BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Social Current - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Social Current X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.social-current.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Social Current REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20230312T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20231105T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20240310T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20241103T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20250309T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20251102T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20241021T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20241022T170000 DTSTAMP:20260410T163342 CREATED:20231017T140000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T165759Z UID:22104-1729497600-1729616400@www.social-current.org SUMMARY:SPARK 2024 DESCRIPTION:About SPARK 2024\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Pre-Conference Sessions\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Workshops\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Keynotes\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Sponsors and Exhibitors\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n About SPARK 2024 \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Register Now for SPARK 2024: Oct. 21-22\, with pre-conference sessions Oct. 20. \n \n \n\n \n Register Now \n \n Registration must be received on or before Sept. 27 to receive the early bird rate. \nSPARK 2024 will unite practice excellence\, innovation\, and federal policy advocacy to advance our sector’s impact and help all families and communities thrive. This in-person event will elevate important conversations around our most vexing challenges and showcase insight and expertise from the field. \nThis event is designed for leaders who are fueled by a commitment to advance equity and improve the well-being of all people. Together\, we will share inspiration and practical tools for implementing innovative practice\, policy\, and research. Our keynote speakers and breakout sessions will address new insight and promising approaches related to: \n\nBrain science and trauma-informed approaches\nChild\, family\, and community well-being\nCOA Accreditation\nEquity\, diversity\, and inclusion\nGovernment affairs and advocacy\nLeadership and organizational development\n\nWho Should Participate\n\nExecutives\nDirector-level staff\nBoard members\nPerformance quality improvement staff\nProfessional and clinical services\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Registration & Pricing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration must be received on or before Sept. 27 to receive the early bird rate. After that date\, regular rates apply. \nImpact Partners (Formerly Engagement Packages) and/or Organizations that Have Achieved COA Accreditation\nEarly Bird Registration $595\nRegular Registration $745 \nOther Organizations\nEarly Bird Registration $695\nRegular Registration $845 \nMultiperson Registration Discount\nRegister five (5) full conference participants from the same organization and receive $50 off all subsequent full conference registrations from the same organization. Only one discount per person; no other discounts apply. Once all five full conference participants are registered\, contact Social Current to receive the discount code for all subsequent full conference registrations. \nCancellation by Participant\nAll cancellation requests must be made in writing. Conference cancellations are subject to a $100 processing fee. Cancellation requests received after Oct. 1 will not be refunded. Credit toward future Social Current events is not currently possible. Participants unable to attend the conference may send an alternate participant. Notice of written cancellation or alternate participant requests must be emailed directly to Social Current. \nCancellation by Social Current\nIf Social Current cancels this conference\, all registration fees will be refunded in full. \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Location & Lodging \n \n \n \n \n \n SPARK 2024 participants will convene in downtown Denver. The conference hotel is centrally located along the 16th Street Mall. \nBook now: The final day to book your hotel room at the special conference rate is Oct. 4. There is limited availability for Sunday and Monday nights. \nOur discounted rate is available at the conference hotel for Sunday and Monday nights. Please note\, our room block is sold out for Tuesday night. \nSheraton Denver Downtown Hotel\n1550 Court Place\nDenver\, CO 80202 \nHotel Reservations\nSocial Current has arranged a special room rate of $239 for single or double occupancy\, plus applicable taxes. Reserve your room by booking online or calling the hotel at 303-893-3333 by Oct. 4 and mentioning the group name Social Current SPARK 2024 to receive the discounted rate. This rate is available for stays up to three days prior to and after the conference\, but it is subject to hotel availability at the time of booking. \nAirport Train (A Line)\nThe airport train (known as the A line) from Denver International Airport to Union Station in downtown Denver costs only $10 for a one-way trip and