SPN Annual Meeting- 2014 has ended

Create Your Own Event

SPN Annual Meeting- 2014

6:00pm PDT

Energy Roundtable Reception (Thomas Jefferson Institute Event) Governors Square 14

7:30am PDT

Energy Roundtable Meeting (Thomas Jefferson Institute Event) Directors Row H

12:00pm PDT

Registration Open Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel

1:30pm PDT

CEO/EVP Session Governor\'s Square 10

2:00pm PDT

Exhibitor/Resource Table Set Up Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel

4:00pm PDT

Generation Liberty Fellows: Welcome Session and Orientation Directors Row J

5:30pm PDT

Generation Liberty Fellows: Leading Without Authority Directors Row J

6:00pm PDT

Welcome Reception- Presented by First Rule Film & Broadcast Plaza Ballroom

7:30pm PDT

Right On Crime Dinner Majestic Ballroom

8:00pm PDT

Welcome Suite – Sponsored by National School Choice Week Plaza Ballroom A

6:30am PDT

Yoga Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel

7:00am PDT

Registration Open Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel

7:30am PDT

Breakfast Buffet Opens Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel

8:00am PDT

Plenary Breakfast: Advance Freedom Up the S-Curve Plaza Ballroom- BCEF

9:00am PDT

Great Communicators Tournament: Preliminary Rounds Plaza Court 2

9:30am PDT

Coffee Break: Sponsored by Institute for Humane Studies Innovators Lounge Leadership Institute Media Training Day 1 Plaza Court 7

9:45am PDT

Identify Your Target Audiences for Policy Wins Plaza Ballroom D How to Turn Donors into Transformational Donors Plaza Ballroom A Decisions and Actions of Influential Ideas Governors Square 12 Creating and Keeping Your A-Team (Part 1) Governors Square 10 Keep a Coalition Together: Case Studies in Working with Difficult Partners Governors Square 16 Change Lives through Innovative Policy Solutions Governors Square 14

11:15am PDT

Whitney Johnson Book Signing Innovators Lounge Stop Sending Press Releases! How to Get Reporters' Attention Governors Square 11 Reach Your Target Audience for Policy Wins: Case Studies Plaza Ballroom D Winners and Losers: Why Nearly Every Successful Organization Has a Fundraising Plan and What’s in Them Plaza Ballroom A Silencing Opposing Views: Attacks on Free Speech and Private Charitable Giving Governors Square 12 Creating and Keeping Your A-Team (Part 2) Governors Square 10 Reach the Next Generation Governors Square 16 Confrontation or Collaboration? Governors Square 15 Public Sector Union Reform Governors Square 14

12:45pm PDT

Plenary Lunch: Unsung Hero and Overton Awards Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel

2:30pm PDT

How to Use Polling to Tailor Your Policy Communications Governors Square 11 Move Your Target Audiences for Policy Wins: Case Studies for Powerful Stories Plaza Ballroom D Maximizing Special Events Toward a Major Donor Win! Governors Square 17 Marrying Development and Accounting: Project and Meet Your Fundraising Goals through Accurate Budgeting Plaza Ballroom A Transitions: Growing Yourself- Growing Your Organization Governors Square 12 The Art of Interviewing Governors Square 10 Community Change Agents: Coalition Case Study from Detroit Governors Square 16 Overcoming Obstacles to Pension Reform Governors Square 15 Winning Tactics for Education Reform Governors Square 14

3:45pm PDT

Generation Liberty Fellows: Careers in Liberty: Thinking Outside the Box Directors Row J

4:00pm PDT

Filmers and Creatives Brainstorm Innovators Lounge Blocking EPA's Power Grab: What can state's do to assert their authority, avoid skyrocketing electricity prices, stem job loss and preserve grid reliability? Governors Square 15 The Right State Tax Incentives: Taxing Weed Not Jobs Plaza Ballroom A Unlocking Domestic Energy Production with Free-Market Conservation Policies for Endangered Species Governors Square 14

5:00pm PDT

Generation Liberty Fellows: Keynote Speaker Directors Row J Book Signings Innovators Lounge Mackinac Center Vote Spotter Mobile App Demonstration Innovators Lounge

6:30pm PDT

Reception & Dinner Hosted by the Independence Institute Surprise Location! Check your program when you arrive in Denver...

