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TRACKS
Thursday and Friday, June 5 and 6, 2008

Track 1: Am I Ready for Performance Management?

Who Should Attend: Non ETO Software users and those who are new to performance management.

If you are new to the concept of performance management or if you want to improve your understanding of it and how it is practically applied, then attending this track will be helpful. Working with Adrian Bordone (founder/vice president of Social Solutions) you will assess your organization’s current situation, go through a Theory of Change exercise, and discuss what it means to be an “aligned” organization. This track will also include presentations and panel discussions with several high performing organizations within our industry. And, for those who don’t have experience with ETO Software, this track will provide a great introduction to its value and how it is used to maximize performance.

Track 2: Using ETO Software:  Beginning Your ETOlution

Who Should Attend: Current ETO Software users only (Site Administrators).

This track is designed specifically for current ETO Software users. Attending this track will help you to gain a better understanding of new product features, new reports, and how to get the most out of a key ETO resource – ETO City. In addition, you will get to see true life examples of how other organizations are using ETO Software. If you have questions about ETO Software, if you want to improve your use of ETO Software, and if you want to share ideas and best practices with other ETO users – this is the track for you.

Track 3: Strategic Performance Management

Who Should Attend: Both ETO Software and Non ETO Software users who are outcome driven and have given serious consideration to managing their performance.

If your organization has been thinking about taking a more strategic approach to addressing the social issues you have targeted, then you will benefit by attending this track. Working with Steve Butz (founder/president of Social Solutions) and Mark Friedman (author of the book “Trying Hard isn’t Good Enough”) you will develop an understanding of the difference between performance measures and program outcomes and how to identify “headline measures.” Additionally, you will be exposed to key concepts and practices that are required to effectively relate efforts to desired outcomes and optimize your performance.

Track 4: From Outcomes to Social Value

Who Should Attend: Those involved with program evaluation.

This track is most appropriate for those involved with program evaluation. Conducted by David Hunter (formerly the Director of Evaluation, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation), this track concentrates on how evaluators’ contributions can and should move from the realm of academically interesting to programmatically relevant.

Many nonprofits are ready for neither implementation nor impact evaluation, yet evaluators can add lasting value by helping build an internal evaluation system to manage performance effectively over time, which in turn prepares them for rigorous evaluation down the road. Such a system should be based on a robust theory of change which addresses the organizational level capacity to deliver the model and achieve participant outcomes. In this track we will explore specific ways in which evaluators can add value to nonprofits at all levels of readiness for external evaluation.