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Special Guests & Speakers

(in order of appearance)

Commissioner Emil Notti: Dept. of Commerce, Community & Economic Development

Commissioner Karleen Jackson: Dept. of Health and Social Services

Kristin McSwain: Director of AmeriCorps State & National

Jay Hein: Director of White House Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives

Governor Sarah Palin

Lt. Governor Sean Parnell

Terri Hasdorf: Director of USAID Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives

Mayor Mark Begich: of Anchorage

Mao Tosi: Director of Pride Club-Communities in Schools of Alaska

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Conference Workshops

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TRACK A   Pathways to Success
TRACK B   Organizational Capacity Building
TRACK C   Hot Topics  
TRACK D   Anti-Discrimination  
TRACK E   Disaster Preparedness
TRACK V   VISTA Member Development

 VISTA MEMBER DEVELOPMENT

National Service Overview
Coordinating Nat. Service Efforts in Alaska
Project Planning & Implementation
Project Sustainability
Leadership/Diversity
Resource Development
Facilitation Skills

PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS: Personal & Professional Development

Communicate like Fido: Bark, Bite or Beg
Engaging Volunteers
The Power of Passion
The "Un-Leader"-Leading when you aren't officially in charge
Group Problem Solving and Decision Making
Balanced Living

 ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING

Life Stages of a Non-Profit
Leadership Development
Program Development
Diversification of Funding
Community Engagement
GrantStation 101
Help your Organization Survive a Disaster

 HOT TOPICS  *FBCO (Faith-Based & Community Organization)

FBCO Cultural Competency
Funders Forum
Grant Writing/Raising
FBCOs Response to Katrina
Who is AKVOAD? (Voluntary Orgs Active in Disaster)
Compassion Alaska
Working with Grinches
Compassion Alaska-Capacity Building Grants
Disaster Preparedness for Churches & FBCOs

 ANTI-DISCRIMINATION

Pick-Abiltiy
Breaking through the Stigma
Considering Developmental Disabilities in a Disaster

 DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

Personal Preparedness: Family Planning
Prepared Neighborhoods: Emergency Watch Principles
Caring for our most Vulnerable during a Disaster
What's in a Plan: Homeland Security
Rural Emergency Preparedness Panel
Service Project: Emergency Preparedness Kits