The first-ever Creating the Future conference – a fully co-created effort with the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Orgs (PANO) – is happening this Monday and Tuesday. And with the theme of The Power of We, YOU will be a big part of this event, wherever you are! Live-streaming of the Plenary Sessions (right here!) Follow the … Read more
How does one measure the success of a conference? Typically this question is answered poorly, if at all – using "smile sheets" that ask questions such as, "Would you recommend this conference to a friend?" Which all assumes that the reason for having a conference is to have a conference – an end unto itself. … Read more
If the PANO/Creating the Future conference is a beginning vs. an end unto itself, what is it the beginning OF? And what needs to be in place to ensure that whatever comes next continues to aim at the desired outcomes – building trust relationships, building upon the strengths of people in their communities, and building … Read more
If you've been following the development of Creating the Future's first-ever conference (in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations – PANO), you know that this event is a demonstration project. The goal of this demonstration / experiment is to explore how an educational conference can help to accomplish long term goals beyond the … Read more
In just a few short weeks, Creating the Future will be presenting its first-ever conference – a joint effort with the Pennsylania Association of Nonprofit Organizations. Which means it is time for us to create a hashtag for the event! This is not as simple as it seems, at least not if we want to … Read more
If you've been following the progress of our planning for the first-ever joint conference of Creating the Future and the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations, then the good news is it is REAL. Early registration is now open! In the next few days, we'll share some of the work that's been going on in addition … Read more
Many questions have arisen about the demonstration project Creating the Future has embarked upon with the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO). In preparation for our next meeting (Thursday February 27th from 1pm-3pm ET – watch it below), we thought we would catch folks up on what we have been doing, and what we’re learning … Read more
The next planning meeting for the joint PANO / Creating the Future Conference will happen right here on Wednesday, Febraury 19 at 1pm ET. Scroll to the bottom of this post to watch it live. To participate, tweet to the hashtag #CTFuture. During this session we will continue yesterday's budget discussion for the joint conference, … Read more
The next planning meeting for the joint PANO / Creating the Future Conference will happen right here on Tuesday, Febraury 18 at 1pm ET. Scroll to the bottom of this post to watch it live. To participate, tweet to the hashtag #CTFuture. During this session we will be discussing the budget for the joint conference … Read more
The next planning meeting for the joint PANO / Creating the Future Conference will happen right here on Tuesday, Febraury 11 at 1pm ET. Scroll to the bottom of this post to watch it live. To participate, tweet to the hashtag #CTFuture. During the last meeting of the Conference Planning Team, we talked about the … Read more