Any registration includes all wellness and networking events including yoga, tai chi, resilience refresh sessions, coffee chats, and panel discussions. Drop into these activities as you are able. No additional signup is required. Check out the full lists of Wellness Activities and Convos with Colleagues.
Week 1: Oct. 19-23
Monday, Oct. 19
Introduction to Yoga-Chair Yoga
10 a.m. CT in the Wellness Center
Tuesday, Oct. 20
Opening Ceremony: Alliance Welcome and Cornel West
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. CT in the Theater
Wednesday, Oct. 21
Excelerating Your Personal Resilience: ANT Therapy
10-10:30 a.m. CT in the Wellness Center
Opening Ceremony: Bakari Sellers
Noon-1:30 p.m. CT in the Theater
Mitigating Risk through Scenario Planning
Organizational Excellence learning series (for boards and CEOs only)
3-4:30 p.m. CT in the Connector
Thursday, Oct. 22
Coffee Hour: Family First Act
10-11 a.m. CT in the Town Hall
Opening Ceremony: A Time for Boldness: How Nonprofits and Philanthropy Can Stop Being the White Moderate Sector and Unlock Their Full Power
Noon-1 p.m. in the Theater
Speaker: Vu Le
The Art of Tasting Chocolate
1:15-2:15 p.m. CT in the Theater
Opening Ceremony Equity Debrief Discussion
2:15-3 p.m. CT in the Theater
Friday, Oct. 23
Networking Drop-In
11 a.m.-Noon in Jolt Café
What’s Your Organization’s Equity Footprint?
Advancing Equity learning series
Noon-1:30 p.m. CT in the Excelerator Center
Networking Drop-In
1:30-2:30 p.m. in Jolt Café
Week 2: Oct. 26-30
Monday, Oct. 26
Tai Chi for Beginners
10 a.m. CT in the Wellness Center
Networking Drop-In
11 a.m.-Noon in Jolt Café
Tuesday, Oct. 27
Coffee Hour: Education Policy
10-11 a.m. CT in the Town Hall
Networking Drop-In
11 a.m.-Noon in Jolt Café
Raise More Money: Focus Through the Storms
Noon-1 p.m. CT in TV/Radio Station K-XLR8
Solving Organizational and Professional Development Challenges in the Future of Work
1:30-2:30 p.m. CT in Jolt Café
Networking Drop-In
2:30-3:30 p.m. CT in Jolt Café
Wednesday, Oct. 28
Excelerating Your Personal Resilience: Mindset Pivot
10-10:30 a.m. CT in the Wellness Center
Educational Success Opening Discussion and Coffee Chat
Educational Success learning series
10-10:45 a.m. CT in the Excelerator Academy
From Head Start to High School: Providing a Continuum of Care for Students and Families
Educational Success learning series
11 a.m.-Noon CT in the Excelerator Academy
Networking Drop-In
Noon-1 p.m. CT in Jolt Café
Generative Board Governance: Framing Problems through Critical Inquiry
Organizational Excellence learning series (for boards and CEOs only)
3-4:30 p.m. CT in the Connector
Thursday, Oct. 29
Using Lessons Learned from Natural Disasters and Tragedies to Inform COVID-19 Response and Recovery Activities
Safety & Resilience learning series
10-11:30 a.m. CT in the VeloCity building
Networking Drop-In
Noon-1 p.m. CT in Jolt Café
Women and Retirement: Tips for Closing the Savings Gap
1-2 p.m. CT in the Wellness Center
Networking Drop-In
2-3 p.m. CT in Jolt Café
Friday, Oct. 30
Networking Drop-In
11 a.m.-Noon CT in Jolt Café
Groundwater Analysis of Racial Inequities
Advancing Equity learning series
Noon-1:30 p.m. CT in the Excelerator Center
Networking Drop-In
1:30-2:30 p.m. CT in Jolt Café
Week 3: Nov. 2-6
Reminders:
- Daylight savings time occurs Nov. 1. Check your clocks so you don’t miss a session!
- No Excelerator activities will take place Tuesday, Nov. 3 because of Election Day. Go vote!
Monday, Nov. 2
Yoga
10 a.m. CT in the Wellness Center
Networking Drop-In
Noon-1 p.m. CT in Jolt Café
Transformation through an Equitable Trauma-Informed Lens: From Awareness to Schoolwide Practice
Educational Success learning series
1-2 p.m. CT in the Excelerator Academy
Wednesday, Nov. 4
Excelerating Your Personal Resilience: Help! I’m Overwhelmed!