takes 37 minutes. View full details online\, including the schedule\, stops\, and where to buy a ticket. \n \n \n \n High Altitude and Weather Tips\nDenver really is a mile high\, but most people don’t even notice the altitude difference. The air is just thinner and dryer. VISIT DENVER recommends these tips to stay happy and healthy. \nDrink plenty of water: Before your trip to Denver\, and while you are here\, drinking plenty of water is the number one way to help your body adjust easily to the higher altitude. The low humidity in Colorado keeps the air dry\, so you need about twice as much water as you would drink at home. \nMonitor your alcohol intake: Golf balls go 10% farther… and so do cocktails. Alcoholic drinks pack more of a wallop than at sea level. \nEat food high in potassium: Foods such as broccoli\, bananas\, avocado\, cantaloupe\, celery\, greens\, bran\, chocolate\, granola\, dates\, dried fruit\, potatoes\, and tomatoes will help replenish electrolytes by balancing salt intake. \nWatch your physical activity: The effects of exercise are more intense here. If you normally run five miles a day at home\, you might try three miles in Denver. \nPack for sun: With less water vapor in the air at this altitude\, the sky really is bluer in Colorado. But there’s 25% less protection from the sun\, so sunscreen is a must. Even in October\, you’ll want to bring sunglasses\, a hat\, sunscreen\, and lip balm. \nDress in layers: Denver is known for a year-round mild climate\, but conditions can change rapidly\, particularly in the fall. Before you leave home\, check the weather forecast and pack appropriately. Because the sun is especially powerful in Denver\, it can feel much warmer than the actual temperature during the day\, but then can become chilly after sundown. Dressing in layers is the best way to make sure you’re always prepared. \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nSunday\, Oct. 20\n\n\n9 a.m.-Noon\nIntensive Accreditation Training (IAT)\n\n\n12:30-4 p.m.\nRegistration Desk Open\n\n\n1-4 p.m.\nPerformance and Quality Improvement (PQI) Training\n\n\n1-4 p.m.\nEDI and Leadership Practices for the Long Haul\n\n\n4-6 p.m.\nConvening for Chief Executives\n\n\n5:30-7 p.m.\nVolunteer Appreciation Celebration\n\n\n7:15-9 p.m.\nUnCharitable Movie Screening\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nMonday\, Oct. 21\n\n\n8 a.m.-5 p.m.\nRegistration Desk Open\n\n\n8-9 a.m.\nBreakfast with Exhibitors\n\n\n9-10:30 a.m.\nOpening General Session\n\n\n10:30-11 a.m.\nBreak with Exhibitors\n\n\n11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.\nSession A Workshops\n\n\n12:30-2 p.m.\nNetworking Lunch\n\n\n1:15-1:45 p.m.\nEDI Consultations\n\n\n2-3:30 p.m.\nSession B Workshops\n\n\n3:45-4:15 p.m.\nEDI Consultations\n\n\n4:30-5:30 p.m.\nNetworking Reception\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nTuesday\, Oct. 22\n\n\n8 a.m.-5 p.m.\nRegistration Desk Open\n\n\n8-9 a.m.\nBreakfast with Exhibitors\n\n\n8:15-8:45 a.m.\nEDI Consultations\n\n\n9-10:30 a.m.\nSession C Workshops\n\n\n10:30-11 a.m.\nBreak with Exhibitors\n\n\n11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.\nSession D Workshops\n\n\n12:30-2 p.m.\nNetworking Lunch\n\n\n1:15-1:45 p.m.\nEDI Consultations\n\n\n2-3:30 p.m.\nSession E Workshops\n\n\n3:45-5 p.m.\nClosing General Session\n\n\n\n  \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Sponsor & Exhibit \n \n \n \n \n \n Social Current’s robust network of organizations and individuals across the country provides a unique opportunity for sponsors to reach C-suite decisionmakers in their target demographics. Simultaneously\, sponsorship will allow brands to assess challenges unique to the sector\, collaborate\, and access network expertise. \nThrough our network\, we can reach more than 12\,000 human services professionals representing more than 1\,800 organizations that serve nearly 11 million individuals. \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Pre-Conference Sessions \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Intensive Accreditation Training (IAT)\nOct. 20 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.\nThe Intensive Accreditation Training (IAT) is designed to prepare organizations to get the most out of their COA Accreditation experience. It provides an overview of the COA Accreditation process and standards\, tips on how to manage the work\, and advice for preparing for the site visit. \nPerformance and Quality Improvement Training (PQI)\nOct. 20 from 1-4 p.m.\nThis performance and quality improvement (PQI) training is designed to help organizations pursuing COA Accreditation develop a comprehensive approach to a quality improvement process that will advance an efficient and effective service delivery system and enhance organizational capacity to deliver quality services. \nEquity\, Diversity\, Inclusion\, and Leadership: Practices for the Long Haul\nOct. 20 from 1-4 p.m.\nThis session will feature the latest insight on what organizations need to understand to successfully advance equity\, diversity\, and inclusion (EDI)\, as well as leadership principles and strategies to support organizational EDI journeys. It will look to support frank dialogue and include small-group discussions on what’s at stake for EDI and how leaders can continue to make progress in their organizational goals. Participants will hear insights from around the country on how to bridge divides and make shared commitments to EDI through strong leadership principles and trauma-informed care. \nConvening for CEOs and Executive Directors\nOct. 20 from 4-6 p.m.