2017 Summer Conference
 
Sunday 07/30/2017
9:00 am - 12:00 pmPre-Conference: Learning and Leading Into the Future Workshop [More Info]
9:00 am - 12:00 pmPre-Conference: Protecting Your Brand and Mitigating Crises: Crisis and Issues Management Workshop [More Info]
9:00 am - 12:00 pmPre-Conference: The Sustainability Landscape and Your Goodwill: Understanding Current Trends, Managing Risk and Protecting Brand. [More Info]
1:00 pm - 4:00 pmPre-Conference: Data Visualization Workshop [More Info]
1:00 pm - 4:00 pmPre-Conference: IT Leadership Session [More Info]
3:00 pm - 4:00 pmFirst Timer’s Session [More Info]
4:30 pm - 5:30 pmKickoff General Session: Shift Your Brilliance: Leading Amidst Uncertainty [More Info]
5:30 pm - 6:30 pmWelcome Reception Sponsored by Dell and T-Mobile [More Info]
6:45 pm - 8:45 pmDine Around: Business Development Collaborative [More Info]
6:45 pm - 8:45 pmDine Around: CEO [More Info]
6:45 pm - 8:45 pmDine Around: DGR After-Market and Sustainability [More Info]
6:45 pm - 8:45 pmDine Around: DGR E-Commerce (Sponsored by ThriftBooks) [More Info]
6:45 pm - 8:45 pmDine Around: DGR Purchased Goods [More Info]
6:45 pm - 8:45 pmDine Around: DGR Retail Operations (Sponsored by Balcon Enterprises) [More Info]
6:45 pm - 8:45 pmDine Around: External Communication (Sponsored by Primo Print) [More Info]
6:45 pm - 8:45 pmDine Around: Finance (Sponsored by Staples) [More Info]
6:45 pm - 8:45 pmDine Around: Finance and IT [More Info]
6:45 pm - 8:45 pmDine Around: IT (Sponsored by Core BTS) [More Info]
 
Monday 07/31/2017
6:30 am - 7:30 amGoodwill Fit [More Info]
7:30 am - 8:30 amContinental Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:45 am
8:30 am - 9:45 amAsking Better Questions: Gaining Insights that Hit the Bottom Line [More Info]
8:30 am - 9:45 amDigital Communications Today: Trends and High-Value Tactics [More Info]
8:30 am - 9:45 amInnovative Sources of Capital – Bring Your Ideas to Foundations! [More Info]
8:30 am - 9:45 amKennewick: A Case Study of Data-Based Decision Making [More Info]
8:30 am - 9:45 amreStitch.com: The Powerful Platform of Online Thrift Apparel [More Info]
8:30 am - 9:45 amStaffing Services Part 1: Starting a Staffing Services Agency 101 - The Essential Steps [More Info]
8:30 am - 11:30 amOperational Leadership for Extraordinary Impact, Part 1 [More Info]
9:45 am - 10:15 amNetworking Break
10:15 am - 11:30 amBusiness Innovation: Ignite Your Culture of Innovation [More Info]
10:15 am - 11:30 amGoodSites: The Next Generation of Market Planning and Analytics – Part 1 [More Info]
10:15 am - 11:30 amHe's Just Not That Into You: How to Find and Activate the Right Influencers for Your Mission [More Info]
10:15 am - 11:30 amIT Security Standards and Best Practices [More Info]
10:15 am - 11:30 amMobile Payments/Changing Payment World [More Info]
10:15 am - 11:30 amReal Kaizen [More Info]
11:30 am - 11:40 amTransition Break
11:40 am - 1:00 pmLuncheon: Collaborative Leadership Across the Organization to Implement Strategic Initiatives [More Info]
1:00 pm - 1:15 pmTransition Break
1:15 pm - 2:30 pmGoodSites: The Next Generation of Market Planning and Analytics – Part 2 [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:30 pmInvesting in Your Employees - How Do the Most Successful Companies Fight Turnover in their Workforce? (VA) [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:30 pmMaking Sense Out of Change [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:30 pmMaking Social Media-Friendly Videos [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:30 pmRansomware Detection and Remediation [More Info]
1:15 pm - 2:30 pmTips to Enhance Utilization of the ePipeline Business Development Tool [More Info]
1:15 pm - 4:00 pmOperational Leadership for Extraordinary Impact, Part 2 [More Info]
2:30 pm - 2:45 pmNetworking Break
2:45 pm - 3:45 pmE-Commerce – What’s Happening in 2017 [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:45 pmFinance and IT Working Together: Incident Response, Cyber Security and Financial Risk Management [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:45 pmIs a Sports Partnership Right for Your Goodwill? [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:45 pmMaking Halloween a Success [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:45 pmStaffing Services Part 2: Techniques to Grow Your Business! [More Info]
3:45 pm - 4:15 pmNetworking Break
4:15 pm - 5:15 pmData Speaks: Using GuideStar to Amplify Your Voice [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:15 pmExplore MyGoodwill: Features, Search, Communities and Collaboration [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:15 pmLook What I Found!® – A Customer-Focused Sub-brand [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:15 pmMeet-Up: Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont, A Financial Perspective [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:15 pmMeet-Up: Mission Integration – Blending Mission-Focused Activities into Goodwill Social Enterprises [More Info]
4:15 pm - 5:15 pmUnderstanding and Applying Systems Thinking and the Triple Bottom Line [More Info]
5:45 pm - 9:00 pmThe Goodwill Victory Lane Awards Reception at the NASCAR Hall of Fame [More Info]
 
