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Date Posted: 03:57:06 05/28/07 Mon
Author: NCIL
Subject: Entrepreneurship in Independent Living.

IL NET Presents High-Impact CILs: Supercharging Your Mission ! An Introduction to Entrepreneurship in Independent Living.



June 12—14, 2007

Houston, Texas



Crowne Plaza , Downtown Houston



Come join us in Houston to learn everything you need to know about mission-driven entrepreneurship!



Entrepreneurship isn’t creeping up only in the Independent Living Movement: non-profits and advocacy organizations all over the country have begun to develop for-profit ventures to bolster their organizations and better carry out their missions. The opportunity for CILs and other IL organizations to develop or acquire businesses has arrived. Let’s not let it pass!



Please join us in Houston for this introduction to Entrepreneurship in Independent Living. Our accomplished trainers will teach you how to prepare yourself, your center, board, and staff to pursue for-profit activities. Whether it’s four months or four years away, we’ve got the tools you’ll need to assess your ability to start a business to support your mission.





Learning Objectives:

Why pursue entrepreneurial activities?

Is our Center ready for entrepreneurship?

What types of activities or programs are appropriate for our Center and how can we be sure they support our mission?

How do we research markets, prepare business plans, and design other successful development activities?

OK, we’re sold. How do we prepare our Center for this big step?



Who Should Attend?

This training will be geared towards Executive Directors, Board Officers, and other key staff and board members from Centers for Independent Living. IL Associations and independent 501(c)(3) SILCs interested in entrepreneurship will also find it useful. The training is intended solely for stable CILs / organizations with solid infrastructures, consumer services, and sound board and community relations. Due to the elaborate content presented in this training, we strongly recommend that participating organizations send two or more individuals.



Meet Your Trainers:

Andy Robinson has been raising money for social change since 1980. As a trainer and consultant, he has assisted nonprofits in forty states and in Canada , leading workshops on fundraising, grantwriting, board development, strategic planning, marketing, and earned income strategies. He is a former columnist for the “NonProfit Times,” a regular contributor to the “Grassroots Fundraising Journal,” and the author of “Grassroots Grants: An Activist’s Guide to Proposal Writing.”



Burt Danovitz, PhD. is the Executive Director of Resource Center for Independent Living of Utica, New York. Burt has worked to grow a small non-profit to a multi-million dollar operation, serving an urban and rural mix of thousands, with significant policy input. Funding relationships with over a 100 sources have integrated the IL philosophy with securing core service funds that far exceed designated IL funding. He served on a New York Senate Task Force, resulting in passage of a new nursing home diversion waiver and in collaboration with various partners, organized an effort to advance legislation that removes the institutional bias of government funding. RCIL has multiple sites and six corporations, including one for-profit LLC.





Conference Details



Dates: June 12-14, 2007

Registration: The Deadline for Hotel and Conference Registration is May 29, 2007.

Cost: $150: Includes registration, training materials, and continental breakfast.



Schedule of Events



Tuesday, June 12

9:00am-5:00pm Casual Reception 6:30pm-8:00pm

Assessing your Center: the case for increasing CIL capital. A review of IL accomplishments to date and discussion of ways in which entrepreneurship can supercharge your mission, followed by an opening reception.



Wednesday, June 13

9:00am-5:00pm

Featuring a facilitated panel of four entrepreneurial CIL’s. Topics: pros and cons of earned income, other non-profit models, and what CIL’s have to sell.



Thursday, June 14

9:00am-12:30pm

The Next steps: staying inspired and connected after you leave. Topics: Start your plan: the board, the staff, and you. Each day will feature one entrepreneurial CIL’s

innovative story, with an opportunity for questions.



Local Accommodations: Crowne Plaza Hotel Downtown Houston

1700 Smith Street
Houston , TX 77002
Front Desk: 713-739-8800

Fax: 1-713-739-7307


Rates: $129 / night

Single or double occupancy

Reservations must be made by May 29, 2007



The easiest and fastest way to register for the training is online! Visit http://www.ncil.org/ILNetHouston.html and sign up today!



Yes! Please register me for IL NET’s new training, “High Impact CIL’s: Supercharging your Mission ” from June 12 to 14. Please specify alternative format.

Fee: $150



Oh No! I cannot attend but would like to purchase the Do-It-Yourself Training Kit. Kit includes live CDs of the seminar and all accompanying materials.

Please specify alternative format.

Fee: $150





Payment Information: Please enclose a check, money order, or credit card information with your completed registration and return by to:

Email: ncil@ncil.org or

Fax: (202) 207-0341



If you are unable to respond by fax or email, please send your hard copy registration to:

NCIL / 1710 Rhode Island, Northwest / Fifth Floor / Washington , D.C. 20036 .



Form of Payment

Please DO NOT send credit card information via e-mail; it is not a secure connection! Credit Cards (Visa and Mastercard ONLY) may be processed online: http://www.ncil.org/ILNetHouston.html or by calling Jorge Pineda at 202.207.0334 (V), or 202.207.0340 (TTY).

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Additional Services (Available only during conference hours).

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It is the responsibility of each participant to arrange transportation and hotel accommodations. We highly recommend making travel arrangements immediately.



Registrant Information:

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For further training and registration information, contact Eleanor Canter at NCIL, 202-207-0334 (voice) 202-207-0340 (TTY) 202-207-0341 (fax) or eleanor@ncil.org






IL NET: Expanding the Power of the IL Movement

This seminar is brought to you by IL NET, a project spearheaded by the Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) Program in partnership with the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL). Through IL NET, you have access to a variety of resources to advance your understanding of independent living, including: Highly rated training programs, technical assistance resources to answer your specific questions, publications, organizations, and other valuable resources, and much more!

To learn more about what IL NET can do for you, contact ILRU at 713-520-0232 (voice), 713-520-5136 (TTY), or online at www.ilru.org or NCIL at 877-525-3400 (voice /TTY), or online at ilnet@ncil.org.

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