\nCost: $150\nThis convening will offer learning and networking tailored to chief executives of human services organizations. By bringing together sector leaders who truly understand each other’s day to day\, this CEO-only event will offer a safe space to develop relationships\, share challenges\, find solutions\, and build community. This event will emphasize dialogue and collaboration with ample time for informal networking over food and drink\, offering the opportunity to make new connections\, deepen relationships\, and grow your network of go-to colleagues. \nVolunteer Appreciation Celebration\nOct. 20 from 5:30-7 p.m.\nCost: Free for active COA Accreditation volunteers\nWe could not do what we do without our COA Accreditation volunteers. All active COA Accreditation volunteers are invited to join us as we gather and celebrate all that you do. Catch up with colleagues\, share site visit stories from the road\, and get ready for the start of SPARK 2024. There will be food\, drinks\, prizes\, and a host of swag – so you will not want to miss this event. \nMovie Screening of UnCharitable\n7:15-9 p.m.\nCost: Free\nPrepare for the opening keynote session by joining this special screening of the movie UnCharitable. \nThank you to Your Part-Time Controller for sponsoring this screening. \nAbout the Movie\nAfter three successful U.S. charitable campaigns were attacked by charity watchdogs\, destroying lives and cutting off precious resources\, many of the top influencers in the field knew something had to be done to overhaul the nonprofit sector. \nLed by Dan Pallotta\, whose record-breaking TED Talk on the subject has inspired leading philanthropists and changemakers\, this feature-length documentary directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal exposes the dark side of philanthropy and introduces a radical new way of giving. In a powerful call to action\, Uncharitable demands that charities be freed from the traditional sackcloth-and-ashes constraints\, so that they can truly change the world. \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Workshops \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Each workshop is identified as a “learner” or “doer” session: \n\nLearner Sessions: For those with limited knowledge on the topic who are looking for an introduction\nDoer: For those with prior knowledge and experience with a topic who are looking to advance their skill and mastery\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sort By:\n Session Groups\n Area of Focus\n \n \n \n A (11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) \n \n A1: Using Human-Centered Design to Influence Stakeholders and Policy\n Area of Focus: Government Affairs and Advocacy\, Child\, Family\, and Community Well-Being \n \n A2: Family Resource Centers: What Do We Know About Their Outcomes? Their Cost-Effectiveness? Most Promising Funding Sources?\n Area of Focus: Child\, Family\, and Community Well-Being \n \n A3: EDI: Beginning the Journey\n Area of Focus: Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion \n \n A4: From Trauma-Informed to Healing: How to Continue the Journey of Transformation in Your Organization\n Area of Focus: Brain-Friendly and Trauma-Informed Approaches \n \n A5: Execute Your Priorities with Project Management for Organizations of All Sizes\n Area of Focus: Leadership and Organizational Development \n B (2-3:30 p.m.) \n \n B1: Logic Models in Action: From Paper to Practical Excellence\n Area of Focus: COA Accreditation and Data-Driven Strategies \n \n B2: Advancing Organizational Transformation through Trauma-Responsive Practices and Equity\n Area of Focus: Leadership and Organizational Development \n \n B3: Using the Intercultural Development Inventory to Deepen EDI in Organizations\n Area of Focus: Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion \n \n B4: Sustaining Ourselves and Supporting Others: Somatic and Embodied Approaches to Healing\n Area of Focus: Brain-Friendly and Trauma-Informed Approaches \n \n B5: Trust-Based Philanthropy in Action: Shifting From Donor-Centric to Mission-Focused\n Area of Focus: Leadership and Organizational Development \n C (8:30-10 a.m.) \n \n C1: How to Succeed in COA Accreditation Without Really Crying: Exciting & Creative Approaches to Incorporating COA into your Organization’s Culture\n Area of Focus: COA Accreditation and Data-Driven Strategies \n \n C2: Using the Science of Hope to Foster Community and Organizational Wellness\n Area of Focus: Child\, Family\, and Community Well-Being \n \n C3: The Power of Partnership: Centering Father Engagement in Advocacy\n Area of Focus: Government Affairs and Advocacy \n \n C4: Nature Connected Wellness: A Trauma-Informed Strategy to Support Staff and Client Well-Being\n Area of Focus: Brain-Friendly and Trauma-Informed Approaches \n \n C5: Meaningfully Engaging Your Communities with Inclusive Data Practices\n Area of Focus: Leadership and Organizational Development \n D (10:30 a.m.