9:30pm PDT

Cigar Reception Katie Mullins Irish Restaurant and Pub

6:30am PDT

CrossFit Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel

7:30am PDT

Medicaid Strategy Breakfast Governors Square 17 Registration Open Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel

8:00am PDT

Marijuana Policy: Follow the Money Plaza Ballroom A Make Me an Expert: Getting Past the Gatekeeper to Secure the Face-to-Face Meeting Plaza Court 6 Make Me an Expert: Increasing Your Fundraising Capacity: Maximizing Consultant Relationships Plaza Court 4 Make Me an Expert: Major Gifts- Building Impact Through Giving Plaza Court 3 Make Me an Expert: Perfecting the Pitch Plaza Court 2 Make Me an Expert: Raising Foundation Money Is Time Consuming, Frustrating... and Absolutely Necessary: Ten Ways to Improve Your Foundation Cultivation Program Today Plaza Court 5

9:00am PDT

Organize Your Communications Shop to Achieve Your Vision Plaza Ballroom D Click to Donate: How to Set Up an E-Fundraising Campaign Governors Square 11 The Dream Team: How to Get One and What to Do With It Once You Have One Governors Square 12 501c3 Boundaries: Where's the Line? Governors Square 10 Creating a Culture of Innovation Governors Square 16 Income Inequality and Poverty Governors Square 15 Murder Boards: Refine Your Testimony Skills by Fire Governors Square 14

9:30am PDT

Leadership Institute Media Training Day 2 Plaza Court 7

10:30am PDT

The Power of Imagery and Film Plaza Ballroom D Communications and Policy: How to Work Together to Market Innovative Ideas Governors Square 11 Congratulations on Your Growing House File! Now What? How to Cultivate Direct Mail Donors Plaza Ballroom A Project Management 301- Managing a Project in Choppy Water Governors Square 10 Outside the Box: Unlikely Legislative Strategies to Win Governors Square 16 Federal Spending in State Budgets Governors Square 14 Health Care Solutions for States Governors Square 17

11:30am PDT

Oxygen Bar Innovators Lounge

12:00pm PDT

Plenary Lunch: Great Communicators' Tournament Plaza Ballroom- BCEF

2:00pm PDT

Reframing 10 Objections Think Tanks Face Plaza Ballroom D The Daily Habits of Highly Successful Fundraisers Plaza Ballroom A What a Great Board Can Mean to an Organization Governors Square 11 Navigating Overwhelming Digital Strategy Options Governors Square 10 Ask a State Legislator: Moving Your Ideas from the Trash to the Desktop Governors Square 16 Disruptive Innovation vs. Regulation Governors Square 12

3:00pm PDT

Snack Break With Bacon-Carmel Popcorn! Innovators Lounge

3:30pm PDT

Energy Regulations and Policy: How you can get involved Governors Square 14 GONS: Broadband Battles in Your State Governors Square 17

3:45pm PDT

3D Printing Demonstration by Aleph Objects Innovators Lounge

4:00pm PDT

Generation Liberty Fellows: Developing Your Personal Brand Directors Row J

4:30pm PDT

Techies and Communication Gurus Meet-Up Innovators Lounge

4:45pm PDT

Generation Liberty Fellows: Framing Your Message Directors Row J

5:00pm PDT

Solutions for Human Flourishing Innovators Lounge

5:30pm PDT

Communications Reception Hosted by Spark Freedom Plaza Ballroom D Development Reception Plaza Ballroom A Policy Reception Hosted by Freedom Partners Governors Square 17

6:30pm PDT

Annual Thomas A. Roe Reception & VIP Reception Governors Square 15

7:15pm PDT

Annual Thomas A. Roe Award Dinner Plaza Ballroom- BCEF

9:00pm PDT

Dessert Reception Sponsored by Atlas Network Plaza Foyer

10:00pm PDT

After Party and Game Night Sponsored by Spark Freedom Innovators Lounge

8:30am PDT

Generation Liberty Fellows: Breakfast Governors Square 17 Registration Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel Litigation Meeting Governors Square 12

9:00am PDT

Generation Liberty Fellows: Speed Resume Review and Mock Interviews Governors Square 17

9:30am PDT

Just Say No to Vanity Metrics: Set and Achieve Measurable Communications Goals Plaza Ballroom D Proven Secrets to Fundraising Success: Fundraising Experts Take Your Questions Plaza Ballroom A Building a Winning Culture Governors Square 10 Policy Tool Belt Governors Square 15 School Choice Fiscal Note Calculator Governors Square 16

11:00am PDT

Generation Liberty Fellows: Closing Governors Square 17

12:00pm PDT

SPN Annual Meeting Concludes Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel