Accountability in the New Century - Conference Program
May 5, 2006 One Day Conference on Accountability in the New Century:
Ethical & Legal Responsibilities for Nonprofits
(including the application of Sarbanes-Oxley principles)
TANO Members may access the actual presentations (audio and PowerPoint) and handouts.
8:30 am - 5:00 pm at ACC Highland Business Center, 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, TX 78752co-sponsored by the Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations (TANO) & the Center for Community-Based & Nonprofit Organizations at Austin Community College and the Austin Young Lawyers Association with support from Shannon Gracy Ratliff Miller LLP
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8:30 am
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Registration/ Continental Breakfast
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9:00 am
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Welcome by Tony Ciccone, Richard Meyer & Barry Silverberg, Conference co-Chairs,
Putting the Conference in Perspective (Justice Bob Pemberton, Third Court of Appeals of Texas. Former chair of local and statewide “Lawyers as Leaders” initiatives) TANO member access
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9:20 am
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The Growing Demand for Nonprofit Accountability: What It Means for the Nonprofit Sector (Peter Frumkin, Director, RGK Center for Philanthropy & Community Service, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin) TANO member access
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10:20 am
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Break |
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10:30 am
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Best Practices in Nonprofit Governance in Light of Sarbanes Oxley (Jan Soifer, Attorney at Law, Delgado, Acosta, Braden & Jones, P.C.) TANO member access
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12:00 Noon
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Break
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Lunch & Roundtable Networking Opportunities
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12:30 pm
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Luncheon Plenary: The Nonprofit Sector from the Perspective of the Office of the Attorney General (Susan K. Staricka, Chief, Charitable Trusts Section, Consumer Protection-Public Health Division, Office of the Attorney General - State of Texas) TANO member access
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1:40 pm
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Increasing Our Attention on Nonprofit Risk Management (Frances Leos Martinez, Director, Texas CBAR) TANO member access
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3:00 pm
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Break
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3:15 pm
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Afternoon Plenary - Momentum for Nonprofit Reform: Legal and Political Issues (Richard W. Meyer, Attorney at Law)
All nonprofit managers should become familiar with the political and legal issues in play in current "reform" activities and proposals in Washington and in state legislatures. Many well-intentioned proposals could overburden small, medium-size and start-up nonprofits with complex compliance requirements and new legal and financial liability. The nonprofit sector should speak up on these issues and take stands, as any trade group, union or other sector would do, and oppose any overdose of "reform" that threatens the health and efficency of nonprofit organizations. TANO member access
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4:15 pm
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Break
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4:30 pm
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Closing Plenary - A Call for Credible Action: Really Moving Forward from Here (Barry Silverberg, President & CEO, Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations & Director, Center for Community-Based & Nonprofit Organizations at Austin Community College)
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5:00 pm
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Adjourn
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