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Leadership and Management Institute Program

Pre-Institute: The "I" in QRIS: Onsite Technical Assistance Projects to Improve Quality
Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 1:00 - 5:00pm

Institute: Thursday, July 16 - 17, 2009 ends @ 12:00 pm

Thursday Opening Plenary

Thom Mozloom, The M Network
"What's In a Name: Brand Identity"
Learn more about Thom Mazloom

Thursday Luncheon Keynote

Michael Petit, Every Child Matters
"Grassroots Organizing: Your Role, Your Responsibility"
Learn more about Michael Petit

Preliminary Thursday Concurrent Sessions:

Leadership:

• Business and Community Leaders: Your CCR&R’s Best Friends for Advocacy
• Your Media Savvy IQ

Governance:

• Is Your Board Helping or Hurting?
• Mission Driven Fund Development

Management:

• CCR&R Financial Management Made Easy
• In the Right Seat On the Right Bus: Hiring, Supervising and Evaluating CCR&R Staff
• Meeting the Diverse Needs of Families
• Making the Case for Funding: A Close Look at the Components of a Development Case Study

Data and Technology:

• Online Business Networking for CCR&Rs

Friday Plenaries

Morning Plenary (8:30-10:00AM): Expanding CCR&R Parent Services: The Role of Home Visiting in Communities

Sue Stepelton, Parents as Teachers, Missouri
Peggy Hill, Nurse Family Partnership, Colorado
Cydney Wessel, Healthy Families America, Illinois

This session will highlight the new Administration's interest and investment in home visitation programs. Join this panel of experts as they talk about the dynamics of their visitation programs and the impact they have on outcomes for families. CCR&Rs can work with these programs and others to enhance the services that they offer to parents and CCR&R's organizations with home visitation.

Closing Plenary (10:30AM - 12:00PM): Online Parent Services

Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Care.com

Care.com is a commercial example of how the Internet can serve families who are looking for child care. This subscription-based online nationwide system offers direct referrals for all types of life-cycle care options. It includes a suite of powerful electronic tools and resources, including background checks, articles and guides that provide in-depth information about specific care services and issues, and how CCR&Rs can harness the Internet to serve parents.