-Noon p.m.) \n \n D1: COA Peer Reviewer Panel: The Reviewers’ Guide to Accreditation Success\n Area of Focus: COA Accreditation and Data-Driven Strategies \n \n D2: Economic and Concrete Supports: Exploring New Narratives Together\n Area of Focus: Child\, Family\, and Community Well-Being \n \n D3: It Starts at Home: Bringing Organizational Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion to Life\n Area of Focus: Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion \n \n D4: Supercharge Your Organization: Strategies to Leverage Positive Organizational Culture\n Area of Focus: Leadership and Organizational Development \n \n D5: Trauma-Informed Performance Management: Balancing Care and Standards\n Area of Focus: Brain-Friendly and Trauma-Informed Approaches \n \n \n \n Brain-Friendly and Trauma-Informed Approaches \n \n A4: From Trauma-Informed to Healing: How to Continue the Journey of Transformation in Your Organization\n \n \n B4: Sustaining Ourselves and Supporting Others: Somatic and Embodied Approaches to Healing\n \n \n C4: Nature Connected Wellness: A Trauma-Informed Strategy to Support Staff and Client Well-Being\n \n \n D5: Trauma-Informed Performance Management: Balancing Care and Standards\n \n \n E4: Our People Matter: The Power of Employee Engagement\n \n \n COA Accreditation and Data-Driven Strategies \n \n B1: Logic Models in Action: From Paper to Practical Excellence\n \n \n C1: How to Succeed in COA Accreditation Without Really Crying: Exciting & Creative Approaches to Incorporating COA into your Organization’s Culture\n \n \n D1: COA Peer Reviewer Panel: The Reviewers’ Guide to Accreditation Success\n \n \n Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion \n \n A3: EDI: Beginning the Journey\n \n \n B3: Using the Intercultural Development Inventory to Deepen EDI in Organizations\n \n \n D3: It Starts at Home: Bringing Organizational Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion to Life\n \n \n E3: Fostering Belonging Through Cross-Cultural Connections\n \n \n Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion Consultations\n \n \n Government Affairs and Advocacy \n \n A1: Using Human-Centered Design to Influence Stakeholders and Policy\n \n \n C3: The Power of Partnership: Centering Father Engagement in Advocacy\n \n \n E1: The Care Paradox: Storytelling for Change\n \n \n Leadership and Organizational Development \n \n A5: Execute Your Priorities with Project Management for Organizations of All Sizes\n \n \n B2: Advancing Organizational Transformation through Trauma-Responsive Practices and Equity\n \n \n B5: Trust-Based Philanthropy in Action: Shifting From Donor-Centric to Mission-Focused\n \n \n C5: Meaningfully Engaging Your Communities with Inclusive Data Practices\n \n \n D4: Supercharge Your Organization: Strategies to Leverage Positive Organizational Culture\n \n \n E5: Understanding Overhead – So It’s Not Over Your Head\n \n \n Child\, Family\, and Community Well-Being \n \n A1: Using Human-Centered Design to Influence Stakeholders and Policy\n \n \n A2: Family Resource Centers: What Do We Know About Their Outcomes? Their Cost-Effectiveness? Most Promising Funding Sources?\n \n \n C2: Using the Science of Hope to Foster Community and Organizational Wellness\n \n \n D2: Economic and Concrete Supports: Exploring New Narratives Together\n \n \n E2: 2Gen Coaching Strategies to Support Family and Programmatic Goal Achievement\n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Keynotes \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Opening Keynote\nImagining the Possibilities for the Social Sector and the World\nOur opening session will focus on Social Current’s New Narrative initiative. This effort\, inspired by the powerful film UnCharitable and our mission to advocate for and implement equitable solutions to society’s toughest challenges\, will use an inclusive\, participatory processes to empower communities to: \n\nLead change\nChallenge existing perceptions and redefine the nonprofit sector\nEstablish new approaches that result in profound and lasting impact\n\nJody Levison-Johnson\, president and CEO of Social Current\, will lead a discussion with the UnCharitable team\, including Dan Pallotta (virtual); Stephen Gyllenhaal\, director; and Meredith Blake (virtual)\, producer and lead for the film’s social impact campaign. They will discuss the collaboration with Social Current and our collective efforts to co-create\, with communities nationwide\, a future that frees the sector from constraint and allows us all to collectively solve our most complex social problems. \nSince this initiative was announced at last year’s SPARK conference\, we have been working with the UnCharitable team to chart a course for the social impact campaign that results in meaningful and sustainable change for the sector and for communities across the U.S. and Canada. \nTo prepare for this session\, please join us Sunday at 7:15 p.m. for a special screening of UnCharitable. \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Panelists\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meredith Blake\n \n Producer\, Attorney\, and Social Entrepreneur \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meredith Blake\n Producer\, Attorney\, and Social Entrepreneur \n \n Meredith Blake is a producer\, attorney\, and social entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience in