Events
03 / 9
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03 / 10
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03 / 11
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MS PowerPoint 2007 - Basic Start: 9:00 am
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Asking for the Major and Planned Gift
Learn how to end procrastination and call reluctance; how to prospect and obtain favorable interviews; exactly what to say on the phone; ways to close the gift and follow up; what you need/don’t need to know about taxes, investments and planned gifts; and how to plan and measure success. Instructor: Gordy Lund
Thursday, Mar 11, 2010, 9AM-4PM
UWS Yellowjacket Union Rm 204
$115 (or $99 if enrolled in the program)
To register or 715-394-8469 Start: 4:30 pm
End: 6:30 pm
Advanced Fund Development Planning and Strategies: Two Part Series-(Part 1-Creating Your Plan), Thursday, March 11, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm; AND (Part 2-Group Consultation Seminar), Wednesday, March 17, 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm, both located at UW-Parkside, Tallent Hall/(Orchard Room), 900 Wood Road, Kenosha, WI
(Presented by: Len Iaquinta)
PART 1: (Thursday, March 11) Pre-reading: Miller, Clara, The Looking-Glass World of Nonprofit Money: Managing in For-Profits' Shadow Universe, click here to access. In "Creating Your Plan", you will learn to create the outline of a three-year fund development plan based on strategic choices your organization must evaluate and make. This workshop will enable you to determine the funding directions you want your non-profit to pursue. You will establish the fundraising and earned income sources it will utilize, and the percentage of their contribution to your organization's funding goals.
PART 2: (Wednesday, March 17) For the "Group Consultation Seminar", complete and bring copies of your detailed Fund Development Plan Outline and 350-word Case for Support. You will see and learn from each other's Case and Plan, discuss their strengths and weaknesses, and consider key action steps for using or implementing them. The end result is having a Fund Development Plan and a Case for Support that gains committee and board engagement and approval.
(Fee for Series: $55; includes light snack). Scholarships available for CAN participants. | ||
03 / 12
Start: 8:30 am
End: 11:00 am
Forum on the Nonprofit Sector [Register Here]Nonprofits and Government Funding: Opportunities, Challenges, Trends and TradeoffsMarch 12, 2010, 8:30-11:00 a.m. Government funds are an important source of support for the work of many nonprofit organizations. But this form of support carries costs and risks as well as benefits. Join us as Steven Rathgeb Smith, Director of the Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofit Organizations and Philanthropy at the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington, engages us in an exploration of government funding of nonprofits, touching on the following: (all day)
Rural Arts Management Institute Click here for the RAM Institute application form The Rural Arts Management (RAM) Institute is a training and educational program designed to benefit artists and performers, organizational representatives, and creative entrepreneurs in rural communities throughout the Upper Midwest. If you are a rural arts manager, administrator or entrepreneur, the Institute will help you increase your personal and organizational effectiveness and sustainability, understand the complexities involved, and develop comprehensive leadership skills to succeed now and in the future! Six monthly sessions provide essential background information, skills, information, and connections needed to develop and manage entrepreneurial, successful, and sustainable arts, cultural and creative organizations in rural communities. The Institute gives participants training in thoughtful management theory and practical, applicable leadership experience, and help them learn to manage entrepreneurial, successful, and sustainable arts, cultural and creative organizations in rural communities. The Institute is directed by LaMoine MacLaughlin, Director of the Northern Lakes Center for the Arts in rural Amery, WI, and will feature distinguished guest lecturers from Wisconsin and neighboring states. Participants receive a certificate from Arts Wisconsin recognizing successful participation. 2008-2009 dates and session details: | ||
03 / 13
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Rural Arts Management Institute Click here for the RAM Institute application form The Rural Arts Management (RAM) Institute is a training and educational program designed to benefit artists and performers, organizational representatives, and creative entrepreneurs in rural communities throughout the Upper Midwest. If you are a rural arts manager, administrator or entrepreneur, the Institute will help you increase your personal and organizational effectiveness and sustainability, understand the complexities involved, and develop comprehensive leadership skills to succeed now and in the future! Six monthly sessions provide essential background information, skills, information, and connections needed to develop and manage entrepreneurial, successful, and sustainable arts, cultural and creative organizations in rural communities. The Institute gives participants training in thoughtful management theory and practical, applicable leadership experience, and help them learn to manage entrepreneurial, successful, and sustainable arts, cultural and creative organizations in rural communities. The Institute is directed by LaMoine MacLaughlin, Director of the Northern Lakes Center for the Arts in rural Amery, WI, and will feature distinguished guest lecturers from Wisconsin and neighboring states. Participants receive a certificate from Arts Wisconsin recognizing successful participation. 2008-2009 dates and session details: | ||
