Conference Schedule

Reimagining Non-Profit Schedule

OCTOBER 18 • FRIDAY

8:00am - 9:30am Registration

9:00am - 10:00am Networking Session with South Saskatchewan Community Foundation

10:00am - 10:15am Opening Remarks

10:15am – 11:15am Keynote: Your 'Truth' Isn't the Only 'Truth': Decolonizing Worldviews in the Workplace

Speaker: Larissa Crawford

11:15am - 11:30am Coffee Break & Vendor Fair

Sponsored by: Non-Profit Governance Solutions

11:30am – 12:15pm Keynote Q&A and Discussion of Takeaways with Colleagues

12:15pm - 1:15pm Lunch

1:15pm - 2:45pm Panel: Experiences of Accented Leaders

Moderator: Ricardo Arisnabarreta | Panelists: Tayef Ahmed, Analu Alvarez, Saima Shafi

Strategic Communications and Messaging for Change-Driven Nonprofits

Speaker: Kathryn LeBlanc with LeBlanc & Co.

Who's Got the Power? A Breakdown of How White Supremacy Culture Fails Us All and How NPOs Can Challenge the Status Quo

Speaker: Vibya Natana with Black in Sask

2:45pm - 3:00pm Coffee Break & Vendor Fair

Sponsored by: Hill & Levene School of Business

3:00pm – 4:30pm Reimagining Conflict Resolution with Sociocracy

Speaker: Francine Proulx-Kenzle with Pense Transformation Consulting

Transforming organizational decision-makers through an anti-racism and anti-oppression lens

Speakers: Rhonda Rosenberg, Kelsey Aitcheson, Yordanos Tesfamariam with Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan

Reconciliation and Governance in Canada: Barriers and Opportunities for Advancements

Speaker: Emily Grafton

4:30pm - 5:00pm Closing Remarks

7:00pm – 9:00pm An Evening of Networking at Crave

Including a “Reverse Mentorship” Panel of Young Non-Profit Professionals

OCTOBER 19 • SATURDAY

9:00am – 10:00am ED Networking with Ivy + Dean

Staff Networking with Ivy + Dean

10:00am - 10:15am Opening Remarks

10:15am – 11:00am Plenary: Your Non-Profit Isn't Radical: Why the Non-Profit Industrial Complex Can't Lead Us To Liberation

Speaker: Cat Haines

11:00am – 11:15am Coffee Break & Vendor Fair

Sponsored by: 1080 Architecture

11:15am – 12:15pm Plenary Continued

Speaker: Cat Haines

12:15pm - 1:15pm Lunch

1:15pm – 2:45pm "Power-with" Approaches in Non-profit Human Resource Management

Speaker: Michael Lavis with Creative Options Regina

Granting for all of us - exploring innovative, equity-informed approaches to applying for and distributing funding

Moderator: Jacq Brasseur | Panelists: Tracey Mann with Community Initiatives Fund, Damon Badger-Heit with SaskCulture, and Heather O’Watch

Nothing about us, without us: Understanding Disability Justice

Speaker: Traci Foster with Listen to Dis’

2:45pm - 3:00pm Coffee Break & Vendor Fair

3:00pm – 4:30pm Shifting Power, Ego, and Growing Discomfort in the Era of Reconciliation

Speaker: Heather O’Watch

Why climate action is important for every non-profit to engage in

Speaker: Abraham Bugre

Thought Leadership Panel: Beyond Tokenism - Building Intentional & Purposeful Partnerships

Moderator: Roman Victor Morrow with South Saskatchewan Community Foundation | Panelists: Kirk Englot with Family Service Regina & Ann Perry with The Circle Project

4:30pm - 5:00pm Closing Remarks