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Workshop Schedule Listed in Chronological OrderBelow is a listing of upcoming workshops in January, February and March.
MAXIMIZE YOUR MISSION IMPACT! Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 9:00 - 11:30 am Faculty: Rob Sheehan, Ph.D, Academic Director, Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland Basic | For development professionals in all stages of your careers Mission Impact— It’s what we all want and what society needs from the nonprofit sector. But, in an environment with ever more needs and diminishing resources, how do we make the level of impact needed? Dr. Rob Sheehan’s new book, Mission Impact: Breakthrough Strategies for Nonprofits is a guide for nonprofits who want to design new, creative strategies to make even more of a difference than they are already. This lively, interactive session will reveal practical tools you can immediately apply to improve your organizations’ impact. • Learn how to design strategies that will make a breakthrough impact in your organization’s mission.
Location: Center for Nonprofit Advancement, 1666 K Street, NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006 Special Cost: $60 Member (AFP/DC or Center for Nonprofit Advancement) $70 Non-Member CEO Leadership Series: Journey to a Sustainable Organization
As the economy has changed, the skills that a nonprofit leader needs to succeed have not changed. Understanding one's self is key to understanding one's competencies, motivations and challenges as a leader of a sustainable organization. The CEO Leadership Series is a special, four-part series that focuses on helping nonprofits survive this financial downturn and face a “new normal” as you lead your organization to move forward. The series sets a path for CEOs who wish to go on a journey of self-discovery to build a sustainable organization. Dates for the series are as follows: Session I: Leadership & Me – Thursday, February 11, 2010
For Complete Course Description, Click Here Location: Center for Nonprofit Advancement, 1666 K Street, NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006 Special Cost: $525 Center for Nonprofit Advancement members; $600 for all others.
Doing the Difficult Work: Effectively Making Changes in Your Organization
Intermediate| For executive directors, board chairs and other Senior Staff If managing change has become central to your work, what specific steps do you need to do to ensure success? We’ll discuss developing a vision and setting clear goals, increasing buy-in from staff and other stakeholders, recognizing resistance to change and managing that resistance. Come prepared with a change you would like to make. Location: Arlington County Central Library, 1015 North Quincy Street, Main Auditorium, Arlington, VA
How to Sync Up an Executive Director and Board
From inspiration to impact, each stage in the life cycle of your organization requires different leadership, management skills and resources. Do you know your stage today and where you want it to go in the future? Receive useful tools to assess your organization. Begin charting out a plan to align your leadership going forward.
Registration Fee: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others Preparing for Your Audit
With the never ending changes to auditing standards, are you truly prepared for your audit? Accurate financial reports are no longer enough. While there’s no denying the expense and inconvenience that audits represent, being prepared for your audit is one of the most critical steps that you can take to reduce costs and minimize the disruption to your business. Location: Center for Nonprofit Advancement, 1666 K Street, NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006 Registration Fee: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others Asking for Major Gifts: What Do I Say and Why?
Basic | For development directors and staff Asking for a major gift is just part of a process that engages and cultivates donors. We will look at factors that influence donors to make major gifts, strategies for cultivating major donors (including using volunteers) and what happens during a solicitation meeting. We’ll include some practice solicitation calls, too! Location: Center for Nonprofit Advancement, 1666 K Street, NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006 Registration Fee: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others Asking the Right Questions: Communicating with Graphic Designers and Printers
Basic | For anyone who does printing
Location: Center for Nonprofit Advancement, 1666 K Street, NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006 Registration Fee: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others Writing Letters of Intent
Ever despair over how to describe your organization’s goals and needs in just one page. Your letter of intent (LOI) could make all the difference. Review a letter of intent provided by the instructor. Feedback will be shared. Bring five copies of a recent Letter of Intent.
Location: Center for Nonprofit Advancement, 1666 K Street, NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006 Registration Fee: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others
Project LEAP: Leaders Emerging through Ability and Potential
Project LEAP is an opportunity for senior staff of area nonprofits to strengthen their leadership skills. Participants engage in individual and group activities to examine and assess their leadership skills and how those skills impact their current organization. Workshops include critical thinking and problem-solving activities including essential financial leadership skills. Participants will work in learning circle cohorts to learn from one another, as well as hear from other experienced professionals. Some in-class and out-of-class preparatory readings and journaling will be required. Session I: Leadership and the Roles of Authority- Friday, February 26, 2010
For Complete Course Description, Click Here Location: Center for Nonprofit Advancement, 1666 K Street, NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006 Special Cost: $400 Grantees of the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, $425 Center for Nonprofit Advancement members; $475 for all others.
Wooing Women Donors of New Wealth to Be Major Donors Tuesday, March 2, 1:30 - 3:30 pm Faculty: Mary Alex, Principal, Global Capacity Consulting Intermediate | For fundraising professionals Because women live longer than men, it is likely they will end up in charge of much of the $42 trillion expected to pass from one generation to the next. But what makes women donors tick? How do you use "donor language" to tap into their wealth? Learn how to engage these new female donors and understand what the "touch points" are for women of wealth.
Registration Fee: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others Maximizing Income from Fundraising Events
Basic | For development directors, the development team and event volunteers The focus of every fundraising event should be on income, but its other details that can consume you. Learn how to develop an event budget and timeline, market an effective fundraising message, present a compelling program, create sponsorship opportunities and ticket prices, and handle arrangements and logistics.
