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Professional Development
Leadership: The 10 Key Competencies
September 8 from 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Center for Nonprofit Advancement
1666 K Street, NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006
Faculty: Elizabeth Scott, Elizabeth Scott Consulting
Course Objective: Measure your competencies with top leaders in the nonprofit field
Learn what it means to lead during challenging times. Hone your leadership skills and learn new ones. We will address the 10 competencies of leadership and at the end of the workshop you will have created an individual action plan to leverage your individual strengths to lead with success!
Registration Fee: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others.
Info: http://www.nonprofitadvancement.org/prof-dev-events
Creating a Strong and Effective Fundraising Board
September 9 from 9:30am to 11:30am
Center for Nonprofit Advancement
1666 K Street, NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006
Faculty: Audley (Buddy) Wolfe Jr., Senior Associate & Part Owner, Lawson Associates; and Principal, Wolfe Consulting
Course Objective: Create a strategy for improving the effectiveness of your board's fundraising activities
This interactive seminar will provide you with practical advice to create and enhance the effectiveness of your nonprofit board of directors. Topics include: board roles and responsibilities; the “life cycle” of boards; board structures; board assessment; recruiting and training board members; involving your board in fundraising; solutions to common problems; and resources to help in your efforts.
Registration Fee: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others.
Info: http://www.nonprofitadvancement.org/prof-dev-events
Truth & Consequences: Are Social Networking Strategies a Good Fit for Your Organization?
September 15 from 9:30am to 11:30am
Center for Nonprofit Advancement
1666 K Street, NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006
Faculty: Daniel Martinage, CAE, The Association Coach™, Jill McCrory, Leadership Outfitters
Course Objective: Gain an understanding of how your organization should use social media
Social networks are the rage, but what are the Truths and the Consequences of organization-sponsored social networks? This highly practical workshop will explore how to assess whether social networks are the gateway to the future or just more cyber hype.
Registration Fee: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others.
Info: http://www.nonprofitadvancement.org/prof-dev-events
How to Get What You Want: Negotiation Skills for Nonprofit Managers
September 16 from 9:30am to 12:30pm
Center for Nonprofit Advancement
1666 K Street, NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006
Faculty: Steve Altman Esq., Mediator
Course Objective: This course will teach tried methods in negotiation to help build a plan
This course will give you a perspective on negotiations that will help you be more self-reflective, better prepared and able to use negotiating skills more effectively. It will also help you recognize why negotiations fail and what to do about it, including when and how to use mediation. The course will also discuss decision-making issues when approval is needed from members, boards, funders, committees and staff.
Registration Fee: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others.
Info: http://www.nonprofitadvancement.org/prof-dev-events
Grant Writing for Greater Impact: A Grant Writing Practicum
September 21 from 9:30am to 11:30am
Center for Nonprofit Advancement
1666 K Street, NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006
Faculty: Nora Palmatier, Principal, Palmatier Proposal
Course Objective: Create a plan for improving the content of organizational 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 an LOI provided by instructor. Feeback will be shared. Bring five copies of a recent letter of intent.
Registration Fee: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others.
Info: http://www.nonprofitadvancement.org/prof-dev-events
How Will Your Organization Appear to the General Public When They Read Your New Federal Form 990?
September 22 from 9:30am to 1:00pm
Center for Nonprofit Advancement
1666 K Street, NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006
Faculty: A. Mike Gellman, CPA, Rubino and McGheehan
Course Objective: Gain a better understanding of the 990 form and how reporting on the form can effect your organization
We’ll take you on a whirl-wind tour of the new Federal Form 990 by highlighting selected line items within the form and the corresponding 16 schedules that your organization may need to complete. We will emphasis new areas of disclosure and strategies that could help position your organization to better provide the required information and compile the necessary back-up documentation. We will also review compliance issues as they relate to governance and key disclosures.
Registration Fee: $49 for Center members; $89 for all others.
Info: http://www.nonprofitadvancement.org/prof-dev-events