Facilitator
Jim White, Executive Director
Nonprofit Association of Oregon
Panelists
Bridget Cooke, Executive Director, Adelante Mujeres
Chuck Sheketoff, Executive Director, Oregon Center for Public Policy
Dennis Morrow, Executive Director, Janus Youth Programs
Presentation & Continental Breakfast at 8:00
Networking at 9:30
The Oregon legislature is currently considering three bills, HB2008, HB2009, and SB610, all related to raising the minimum wage in Oregon. There are several different approaches being suggested by lawmakers for a phase-in of the minimum wage over several years. NAO believes the minimum wage is an issue that nonprofits need to pay attention to, discuss, and get involved with. A number of nonprofits have come out in support of the increase in the minimum wage and there are several well-written articulations of why this is an issue that nonprofits need to embrace. Nonprofits will be effected by changes to the minimum wage and this discussion is geared to help nonprofits understand the issues involved.
This Executive Director’s Network session will begin with an overview of the issue by NAO Executive Director Jim White followed by a panel discussion with nonprofit leaders to highlight the approach their nonprofit is taking on the issue, as well as how changes to the minimum wage may effect your nonprofit's staff, services, and business model. NAO recently launched a survey to our nonprofit community to understand the positions, opportunities, and concerns of nonprofits relative to the proposed legislation. The results of that survey will be discussed at the event. Panelists include Bridget Cooke, Executive Director of Adelante Mujeres, Chuck Sheketoff, Executive Director of the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and Dennis Morrow, Executive Director of Janus Youth Programs.
As this is a complex conversation which not all present will have had an opportunity to form an opinion or adopt a position, this EDN will be closed-door with no media allowed.
About the Presenters
Jim White serves as Executive Director of the Nonprofit Association of Oregon, where he works collaboratively with a statewide board of directors, staff, strategic partners, and the nonprofits across Oregon to build a more visible, influential, and resilient nonprofit sector in Oregon. Prior to joining NAO, Jim worked in the nonprofit sector both domestically and internationally for more than 17 years. Most recently, he served as a senior manager with Mercy Corps. Throughout his career, Jim has worked on some of the most difficult humanitarian and development challenges of our times, in countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, and North Korea. He is specifically skilled on working to build alliances and partnerships so that communities and organizations have a voice in the issues that are most important to them. He has also worked for the International Organization for Migration and the American Red Cross. Jim earned a BS in Engineering Technology from Temple University and an MA in Central Eurasian Area Studies from Indiana University.
Bridget Cooke is co-founder and Executive Director at Adelante Mujeres. For over 25 years, Bridget has been working with nonprofits in Oregon, California, and Chile. In 2002, she helped co-found Adelante Mujeres. She is committed to implementing innovative programs for immigrant women and families that address key obstacles to justice and promote respect and dignity for all. Bridget obtained her B.A. in Education from Western State University and a Masters of Divinity degree from Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley.
Chuck Sheketoff is a founder of the Oregon Center for Public Policy. The OCPP was established due to the "public interest pioneer award" Chuck received from the Stern Family Fund in September, 1997. Prior to coming to the OCPP, Chuck lobbied the Oregon State Legislature on behalf of legal aid clients and the Oregon Law Center. He represented the interests of recipients of Aid to Dependent Children (now called Temporary Assistance to Needy Families), food stamps, Medicaid/Oregon Health Plan, General Assistance and long-term care programs. Chuck is intimately familiar with Oregon's welfare system and has been a knowledgeable and harsh critic of state and federal welfare reform. He has also been actively involved in lobbying for changes to Oregon's tax system, and in 1997 he took the lead to help create two new tax credits for the working poor: the state earned income tax credit and the working family child care tax credit.
Dennis Morrow, MAEd, MBA has been the Executive Director of Janus Youth Programs, Inc. since 1980. Janus operates over 40 different programs for high-risk adolescents, teen parents, and young adults at 21 locations in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Dennis is also a management consultant working with both nonprofit and for-profit businesses, and he serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Portland State University (Institute for Nonprofit Management) and an Instructor at Portland Community College (Alcohol and Drug Counselor Education). He has provided training and workshops for over 25,000 people and hundreds of businesses/organizations ranging from small nonprofits to some of the largest accounting firms in the world. He has created a DVD Training Series (The MaleBox) designed for teachers and counseling staff in programs working with boys/men and The MaleBox Curriculum for facilitating treatment groups for boys/men.
About the Network
Executive Directors Network is designed to strengthen your management skills while providing field-tested concepts and tools to take back to your organization for implementation. In addition to skills development, each session allows for networking and peer coaching in a collaborative learning environment.
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