FYI • July 25, 2008 • No. 17
The next FYI bulletin will be issued August 8, 2008
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK
• July 30 Residential MIN meeting: Federation to coordinate questions/comments regarding settlement agreement
• Registration is now open for the Federation’s 2008 Senior Management Conference on September 3-5 at Crystal Mountain Resort!
We are excited to announce the Michigan Federation for Children and Families’ September 3-5, 2008 Senior Management Conference is open for registrations!
Nowhere else will you find in one setting this calibre of professionals assembled at such an affordable price. Not only are these presenters among the top leaders in their fields, they know and appreciate the mission focus of the private nonprofit human services sector. Their high-energy presentations will guide you in directing your resources to gain the biggest return on your, your staff’s, your funders’ and your community’s investment in your agency. And the timing could not be better, given the major changes slated for Michigan’s child welfare system.
We are very excited about the wealth of information you will gain when you join us at Crystal Mountain! We are convinced you will leave the conference informed, inspired and invigorated—ready to meet the many challenges we’ll all face when we return home.
Click here to download the 2008 Federation Sr. Management Conference Brochure with keynote and workshop details.
Then, click here to Register Online.
Click here to reserve your Crystal Mountain overnight room; use this password: 4591JC
Earn Social Work CECHs!—Be sure to check the box on the registration form if you would like to qualify for Social Work CECHs. An application to offer Continuing Education Clock Hours (CECHs) for LMSWs and LBSWs is awaiting approval. Upon approval, we will provide CECHs at no charge to qualified individuals who attend the entire portion of the training for which they are registered.
We are excited to announce that planning for the Michigan Federation for Children and Families’ 2008 Senior Management Conference set for September 3-5, 2008 is well underway! Due to popular demand, we will return to the same resort location we enjoyed in 2007—Crystal Mountain in Thompsonville. Click here for the 2008 Senior Management Conference Marketing & Sponsorship Opportunities.
The support the Federation receives through sponsorships and exhibitors directly affects the affordability of the conference registration for members. We appreciate all ways you can help us help you!
The many details of the conference—keynote and workshop presenters and conference registration form—are expected to be in place by late June/early July. For your own budgeting purposes, you would be safe to estimate a full conference registration fee to be in the neighborhood of $300 for staff of a Full or Affiliate member. Rates will be higher for Individual Members and up another notch for all others.
Here’s a quick rundown of the options for supporting the conference:
A - Chair-lift Ride to Mountain Top Reception Sponsorship - $1,750 Lutheran Social Services of Michigan
B - Entertainment Sponsorship - $1,500 Berends Hendricks Stuit Insurance Agency
C - Conference Poly-Padfolio Sponsorship - $1,000 Public Affairs Associates
D - Keynote Speaker Sponsorships - $800* Bethany Christian Services; Holy Cross Children’s Services; Starr Commonwealth
E - Workshop Sponsorship - $700* Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan
F - Refreshment Break Sponsorships - $600 Spaulding for Children Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program
G - 5-Color Petal Highlighter Sponsorship - $500 SPAN Corporation
H - Monthly Pocket Planner Sponsorship - $500 Lutheran Child & Family Service of Michigan
I - Exhibit Table - $500* except for ** Berends Hendricks Stuit Insurance Agency; Butler Woodcrafters, Michigan Office Solutions, Michigan State University School of Social Work
J - Conference Goody Bag Item - $250 per item*
These opportunities are offered on a first come, first serve basis.
As promotional information is prepared and updated, sponsor names will be added to those materials.
Sponsorship item opportunities just added:
Uni-Ball® Deluxe Fine Point - $600
You will make a long-lasting impression with this design comprised of premium quality components from the durable, smooth-writing stainless steel point to the elegant Mylar finish. Available in black or blue waterproof ink.
Price includes your imprint in any one standard color on the barrel.
Imprint area: 3/4″H x 1-1/2″W
256MB Flash Drive Sponsorship - $1200 Michigan Specialty Insurance Agency
Includes sponsorship of the Flash Drive that will be provided to each conference participant. Sponsor receives:
• One-color display of your company name and/or logo and information on the Flash Drive.
• Recognition as the Flash Drive Sponsor in printed materials and on signage at the conference.
Rubberized high-density plastic casing, solid steel swivel 256MB USB flash drive - USB flash drive made with a rubberized high density plastic casing and solid steel swivel top. Swivel top protects the USB port and gives a weighty feel. Featuring lightening fast file transfer speeds via the hi-speed USB 2.0 connection, it comes packaged in a vinyl pouch.
Price includes your imprint in any one standard color on the flash drive.
Call Me Mint Tin - $550
Product size:
3-1/4″ x 1-3/4″ x 7/8″
Imprint area:
7/8″ x 7/8″ Screen
5/8″ x 1″ Below Screen
Original Screen Sweep - $500
Product size:
2-3/16″H x 3-7/8″W
Imprint areas:
1-1/2″H x 1″W Handle
1/4″H x 3-11/16″W Blade
Calculator Keychain - $500
Product size:
2-3/4″ x 1-3/5″ x 1/2″
Imprint area:
2″ x 1″
Standard Color 25 Sheet Adhesive Note Pads, 3″ x 3″ - $500
Product size:
3″W x 3″H
Imprint area:
2-3/4″W x 2-5/8″H
If interested in any of these opportunities, please email Jenny Crichton at jenny@michfed.org.
*Federation Full and Affiliate Members and Corporate and Associate Sponsors may reserve these (*) opportunities for half-price.
**Federation Full and Affiliate Members may reserve an Exhibit Table for $50 if accompanied by a full or partial registration.
Click here to reserve your Crystal Mountain overnight room early; use this password: 4591JC
BISC-MI’s 13th Annual Conference • September 17th, 18th and 19th • “Shifting the Paradigm: Strategies for Addressing Batterers As Fathers”
Men who perpetrate domestic violence are often willing to violate the law feeling justified when it comes to issues related to their children by invoking the sanctity of “fatherhood.”
The BISC-MI 2008 Fall Conference will focus on shifting the paradigm from blaming battered mothers to emphasizing the importance of developing programs and practices that Promote and Expect men who batter to be responsible and loving fathers. This includes respectful and honorable interaction with the children’s mother.
This cutting edge conference offers the expertise of nationally recognized faculty with over a century of combined years of experience. Presenters will share studies, tools, theories, concepts, books, and curricula to assist those working with men to understand the intersection between fatherhood and battering. There will be opportunities to discuss intervention and programming strategies and network with others who intervene with fatherhood issues and domestic violence.
Rosemary Gardiner, a 36-year veteran of Family & Children Services has been named Chief Executive Officer by the Agency’s Board of Directors at its June 19 meeting.
Gardiner, a Kalamazoo native who began her career in public relations in Chicago, has been with the Agency since 1972. She completed her undergraduate studies at Nazareth College, holds a master’s degree in social work from Western Michigan University, and completed post graduate school social work certification at University of Michigan.
At Family & Children Services Gardiner held successive direct service positions in child welfare and individual and family therapy. In 1985 she was named Director of Public Relations and Marketing and in 2005 Director of Development.
As Director of Development and Public Relations, Gardiner led Board efforts to build Family & Children Services’ Circle of Hope Endowment by $4 million (now halfway toward that goal) and the Agency’s 2007-08 HANDLE WITH CARE annual fund to $240,000.
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