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The Power of Servant Communication
Quentin Schultze
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Nonprofit organizations live on the quality of their internal and external communication with numerous constituencies. The principles of "servant communication" will recharge your organization and your life.
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Taking Your Board to the Next Level Moving from choosing the napkin colors for your banquet to developing, implementing AND achieving a strategic vision.
David Near
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Why do our Board meetings seem to last so long? What gets accomplish at our meetings anyway? What strategic decisions do we really make? Why do we spend so much time talking about the day-to-day operational stuff? Why do we have such a hard time recruiting new Board members?
If you’ve frequently asked yourself these questions about your Board then your organization may be primed and ready to go to the next level of Board performance and oversight: To become a Policy Governance Board. Come find out what a Policy Governance Board is, why it’s becoming the preferred choice for thousands of nonprofits across the country, how it functions, and what it takes to move your Board in that direction.
Appropriate for board members and nonprofit professionals.
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Planned Giving - A Vital Tool for Maximizing Your Long-Term Funding
Barry Maleck
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Every charitable/non-profit organization has a vision, passion and mission. But, to achieve these, you need to have sources of funding. By becoming more aware of planned giving strategies, you’ll be better prepared to raise needed funds. You’ll know how to communicate the win/win benefits of planned gifts to your current supporters, as well as identify new and potential donors. You can be less reactive about funding and grow more proactive with future funding.
- Learn how a donor can plan a gift through their will or trust that may allow them to make a much larger gift than simply giving during their lifetime?
- Be aware of the benefits and simplicity of adding an amendment to a current will, called a codicil, to arrange for a gift upon death.
- Discover how to help donors create an income stream, liquidate highly appreciated assets without paying capital gains or create or add to an endowment.
- Become informed on how a charity can receive part of all of an IRA, a 401(k), or a life insurance policy?
- Find out how financial, tax and legal professionals are an alley to assist you and your donors with carrying out charitable intentions to create a winning scenario for everyone.
Appropriate for all nonprofit professionals: board members, fund development professionals
and executive directors.
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Tech Savvy Nonprofits
Beth Hayden
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Being a “Tech Savvy” is more than being able put a photo on your website or do a Google search when you need to find something. To get your organization or event noticed, find and use the communication tools that do exactly what you need for the media platform you’re using and the message you are sending. This workshop will cover a number of resources and tools to build a high volume message for your audience.
In this hands-on workshop, come ready to create your own:
- QR Code
- Story-telling video for your organization or event
Appropriate for nonprofit professionals with beginner to intermediate techology skills
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Advocacy for Wimps
Renell Weathers
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You know advocating for your cause is an important component of the work you do. Our community counts on nonprofit organizations to provide a strong, collective voice to inform and influence public policy. That’s a huge responsibility, but it doesn’t have to be. In this session you will:
- Learn how to speak up and let your voice count
- Learn how to educate decision-makers on policies that affect you and your community
- Learn the basics of advocacy - connecting the process to action
An introduction to advocacy appropriate for nonprofit professionals and board members
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Effective Strategies for Building A Diverse Board
Demarra Gardner
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This workshop will shed light on how to build a truly diverse board based on talent, knowledge, and a true commitment to your organizational mission. Attendees will learn why it is essential for capacity building, the role the board chair has in driving this effort, some initial reflections for current board members, a plan of action for implementation and monitoring diversity, a realistic timeframe for achieving board diversity, pitfalls to avoid, and more.
Appropriate for board members, executive committees and nonprofit professionals
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Developing A Fundraising Plan
Leeann Kendall
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Sure everybody needs to fundraise, but do you have a plan? This workshop will address the following:
- How much do you need to raise?
- Who will make it happen?
- How will you do it, events, appeals, grant writing?
- What should you include in your fundraising plan to ensure success?
Appropriate for board members, executive committees and nonprofit professionals
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Succession Planning
Terry Horton
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You’ve heard that you need a succession plan for your executive director, right? How do you go about creating one? This presentation will describe the two types of succession plans needed for the CEO/executive director position and who should be involved in creating those plans. It will also review the importance of planning for the succession of board leadership, how nonprofit lifecycles impact succession planning, and options for the executive transitions process. If you haven’t known how to broach the subject of the importance of succession planning, here’s your chance to get some information to take back to your board. You’ll feel more confident once you’ve had this thorough review of the basics of succession planning.
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Managing PITA's in the Workplace
Lori Gordon
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Have you ever been frustrated by a difficult individual not being a team player? Or someone who consistently gossips, backstabs, or badmouths you or other employees? Does drama seem to surround them? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you will benefit from the information provided in this helpful 90 minute workshop. We will educate you as to why they do what they do, as well as provide helpful tips on how to work with or without them. Also come and learn the true meaning of PITA as we explore together this common workplace issue.
Appropriate for nonprofit managers and human resource professionals
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Speaking Your Mission
Kinetic Affect
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Kinetic Affect combines the past experiences and powerful voices of two men from different walks of life. Gabriel Giron and Kirk Latimer are committed to challenging beliefs, pushing boundaries, embracing differences, andundefinedtogetherundefinedthey seek to increase awareness of local and global issues. Learn about the unique ways in which they share stories of vulnerability and strength. They will share their ideas and expertise to teach you how to Speak Your Mission Forward.
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Service Delivery and Cultural Competence Go Hand In Hand
Demarra Gardner
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This workshop will help participants understand the connection between high quality service delivery and cultural competence. Participants will have the ability to assess their current service delivery climate, learn strategies for implementing cultural competent service delivery, gain resources they can utilize to assist with implementing culturally competent practices in service delivery, and more.
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Social Media - From "Like & Follow" to Fundraising!
Andy Wolber
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Already using social media? Join us to explore how nonprofits are using social media to turn constituents into donors. You’ll learn how to integrate social media into the broader context of your organization’s development activities. We’ll also take a look at how donor databases are evolving to support social media engagement. Tools covered include Causes, Rapportive, Square, Kickstarter, Storify, and social CRM tools: DonorDrive & Neon CRM.
Designed for nonprofit professionals with active Facebook,Twitter and/or LinkedIn accounts.
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Collaboration - How-To
Donna Murray Brown
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