03 / 14
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03 / 16
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NEW! Apple® FCP 101: An Introduction to Final Cut Pro 7 March 16-18, 2010 This three-day, hands-on course teaches students to perform basic editing functions while becoming familiar with the Final Cut Pro user interface. In this course, you will cut a scene from the TNT television series Leverage, create a promo for Seaworld's Believe documentary, as well as master filters and effects as you edit a segment of Playing for Change, the international music-creation event. Presenter: Patrick Saxe Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. all days Location: NWTC Green Bay Campus Business and Information Technology Center Room BI329 Cost: $1395.00 (out of state higher) Start: 11:00 am
Wegner CPAs & Consultants Non-Profit Roundtable - Madison Marketing as the Key to Survival for Non-Profit Organizations At a time when non-profit organizations have increasingly scarce resources, it's more important than ever to become marketing-savvy. Marketing can help non-profits better understand the needs of the people they serve, improve employee recruitment and retention, fundraise more effectively, reach out to more people, obtain tangible proof of how effectively they live up to the mission--and more! As a result, marketing should not be a marginal activity, but a strategic tool that allows non-profit organizations to thrive. If you wonder why many non-profit organizations have been unable to capitalize on their marketing efforts, and how they can they turn the tide, this is one roundtable you can't afford to miss! Start: 5:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
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03 / 17
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Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
NEW! Apple® FCP 101: An Introduction to Final Cut Pro 7 March 16-18, 2010 This three-day, hands-on course teaches students to perform basic editing functions while becoming familiar with the Final Cut Pro user interface. In this course, you will cut a scene from the TNT television series Leverage, create a promo for Seaworld's Believe documentary, as well as master filters and effects as you edit a segment of Playing for Change, the international music-creation event. Presenter: Patrick Saxe Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. all days Location: NWTC Green Bay Campus Business and Information Technology Center Room BI329 Cost: $1395.00 (out of state higher) (all day)
Chicago Fundraising Conference An Exclusive Gathering of Nonprofit Professionals!
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
To Register Click Here
Early Registration Discount ($169) ends on February 17th
WHAT IS THIS?
The goal of our Fundraising Series is to enable our attendees to acquire practical tools and techniques for improving their fundraising skills, as well as to learn from the presenters and network with their peers through the sharing of experiences and lessons learned.
Our efforts have been recognized by CFRE and we are now a proud provider of Continuing Education Units!
We cordially invite you to the St. Louis Fundraising Conference
Date: Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Location: Holiday Inn Select Convention Center
Early Registration Discount ($169) ends on February 17th
Start: 3:30 pm
End: 5:30 pm
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03 / 18
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NEW! Apple® FCP 101: An Introduction to Final Cut Pro 7 March 16-18, 2010 This three-day, hands-on course teaches students to perform basic editing functions while becoming familiar with the Final Cut Pro user interface. In this course, you will cut a scene from the TNT television series Leverage, create a promo for Seaworld's Believe documentary, as well as master filters and effects as you edit a segment of Playing for Change, the international music-creation event. Presenter: Patrick Saxe Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. all days Location: NWTC Green Bay Campus Business and Information Technology Center Room BI329 Cost: $1395.00 (out of state higher) Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:45 pm
From the Grants Information Collection
Intro to Foundation Grants for Non-Profit Organizations
Sessions will include an orientation to the Collection, background on the world of grantmaking, information on how to build a credible nonprofit organization, as well as general grantseeking tips. This workshop is suitable for staff of nonprofit organizations and UW clientele. Presented 3 different days:
Friday, February 19, 2010 ~ 9 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Thursday, March 18, 2010 ~ 1 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Friday, April 16, 2010 ~ 9 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Further Information
Each semester the Grants Information Collection in Memorial Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison , sponsors workshops on grant-seeking strategies. Workshops generally exclude funding for for-profit enterprises and for personal welfare assistance.
