UPCOMING WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES & EVENTS

> April 20-21 -- The UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources presents "Facilitative Skills for Collaborative Leaders," a two-day workshop presented by Donna Ching, PhD, extension specialist in the CTAHR since 1987. Collaborative leadership is the art of leading people as they work together to successfully accomplish both individual and collective goals. To do this, the collaborative leader needs to facilitate many interactions between team members.  This workshop will provide collaborative leaders with important facilitative skills that can enhance collaboration and results in the development of high quality, innovative decisions that promote both cohesion and synergy. The sessions will be from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Wednes at the UH-Manoa Executive Dining Room in Campus Center. Registration begins at 8 a.m. on Tuesday. Cost is $200 for UH faculty and staff, $300 for all others; a manual and morning and afternoon snacks are included. Lunches can be purchased on campus. For more information about the workshop call Donna Ching at (808) 956-2255. Click here to download the registration form.

> April 28-30 – The Social Enterprise Alliance presents Social Enterprise Summit 2010 + 3rd World Forum in San Francisco. A new sector is emerging with the primary purpose of addressing social, environmental and economic challenges of our time. The growth of social enterprise has the potential to be a defining innovation of this century. Join more than 500 social entrepreneurs in San Francisco to learn, grow, be inspired, make new connections from around the globe and become part of this expanding movement. Visit http://www.se-alliance.org/summit.cfm to learn more.

> Oct. 19-22 – Independent Sector presents the 2010 Independent Sector Annual Conference, “Forging a Stronger Future Together,” in Atlanta, Ga. Join more than 800 leaders from across the nonprofit community. The conference will examine how people from organizations of all sizes and missions can together forge stronger futures for our organizations and the people we serve, using highly interactive formats to draw on the ideas of the committed, diverse attendees. Nearly two dozen breakout sessions and four plenaries are planned, as well as the invaluable exchanges taking place before, between, and after the sessions. Click here for more information. Registration will open later this spring.