Events

2009 Annual Conference
The 2009 Annual Conference was held November 4-6 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. To see the full conference program, please click on the link below. Specific presentations are also available as follows:
Everyone Sells: Selling from the Service Desk
Communicating Your ASO's Value Proposition
Communicating Your ASO’s Value Proposition: Competitive Distinctions of ASOs
Successful Workforce Transitions for Ex-Offenders: CEO Academy
Successful Workforce Transitions for Ex-Offenders: Transitional Jobs Reentry Demonstration
Moving Workers from Survival Culture to Learning Culture
Best Practices in Sectoral Business Development: DePaul Industries Security Services
Accessing Capital: PRI Makers Network
Accessing Capital: Harborquest and the L3C
A Growing Green Economy: Opportunities of Tomorrow
Green Jobs and Alternative Staffing: Solar Richmond
Green Jobs and Alternative Staffing: Triada Employment Services
Click here to see conference program.
First Jobs Academy Panel Presentation, June 2009
Learn more about this summer jobs staffing initiative for youth in care. The panel features Academy director Rob Franciose, Brian Lyght from The Annie E. Casey Foundation and Kim St. Pierre, business mentor liaison at Hannaford Brothers, a regional supermarket chain and First Jobs’ anchor business member. Click here to download.
2008 Annual Conference
The 2008 Annual Conference was held October 22-24 in Austin, Texas. To see the full conference program, please click on the link below. PowerPoint documents for specific presentations are also available as follows:
In Pursuit of More! Applying the Lessons of Top Sales Performers, presented by Colleen Francis, Engage Selling Solutions
Integrating Employee Benefits into Alternative Staffing Practice, presented by Becky Gray, Seedco
Integrating Employee Benefits into Alternative Staffing Practice, presented by Lou Morales, Employ America
Effective PR in the Changing Media Environment, presented by Jeff Hahn, TateAustinHahn
Beyond Workforce Attachment: Career Development and Mobility for Entry-Level Workers, presented by Elliott Brown, Springboard Forward
State of the Staffing Industry, presented by Diana Gabriel, Staffing Industry Analysts
Staffing Industry Analysts Lexicon of Terms
2008 Annual Conference Program
2008 Regional Meetups
In April and May, the Alliance organized one-day gatherings to bring together alternative staffing practitioners in the northeastern and midwest regions of the US and Texas. In all, 15 organizations participated, providing managers an excellent opportunity for peer networking and information exchange about their respective staffing operations, successes and challenges. Click here to download a summary of the notes from these sessions.