Fee: None ~ free to all
Registration: Not required ~ but seating is limited.
Location: Room 436 Memorial Library at 728 State Street, Madison*
*Non-UW participants will be able to get a day pass upon showing an ID at the entrance.
For more information: Nikki Busch or (608) 262-6431.
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
The National Human Services Assembly, a nonprofit association of the nation's leading human service and community development organizations, is pleased to invite you and your colleagues to an extraordinary series of high-quality webinars--Thursdays at Three: Knowledge for Nonprofit Sector Leaders.
A New Take on an Old Issue: Surprising Demographics of Boomers
by Richard Johnson, Ph.D., Retirement Policy Program, The Urban Institute
Thursday, March 18, 3:00—4:00 p.m. EDT
The oldest baby boomer picked up her first social security 18 months ago. It’s not just about their
numbers. This cohort is different from previous ones in education, health status, marital status, income
and lifespan.
Participant benefits:
• provocative research data from the highly regarded Urban Institute
• more nuanced understanding of the challenge facing America as boomers age
• push to re-examine your organizations’ priorities and policy direction for the next decade
Cost: Free, but space is limited.
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
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03 / 19
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03 / 21
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03 / 22
Start: 9:00 am
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Train the Trainers, Monday, March 22, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, UW-Parkside/Tallent Hall, Room 182, 900 Wood Road, Kenosha, WI, (Presented by: April Riordan, from the Mentoring Partnership in Minnesota)-April Riordan will be presenting this training, which is geared towards professional staff of mentoring programs. Standard 3 from the new 3rd Edition Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring describes research-based requirements, or "benchmarks" for programs to "train prospective mentors in the basic knowledge and skills needed to build an effective mentoring relationship." This workshop will help participants meet the benchmarks for this standard by demonstrating and sharing creative and efficient ways to deliver the required topics in a pre-match, in-person training. Participants will have the opportunity to practice delivering training to each other and will leave with lots of new ideas for preparing their mentors! This training is being held through Mentor Kenosha & Racine.
Training Fee: $30. More information can be found on the Mentor KR website, www.mentorkr.org. | ||
03 / 23
Start: 9:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Division of Continuing Studies at UW-Madison Nonprofit Development Training Series
Forging effective nonprofit-business partnerships
Forward-looking nonprofits are partnering and collaborating with businesses to advance their missions. This workshop provides an in-depth look at proven nonprofit-business partnership models that can increase your organization’s influence, enhance service delivery and quality, improve community visibility, and raise funds. The workshop features presentations, case studies, small-group projects, and completion of planning worksheets on building partnership knowledge and skills.
Instructor: Frank Martinelli
Monday, March 23, 2010, 9 am-4 pm, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St, Limit 25, 0.6 CEU, $150, Program #7054
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03 / 24
Start: 9:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
Taking the Mystery out of Grant Writing & WINNING
Presenter: Nicole Bowman-Farrell
If you want to learn the practical ways to win, and not just write grants for your business, this seminar is for you! This award-winning presenter has written and assisted in securing hundreds of grants for public, private, non-profit and government organizations over the last 15 years. Actively participate in this hands-on seminar that will teach you the four phases of the grant process using real examples from award winning grants. This workshop will help you understand the broader concept of grants as well as the concrete step-by-step process to construct a high quality grant application.
You Will Learn:
To view grants from the perspective of funders and utilize that knowledge to determine your organization's best opportunities
To work with stakeholders to properly plan and develop a grant project concept
How to use strategies for monitoring your grant submission as well as understanding next steps if you are awarded the grant
Your are welcome to bring any grant applications along wtih you. There will be an opportunity to work on your grant and receive technical assistance and feedback from the presenter at the end of the seminar.
Date: March 24, 2010
Time: 9:00 a.m. | ||
03 / 25
Start: 8:30 am
End: 3:30 pm
"Staff and Board Partnership for Success in Major Gift Fundraising" The workshop will be held from 8:30-3:30, Thursday, March 25 at the BishopO'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, 702 S High Point Road in Madison.
