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Nonprofit Leadership Day

A part of the 2014 Faces of Leadership Conference

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Charleston Civic CenterJoin fellow nonprofit leaders for in-depth advanced morning sessions on Managing Executive Transitions and Creating a High Impact Fundraising Portfolio.

Plus take advantage of a variety of afternoon sessions including Board Fundraising, Working With Teams, Managing Grants, Strategic Thinking, Advocacy, Organizational Growth Through Leadership, Working with Volunteers, Multiple Revenue Streams, Nonprofit Ethics, Creative Problem Solving

Then—5-6 p.m., prior to the Governors Service Awards—be a part of the WVNPA Annual Members Meeting & Reception, as we review nominees for the WVNPA Advisory Board and discuss the future West Virginia Institute for Coaching and Leadership.

WVNPA members save $50 on full conference registration for up to two attendees.

Morning Sessions

9 a.m. – Noon

What Do You Mean You Want to Retire? – Managing Executive Transitions.
Jeanette Wojcik, from Faith in Action Caregivers, Inc., will take you through the lessons learned from their transition team and give you the tools you need to put a plan in place for your organization.

Gauging Interest and Capacity: How to Create a High Impact Fundraising Portfolio.
Heather Cross, from the American Red Cross, will demonstrate how getting to know your pool of prospective donors better will help leverage the highest level of support to your organization. ‘Qualification research’ focuses on your organization’s “best” prospects allowing you to narrow your search for financial donors.

 

Afternoon Sessions

1:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Board or Bored Fundraising?
Rachelle Beckner, Certified Fundraising Executive
Does your fundraising program engage your Board of Directors or are they and your donors bored? How do you spark new life into an existing fundraising program or build a fundraising program that both attracts donors and volunteers to your organization? Join us to learn the fundamentals of a successful fundraising program.

Teams that Work
Eric Pories, Focus Intent
Sometimes the stars align and a high functioning project team emerges, getting the job done with wonderful results. That’s the exception right? Then there is the other scenario…the team that struggles to form, expending a great deal of time and energy, with questionable results to show for their efforts. Come explore creative and fun ways to intentionally build team strength and resiliency. Your experience is welcome! Be prepared to participate!

So You Got the Money! Managing Grants
Violet Burdette, MountainHeart Community Services
This workshop will highlight the importance of monitoring and evaluating grant awards. Organizations often fail to meet the requirements outlined in the grant and are caught off guard at reporting time. It is important to include oversight as a component of the grant application and plan ahead for required activities.

Strategic Thinking
Heather Eichner, Nonprofits LEAD Program Manager, Marietta College
Having conversations that encourage your staff, board members, and volunteers to think strategically can inspire, motivate, and reinvigorate your stakeholders and supporters. They can also provide a foundation to explore the direction of your nonprofit and the goals that you should be working on. Hands-on activities and group discussions will provide ideas to take home and use.

Advocacy Yay’s and Nay’s – It’s More Than Dos and Don’ts
Greg Puckett, Community Connections
This workshop will focus on the power of effective advocacy and how telling your stories can change the world. Participants will gain an overall knowledge on the difference between advocacy, education and lobbying, and will learn some common sense strategies on the benefits of each.

Using Your Leadership Style for Organizational Growth – Part 1
Deb Koester, West Virginia Local Health Inc.;
Cathy Slemp, public health consultant
Successful leaders must understand themselves, their organizations, and their communities to achieve organizational growth and learning as well improve impact. In this interactive, hands on session, participants will explore their leadership style and their personal values and beliefs. They will learn how to tap into the diversity and richness of colleagues, and develop techniques for building community support. This is a two-part workshop, be ure to register for Part 2, workshop #36.

3:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Let’s Work Together
Kellie Jo McNemar, WV Campus Compact
This workshop gives leaders an opportunity to explore both the art and the science of building strong relationships. Join us to explore the benefits of powerful partnerships, assess your networks, and select research-based practices to build strong relationships. Take time to reflect and invest in partnership development.

Taking Stock of Your Volunteers
Amber Hendrickson; Appalachian Coal Country Team
Focusing on a holistic approach to working with volunteers, you will learn how to recruit cross-generational volunteers and develop a meaningful volunteer engagement philosophy. This interactive workshop will allow you to create your own action plan specific to your needs.

Developing Multiple Revenue Streams
Margaret O’Neal, United Way of Southern West Virginia
Our economy is rapidly changing and the revenue streams many nonprofits counted on in
the past decade are fading away leaving organizations with the continual struggle of finding new revenue sources to maintain their programs and services. In this workshop, you will learn about multiple revenue streams, how to assess whether they are viable for your organization, how to implement them, and how to evaluate them for long-term planning.

Developing a Toolkit for Managing Nonprofit Ethics
Jacki Englehardt, Professional & Community Education Coordinator, WVU School of Social Work
Nonprofit organizations face ethical dilemmas on a regular basis. This workshop will help participants identify common and emerging ethical issues in the areas of fundraising, governance, human resources, and stewardship. Discussion of practical ethical principles and standards to guide the actions of nonprofit organizations and helpful resources will be covered.

Creative Problem Solving 
Gary Selby, WVU Extension Service
Have you found your group hitting a “block” when solving problems? Are you interested in thinking “outside of the box?” Learn about the creative problem-solving process and practice techniques that promote creative thought and foster collective thought. Leave with tools that can help boards and committees take on complex problems.

Using Your Leadership Style for Organizational Growth – Part 2 


WVNPA Annual Meeting & Reception

The West Virginia Nonprofit Association’s Annual Membership Meeting & Reception will take place July 30, 2014, 5:15-6:15 p.m. during the Faces of Leadership Conference. During the membership meeting, the following slate of nominees and proposed term dates will be presented for vote to the WVNPA Advisory Board:

To serve a three-year term ending 12/31/17:

  • Susan Aloi, PhD, West Virginia Wesleyan College (Region VIII)
  • Mary (Nikki) Williams, WV Development Office (Region III)
  • Deb Koester, West Virginia Local Health (Region III)

To serve a second three-year term ending 12/31/17:

  • John Ballengee, United Way of Central WV (Region III)
  • Sheri Ryder, The Greater Kanawha Valley Community Foundation (Region III)
  • David Rogers, Mission West Virginia (Region II)

The meeting will also include a facilitated focus group session with Lydotta Taylor, of the EdVenture Group. The focus group is part of a feasibility study that will assess the need, viability and cost effectiveness of creating a robust training and coaching center for nonprofit organizations in West Virginia, The Institute for Coaching and Leadership. The study will assess the needs of nonprofits statewide—including the nonprofit organization members of WVNPA.

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