping you build sustainable revenue streams for your organization.COMMUNICATIONS
Includes all strategic activities around fostering relationships, crafting messages, building a brand and spreading the word. NUTRITION
Mastering a broad range of topics related to senior nutrition and food service operations.VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT
Managing all aspects of running a volunteer program.FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Developing the skills needed to monitor your organization’s financial condition and to ensure the practice of good financial management.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2016
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. – National Resource Center for Nutrition and Aging Pre-Conference Workshop: Healthcare 101 - Players, Payers and Opportunities (Event Registration Now Closed)
4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. – Meet and Greet Reception
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – State Association Meetings
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2016
8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. – Breakfast served during Sponsor Spotlights or The Home Depot Foundation Panel
10:00 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. – Opening Keynote Event and welcome by Ellie Hollander, President and CEO of Meals on Wheels America
12:20 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Networking Lunch served in breakout rooms
1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Concurrent Sessions
| Prevention-Building Service Lines on Your Home Visits: Medication, Psychosocial & Fall Risk Assessments and Follow-Up
Competency: Business Acumen
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| Basic Fundraising: Asking for Major Gifts
Competency: Revenue Development
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| Food Safety Resources and News You Can Use
Competency: Food Service Knowledge
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| Food is Medicine
Competency: Relationship Building
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| Turning Gen “Y” into Gen “V”: A Blueprint for Millennial Volunteer Success
Competency: Organizational Planning
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2:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. – Refreshment Break
2:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Concurrent Sessions
| Maximizing Your Value by Introducing LEAN Thinking
Competency: Business Acumen
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| How to Incorporate Simple Gift Planning Techniques in All Your Asks
Competency: Revenue Development
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| Nutrition During Care Transitions
Competency: Planning for the Future
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| Developing a Talent Pipeline
Competency: Organizational Planning
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| Emerging Trends in Social Investing – Future Revenue Opportunities
Competency: Fiscal Responsibility
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 | National and State Perspectives on Food Insecurity
Competency: Relationship Building
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4:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. – Keynote by Ellie Hollander, President and CEO of Meals on Wheels America
4:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. – Keynote by Edwin Walker, Acting Assistant Secretary for Aging of the Administration on Aging (AoA)
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Opening Reception
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – Networking Breakfast
8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. – Keynote by the Ad Council and creative agency Anomaly
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Intensive Workshops (Includes refreshment break)
| Healthcare Integration Institute – Part 1
Competency: Business Acumen
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| The Front Door of Philanthropy – Establishing a Donor Base of Support
Competency: Revenue Development
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| Staying Alive and Thriving! Facing New Competition and Challenges
Competency: Food Service Knowledge
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| Everything You Do is Marketing (Messaging, Branding, Social Media)
Competency: Relationship Building
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| Increasing Your Adaptive Capacity: Making Organizational Change Happen Effectively
Competency: Organizational Planning
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| | CONVERGENCE – Board Governance, Accounting Systems and Cyber Security
Competency: Fiscal Responsibility
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12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Networking Lunch and Annual Business Meeting
1:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. – Concurrent Sessions
| Healthcare Integration Institute – Part 2
Competency: Business Acumen
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| What is Healthy Aging?
Competency: Business Acumen
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| Turning Leadership Transitions into a Positive Opportunity
Competency: Planning for the Future
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| Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Adopting the Meals on Wheels Brand
Competency: Organizational Planning
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| Cultural Competencies – Managing People from Diverse Backgrounds
Competency: Relationship Building
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| A Balanced Approach to Business Analytics – Integrating Performance and Financial Data for Future Success
Competency: Fiscal Responsibility
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3:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. – 2016 Meals on Wheels Expo and Raffle
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – The Nashville Experience and Dinner, Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center (Tickets for non-Conference Attendees Available for Purchase)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. – Breakfast
8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. – Concurrent Sessions
| The Importance of Performance Measurement, Star Ratings and Compliance Issues in Healthcare
Competency: Business Acumen
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| Meeting the Needs of Older Americans: National Evaluation of the Title III-C Nutrition Services Program
Competency: Food Service Knowledge
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| Developing an Organizational Culture of Philanthropy for Boards, Volunteers and Non-Fundraising Staff
Competency: Organizational Planning
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| Innovations in Volunteer Engagement: Creating a New Life Cycle for Today’s Volunteers – Part 1
Competency: Planning for the Future
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| Pricing Your Packages and Demonstrating the ROI of Your Services
Competency: Fiscal Responsibility
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| When Federal Advocacy Isn’t Enough, Turn To Your State to Make Change
Competency: Relationship Building
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9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. – Refreshment Break
10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. – Concurrent Sessions
| | Panel of Peers on Innovative Models on Projects, Practices or Processes
Competency: Business Acumen
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| Improving Client Health Outcomes through Healthcare Partnerships
Competency: Food Service Knowledge
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| Grant Writing Made Easy
Competency: Revenue Development
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| Innovations in Volunteer Engagement: Creating a New Life Cycle for Today’s Volunteers – Part 2
Competency: Planning for the Future
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11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. – Community Fair
12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. – Lunch and Chef's Demo