Summit Tracks

The Mission-Driven Performance Summit is designed with you in mind -- whether you're a leader at a government agency, a funder looking for more transparency and accountability in your grants, an administrator in state or local goverment, or a nonprofit executive. The four tracks at the MDPS 2012 allow you to customize the event to meet your needs.

Track 1: Driving Results and Transparency

Results and transparency are more important today than ever before. In this interactive session, three leading organizations will discuss how they are facing the challenge of providing information in context to satisfy the demands of their funders, customers, and partners.

Charity Navigator

Charity Navigator is the nation's largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities, just about to launch CN 3.0.

ASME

ASME promotes the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe.

Citi Performing Arts Center

Citi Performing Arts Center is dedicated to providing broad-based popular entertainment and arts education programming.

Track 2: GPRA Modernization & Performance Management

The GPRA Modernization Act, and its requirements for increased transparency and accountability, has impacts throughout the federal sector. This track focuses on how some leading organizations are taking advantage of the GPRA Modernization to put in place the foundation for executing strategy.

U.S. Treasury

The U.S. Treasury is the department responsible for formulating and recommending economic, financial, tax, and fiscal policies and serving as financial agent for the U.S. Government.

Department of Housing & Urban Development

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development is a cabinet department focused on creating strong communities and affordable homes.

Federal Aviation Administration

The Federal Aviation Administration's mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world.

Track 3: Good Governance as a Strategic Asset

Building an effective governance process is a critical task for any organization today, be it in the public, social, or private sector. This track will feature three presenters who are focused on building effective governance processes in their organizations.

BoardSource

BoardSource is a research, consulting, and training firm dedicated to building exceptional nonprofit boards.

Rare

Rare works globally in social marketing for biodiversity conservation to change awareness, attibutes, and behaviors at the local level.

Southwest Alabama Workforce Development Council (SAWDC)

SAWDC is a regional council of business leaders focused on creating a workforce that meets the demands of local businesses.

Track 4: Transforming Regional Government

The challenges facing regional governments have never been greater. But some municipalities are figuring out ways to "work smarter" when faced with shrinking budgets. This session features state and city governments that are meeting the challenge.

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