Beyond Show and Tell: Connecting with Funders for a Meaningful Site Visit

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Wednesday, March 8, 2017, 9 a.m. - Noon

Half-Day Workshop: $90

About this Session: Site visits can give funders an opportunity to look beyond a written proposal and gain a clearer understanding of an organization’s operations, culture and impact. They can give nonprofits a chance to show – not just tell – why, where and how they work to achieve their outcomes. They can also give funders and nonprofit staff a terrible headache. This interactive session will help debunk myths about site visits and provide tools and techniques for nonprofit staff to prepare effectively for a mutually rewarding experience.

Who Should Participate: Executive, program and development directors and staff

About the Presenter: Frank Baiocchi is a senior program officer at the Polk Bros. Foundation, where he designed and leads grant-making programs in capacity-building, youth and family services, and arts and culture. Other current grant-making work includes serving as co-chair for the Arts Work Fund for Organizational Development, and on review committees for Country Financial Bank and the Evanston Community Foundation. Frank is a co-founder of Ingenuity, Inc., which houses the Creative Schools Fund; the Hoenig Actors Fund; and the Point the Way capacity-building project. He serves on the board and is co-chair of the development committee for the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois. He teaches a leadership course at DePaul University, taught “Philanthropy, Public Policy and Community Change” at Loyola University and has been a guest speaker on philanthropy at multiple universities and conferences. He earned his BA from New York University and MA from the University of Chicago. Frank’s work in the performing arts included acting on Broadway (playing the lead role of Chris in Miss Saigon) and at numerous theaters around the country and serving as an arts administrator and educator.