Deadline: Space is limited to the first 60 registrants postmarked by Friday, March 12th.
Attention Executive Directors, Development Officers and Board Members! Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Thursday, March 25
9:00-11:00AM (registration starts at 8:45)
Goodman Community Center, 149 Waubesa St., Madison
It's important to get beyond the buzz surrounding collaboration to discover
how it might be the best thing that could happen for your organization - if
approached and structured with an eye toward long-term success.
Session topics will include:
. A Collaboration Continuum
. Benefits & Challenges of Collaboration
. Considerations for Success
Attendees will walk away with clarity around the concepts, questions to ask
to help determine what makes sense, and ideas for action. Session cost
includes seminar, materials and morning refreshments. The session is led by
Melanie Schmidt, principal of Timpano Consulting. Melanie started her
consulting practice in 2003 to help people connect the dots between
ideology, strategy, systems, implementation and progress. As a creative
facilitator and strategy consultant, she brings over 16 years of experience
working with complex organizations, including state government agencies,
international corporations, faith-based organizations and nonprofits of
varying sizes in various sub-sectors.
Cost: $40
To register, e-mail Melanie Schmidt at rsvp@timpanoconsulting.com or call
(608) 251-0808. Leave your name, organization and contact number. Invoices
will be issued; you can pay at the door or in advance. Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:30 pm
Fundraising via email requires an understanding of a number of different elements - designing an email campaign, writing an email, avoiding spam filters, broadcast email tools, online donation tools, and more. We'll walk through what you'll need to know to design your own email fundraising campaign. More info/to register. WNA members: use your special Members-only registration link to receive a discount. Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Succession Planning, Thursday, March 25, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, UW-Parkside/Tallent Hall, Room 281, 900 Wood Road, Kenosha, WI, (Presented By: Mindy Lubar Price
This national and local research based workshop is about the three main types of succession planning as a sound risk management practice, and a major, strategic, exciting opportunity for nonprofit organizations. Participants will learn why it is crucial to be prepared for the inevitable experience of leadership change, and how succession planning is essential for the viability and sustainability of a nonprofit organization.
Emphasis is on aligning succession planning with an organization's ongoing staff development, strategic planning, and its mission and vision. Participants will gain a variety of succession planning tools and resources, identify the aspects of succession planning that are most urgent for their organization to act on, and begin developing policies and plans for utilizing them
(Cost: $45, includes materials and light snack). Scholarships available for CAN Participants. *Click here to view flyer*
TO REGISTER: Please email ccpinfo@uwp.edu or contact Felicia Stallworth at 262-595-2312.
QUESTIONS: Please contact Randy Bennett or 262-595-2754. | ||
03 / 26
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03 / 27
Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
Learn how to make your community event, festival, or business meeting
sustainable!
Offered by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA)
Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. in Milwaukee
Attend the Green Energy Summit, March 24-26, 2010 in Milwaukee and receive
a discounted price on Greening Your Event, March 27, 2010.
Cost is $110.00 for non-MREA members, $100.00 for Green Energy Summit
Attendees, and $90.00 for MREA members.
Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:30 am
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03 / 28
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03 / 30
Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Servant Leadership: The Art of Empowering
From St. Francis Institute Milwaukee and Cardinal Stritch University’s Leadership Cente
Tuesday, March 30 from 9 a.m. until 12 noon at the Sister Camille Kliebhan Conference Center on the Cardinal Stritch Campus.
Capuchin friar and author, Keith Clark will keynote the event. He has taught and published several articles in the area of servant leadership, and has held various leadership positions throughout his career.
The workshop will focus on a fresh look at the role of leadership in a successful business, nonprofit organization, parish, school, diocese or community organization.
Servant leadership is a leadership model that rejects self-serving, domineering leadership and makes those in charge think harder about how to respect value and motivate.
Cost to attend is $25 and includes a continental breakfast.
