Breakout Sessions
Thursday, September 7th
8:45 am - 9:45 am
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Maximum Impact: Why Public Policy Matters
An engaging presentation that explains how public policy matters for your mission, why going upstream drives long-term outcomes, ways to productively engage in the policy process, and how data-driven research and analysis can better equip your organization, community, and elected officials to identify, understand, and solve big challenges.
Brian Straessle |
Brian Straessle is the Executive Director of the Sycamore Institute, an independent, nonpartisan public policy research center for Tennessee. As a public policy generalist and veteran communicator, he helps to equip decision-makers and advocates from all perspectives with clear, reliable information on our state’s toughest challenges.
A founding member of Sycamore’s leadership, Brian leads a bipartisan team of experts dedicated to the organization’s mission of producing impartial and actionable policy research and analysis. Their work is respected for being both rigorous and accessible, and is used by governors, executive branch leadership, legislators, media, community leaders, and citizens to better understand and craft solutions to the state’s most complex challenges. Previously, Brian shaped policy and public relations efforts for Congressman Tom Price (R-GA), the U.S. House Republican Study Committee, and the American Petroleum Institute. Those experiences include active roles in debates over economic policy, health care, welfare, energy, transportation, and the federal budget, and he started his career as an intern at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. In college, Brian pursued a broad liberal arts education at the University of Florida and came out the other side with a degree in history, French, and business administration. Brian and his family live in East Nashville, where he plays for the local vintage base ball club, plants trees with Root Nashville, and harvests fresh fruit from his yard. He is a graduate of Nashville’s Young Leaders Council, a member of the American Enterprise Institute’s Leadership Network, and serves on the boards of Cumberland Region Tomorrow and the United Ways of Tennessee. |
Compensation Strategies/HR
Does it cause you stress when an employee unexpectedly asks for a raise?
Do you have a plan in place so you are ready to answer them when this happens?
Your employees deserve to know "the why" behind their compensation. Do YOU know "the why" behind their compensation? Or do you feel like you're winging it?
Whether your organization is able to afford to pay market median rates or not, preparing a clear compensation policy that explains your compensation priorities, what your pay rates are based on and how they compare to comparable positions outside the organization, and when and how raises are determined, goes a long way. Get ahead of employees' questions about their pay by crafting a thoughtful compensation policy that gives you the structure you need to make equitable decisions that are financially prudent, and gives your employees the clarity they deserve.
Do you have a plan in place so you are ready to answer them when this happens?
Your employees deserve to know "the why" behind their compensation. Do YOU know "the why" behind their compensation? Or do you feel like you're winging it?
Whether your organization is able to afford to pay market median rates or not, preparing a clear compensation policy that explains your compensation priorities, what your pay rates are based on and how they compare to comparable positions outside the organization, and when and how raises are determined, goes a long way. Get ahead of employees' questions about their pay by crafting a thoughtful compensation policy that gives you the structure you need to make equitable decisions that are financially prudent, and gives your employees the clarity they deserve.
Laura Camp |
With almost 20 years of experience working in nonprofit technology and sales and relationship management, James brings the perfect blend of experience for his role as Partnerships Manager at Bloomerang. In addition to his work experience, James volunteers with Project Grows, a community farm in Virginia, serving on the Board and on Volunteer Nights with the organization.
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9:50 Am - 10:50 Am
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Strategies for Sustainability: Innovative Business Models
Member Panel
More info coming soon
Featuring:
Phil Ellenburg, Faith Family Medical Center, President & CEO
Rich MacKinnon, Rod Bragg Music City PrEP Clinic, Executive Director
Amy Moseley, Healing Hands Health Center, Inc., Director of Community Engagement
Corey Smith, Healing Hands Health Center, Inc., Director of Clinic Operations
Phil Ellenburg, Faith Family Medical Center, President & CEO
Rich MacKinnon, Rod Bragg Music City PrEP Clinic, Executive Director
Amy Moseley, Healing Hands Health Center, Inc., Director of Community Engagement
Corey Smith, Healing Hands Health Center, Inc., Director of Clinic Operations
Community Outreach: The Key to Sustainability, John Mills and Marty Hiller - CCHF
Community outreach can be one of the most important communication tools in a clinics sustainability plan. You can reach potential patients, donors and volunteers. New patients can lead to higher SafetyNet funding, new donors provide unrestricted operational funds and new volunteers can help you extend your clinics' services. Many clinic now have community health workers on staff. In this session we’ll discuss ways to use them as effective marketers for the clinic’s mission, for new contacts and for existing clinic patients.
John MillsCCHF
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11:20 am - 12:20 AM
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Creating Compelling Stories
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John W. Lacey, III, MD
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Building Capacity and Community Engagement
Social determinants of health have gained much attention throughout the years and the need to address them has become even more apparent after the pandemic. In this session, we will discuss how an East Tennessee program has identified patient needs regarding social determinants of health and built capacity. We will discuss the process in which the needs were identified and how community engagement and collaboration have assisted with program development. We will look at the ways data has been collected for the program and how plans to expand the data collection will positively impact the community. We will also discuss lessons learned and hear from other programs about how they are increasing capacity and community engagement.
Danielle Sims |
Danielle Sims is the Executive Director of the Knoxville Academy of Medicine Foundation (KAMF) whose mission is to support community health and health education initiatives which will work to improve the overall health and well-being of East Tennesseans. The two most recent programs of the KAMF have been Knoxville Area Project Access (KAPA) and the Tennessee Community Resource Network (TCRN).
Danielle has lead KAPA, a community-based program which coordinates donated medical and social services for the low income uninsured in East Tennessee, since 2015. Since inception in 2006, KAPA has assisted over 34,000 East Tennesseans. KAPA’s provider network of over 2,900 physicians, physician extenders, and all Knox area hospitals have donated more than $385 million to our neighbors in need. In February 2022, KAPA will begin expansion into 7 surrounding counties and is slated to expand into 8 additional counties in 2023 which will give the program a true East Tennessee reach. In addition to her work with KAPA, Danielle has been instrumental in the startup of the Tennessee Community Resource Network. Although in early stages, TCRN will facilitate connecting vulnerable persons in our community with the care services they need to help improve their quality of life and health outcomes regardless of insurance status. The TCRN will provide a cross-community resource directory with closed-loop referral capability, along with robust analytics to support needed measurement, reporting, and tracking tools, which are key to measuring both the Project’s successes and highlighting opportunities for care system improvement. |