Field Day Experience at the Troy Historic Village (9a-12p)

60 W. Wattles Rd, Troy MI 48098

• Alex Konieczny, Troy Historic Village
• Jen Peters, Troy Historic Village

Shadow a typical Field Day 3 at the Troy Historic Village with a local Troy School and Village Education Staff. Attendees will meet up before the field trip for an introduction to the Village and how we run our field trip programs. Attendees will then divide up among three classes to experience the field trip firsthand. Follow-up questions and discussion will be available as time allows or at a conversation station later in the conference. Breakfast snack and lunch snack provided.

$35

Destination Cranbrook: Breaking Down the Walls (9a-12p)

Cranbrook Institute of Science Auditorium

1 Institute Way, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

• Lyla Catellier, Cranbrook Art Museum, along with a variety of Cranbrook Educational Community staff members 

Join the staff of the Cranbrook Educational Community for a series of conversations and presentations focusing on their public entities. These discussions will offer a behind-the-scenes look at running over 300 acres of property, managing historic buildings, and creating welcoming educational and entertaining experiences for the public at our cultural institutions. There will be an emphasis on practical tips, actions, and best practices for an audience of much smaller institutions managing some or all of these similar issues.  

Meet in the auditorium at Cranbrook Institute of Science. Expect to join in on three panels with four 10-minute presentations by each presenter, followed by group Q & A session after each set of presentations 

9:15am Maintaining the Grounds and Historic Buildings: Hear about maintaining our historic campus including the recent renovation of our Japanese Gardens, managing actively used spaces with historic designation and long-term capital planning. 

10:15amCollections & Stewardship: Hear about how we work with living artists, support Detroit’s art communities, manage contemporary collections, and expand the archives. 

11:15am Creating Engaging Programs & Exhibitions: Hear about how we have changed programming models to engage broader public audiences, investing in advancements in technology in our historic planetarium and designed tours that have something for everyone.

The cost of your registration includes a boxed lunch.

$50

Igniting Board Engagement for Fundraising Success (9a-12p)

• Chad Barger, Productive Fundraising

Tired of your board avoiding fundraising? It’s time to change that. Join master trainer Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP, for this board-focused master class designed to transform your board from hesitant bystanders into confident fundraisers. In part one, you’ll learn how to equip, inspire, and hold your board accountable for fundraising. Then, in part two, Chad will walk you through proven board training exercises to clarify roles, boost engagement, and match board members with fundraising tasks they’ll actually do. Leave with tools, templates, and confidence to build a fundraising culture that starts at the top.

$50