The Learning Conference 2013

W1: Evaluation Basics for the Impact Eager, Resource Meager

Monday, June 3, 2013 at 8:30 AM–11:30 AM EDT

Concerto A

Session Type

Workshop

Session Designer

Sara Beggs. Association of Small Foundations

Speakers

Ms Sara Beggs, Association of Small Foundations

Ms. Catherine A. Gura, The Children's Guild Foundation

W2: Change Agents for Learning

Monday, June 3, 2013 at 8:30 AM–11:30 AM EDT

Concerto B

Session Type

Workshop

Session Designer

Jessica Bearman, Bearman Consulting

Speakers

Jessica Bearman, Bearman Consulting

Opening Plenary Luncheon -- Toward Resilience

Monday, June 3, 2013 at 11:30 AM–1:30 PM EDT

Symphony Ballroom

Session Type

Plenary

Speakers

Kathleen P Enright, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

Andrew Zolli, Pop Tech

Sidney R Hargro, Community Foundation of South Jersey

Connie Yowell, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Short Talk 1: Innovation Isn't Graded on a Curve

Monday, June 3, 2013 at 1:40 PM–2:00 PM EDT

Concerto A

Session Type

Short Talk

Session Designer

Tonya Allen, Skillman Foundation

Speakers

Tonya Allen, Skillman Foundation

Short Talk 2: How Social Innovation Is Like Art, And Why Philanthropy Should Nourish It

Monday, June 3, 2013 at 1:40 PM–2:00 PM EDT

Concerto B

Session Type

Short Talk

Session Designer

Kiff Gallagher, MusicianCorps

Speakers

Kiff Gallagher, MusicianCorps

Short Talk 3: Made to Measure?

Monday, June 3, 2013 at 2:10 PM–2:30 PM EDT

Concerto A

Session Type

Short Talk

Session Designer

Udaya Patnaik, Jump Associates

Speakers

Udaya Patnaik, Jump Associates

Short Talk 4: Did I Make a Bad Grant, or Did I Make a Grant Badly?

Monday, June 3, 2013 at 2:10 PM–2:30 PM EDT

Concerto B

Session Type

Short Talk

Session Designer

Mae Hong, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Speakers

Mae Hong, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Short Talk 5: Fast Feedback: How Imperfect Data Now is Better than Perfect Data Later

Monday, June 3, 2013 at 2:40 PM–3:00 PM EDT

Concerto A

Session Type

Short Talk

Session Designer

Wayan Vota, Kurante

Speakers

Wayan Vota, Kurante

Short Talk 6: What Do We Want to Discover?

Monday, June 3, 2013 at 2:40 PM–3:00 PM EDT

Concerto B

Session Type

Short Talk

Session Designer

Connie Yowell, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Speakers

Connie Yowell, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Discussion Groups

Monday, June 3, 2013 at 3:00 PM–4:00 PM EDT

Symphony Ballroom

Session Type

Networking

Speakers

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Fail Fest and Evening Reception

Monday, June 3, 2013 at 4:00 PM–7:00 PM EDT

Concerto A and B

Session Type

Special Event

Session Designer

Heather Peeler, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations and Wayan Vota, Kurante

Speakers

Kathleen P Enright, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

Suzanne Walsh, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Ted Chen, Margaret A. Cargill Foundation

Courtney Bourns, Henry P. Kendall Foundation

Rafael López, The Annie E. Casey Foundation

Michael Maness, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Dine Arounds

Monday, June 3, 2013 at 7:00 PM EDT

Off-site

Session Type

Networking

Speakers

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Networking Breakfast

Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 7:30 AM–8:30 AM EDT

Symphony Ballroom

Session Type

Networking

Speakers

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A1. Building the Collective Capacity of Grantees for Learning

Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 8:30 AM–10:00 AM EDT

Concerto B

Session Type

Breakout

Session Designer

Matt Forti,The Bridgespan Group

Speakers

Matthew Forti, The Bridgespan Group

Nancy Csuti, The Colorado Trust

Nancy MacPherson, Rockefeller Foundation

A2. Adding It All Up and Learning from the Portfolio

Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 8:30 AM–10:00 AM EDT

Tenor

Session Type

Breakout

Session Designer

Jessica Mancini, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Speakers

Melissa Extein, American Jewish World Service

Victoria Dunning, The Global Fund for Children

Melody Keim, Lancaster County Community Foundation

Phillip Chung, The Colorado Trust

Casey Johnson, GreenLight Fund Bay Area

Jessica Mancini, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

A3. Making the Right Evaluation Choices for Your Organization

Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 8:30 AM–10:00 AM EDT

Concerto A

Session Type

Breakout

Session Designer

Lester Baxter, The Pew Charitable Trusts

Speakers

Rebekah Levin, Robert R. McCormick Foundation

Angela Frusciante, William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund

Ehren Reed, Skoll Foundation

Thomas Kelly, Hawai'i Community Foundation

Lester Baxter, The Pew Charitable Trusts

A4: How Networks Learn

Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 8:30 AM–10:00 AM EDT

Picasso

Session Type

Breakout

Session Designer

Marianne Hughes, Interaction Institute for Social Change, and Pat Brandes, Barr Foundation

Speakers

Marianne Hughes, Interaction Institute for Social Change

Rahn Dorsey, Barr Foundation

B1. Breakthrough Strategies to Create a Meaningful Learning Environment

Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 10:30 AM–12:00 PM EDT

Concerto B

Session Type

Breakout

Session Designer

Rosanna Tran, California HealthCare Foundation

Speakers

Rosanna Tran, California HealthCare Foundation

Fatima Angeles, The California Wellness Foundation

Allison Metz, Ph.D., Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust

B2. Putting Evidence-Based Grantmaking into Context

Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 10:30 AM–12:00 PM EDT

Picasso

Session Type

Breakout

Session Designer

Cindy Eby, Mile High United Way, and Brian Paulson, Greater Twin Cities United Way

Speakers

Jon Baron, Coalition for Evidence Based Policy

Gary Chapman, Communities in Schools

Cindy Eby, Mile High United Way

Brian Paulson, Greater Twin Cities United Way

B3. Who Cares? Audience-Driven Strategies for Communicating Impact

Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 10:30 AM–12:00 PM EDT

Tenor

Session Type

Breakout

Session Designer

Jon Sotsky, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Speakers

Jon Sotsky, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Debra Joy Pérez, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Kevin Rafter, The James Irvine Foundation

Kimberely James, W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Josie Heath, The Community Foundation of Boulder County

B4. Removing the Roadblocks to Learning

Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 10:30 AM–12:00 PM EDT

Concerto A

Session Type

Breakout

Session Designer

Tanya Beer, Center for Evaluation Innovation

Speakers

Tanya Beer, Center for Evaluation Innovation

Julia Coffman, Center for Evaluation Innovation

Roberto Cremonini, Cremonini Consulting Network

Joshua Joseph, The Pew Charitable Trusts

Veronica Olazabal, The MasterCard Foundation

Mr. Dan Wilson, Ontario Trillium Foundation

Closing Plenary Luncheon -- Real Learning in Real Time

Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 12:00 PM–2:00 PM EDT

Symphony Ballroom

Session Type

Plenary

Speakers

Kathleen P Enright, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

Rebekah Levin, Robert R. McCormick Foundation

Michael Quinn Patton, independent consultant

W3: Developmental Evaluation: What Are You Ready to Do??

Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 2:30 PM–5:00 PM EDT

Concerto B

Session Type

Workshop

Session Designer

Hallie Preskill and Srik Gopalakrishnan, FSG

Speakers

Hallie Preskill, FSG

Srik Gopalakrishnan, FSG

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Date & Time TBD

Session Type

Short Talk

Speakers

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