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Join SCFD, Denver Botanic Gardens, and the Collaborative of the SCFD from 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. on September 16 for the 2024 Engage-Empower-Connect Summit at Denver Botanic Gardens' Freyer-Newman Center. This year's FREE summit will feature engaging presentations on several nonprofit management topics. The agenda for the day is as follows:


  • Scrappy Fundraising (1:00 - 2:00 p.m.): Learn unique and resourceful ways to garner support from individual donors, plan impactful fundraisers, and secure in-kind donations and sponsorships from organization representatives including Sara Moore, Executive Director of Colorado Dragon Boat, Amanda Berg Wilson, Co-Founder and Artistic Director of The Catamounts, and Joe Pettit, Director of Development of Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. 
  • Sustaining The Spark (2:30 - 3:30 p.m.): Explore how to maintain your passion for nonprofit work by prioritizing healthy workplace cultures with a discussion featuring Marcia Donziger, Interim Executive Director of Art Garage, Malik Robinson, President and CEO of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, and Mike Yankovich, President and CEO of Children's Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus. The discussion will be moderated by Ginger White Brunetti, Director of the City of Aurora Library and Cultural Services Department.
  • Keynote Presentation (4:00 - 5:00 p.m.) - Papa Dia, Executive Director of the African Leadership Group, will inspire with an address on the power of unity and collaboration.
  • Happy Hour Reception (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.) Network with fellow attendees over hors d'ouevres and beverages.

Please register by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, August 26. Registration may close prior to August 26 if event capacity is reached, so make sure to reserve your spot early!