Welcome by Bruce Karmazin, The Lumpkin Family Foundation, & Valerie Lies, Donors Forum
All about network of nonprofits working together to craft a new partnership with the state
Watch introduction here

Presentation by Ralph Martire, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability
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"The Illinois Economy and State Budget"
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Introduction to the Partnership Principles by Laurel O'Sullivan with the Donors Forum
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Panel discussion (See videos below)
Panel member biographies:

Keynote speaker - Mike Lawrence
"Transaction or Transformation: Ensuring Quality of Life in Illinois"
Talking points:

Breakout session
Attendees separated into four groups to discuss and answer the following questions:
• What kind of state would you want?
• What would you like the relationship between nonprofits and government to be?
• What are the tangible steps that can be taken across the sector to move toward this relationship?
Watch group responses here

Part One
• Ra Joy introduces his organization and speaks about how, even before the downturn of the economy, the arts community has been disproportionately impacted.
• Jack Kaplan speaks about how funding for human services has seen a major decline over the past few years and how the sector is continually faced with the dichotomy of contracting resources at a time of increased demand for services.
• Philippe Jackson speaks about the tremendous pressure on Medicaid in this economy, as well as the impact on the Illinois Department of Public Health's responsibility to expand community health centers.

Part Two

Part Three

Part Four

Part Five

Part Six

Click here to view photos from the Budget Convening!