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SUMMARY:How to Include Your Participants in Program Design
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is offered by GrantStation.\n\nMonday\, January 9th\, 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM ET\nRegistration Fee: $39 per person\, $99 per group – Between 2-10 people\, on all different devices in different locations\, can view the webinar \nREGISTER NOW\n\nThis is part of our TargetED series. \nFunders often ask how your organization includes program participants in the development\, design\, or implementation of your programs. There’s only one way to actually answer this question: You must actually engage your participants! \nDiscussing how to set up and run your programs with your target population may seem like just an additional step to get funded. But it can actually save you time and resources in the long run because it helps you create meaningful programs that get to the root cause of people’s needs. \nDuring this TargetED\, Alice Ruhnke will show you how to solicit input from those you serve (or plan to serve) so that your programs are more impactful. \nThis TargetED will cover: \n\nthe key decision making points in your program planning that are the ideal times to engage your participants;\nmethods to solicit their input so you design a program that is truly a solution to their challenges; and\,\nhow you can use their input to create strong grant proposals and impactful programs.\n\nThis session includes 30 minutes of practical teaching and 15 minutes of Q&A with Alice so you can adopt an updated “lens” as you design your programs—one that is aligned with your participants’ perspectives. \n\n\nDate\nMonday\, January 9\, 2023 – 2 PM EST\n\n\nDuration\n45 Minutes\n\n\nQuestions? Call\n1-877-784-7268.\n\n\nPolicies\n\nYou will receive two GrantStation emails: \n1. A copy of your paid invoice\n2. A confirmation email from Zoom for the webinar with the login credentials \nIf you do not receive the confirmation email within 48 hours of registering\, please email or call 1-877-784-7268. \nGrantStation does not refund registration fees. Fees may be applied to any webinar scheduled within 30 days. \nAfter the webinar\, you will receive an email with a link to the recording and any handouts. \n\n\n\nPresenter\n\n\nAl\nice Ruhnke\n\nAlice Ruhnke is the President of GrantStation. Having raised over $45 million from federal\, state\, and private grantmakers\, she knows \nwhat it takes to get funded. \nAs a former nonprofit program coordinator and director\, and the Founder of The Grant Advantage\, Alice has a deep understanding of \nthe challenges that nonprofits face. Over the last 20 years she’s worked in the trenches with hundreds of nonprofit organizations to improve their capacity to raise funds. \nAlice is an author and educator with a passion to share her expertise. Her insightful trainings on grant proposal writing and development\, community change models\, service projects\, and measuring outcomes have helped over 4\,000 individuals positively impact their communities.
URL:https://wvnpa.org/event/how-to-include-your-participants-in-program-design/
LOCATION:Webinar\, WV\, United States
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SUMMARY:Strategic Planning in Nonprofits
DESCRIPTION:This series is offered by the Nonprofit Association of Washington.\n\nWednesdays\, January 11th – 25th\, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM ET\n\nRegistration Fees: $75 for Members\, $150 for Nonmembers.  Please log into the Member Portal to find the member discount code\, or email hilaria@dev.wvnpa.org. \n\n\nEvent Details\n\n\n\n\n3-Part Series\nWednesday\, January 11\, 2023\,\nWednesday\, January 18\, 2023\, and\nWednesday\, January 25\, 2023\n4:00pm-5:30pm PT \n\n\n\n\nIs strategic planning on your radar? Do you need to clarify the strategic direction of your organization and the strategies that will be used to achieve your vision while also ensuring organizational health and sustainability? If you answered yes\, join this three-part webinar series that will set you on the path to developing a plan that does not sit on a shelf collecting dust! Strategic planning aligns your people and resources around a plan to achieve your mission. \nThe series will be anchored with Strategic Planning in Nonprofits (SPiN)\, a toolkit developed by Nonprofit Association of Washington to make strategic planning accessible and manageable for you\, your board\, and your staff. Over the course of three 90-minute webinars and at-home work between sessions\, we will review the six phases in the planning process. You will leave with the tools and confidence to develop a strategic plan for your organization. \n\n\n\n\nLearning Outcomes \nYou will:\n• Be able to work through the six phases of a strategic planning process\n• Be able to assess the current state of your organization\n• Know how to improve your mission statement\n• Be able to name at least one strategic priority for your organization\n• Have an action plan of at least two next steps toward developing a strategic plan\n• Have the resources\, templates\, and processes to complete a strategic plan \nCourse Outline\nPart 1: Getting Started with Strategic Planning\nWednesday\, January 11\, 2023 | 4:00pm – 5:30pm PT\nThis session will introduce the what and why of strategic planning as well as lay the groundwork for the six phases of planning. We will explore the first two phases of the planning process\, Prepare and Listen. After completing this session\, you will understand the need for strategic planning\, be able to articulate what you hope planning will accomplish for your organization\, and be equipped with the tools to assess your organization’s readiness to engage in a strategic planning process. You will also be able to identify key planning questions and stakeholders for your planning process. \nPart 2: Your North Star – Mission and Vision\nWednesday\, January 18\, 2023 | 4:00pm – 5:30pm PT\nThis session will explore the role of consulting with a broader circle of stakeholders as you (re)envision your mission and vision. We will explore who your stakeholders are and what data you might gather. We will also talk about the role of a mission and vision statement in serving as the north star for your strategic plan. We will review key elements of mission and vision