To register call (414) 410-4646
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:30 pm
Online donors can be summed up with a phrase that would make an excellent soap opera title: The young and the generous. They tend to be under 40 and their gifts are around $100. Obviously, we want more donors like them. They account for most of our acquisition, and they are a leading source of new revenue for most nonprofits. The trick is getting online donors to stay once they give. In a study released in 2009, Target Analytics found they have lower retention rates than offline donors. And when they do give again, which roughly a quarter do, according to the study, it may not be online but often offline. | ||
03 / 31
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04 / 1
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What better way to learn about online seminar (webinar) tools than via an online seminar? We’ll talk about the features that can help you conduct meetings or trainings over the Web – desktop sharing, slide shows, chat functionality, polls, voice conferencing, and more. Then we look at some of the free and affordable options, such as Glance, DimDim, Yugma, GoToMeeting, ReadyTalk, and Adobe Connect. We’ll close with some tips and tricks about conducting training via the web. | ||
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04 / 6
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This workshop is #4 of 6 in the Nonprofit Leadership Certificate Series from UW-Eau Claire Continuing Education. Register for some or all of the workshops. Nonprofit Board Development & Management Examine the roles and responsibilities of staff and board members in nonprofits, and the relationship between the nonprofit executive and Board. Discussion topics will include recruiting, training, managing and engaging board members, understanding and elevating the mission/vision, fiscal responsibility and stewardship, board structure and the role of committees, risk management, and conflict management. Presenter Location: Banbury Place, Eau Claire Conference Room Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Nonprofit Tech Tuesday: Securing Relevant and Accurate Information Online Using data from the web can be confusing and sometimes inaccurate. If you use online data for grantwriting and fundraising attend this session to learn where you might get the most relevant data online.
Tues, 4/6/10, 11AM-1PM
Ordean Building 424 West Superior St. Duluth
Conference Rooms B/C Bring a lunch, coffee provided
$10/$5 if a member of MNCN, LSI Grantee, and NAC enrollee
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04 / 7
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White Privilege Conference - Understanding, Respecting, Connecting, La Crosse April 7-10, 2010 | ||
04 / 8
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White Privilege Conference - Understanding, Respecting, Connecting, La Crosse April 7-10, 2010 Start: 8:30 am
End: 4:30 pm
The Basics of Selling on eBay
Presenters: Leon and Amy Fischer
In this seminar, you will experience buying and selling on eBay®, an internet auction website. Training delivered by Education Specialists using the most up-to-date training and student materials - the same ones used by eBay® University. This workshop is a "how to" guide to leveraging the auction site as a business tool.
Class Requirements: One item to mock sell and digital camera if available. Class will require activation of a PayPal® account.
You Will Learn:
How to join and log onto eBay
eBay navigation techniques
Steps for selling and bidding on items
Digital camera use
Fraudulent transaction protection
Online payment methods
Post auction activities
Tips for shipping
Date: April 8, 2010
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 (out-of-state higher)
$140 each additional person from same company
Price includes materials, lunch and refreshments
The Presenters:
Amy and Leon Fischer started buying and selling on eBay® six years ago. They have achieved Powerseller Status as well as Trading Assistants. They own and operate an eBay Drop Off Center where their primary focus is instructing eBay as a buying and selling tool. Start: 9:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
After The Grant: Evaluation & Reporting Presenter: Nicole Bowman-Farrell
This follow up seminar is a continuation of the "Taking The Mystery Out of Grant Writing & WINNING" workshop. This six-hour workshop focuses on the strategies for monitoring your grant submission as well as understanding the next steps once you are awarded the grant. Participants will learn how to create and use evaluation tools for data collection and provide the appropriate government entities, whether local, state, federal or tribal, with valuable and meaningful information.
You Will Learn:
Terms and definitions used in the grant implementation and reporting process How to evaluate and measure the outcomes of the grant appropriately Effective tools for data collection How to sustain the grant for the future
Date: April 8, 2010 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Cost: $135 (out-of-state higher) $120 for each additional person from same company Price includes materials, lunch and refreshments
You are welcome to bring any grant applications along with you. There will be an opportunity to work on your grant and receive technical assistance and feedback from the presenter at the end of the seminar. Start: 9:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Team Building Strategies Team leaders require a set of management competences separate from individual employee coaching and development. In this full-day seminar you will focus on strategies and techniques for building and sustaining high performance. We will explore team problem solving, consensus, and peer feedback to achieve results.
Thurs, 4/8/10, 9AM-4PM, at UWS Yellowjacket Union – 204 $115/$99 if enrolled in the program
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