Registration Fee: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others Coaching Your Staff for Success
Intermediate | For all managers How should a manager incorporate coaching in her/his day-to-day work? What is the right time to coach? What makes for successful coaching? Get answers at this clinic for managers who know something about coaching and want to learn more. Location: Center for Nonprofit Advancement, 1666 K Street, NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006 Registration Fee: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others The Essential Ten: The Top Nonprofit HR Legal Issues
Intermediate | For all human resources professionals From soup to nuts: hiring to leave benefits and social networking to recordkeeping and a number of issues in between. What are the legal issues that routinely come up in human resources? Through interactive discussion, we'll explore the key concerns, recent legislation, difficult hurdles and when to get legal counsel involved. Location: Center for Nonprofit Advancement, 1666 K Street, NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006 Registration Fee: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others Know the Time Cost of Running Your Organization
Wondering how to best use your scarce resources to fulfill your mission and serve your constituents. Where to start? How about starting to understand the true costs of the programs you have now. Then, you will be able to prioritize, fundraise effectively and design smart growth strategies for the future. Location: Center for Nonprofit Advancement, 1666 K Street, NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006 Registration Fee: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others Effective Decision-Making: Best Practices of Successful Leaders and Managers
Intermediate | For managers and executives Participants will leave this session equipped with practical tactics and tools that will make them more effective and strategic in all aspects of individual and group decision-making – including timing, prioritization, objectivity, bias awareness, communications/inclusion, roles, expectations management, implementation and tracking. Location: Center for Nonprofit Advancement, 1666 K Street, NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006 Registration Fee: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others Facilitating Meetings That Work
Basic | For executive directors and all other managers Meetings are the primary way work occurs, so making meetings work as well as possible is essential. Participants will cover the basics of meeting preparation and the role of the facilitator. At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to use one or more techniques to improve their meetings. Location: Center for Nonprofit Advancement, 1666 K Street, NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006 Registration Fee: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others Community Conversation Forum: Public Safety and Criminal Justice
Nonprofits working with the areas of public safety and the criminal justice system, join us for the next conversation with the largest newspaper serving the Washington community, The Washington Post. Learn first-hand how The Washington Post approaches the issue and share how your organization addresses it. Joining in the discussion will be a writer or editor from The Washington Post. Bring your lunch. Location: Center for Nonprofit Advancement, 1666 K Street, NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006 Special Cost: $15 for Center members; $30 for all others. The Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman EXCEL Award Winners’ Breakfast: Making Leadership Matter in Every Economy
Join us for a conversation with three outstanding nonprofit leaders – winners of the Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman 2009 EXCEL Award. Learn how they keep their organizations moving forward amid the challenges faced everyday by nonprofit leaders.
• Manny Hidalgo, Latino Economic Development Corporation
This annual breakfast always serves up a heaping share of inspiration and a side serving of tried–and–true learning experiences. This just may be your most beneficial meal of the year!
Determine the ROI of Your Fundraising Program
Intermediate to Advanced | For executive directors, development directors or development staff In today’s economy, nonprofits can’t afford to invest in fundraising programs that don’t have a return. This workshop will give you practical tips on how to determine the Return on Investment (ROI) of direct mail, major gifts, grants, sponsorships and online marketing.
Registration Fee: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others Fundraising Boot Camp for Nonprofit Executives
Intermediate | For executive directors The session will help put you on the fundraising fast track and take the mystery out of fundraising. Learn the basics of crafting a development plan, creating an annual giving campaign, understanding the importance of prospect research and cultivation, volunteer training, and launching a major gifts program. Location: Center for Nonprofit Advancement, 1666 K Street, NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006 Special Cost: $109 for Center members; $189 for all others. Includes a networking lunch. Calculating Indirect Rates When Applying for Federal Grants
If your nonprofit wishes to receive federal grants, it's best to know how to calculate indirect rates. All types of indirect rates will be included: fringe, local overhead, occupancy and General and Administrative (G&A) rates for nonprofit organizations. A U.S. Department of Health & Human Services model template covering indirect rate submission will be discussed.
Registration Fee: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others
Creative Ways to Reduce Costs Tuesday, April 13, 11:30 - 1:00 pm Faculty: Lynda S. Ramirez-Blust, LSRB Consulting LLC Basic/Intermediate| For executive directors, financial directors, board chairs and board treasurers In today’s tough economic environment, we are all looking for ways to stretch the resources we have a little farther. By taking a good hard look at the costs your organization incurs, you will be surprised at how many opportunities there are to change the way you meet your mission and save money in the process. If you are looking for ways to reduce costs and ultimately improve the financial health of your organization, join us to learn creative ways to reduce your variable costs and make fixed costs more variable. Location: Arlington County Central Library, 1015 North Quincy Street, Main Auditorium, Arlington, VA
Stewardship: The Lifeblood of Fundraising
Basic | For executive directors, development directors and development staff Keeping a current donor is easier and more beneficial for your organization than capturing a new one. Learn best practices for acknowledging, recognizing and involving those that already support your organization and share your own ideas in this interactive session. Location: Arlington County Central Library, 1015 North Quincy Street, 2nd Floor, Arlington, VA
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