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• 2025 Building Community Connections Conference

  • When
    01 May 2025
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    8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Kirkwood Regional Center 1170 Boyson Rd, Hiawatha, IA
  • Spaces left
    22
  • Registered
    45 registrants

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  May 1, 2025 - In Person Event

  Hawkeye ATD's Building Community Connections Conference (formerly known as Non-Profit Training Day) is an award-winning event where we give back to the community. This conference is great for staff, volunteers, and board members of non-profits, employees with talent development as a small portion of their role, and individuals who are new to talent development or looking for a fresh perspective.

  When:

  Thursday, May 1. Check in begins at 8:00 a.m.

  Event is from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

  Where:

  Kirkwood Community College: Linn County Regional Center, located at 1770 Boyson Rd, Hiawatha, IA.

  Cost:

  Includes sessions, session materials, lunch, snacks, and beverages.

  • $35 - Students  or Non-Profit Staff, Volunteer, or Board Member
  • $45 - ATD Member
  • $55 - Non-Member

  BUILDING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS CONFERENCE AGENDA

  8:00 a.m. Registration Opens!

  8:30 a.m. ATD Welcome

  9:00 a.m. Kickoff (Panel of Presenters)

  10:00 a.m. 15-minute break

  10:15 a.m. Morning Breakout Sessions
  Personal Track: Your Values, Your Compass: Finding Yourself Through What Matters Most - Amy Guardado
  Professional Track: Building Psychological Safety - Sarah Hermanson
  Organizational Track: Leading Change with Confidence: Navigating the 4 Stages of Transformation - Helena Long

  11:30 a.m. Lunch

  12:15 p.m. 1st Round of Afternoon Breakout Sessions
  Personal Track: Break Out of Burnout: Align With What Fuels You Instead - Sheri Zevenbergen
  Professional Track: Mastering Communication Styles: Unlocking Effective Interactions Across Different Personalities - Helena Long
  Organizational Track: Stronger Teams, Stronger Organizations: The Power of Team Health - Steven Wilson

  1:30 p.m. 15-minute break

  1:45 p.m. 2nd Round of Afternoon Breakout Sessions
  Personal Track: The Empathy Edge: The Power of Empathy in Leadership - Megan Thole
  Professional Track: A.I.: Steamline, Automate, Innovate - Tara Louisa Allen
  Organizational Track: Blended Learning on a Budget: Combining Online and Offline Training for Maximum Impact - Destery Hildenbrand

  2:45 p.m. 15-minute break

  3:00 p.m. Networking & Closing - Member and Attendee Cultivating Connections

  4:00 p.m. End

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• Train the Trainer for the Informal/Formal Trainer 2025

  • Start
    13 May 2025
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  • End
    14 May 2025
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    GreenState Credit Union Financial Center
  • Registered
    18 registrants

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  We are pleased to announce Brenda Meeker and Melanie Hoffner will once again facilitate our highly popular Train the Trainer workshops in 2025!

  Note: Please see the Train the Trainer website for more information on this program. The information listed below is for the May event only. See Train the Trainer for the Virtual/Hybrid Trainer for information on the June event. Attendance at the June event requires attendance of the May event, or a previous years' Train the Trainer for the Formal Virtual/Hybrid Trainer event.

  Location: GreenState Credit Union, North Liberty

  Dates:

  • May 13th: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Check-in: 8:15 a.m.)
  • May 14th: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Check-in: 8:15 a.m.)

  About the Workshop

  This two-day workshop is for those who are new to a training role or individuals who do training as a part of their role but it may not be their primary job role. This workshop is also for experienced trainers who need a refresher to their design and delivery. The first day provides the foundational knowledge and skills needed to design training and the second day provides the basics of training delivery. Listed below you will find an outline of the objectives that will be laid out in this course.

  Learning Objectives

  • Write measurable learning objectives.
  • Connect how adults learn with techniques to include in your training.
  • Discover six brain-based principles, and related delivery strategies, that create 'sticky learning".
  • Create a positive, active learning environment.
  • Structure training delivery to optimize the participants' learning experience, including their attention, comprehension, and retention.
  • Identify at least three actions you can take to increase the likelihood that participants will apply their learning AFTER training.
  • Integrate new principles and strategies into one of your own training plans. (Time provided during this session).
  • Develop an Action and Implementation Plan to integrate your learning from Train the Trainer.

  

  Pricing:

  $199 for members

  $249 for non-members

  Facilitators

  Brenda Meeker

  Owner and President, Elevate Consulting, LLC.

  Melanie Hoffner

  Founder and Chief People Development Specialist, Brain Bonanza, LLC.

  Both Brenda and Melanie are Past Presidents of the ATD Hawkeye Chapter.

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• Train the Trainer for the Virtual/Hybrid Trainer 2025

  • Start
    10 Jun 2025
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  • End
    11 Jun 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    GreenState Credit Union Financial Center
  • Registered
    7 registrants

  Register

  
  

  We are pleased to announce Brenda Meeker and Melanie Hoffner will once again facilitate our highly popular Train the Trainer workshops in 2025!

  Note: Please see the Train the Trainer website for more information on this program. The information listed below is for the June event only. See Train the Trainer for the Informal/Formal Trainer for information on the May event. The prerequisite for attending the June event is you must have attended the May event or a past years' Train the Trainer event.

  Location: GreenState Credit Union, North Liberty, IA

  Dates:

  • June 10th: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Check-in: 8:15 a.m.)
  • June 11th: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Check-in: 8:15 a.m.)

  About the Workshop

  In the world of remote/hybrid employment, many are faced with the need to deliver information and training virtually. This session held on June 10th and 11th will help you to take the information you learned in your Train the Trainer session and apply those skills in a virtual/remote environment. Both facilitators have experience with leading virtual training and will share best practices. Listed below you will find an outline of objectives to be laid out in this course.

  Learning Objectives

  • Apply design strategies and tips for virtual/hybrid training.
  • Express topics to consider for virtual/hybrid training that differ from in-person training.
  • • Integrate new principles and strategies into one of your own training plans. (Time provided during this session).
    • Practice implementing a new strategy/ies in a virtual or hybrid setting. (Time provided during this session).
    • Explore the definition and characteristics of a Learning Experience Facilitator (Hugget) and the three hallmarks of a Learning Experience Facilitator: Current Mindset, Updated Toolset, and Relevant Skill Set.
    • Apply brain-friendly delivery principles and strategies learned in the Train the Trainer session to the virtual/hybrid training environment.
    • Integrate brain-friendly principles and strategies, as well as those of a Learning Experience Facilitator, into one of your own virtual/hybrid training plans. (Time provided during this session).
    • Deliver a brief virtual/hybrid session live to practice implementing a new strategy/ies and get feedback. (Time provided during this session).

  Pricing:

  $199 for members

  $249 for non-members

  Prerequisite: Attendees must have completed any previous Train the Trainer session (this can include past years).

  Facilitators

  Brenda Meeker

  Owner and President, Elevate Consulting, LLC.

  Melanie Hoffner

  Founder and Chief People Development Specialist, Brain Bonanza, LLC.

  Both Brenda and Melanie are Past Presidents of the ATD Hawkeye Chapter.

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