creating social change. Under her banner\, Storied Nation\, she serves as a producer and executive producer on films and television shows that hold promise for moving the needle on critical social issues. Prior to that\, Meredith was the CEO of ProSocial\, the social impact agency she founded in 2007\, helping clients like Amazon Studios\, Sony Pictures Entertainment\, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation create deep impact philanthropic initiatives and social impact campaigns grounded in research with an eye toward sustainability. \nPrior to launching ProSocial\, Meredith worked as executive vice president at Participant Media\, where she built the studio’s social action department. One of the highlights was creating the social action campaign that accompanied the release of Vice President Al Gore’s Oscar-winning documentary\, “An Inconvenient Truth.” She started her career by founding Break the Cycle\, a widely recognized nonprofit organization to empower youth to end domestic violence\, which she ran for more than 10 years. \nMeredith has an extensive track record in raising production funding\, finishing funds\, and impact funds for filmmakers as well as providing critical strategic guidance and forging valuable partnerships for some of the most important films and shows of our times. Each year she chooses several films to contribute to as a producer\, executive producer\, or impact producer. As a public speaker\, Meredith has served as keynote\, panelist\, and moderator at numerous conferences and events such as the Sundance Producer’s Lab\, Media that Matters\, Illuminate Film Festival and the Producer’s Guild of America. She has also served on the boards of Healthy Child\, Healthy World and PS1 Pluralistic School and as an advisor to a number of nonprofit organizations going for second-stage funding and national scale. She is a member of Pleiades Network\, an organization that inspires\, recognizes\, and advances women’s leadership in creating a more sustainable world. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Stephen Gyllenhaal\n \n Director \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Stephen Gyllenhaal\n Director \n \n As an award-winning Hollywood director\, Stephen Gyllenhaal loves tackling challenging subjects through his movies\, TV shows\, and documentaries\, including “Twin Peaks\,” “Rectify\,” “Dangerous Woman\,” “Losing Isaiah\,” “Paris Trout\,” “Girl Fight\,” “Waterland\,” “Killing In a Small Town\,” “Leap of Faith\,” “Shattered Mind\,” and “In Utero.” \nHe has published a book of poetry\, Claptrap\, Notes from Hollywood; is writing two new books\, Enjoy it! and Liquid Motel and is a proud father and grandfather. \nAt the beginning of 2017 he embarked on two charitable projects – this movie and an educational Institute\, focusing on the impact of trauma from conception through pre-verbal development. From the perspective of these two latest ventures\, he’s come to understand and experience the profound dysfunction of the so-called “non-profit sector” and has made it his mission to do everything he can to unleash the charitable/mission driven sector to do what it was charged to do – make this a far better world. “Uncharitable” is step one. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dan Pallotta\n \n Activist\, Humanitarian\, Author\, and Builder of Movements \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dan Pallotta\n Activist\, Humanitarian\, Author\, and Builder of Movements \n \n Dan Pallotta is an activist\, humanitarian\, author\, and builder of movements. He is a pioneer in the national effort to transform the way our culture evaluates the character and impact of nonprofit organizations. His iconic TED Talk on philanthropy has been viewed more than five million times. It is the 16th most-commented TED talks of all time. It has been translated into 27 languages and continues to be viewed over 1\,000 times a day by people all over the world. His 2016 TED talk on being has been viewed more than 2 million times. He is one of the 100 most-viewed TED speakers of all time. \nHe is a founding thought partner for TED’s Audacious Project\, which has raised nearly $1 billion for disruptive entrepreneurial social initiatives across a variety of issues. \nHe invented the multi-day charitable event industry. He created the breast cancer 3-Day Walks and the multiday AIDS rides long-distance cycling journeys\, which raised in excess of half a billion dollars in nine years and were the subject of a Harvard Business School case study. The model and methods he created are now employed by dozens of charities and have raised in excess of $1.5 billion more for important causes from pediatric leukemia to AIDS to suicide prevention and many others. \nHe is the author of Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential\, the bestselling title in the history of Tufts University Press. The Stanford Social Innovation Review said that the book\, “deserves to become the nonprofit sector ’s new manifesto.” His newest book is\, The Everyday Philanthropist: A Better Way to Make a Better World\, a field guide for the average person who wants their life to matter. \nDan is the founder and president of the Charity Defense Council\, which is dedicated to transforming the way the public evaluates charities. He