Join us on October 16 – 18, 2018 in Los Angeles, CA at the 2018 Champions for Change: Leading a Backbone Organization for Collective Impact event hosted by the Collective Impact Forum, in partnership with the Tamarack Institute.
This next series of trainings will be similar in theme and content to the previous successful Champions for Change learning events held in 2014, 2015, and 2016.
Dates: Tuesday, October 16 – Thursday, October 18, 2018
Location: Los Angeles, CA
About Champions For Change
A strong backbone team – staff dedicated to guiding a cross-sector group of stakeholders toward a common goal – is a critical component of collective impact. We invite you to join a group of collective impact leaders for a three-day workshop designed for leaders of backbone teams from collective impact initiatives.
Through this workshop, we look forward to providing professional development to backbone leaders; creating peer learning among backbone leaders; and generating new insights on the work of backbone organizations for the field. Topics to be explored include:
- Clarifying the roles and leadership characteristics of the backbone organization
- Incorporating an equity lens in your collective impact work
- Engaging the community in your initiative
- Fostering collaboration with funders, partners, and stakeholders
- Developing and learning from shared measurement
- Evaluating collective impact
- Sustaining a collective impact initiative over the long term
Join us in Los Angeles this October 16-18, 2018 for our longest-running and most popular training—Champions for Change!
2018 Workshop Agenda: To see the current line-up of sessions, please view the 2018 workshop agenda here.
What Attendees have said about Champions for Change
“I’ve attended and planned plenty of conferences, and this was one of the best designed and managed I’ve seen. The pace was brisk without being exhausting, and it was highly interactive throughout.”
“Excellent conference – provided much needed content and dialogue on the role and structure of the backbone organization.”
“I really enjoyed the interaction that was provided. This fostered learning from each other as well as from the presenters!”
Note that this workshop is designed for staff playing the backbone function and steering committee members of collective impact initiatives demonstrating or working to implement all five conditions of collective impact (common agenda, shared measurement, mutually reinforcing activities, continuous communication, and backbone support).
Group Rates Available
For groups of 10 or more people attending Champions together, the Forum is offering a special group rate of $700 per person. Contact us if you are interested in learning more about this group rate at tracy.timmons-gray@collectiveimpactforum.org.
Refund Policy – Please note
Full refunds will be offered until Friday, August 24, and partial refunds will be offered (less a $150 administration fee) until Friday, September 14. Refunds cannot be made after September 14, but substitutions are possible. Substitution names must be confirmed and submitted by Friday, September 28.
Flexible Credits for United Way staff members attending Champions for Change
This event has been approved by United Way Worldwide for flexible credit use. That means each U.S.- or Canada-based attendee can use flex credits for up to $750 in registration fees, $500 in travel expenses, and $810 in per diem ($270 per day x 3 days). Please pay for these expenses directly as they arise; you will be reimbursed after the event, when you submit the request form.
After the event, you will receive a link to the digital travel reimbursement form, which you must complete by November 19, 2018 in order to be reimbursed. Once this deadline has passed, no further reimbursement requests can be accepted. A processing fee of $35 will be applied to each transaction.
Please note that it is the responsibility of each attendee to obtain internal approval to use flexible credits. Check with your supervisor or flex credit manager before submitting any reimbursement requests. For more information, access your account balance or view the flexible credit policy. If you have a question at any time, please contact Ask United Way (United Way Online access required).
Scholarship Applications Now Closed – Applications due June 30, 2018
A limited number of scholarships for a registration discount were available for this workshop. This discount will bring registration down to $350 for the full workshop. The due date for scholarship applications is June 29, 2018, and decisions will be made by July 13, 2018.
Scholarship priorities are to help subsidize registration for those whose organizational budgets are less than $500,000, or who are from an underrepresented group within nonprofit leadership. People of color, people with disabilities, and people who identify on the LGBTQIA spectrum (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual) are encouraged to apply.