statements. After completing this session\, you will be prepared to assess your organization’s mission and vision statement and know how to engage key staff and board to craft statements that capture and communicate your organization’s identity. \nPart 3: Rolling Up Your Sleeves – Plan\, Execute\, and Evaluate\nWednesday\, January 25\, 2023 | 4:00pm – 5:30pm PT\nThis session will present a process to innovate\, develop\, and prioritize strategic goals with your board and key staff. From there we will also discuss how to write good objectives to make your priorities actionable and measurable. Many strategic plans get left on the shelf to collect dust. Discover how to avoid this pitfall by building an execution and evaluation plan into your process. After completing this session\, you will know how to write strategic goals and objectives for your organization and have ideas about how to align your resources so you can reach your goals. Most importantly\, you will know how to keep your plan a living document and how to track progress on your goals. \n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend\n\n\n\n\nBoard Members\, Executive Directors\, and other nonprofit staff working with boards \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\n\nCaptioning: We will have automated captioning enabled. \nInterpretation: Please indicate during registration if you have an interpretation request. Typically\, we need at least two weeks in order to schedule an interpreter. \nVisual Descriptions: Presenters will include visual descriptions of themselves and the slides to give a person who is low-vision\, blind\, or calling in without video a sense of space and place. \nIf you have additional accessibility requests\, please let us know when you register. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\n\n\n\nKim Rakow Bernier\, MPA\nKim is an organization and management consultant who partners with nonprofits to align people\, purpose and planning for impact. She is a nonprofit practitioner and educator with over twenty years of experience and leadership in building the capacity of leaders and organizations. Kim has led nonprofits planning efforts from inside and out of multiple organizations; most recently at a global grantmaking nonprofit in her role as Executive Director\, and as the chair of the strategic planning committee in a leadership development and environmental restoration organization. \nKim is a \nskilled educator and facilitator. Her passion for teaching dates back to her time as a teacher in the Solomon Islands as a Peace Corps volunteer. Back in the U.S.\, Kim spent close to a decade leading outreach initiatives at a global sustainability education organization. In that role\, she presented over 200 workshops and keynotes at schools and conferences around the country. More recently\, Kim has designed and facilitated board retreats\, workshops on meeting facilitation\, and strategic planning processes. \nCurrently Kim provides organizational development and management consulting services to nonprofits\, partnering on strategy planning\, theory of change development\, board development\, and meeting and retreat facilitation to increase program impact and achieve results. Kim has a Master of Public Administration degree and a Certificate in International Development Policy and Management from the Evans School of Public Affairs.
URL:https://wvnpa.org/event/strategic-planning-in-nonprofits/
LOCATION:Webinar\, WV\, United States
CATEGORIES:Webinar,Workshop
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SUMMARY:(FREE) How to Use QuickBooks for Donor Thank-You Letters
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is offered by GrantStation.\n\nThursday\, January 12th\, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET\nRegistration Fee: FREE \nREGISTER NOW\n\nDo you struggle to send IRS-required thank-you letters out to your donors? Did you know that you can actually send IRS-compliant donor thank-you letters directly out of QuickBooks? \nYou can either print or email them. It’s very cool! You can even do it with one click at the same time you are recording the donation. \nWe are very excited to have Gregg Bossen\, a CPA specializing in auditing nonprofits and president of QuickBooks Made Easy for Nonprofits\, present this one-of-a-kind and highly requested webinar! Gregg’s firm audits over 30 nonprofits a year. \nIn this must-see session\, we will cover: \n\nwhat is legally required to be on a donor thank-you letter;\nhow to set up letter templates in QuickBooks that are IRS-compliant;\nhow to email or print these letters directly out of QuickBooks;\nhow to generate year-end reports for donors that list their donations; and\,\ndealing with special event tickets when only a part of the payment is a donation.\n\nDon’t miss this opportunity! You will be VERY glad you came! \nNote: This session is for users of both QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop. \n\n\nDate\nThursday\, January 12\, 2023 – 2 PM EST\n\n\nDuration\n90 Minutes\n\n\nQuestions? Call\n1-877-784-7268.\n\n\nPolicies\n\nYou will receive two GrantStation emails: \n1. A copy of your paid invoice\n2. A confirmation email from Zoom for the webinar with the login credentials \nIf you do not receive the confirmation email within 48 hours of registering\, please email or call 1-877-784-7268. \nGrantStation does not refund registration fees. Fees may be applied to any webinar scheduled within 30 days. \nAfter the webinar\, you will receive an email with a link to the recording and any handouts. \n\n\n\nPresenter\n\n\nGregg S. Bossen\n\nGregg is a practicing CPA with a full-service accounting firm located in Atlanta\, Georgia. His firm specializes in tax and accounting for nonprofits and small businesses. Most of his clients are nonprofits/small business owners who use QuickBooks. Gregg has been teaching QuickBooks seminars around the country for various groups\, both new users and other CPA’s\, and is considered to be an expert in the program. Gregg has taught for Intuit\, the makers of QuickBooks\, teaching CPA’s around the country the new features in updated versions of the software. Gregg also teaches annually at the Scaling New Heights Conference\, presently the largest gathering of QuickBooks Pro advisors in the world. In total\, Gregg has taught over 1500 seminars to more than 35\,000 students.
