BALTIMORE, MD--(Marketwire - February 21, 2008) - Social Solutions, nationally recognized for
empowering human service providers and the organizations that fund them to
strategically tie their efforts to measurable outcomes, announces open
registration for its second annual user conference, ETOlution 2008 Driving
Performance Management, to be held June 5th and 6th in Baltimore.
Open to ETO users as well as non-users, the event will offer practical
tips, real-life examples, hands-on training, networking and thoughtful
discussions with leaders in nonprofit management, including Mark Friedman,
Marty Miles, and David Hunter. This year's conference will bring together
service providers, evaluators, and funders from the nonprofit community to
network and learn together from industry experts about the importance of
tying strategic efforts and organizational funds to measurable outcomes
using a "performance management" approach.
"Talk of performance management and accountability has never been more
widespread, and we look forward to meeting with both our users as well as
interested parties to further discuss these critical issues," said Social
Solutions President Steve Butz. "The opportunity to share insights and
network with each other is rewarding; everyone returns to their
organizations armed with the knowledge and the inspiration to continue
change."
The conference will include:
-- Keynote lectures by:
-- Mark Friedman, author of "Trying Hard is Not Good Enough: How to
Produce Measurable Improvements for Customers and Communities"
-- Marty Miles, lead consultant for Public/Private Ventures and
author of "Good Stories Aren't Enough: Being Outcomes Driven in
Workforce Development"
-- Presentations by:
-- David Hunter, managing partner of Hunter Consulting LLC
-- Karen Walker, Ph.D, a research professor in the University of
Virginia's Department of Psychology
-- Steve Butz, President and Founder of Social Solutions
-- Pre-Conference workshop on June 4th: "The Results Accountability
101 Workshop" hosted by Friedman and the Results Leadership Group
About Social Solutions and ETO Software®
Social Solutions is a national technology firm, serving the reporting needs
of thousands of human services professionals from local nonprofits to
national foundations. The company's ETO (Efforts to Outcomes) reporting
software replaces one-size-fits-all data tracking with a reporting system
tailored to the unique mission of each nonprofit organization. ETO
Software® generates a clear and accurate measure of impact to improve
service delivery, earn more funding, and reduce the time and resources
dedicated to tracking.
Contact Information: Contact:
Matt Langan
matthew@dbcpr.com
(202) 292-4563