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Seabrooks Announces e-CImpact Conference Agenda

5/26/2009

PRESS RELEASE: Milwaukee, WI- This year's e-CImpact User Conference, hosted by the United Way of Greater Milwaukee, will be held on Thursday and Friday, June 25 & 26, 2009 to coincide with Milwaukee's famous Summerfest. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet with other e-C IMPACT users; sharing your ideas, processes, challenges and solutions and have some FUN!

Conference Agenda

Our Year in Review - The past, the present and the future - We will look at where we have been, where we are and what the future holds. We will review the key system enhancements and discuss how these were implemented from the groups participation and feedback for the previous year. Patti Brooks, Seabrooks

Thinking Outside the Box - Running investment processes outside of the 'norm' through e-CImpact. Learn from others how they are using e-CImpact to streamline other processes.

  • Partner Agency Certification ~ Stan Holt, Triangle United Way
  • Marketing Information Process ~ Nidia Logan & Dee Fuller, United Way of the Mid-South
  • CDBG Processes ~ Mary Beth Lawler, Valley of the Sun United Way


Standardizing Outcomes and Indicators - Are you facing the challenge of standardizing program outcomes and indicators? Share ideas and best practices with others while learning how the features of e-CImpact can enforce outcome measurement reporting on standard indicators.
  • Hybrid: Mix of Ad-hoc and standard outcomes ~ Tracey Moore, Triangle United Way
  • Standard Outcomes/Indicators ~ Mary Beth Kallio, Marie Hargrove & Susan Gould, United Way of Racine County
  • Standards tied to Community Impact Initiatives ~ John Shiraj & Michelle Dubord, United Way in Waukesha County


Periodic / On-going Reporting - How much data to collect and how often? Learn what type of data is being collected through e-CImpact to facilitate quarterly, semi-annual and annual reporting.
  • Advancing the Common Good: Interim report for 3-year process ~ Windi Glessner, United Way of Greater Battle Creek
  • Strategy Aligned Funding: Semi-annual reporting for multiple form sets ~ Christina Brown, United Way of Greater Cleveland
  • Community Safety Net: Annual reporting for multi-year process ~ Tammy Brown, United Way of Pierce County
  • Form Pre-population / Rollover of data - Learn how data get pre-populated into a new form? Demonstation and discussion of the pre-population interface. Don Gatlin, Seabrooks


Community Outcome Project - Milwaukee designed the Outcome Project to collectively measure outcomes in specific issue areas, in an effort to better communicate to donors and the public the impact funded programs have on the community. In implementing this project, program partners were able to collaboratively determine outcomes as they related to their services. As a result, UWGM is better able to collectively measue and communicate tangible, meaningful results that reflect the community and its critical issues as a whole.
  • Outcomes Project: A Progressive Initiative ~ Dawn Helmrich, United Way of Greater Milwaukee
  • Client Sampling Measurement Project: Update and discussion ~ Patti Brooks, Seabrooks


Reaching Out! (Open Investment Processing) - Is your organization moving towards an open and competitive investment process? Share ideas and best practices.
  • Annual Application for NEW Programs ~ Elias Rojas, United Way of Anchorage
  • Stepping Stones (3 step open process) ~ United Way of Allegheny County v
  • Cox Charities ~ Mary Beth Lawler, Valley of the Sun United Way
  • Pre-Qualification ~ Don Gatlin, Seabrooks


Re-invent the Wheel? NOT! - A look at forms that are created at the system level and can be copied and modified for use by any e-CImpact organization. Discussion of additional forms to incorporate into the system library.
  • Patriot Act ~ Marilyn Jones, United Way of Tarrant County
  • Agency Self Assessment ~ Aloha United Way/United Way of Allegany County
  • Open Discussion ~ Don Gatlin, Seabrooks


Managing the REVIEW Process - A sharing of new inivative ideas to incorporate into the evaluation / review process.
  • Recruiting Reviewers ~ Crista Kruse, United Way of Kenosha County
  • Tier Ranking Evaluation Process ~ Gene Putnum, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
  • Evaluation Comments Report ~ Stan Holt & Tracey Moore, Triangle United Way


Analyzing Information - A look at how e-CImpact users have been utilizing the Report Builder to create their own custom reports.
  • Michelle DuBord, United Way in Waukesha County
  • Christina Brown, United Way of Greater Cleveland
  • Patti Brooks, Seabrooks


Fostering Community Partnerships - How can e-CImpact be utilized to promote partnerships within your community? From the perspective of three different United Way professionals learn how they have partnered with other community leaders.
  • Stan Holt, Triangle United Way
  • Crista Kruse, United Way of Kenosha County
  • Mary Beth Lawler, Valley of the Sun United Way


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