Denver
Get ready, Denver! Connecting Colorado is coming your way!
Join us for engaging breakout sessions aimed at increasing the capacity of your Nonprofit Organization. We’ll also feature a dedicated track specifically tailored for nonprofit executives.
Connect with fellow nonprofit professionals in your region to exchange ideas, find solutions and celebrate successes through roundtables and panel discussions.
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Event Agenda
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center
6700 N Gaylord Rockies Blvd.
Aurora, CO 80019
Event Schedule
8:00-8:30 AM
8:30-8:50 AM
9:00-10:15 AM
10:15-10:45 AM
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
12:00-1:00 PM
1:15-2:30 PM
2:30-3:00 PM
3:00-4:15 PM
4:15 PM
Registration and Networking
Opening Remarks
Breakout Session 1*
Networking Break
Breakout Session 2*
Lunch
Breakout Session 3*
Networking Break
Breakout Session 4*
Closing Remarks
*Each breakout session will have 4 trainings to choose from. The presentation materials from each breakout session will be sent out following the event.
session descriptions
Colorado Gives Day Office Hours
Early giving for Colorado Gives Day opens November 1st! Get your Colorado Gives Day questions answered during their Office Hours at the Connecting Colorado Denver conference!
Thanks to our friends at the Colorado Gives Foundation, conference attendees will have a chance to get last minute questions answered, pick up a few tips to polish their ColoradoGives.org page, or to just say hello to the friendly folks at the Colorado Gives Foundation!
Want to reserve a time around your conference sessions? Schedule a 15-minute block with Jordan here. Drop ins are also welcome.
Event Speakers
JAHNAVI BRENNER
CEO & Founder
The Vivid Leader
PAUL COLLIER
Director
Corona Insights
LINDA APPEL LIPSIUS
Executive Director
Denver Urban Gardens (DUG)
CATHERINE ALONZO
Founding Partner
Javelina
YERUWELLE DE ROUSEN
Founder
Intersectional Innovations
JOSHUA ARANDA
CEO and Co-Founder at Mission Matters Group
CAITLYN GRIMME
Senior Audit Manager
CBIZ MHM, LLC
MATT BRUCE
Principal
Corona Insights
Meredith L. Jeffers, Ph.D. Director of University Strategy
MSU Denver
ROBIN CHALECKI
President
Emily Griffith Foundation
JOHN ALBRIGHT
Executive Director
City Year Denver
FRANCE HOANG
Co-Founder and Co-CEO boodleAI
HUNTER FIELD
Manager, Policy and Advocacy
The National Endowment for Financial Education
LORII RABINOWITZ
CEO
Denver Scholarship Foundation
LAUREN MOON
CEO
Direct Outcomes
James Mejía, M.B.A., M.P.P.
Chief Strategy Officer
MSU Denver
STEFANIE JONES
President & Founder
Feed Media
MARGARET BACHRACHN
CEO
Boulder Voices for Children
BONNIE DAVIS
Speaker, Executive Coach, HUWork
KAYLA GARCIA
President & CEO
Girls Inc. of Metro Denver
NICK LOPEZ
CEO
Latin American Educational Foundation
MANDA DINKLEL
Managing Director and Shareholder
CBIZ MHM, LLC