YNPN Summit 2017: Make it Happen

You're invited to join YNPN Greater Buffalo for our annual summit!

The YNPN Greater Bflo Summit is designed to provide a space for training, general leadership development, and networking for YNPN Greater Bflo membership and other young nonprofit leaders. This year our theme is "Make It Happen." Whether you are looking to learn cutting-edge practices, meaningfully network, deepen your learning, or to deepen your understanding of how your passion & career intersect, Summit 2017 has workshop sessions designed for you to make "it" happen in 2017!

Summit registration includes morning coffee + lunch.

Summit 2017 is focused on enhancing the nonprofit sector and is open to all.  This year's event will feature a keynote presentation and various breakout sessions.  Check our website for detailed information.

All sessions will take place in the Bulger Communication Center unless noted otherwise. Detailed breakout session descriptions can be found here.

8:00 - 8:30am - Registration

8:30 - 9:30am - Developing Effective Relationships with Corporate Partners 

Panelists - Suzette O'Brien, United Way of Buffalo & Erie Co.; Sandy Falsone, Wegmans Food Markets; Bob Pokrzyk, Rich Products Corporation; Maureen Hanagan, Buffalo Olmstead Park Conservancy; Karen Christie, United Way of Buffalo & Erie Co.

9:30 - 10:45am - Breakout Session #1 (Communicating with Style – Holly Nowak, Special Event Coordination and Volunteer Recruitment – Jodie Antoniadis, Small Shop Fundraising: From Soup to Nuts – Jeffrey Mendola)

10:45 - 11:00am - Break

11:00am - 12:15pm - Breakout Session #2 (Re-thinking Social Media – Ebony Singletary, Getting There From Here: Making the Most of Your Early Career – Bryana DiFonzo & Minesh Patel, Obtaining Customer Feedback and Validation – Tipping Point Communications (Michelle Ashby & Mike Barone)

12:15 - 1:00pm - Lunch

1:00 - 1:45pm - Keynote Presentation "Finding Your North Star - Amanda Shaffer - Shaffer Coaching, LLC

In our 24/7 society with competing career and personal demands, finding ways to leverage your resources starts with plotting your course. Amanda Shaffer presents a thoughtful and compelling narrative on how to discover, evaluate, and maximize opportunities to advance your career and impact your community by first “Finding Your North Star”.

1:45 - 2:00pm Break

2:00 - 3:15pm - Breakout Session #3 (The Brand of “YOU” – Performance Management Pros, Sealing the Deal: Effective Volunteer Onboarding – Girl Scouts of WNY, Oh No, We Have a Crisis…Now What – Dr. Pauline Hoffmann)

3:15 - 3:30pm - Closing Remarks

Service Projects (During Breakout Sessions #1 & #2)

YNPN on Wheels – Meals on Wheels WNY
Participants will assemble toiletry bags that will later be delivered by volunteers to Meals on Wheels
homebound clients. You will have the opportunity to assemble small toiletry bags as a team, followed by
creating cards that will also be delivered to Meals on Wheels’ clients. A card and toiletry bag is always
well-received by clients who are homebound and oftentimes isolated. The small items help clients in
case they run out of shampoo, soap, etc. and inspirational greeting cards are often hung on the windows
and fridges of clients

Sock Puppet Project

Particpiants can "make giving happen" by building sock puppets which will be donated to children in need at Ronald McDonald House of WNY, Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo and Project Connect. In addition to putting your creative juices to work, you will be bringing a smile to a child's face somewhere in WNY!

*Schedule is subject to change* 

FAQs

1. What are my parking options for Summit?

Parking will be complementary in all Buffalo State College Parking Lots. We suggest parking in Lots I-34, I-35, I-37 as they are closest to Bulger. A map of Buffalo State can be found here.

2. How can I contact the organizer with any questions?

Please email ynpngreaterbflo@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.

3. Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

You can bring either a printed ticket or an email confirmation.

4. Where can I find a description of each breakout session?

Descriptions of each breakout session can be found here.

• JA Jodie Antoniadis

  Jodie Antoniadis

  American Diabetes Associaton

  Project Manager

• MA Michelle Ashby

  Michelle Ashby

  Tipping Point Communications

  Founder/CEO

• MB Mike Barone

  Mike Barone

  Tipping Point Communication

  Communications Director

• MB Melinda Block

  Melinda Block

  Meals on Wheels

  Director of Site Services

• BD Bryana DiFonzo

  Bryana DiFonzo

  WEDI

  Community Development Director

• LG Lauren Gousy

  Lauren Gousy

  Meals on Wheels

  Volunteer Relations Associate

• DPH Dr. Pauline Hoffmann

  Dr. Pauline Hoffmann

  St. Bonaventure University

  Dean

• CK Christine Kirwan

  Christine Kirwan

  Girl Scouts of WNY

  Director of Volunteer Experience

• JM Jeffrey Mendola

  Jeffrey Mendola

  New Directions Youth & Family Services

  Director of Mission Advancement

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  Holly Nowak

  HMN Resources

  President

• MP Minesh Patel

  Minesh Patel

  United Way of Buffalo & Erie County

  Resource Coordinator for the AAI

• JR Jenna Regan

  Jenna Regan

  Performance Management Partners, INC

  Search Consultant

• JS Jessica Schimert

  Jessica Schimert

  Performance Management Partners, INC

  Business Consultant

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  Amanda Shaffer

  Shaffer Coaching

  Principal

• LS Lani Sherrill

  Lani Sherrill

  Girls Scouts of WNY

  Manager of Volunteer Learning and Adult Development

• ES Ebony Singletary

  Ebony Singletary

  Girl Scouts of WNY

  Lead Placement Specialist