Annual Gathering of Stakeholders

Poverty in 2010 and Other Trends Affecting Nonprofits

Serving Children and Families

The Annual Gathering of Stakeholders offers an opportunity for congregational members, agency supporters, clients, foster parents, staff, government representatives and other stakeholders to help shape the strategic direction of LCFS. The Gathering includes information about LCFS accomplishments, a keynote presentation regarding an important issue facing our clients and communities, and dialogue among stakeholders, resulting in recommendations to the agency.

Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010
8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Lunch will be provided.

Mid-America Club
200 East Randolph Dr., 80th Floor-Aon Center
Chicago, IL 60601
(Click here for driving directions and a map.  Guest parking will be validated.)

Agenda

  • Keynote address: Elizabeth Carey
  • Panel Discussion: LCFS leadership staff
  • Dialogue and Recommendations: All stakeholders

Keynote: Elizabeth Carey

Elizabeth Carey is the senior vice president and chief operating officer for the Alliance for Children and Families, based in Milwaukee, Wis. She directs day-to-day operations, plans and executes strategic plans, coordinates member recruitment and retention efforts, and helps determine the public policy agenda. Carey joined the Alliance in October 2007 with a comprehensive professional background that includes social work, government relations, and statewide membership association leadership.

She was most recently executive director of the Michigan Federation for Children and Families, a statewide organization for nonprofit social service providers. Prior to that, she was director of government relations for the Council on Accreditation in New York City, and began her career as a social worker in Michigan. She earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees in social work at Michigan State University.

The Alliance for Children and Families, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2011, is a national membership association of nonprofit human service providers in the United States and Canada. Read more.

Register online now--
or RSVP to Linda Graunke at 708-488-5537 or linda_graunke@lcfs.org
by January 18th.

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Annual Gathering
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:
Poverty in 2010
& Other Trends
Affecting Nonprofits Serving
Children and Families


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