Tuesday 08/01/2017
6:30 am - 7:30 amGoodwill Fit [More Info]
8:15 am - 9:45 amBreakfast Town Hall with Jim Gibbons, President and CEO, GII [More Info]
9:45 am - 10:15 amNetworking Break with Exhibitors
10:10 am - 11:15 pmSLP/EDP Engagement Lounge [More Info]
10:15 am - 11:30 amAftermarket and Sustainability: How Do New Business Innovations Tie into Our Guiding Principles of People, Planet and Prosperity? [More Info]
10:15 am - 11:30 amDigital Learning Technology Trends for 2017 [More Info]
10:15 am - 11:30 amLegacy Giving – The Huge Opportunity [More Info]
10:15 am - 11:30 amNational Economic Outlook and Trends [More Info]
10:15 am - 11:30 amPayment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance for IT Professionals [More Info]
10:15 am - 11:30 amPop-up Store Adventures [More Info]
10:15 am - 11:30 amStaffing Services Part 3: Growing Pains – Managing through Trials and Tribulations of Growth [More Info]
11:15 am - 3:30 pmMember Marketplace LIVE! [More Info]
1:00 pm - 2:00 pmDeveloping Donated Goods Retail Training Using Various Technology Tools and Platforms [More Info]
1:00 pm - 2:00 pmPCI Compliance for Non-IT Professionals [More Info]
2:15 pm - 3:15 pmCoffee for Women in IT [More Info]
2:15 pm - 3:15 pmThe Value of Using a Learning Management System (LMS) to Improve an Organization’s Performance [More Info]
3:30 pm - 4:45 pmAdvancing Retail Employees through the Careers in Retail and GoodPaths Retail Career Navigation Programs [More Info]
3:30 pm - 4:45 pmCampus Move-Out: Engaging with the New Generation of Goodwill Job Creators [More Info]
3:30 pm - 4:45 pmCreating Effective Cause Marketing Partnerships [More Info]
3:30 pm - 4:45 pmDelivering on the Goodwill Mission through Your Electronics Recycling Line of Business [More Info]
3:30 pm - 4:45 pmGetting Cash Safely from a Store to the Bank: Fifth Third Currency Processing Solution [More Info]
3:30 pm - 4:45 pmHow to Maximize Your Recruiting and Hiring Efforts in a Tightening Market [More Info]
3:30 pm - 4:45 pmWhy Community Engagement is an Essential Part of Your Future [More Info]
3:45 pm - 4:45 pmSLP/EDP Engagement Lounge [More Info]
4:45 pm - 5:45 pmMember Marketplace Networking Reception [More Info]
 
Wednesday 08/02/2017
6:30 am - 7:30 amGoodwill Fit [More Info]
8:30 am - 9:30 amBreakfast General Session: The Data Analytics Initiative: Empowering Goodwill Members through Bigger, Better and Faster Data [More Info]
9:30 am - 9:45 amNetworking Break
9:45 am - 10:45 am
9:45 am - 10:45 amAt-the-Curb Strategies for Donation Acquisition [More Info]
9:45 am - 10:45 amCalling all Marketing and Fundraising Professionals: What You Need to Know about the Data Initiative and How to Prepare [More Info]
9:45 am - 10:45 amGoodwill Trends and Best Practices: A Look Around the Enterprise (VA) [More Info]
9:45 am - 10:45 amGrowth through Competitive Intelligence [More Info]
9:45 am - 10:45 amNew Store Concept and Marketing to the Future Goodwill Shopper [More Info]
9:45 am - 10:45 amThe Future of Data Analytics at Goodwill for Retail and IT [More Info]
9:45 am - 10:45 amUnderstanding the New NFP Financial Reporting Standards [More Info]
10:45 am - 11:15 amNetworking Break
11:15 am - 12:15 pmAccounting for Public and Private Grants [More Info]
11:15 am - 12:15 pmBusiness Continuity/Disaster Recovery Interactive Learning Workshop [More Info]
11:15 am - 12:15 pmCommerce Research and Meeting the Demands of Today’s Consumers (VA) [More Info]
11:15 am - 12:15 pmFrom "LIKE" to "LOYALTY" - the Club Goodwill REwards story [More Info]
11:15 am - 12:15 pmLearning and Leading Into the Future Conversation [More Info]
11:15 am - 12:15 pmProof in Partnerships between Goodwills [More Info]
12:45 pm - 4:15 pmLunch and Local Goodwill Tour [More Info]
 
Thursday 08/03/2017
9:00 am - 5:00 pmPost Conference: Second Annual shopgoodwill.com® E-Commerce Summit [More Info]
 
Friday 08/04/2017
9:00 am - 12:00 pmPost Conference: Second Annual shopgoodwill.com® E-Commerce Summit - continued [More Info]