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9:00a.m.-12:00p.m.
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Pre-Conference Trainings
Pre-registration required.
Crafting Grant Proposals: Best Practices & Strategies
The grant writing process can be at first a daunting task and then frustrating when proposals are not funded. This training will offer a detailed introduction to the grant writing process, including best practices for determining whether to respond to a funding announcement, understanding grant application guidelines, drafting a work plan for proposal development, and writing key proposal sections. It also will outline common problems identified in grant proposals by reviewers.
Creating Efficiencies, Improving Outcomes: Best Practice Strategies for Maximizing Clinic Efficiency
At a time when family planning and sexual health services providers are facing rising health care costs, funding cuts, and increased competition, it is critical to identify and implement strategies to maximize efficiency while maintaining quality care. This workshop will familiarize participants with the domains of clinic efficiency, key performance indicators and strategies for the implementation of best practices.
Strengthening Your Revenue Cycle
This training will provide participants with an assessment strategy and tool to identify strengths and weaknesses in their revenue cycle processes and to identify key performance indicators to measure their success.
Media Advocacy Strategies for Sustaining the Family Planning Safety Net
Explore how to use traditional and digital communications strategies and tactics to increase visibility of your organization and the value of publicly funded family planning. The hands-on training will offer suggested message framing and help particpants gain the skills, capacity, and knowledge needed to integrate communications planning organizationally, secure news coverage, and bolster a social media profile.
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1:45p.m.-3:00p.m.
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The New Health Care Agenda & What it Means for Family Planning
In 2017, the nation will likely witness safety-net health care redefined in the United States. Potential agenda items include: significant cuts to and/or the elimination of the Title X national family planning program; altering the structure and financing of Medicaid, the predominant source (75%) of public funding for family planning; the repeal of the Affordable Care Act that is currently responsible for the health insurance coverage of more than 20 million individuals nationwide; and prohibitions on participation by Planned Parenthood or other entities in federal programs. Family planning administrators and providers alike will need to adapt when and if these proposals take effect. This session will provide an overview of the new health reform agenda and its potential impact on the family planning safety net.
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Hill Education Sessions
Interaction and building relationships with federal elected officials (and now, more than ever, with state legislatures) is critical to bolstering the family planning safety net. Hearing directly from constituents makes the greatest impact, which is why annually NFPRHA coordinates a “Hill Education Day” for NFPRHA members to engage their respective lawmakers.
In preparation for Hill Education Day, NFPRHA presents a two-track session to allow NFPRHA members to gain a deeper understanding of the federal budget and appropriations process and pending reproductive health policy. Attendees will also learn about tools to effectively communicate about their programs during our “Hill Education Day” and future work with federal and state legislatures. Both tracks are designed to be interactive, including extensive Q & A and role playing.
- General Attendee: designed for non-governmental employees who are interested in sharpening their advocacy skills.
- Public Employee: designed specifically for governmental employees who want to learn how to educate lawmakers about their programs, without crossing into the terrain of advocacy or lobbying.
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