10-10:30 a.m. CT in the Wellness Center
Solving for Health Equity: The National COVID-19 Resiliency Network (NCRN)
Population Health & Well-Being learning series
11 a.m.-Noon CT in the Community Clinic
Networking Drop-In
Noon-1 p.m. CT in Jolt Café
Centering EDI within Generative Governance
Organizational Excellence learning series (for boards and CEOs only)
3-4:30 p.m. CT in the Connector
Thursday, Nov. 5
Networking Drop-In
Noon-1 p.m. CT in Jolt Café
Building Justice and Equity in Child Welfare Agencies
Safety & Resilience learning series
1-2:30 p.m. CT in the VeloCity Building
Networking Drop-In
2:30-3:30 p.m. CT in Jolt Café
Friday, Nov. 6
Advancing Equity Course Facilitated Networking
Advancing Equity learning series
10:30-11:30 a.m. CT in the Excelerator Center
Dismantling and Building a Culture for EDI
Advancing Equity learning series
Noon-1:30 p.m. CT in the Excelerator Center
Networking Drop-In
1:30-2:30 p.m. CT in Jolt Café
Week 4: Nov. 9-13
Monday, Nov. 9
Eight Simple Tai Chi Moves
Time: 10 a.m. CT in the Wellness Center
Networking Drop-In
Noon-1 p.m. CT in Jolt Café
Tuesday, Nov. 10
Effective Ways to Reduce Health Disparities Through Partnerships
Population Health & Well-Being learning series
11 a.m.-Noon CT in the Community Clinic
Networking Drop-In
Noon-1 p.m. CT in Jolt Café
The 2Gen Approach: Paving the Way Forward to Economic Mobility
1-2 p.m. CT in TV/Radio Station K-XLR8
Networking Drop-In
2-3 p.m. CT in Jolt Café
Wednesday, Nov. 11
Excelerating Your Personal Resilience: The Power Quarter-Hour
10-10:30 a.m. CT in the Wellness Center
Building Capacity for SEL across a Large School District
Educational Success learning series
11 a.m.-Noon CT in the Excelerator Academy
Networking Drop-In
Noon-1 p.m. CT in Jolt Café
Advancing Your Career within the Nonprofit Space
1-2 p.m. CT in the Wellness Center
Networking Drop-In
2-3 p.m. CT in Jolt Café
How Boards and CEOs Can Prepare for the Future in a VUCA Environment and Thrive
Organizational Excellence learning series (for boards and CEOs only)
3-4:30 p.m. CT in the Connector
Thursday, Nov. 12
Solving Organizational and Professional Development Challenges in the Future of Work
10-11 a.m. CT in Jolt Café
COA Coffee Hour: An Introduction to COA Accreditation
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CT in Jolt Café
Resilience and Learnings from Brain Science
Safety & Resilience learning series
1-2:30 p.m. CT in the VeloCity building
Special Networking Drop-In
Share tips and strategies on how you’ve kept your organization strong amidst the current anxiety, unrest, and unknowns.
2:30-3:30 p.m. CT in Jolt Café
Friday, Nov. 13
Networking Drop-In
Noon-1 p.m. CT in Jolt Café
Women of Color Leaders Present: When the Glass Ceiling turns to Concrete
1-2:30 p.m. CT in TV/Radio Station K-XLR8
Special Networking Drop-In
With Susan Dreyfus and special guest Tracy Wareing Evans
2:30-3:30 p.m. CT in Jolt Café
Week 5: Nov. 16-20
Monday, Nov. 16
Networking Drop-In
Noon-1 p.m. CT in Jolt Café
Tuesday, Nov. 17
Using WIN Measures
Population Health & Well-Being learning series
11 a.m.-Noon CT in the Community Clinic
Closing Ceremony: Post-Election Town Hall: A Policy Forecast for 2021
Noon-1:30 p.m. in the Town Hall
Networking Drop-In
3:30-4:30 p.m. CT in Jolt Café
Wednesday, Nov. 18
Excelerating Your Personal Resilience: Rearview Mirror
10-10:30 a.m. CT in the Wellness Center
Community Partnership Schools and Transformative Change
Educational Success learning series
10-11 a.m. CT in the Excelerator Academy
Networking Drop-In
11 a.m.-Noon CT in Jolt Café
Closing Ceremony: Think Like a Futurist: Identifying Better Solutions by Understanding the Bigger Picture
Time: Noon-1 p.m. in the Theater
Speaker: Bob Johansen
Networking Drop-In
1-2 p.m. CT in Jolt Café
Thursday, Nov. 19
21st-Century Child and Family Well-Being Systems and a Pivot Toward Prevention
Safety & Resilience learning series
10 a.m.-Noon CT in the VeloCity building
Closing Ceremony: Shifting the Power: Philanthropy and the Social Sector
Noon-1 p.m. in the Community Theater
Speaker: Philanthropy Panel
Closing Ceremony: Alliance and COA: Complementary Strengths for an Impactful Future
1:15-2:15 p.m. CT in the Theater
Speakers: Susan Dreyfus, Jody Levison-Johnson, Annette Rodriguez (moderator)