Daily Archives: June 10, 2021

EARLY-BIRD REGISTRATION OPENS FOR ALLIANCE OF ARIZONA NONPROFITS’ ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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PHOENIX — Early-bird registration has opened for the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofit’s 2021 Engage Conference featuring four half-days of virtual programming throughout August to engage and inform nonprofit staff, board and volunteers in effective leadership and collaboration to rebuild, strengthen and succeed.

Conference sessions are scheduled every Wednesday in August (4th, 11th, 18thand 25th) from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The conference will feature four keynote speakers and 24 educational sessions covering eight topics including advocacy; board development; executive; program/volunteers; development; marketing; diversity; equity and inclusion; and HR/finance. There will be more than 30 hours of content for registrants to hear from national and local thought leaders in the world of nonprofit management.

During early-bird registration through June 30, the cost for Alliance members is $109 ($149 after June 30). Each additional registrant pays $85 through June 30 and $125 after. Nonmember cost is $159 through June 30 and $199 after. Additional registrants will pay $135 through June 30 and $175 after. Scholarships are available courtesy of the Vitalyst Health Foundation.

Registration includes admission to sessions all four days, access to a post-conference video library and keynote speeches.

The full schedule of keynote and discussion speakers will be announced shortly.

The current schedule features real-time networking and discussions on “Wonder” and includes:

August 4

8-8:30 a.m.

• Keynote address

8:30-9 a.m.

• Networking & Ask the Expert on Wonder

9-10 a.m.

• Debt is a Four-Letter Word We Like

• Using Equity Focused Feedback Loops to Increase Impact

• Designing and Building Capacity for Your Organization’s Future

10-10:30 a.m.

• Networking & Ask the Expert on Wonder

10:30-11:30 a.m.

• Dirty Money – Ethics in Nonprofits

• Workshop: Discover your Core Values

• Panel Discussion – Marketing

11:30 – 12 p.m.

• Networking & Ask the Expert on Wonder

August 11

8-8:30 a.m.

• Keynote address

8:30-9 a.m.

• Networking & Ask the Expert on Wonder

9-10 a.m.

• Visual Thinking for Nonprofits

• Purpose Driven Diversity

• 5 Tips to Get Local Leaders on Board

• 10-10:30 a.m.

• Networking & Ask the Expert on Wonder

• 10:30-11:30 a.m.

• Return to Revenue

• Virtual Fundraising Events

• Panel Discussion: Programs/Volunteers

11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

• Networking & Ask the Expert on Wonder

August 18

8-8:30 a.m.

• Keynote address

8:30-9 a.m.

• Networking & Ask the Expert on Wonder

9-10 a.m.

• Turning Your Board Into No Pressure Ambassadors for Fundraising Success

• Turning Resistance into Yes!

• Panel Discussion: Advocacy

10-10:30 a.m.

• Networking & Ask the Expert on Wonder

10:30-11:30 a.m.

• Website Accessibility – The Basics in Writing

• Are You In The Dark About Your Financial Situation

• Developing Your Nonprofit’s Remote or Hybrid Workforce

11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

• Networking & Ask the Expert on Wonder

August 25

8-8:30 a.m.

• Keynote address

8:30-9 a.m.

• Networking & Ask the Expert on Wonder

9-10 a.m.

• It’s Time to Rethink Your Board Structure

• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Work for Nonprofits: How to Start, How to Stumble and How to Succeed

• Frugal Innovation in Nonprofit Branding and Innovation

10-10:30 a.m.

• Networking & Ask the Expert on Wonder

10:30-11:30 a.m.

• All About the Base: Growing Your Advocacy Skill

• Sexual Harassment in the “Me Too” Era: What Every Employer Needs to Know

• Panel Discussion: Development

11:30-12:30

• Networking & Ask the Expert on Wonder

For questions about topics and programs, contact Michael Barry, Director of Capacity Building at michaelb@arizonanonprofits.orgor Angela Palmer, Director of Marketing, at angelap@arizonanonprofits.org.

For sponsorships exhibiting opportunities, contact Jennifer Purcell, Senior VP and Director of Development, at JenniferP@arizonanonprofits.org or call 602-279-9166.

For more information about the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits, visit www.arizonanonprofits.org.

Fire Restrictions Elevated to Stage 2 Across All National Forest and Coconino County

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WILLIAMS — The Kaibab National Forest will implement Stage 2 fire restrictions across the entire forest on June 11 at 8 a.m. due to increasing fire danger and the need to prevent human-caused wildfires during potentially dangerous fire conditions.

Stage 2 Fire Restrictions also go into effect in the Coconino and Prescott Forests and Coconino County.

A temporary area closer order will also be implemented to protect the Bill Williams Mountain watershed just southwest of the City of Williams due to the area’s susceptibility to uncharacteristically severe wildfire and the post-wildfire flooding that would potentially result.

STAGE 2 PROHIBITIONS:

1. Igniting, building, maintaining, or using a fire, including charcoal and briquettes.
2. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least three (3) feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of any flammable material.

THE FOLLOWING ACTS ARE PROHIBITED FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M.:

3. Operating a generator, chainsaw or other equipment powered by an internal combustion engine for felling, bucking, skidding, processing, road building and woodcutting during industrial operations or firewood gathering capable of igniting a fire.
4. Using an explosive.
5. Blasting, welding, or operating any acetylene or other torch with an open flame.

EXEMPTIONS:

1. Persons using a stove or grill that is solely fueled by pressurized liquid petroleum or pressurized liquid petroleum gas (LPG) fuels in an area at least three (3) feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of any flammable material.
2. Persons operating generators with an approved spark arresting device in an area that is barren or cleared of all overhead and surrounding flammable materials within 3 feet of the generator.

CLOSURE AREA:

The restricted area in the Bill Williams Mountain Closure consists of all National Forest System lands, roads, and trails within the boundary beginning at the junction of County Road (CR) 73 and eastbound Old Route 66 in the City of Williams, then traveling south along CR 73 to its junction with Forest Road (FR)122, then following FR 122 west to its junction with FR 108, then following FR 108 north to its junction with I-40, then following I-40 east to the junction with Old Route 66 at the Country Club exit, then following Old Route 66 east, back to the point of beginning at its junction with CR 73, as depicted in Exhibit A of Order Number 03-07-21-13.

Fire restrictions are implemented to help prevent unwanted, human-caused fires and to limit the exposure of visitors during periods of potentially dangerous fire conditions.

These decisions normally occur when fire danger levels are very high and the potential for wildfire occurrences significantly increase. Criteria used to determine when to implement restrictions include carefully measuring current and predicted weather, fuel moisture, fire activity levels, enduring drought, and available firefighting resources. Fire restrictions typically remain in effect until the forests receive significant precipitation, at which time they will be rescinded, and the public notified.

Additional restrictions may be applied as conditions warrant. More information about the different stages of fire restrictions can be found on line at: bit.ly/KNF-FireRestrictions

Know Before You Go! The public can obtain current state and federal fire restrictions information across Arizona at wildlandfire.az.gov/fire-restrictions, and at the Coconino County website at: www.coconino.az.gov/firerestrictions