is the founder and President of Add Humanity\, a message and movement-building consultancy that helps super innovative humanitarian organizations dream and grow. \nDan is a William J. Clinton Distinguished Lecturer\, and has spoken at Stanford\, Wharton\, Harvard Business School\, Harvard’s Hauser Center for Nonprofits\, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government\, Brown\, the United Nations\, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory\, the Council on Foundations\, and the Gates Foundation\, among others. \nDan been written about in feature and cover stories in the New York Times\, Wall Street Journal\, Forbes\, Los Angeles Times\, Washington Post\, Stanford Social Innovation Review\, and has appeared on The Today Show\, the BBC\, CNN\, CNBC\, American Public Media’s Marketplace\, and numerous NPR stations\, among others. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Closing Keynote\nJacob Harold\nSocial Sector Executive\, Advisor\, and Author\nThe Social Change Toolbox: Tapping the Full Range of Tools for Building a Better World\nSocial change is complex and difficult. Leaders often default to using the tools they know best\, or those that feel most readily available\, to pursue their goals. But to be effective\, leaders need to utilize a range of tools based on the context and moment in which they find themselves. Building on SPARK’s opening session and the profound social change imagined by the Social Current and UnCharitable teams\, this interactive session will draw on inspiring stories of leaders pushing successfully for a better world. \nJacob Harold will share key components of his new book\, The Toolbox: Strategies for Crafting Social Impact. This includes the hope it can bring when actively working to solve social problems and the criticality of using a variety of strategies — from storytelling to mathematical modeling to design thinking to community organizing — on our journey to change the narrative (and impact) of the sector. \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jacob Harold\n \n Social Sector Executive\, Advisor\, and Author \n \n Biography\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jacob Harold\n Social Sector Executive\, Advisor\, and Author \n \n Jacob Harold is a social sector executive\, advisor\, and author. He’s traveled from farm to monastery to jail to laboratory to boardroom\, all in search of the best ways to do good. From 2012 to 2021\, Harold served as president & CEO of GuideStar and co-founder of Candid. Fast Company called Candid “the definitive nonprofit transparency organization.” Each year\, more than 20 million people use its data on nonprofits\, grants\, and social sector practice. \nCandid was formed in 2019 by the merger of GuideStar and Foundation Center. Harold co-led the $45 million capital campaign to launch Candid\, wrote Candid’s guiding strategy document\, Candid 2030\, and served as executive vice president during post-merger integration. During his tenure leading GuideStar\, Harold oversaw a financial turnaround\, a tripling of GuideStar’s reach\, and major partnerships with organizations ranging from Google to the Gates Foundation. In 2013\, Harold launched the Overhead Myth campaign to shift attention from nonprofits’ financial ratios to their programmatic results. Since then\, GuideStar’s Profile Program has been used by more than 200\,000 nonprofits to tell their full story to the world. \nHarold joined GuideStar from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation\, where he led a $30 million grantmaking initiative to build a 21st-century infrastructure for smart giving. Before that\, he worked as a consultant to nonprofits and foundations at Bridgespan and as a climate change campaigner and strategist with the Packard Foundation\, Rainforest Action Network\, and Greenpeace USA. He began his career as a grassroots organizer with Green Corps. \nHarold earned a bachelor’s summa cum laude in ethics and intellectual history from Duke University and a master’s in business administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He was a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations and has further training from MIT\, Bain\, the Chinese Academy of Sciences/Santa Fe Institute\, and the SIT Tibetan Studies Program\, where he did the first translations of newly discovered poems by the Sixth Dalai Lama. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n Sponsors and Exhibitors \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Platinum Sponsor\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Gold Sponsors\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Silver Sponsors\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Supporting Sponsors\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Exhibitors URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/spark24/ LOCATION:Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel\, 1550 Court Place\, Denver\, 80202\, United States CATEGORIES:Event,Brain Science,Child and Family Well-Being,EDI,Leadership Development and Organizational Excellence,Policy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.social-current.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SPARK2024-Website-Preview_Image.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR