The Freedom Forum, cosponsor of this year's leadership conference, will host the meeting at its rooftop conference center. Attendance is by invitation only, but leaders in the nonprofit community are encouraged to request invitations.
Admission is free.
Howard Segermark, Legislative Director of the FSC, cited the Coalition's concern about one issue he's working on. Harriet Trudell, a lobbyist for the Feminist Majority and a Coalition member, said the diversity will be useful and positive. Steve Arter, a representative of the National Association of State Charitable Officers, will address the merits of and the need for state policies which more strictly regulate nonprofit organizations. Other speakers will include Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo, author of Unhealthy Charities, and attorney James Bopp, who has successfully fought cases against overly-restrictive election laws. In addition, Editors Henry Suhrke of Philanthropy Monthly and John McIlquham of NonProfit Times will join Eleanor Smeal, President of Feminist Majority, David Keene, Chairman of the American Conservative Union, attorney Mack Canter, and Ralph Reed, Executive Director of the Christian Coalition as panelists at the conference.