URL:https://wvnpa.org/event/free-how-to-use-quickbooks-for-donor-thank-you-letters/
LOCATION:Webinar\, WV\, United States
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230118T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230118T153000
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SUMMARY:The Power of 3: How to Build Your Fundraising Capacity
DESCRIPTION:This webinar series is offered by GrantStation.\n\nWednesdays\, January 18th\, February 15th\, and March 15th 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET\nRegistration Fee: $159 for all 3 Webinars – save $48 (To register for just one webinar see individual sessions) \nREGISTER NOW\n\nAre you on the never-ending search for long-term fundraising success?\nFundraising can be a giant “rabbit hole” for many organizations. It’s difficult to know where to begin and where to focus your efforts. \nThat’s why it’s important to identify the fundraising activities that provide the highest return for your time. \nDuring this Power of 3 series\, Mandy Pearce\, owner of Funding for Good\, will help you grow your organization’s fundraising capacities. \nIn the first webinar\, Identifying Needs and Building Budgets\, you’ll see how the budget deconstruction process works so you can identify gaps and craft realistic projections at the program and organization levels. You’ll understand that an effective fundraising plan begins with realistic budgets. \nThe second webinar\, Creating a Written Fundraising Plan\, will show you how to use essential metrics to develop the right strategies to fully fund your organization. You’ll walk away ready to replace fundraising fantasies with fact-driven processes. \nDuring the final webinar\, How to Optimize Your Income Streams\, you’ll learn how you can evaluate the high-impact and low-input fundraising strategies that are perfect for your organization. \nOver three webinars you’ll learn how to: \n\navoid common budgeting pitfalls;\nutilize different budget formats which can improve functional use;\ncomplete a historical review of your organization’s fundraising data (and why you need to do it);\nuse data to develop an action-oriented and viable fundraising plan;\nexplore options to evaluate and diversify revenue streams;\nevaluate fundraising efforts to minimize stress;\nadopt fundraising strategies that maximize results; and\,\nfacilitate intentional conversations with your team to reframe fundraising priorities.\n\nBy the end of the series\, you’ll walk away with new ideas on how your fundraising can have a bigger impact.\nThis series is perfect for anyone involved in the development work at a nonprofit organization\, including executive directors\, development directors\, board members\, and program directors. \nThe Power of 3 webinar schedule is:  \n\nIdentifying Needs and Building Budgets on January 18th;\nCreating a Written Fundraising Plan on February 15th; and\,\nHow to Optimize Your Income Streams on March 15th.\n\nAll webinars are 90 minutes and begin at 2 PM EST.  \nCan’t attend one of the sessions live? \nYou’ll receive the full webinar recording and the teaching materials after each session. \n\n\n \n  \nFull participation in How to Build Your Fundraising Capacity is applicable for 4.5 points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.” \n\n\nDate\nWednesday\, January 18\, 2023 – 2 PM EST\n\n\nDuration\nThree 90-minute webinars (01.18.23/ 02.15.23 / 03.15.23)\n\n\nQuestions? Call\n1-877-784-7268.\n\n\nPolicies\n\nYou will receive four GrantStation emails: \n1. A copy of your paid invoice\n2.-4. A confirmation email from each of the Zoom webinars with the login credentials \nIf you do not receive the confirmation email within 48 hours of registering\, please email or call 1-877-784-7268. \nGrantStation does not refund registration fees. Fees may be applied to any webinar scheduled within 30 days. \nAfter the webinar\, you will receive an email with a link to the recording and any handouts. \n\n\n\nPresenter\n\n\nAmanda Pearce\, CFRE\n\n\nA proposal writing expert\, executive and development coach\, fundraising consultant\, and national fundraising trainer\, Mandy Pearce launched Funding for Good\, Inc. in 2009 to equip organizations with the skills and tools needed to become successful and sustainable. \nMandy has taken her passion and expertise for fundraising to the development field and shared it with individuals and organizations for over two decades through executive coaching\, strategic and development planning\, seminars\, and specialized consulting programs. \nHer business model is centered on her key values: honesty\, efficiency\, direct communication\, and bringing dollars to local communities. Funding For Good\, Inc. continues to create sustainability and build capacity for organizations across the country through the effective sharing of the knowledge and skills required to generate success. Mandy lives in Hickory\, NC\, with her husband and their dogs\, who share her enthusiasm for the outdoors.
URL:https://wvnpa.org/event/the-power-of-3-how-to-build-your-fundraising-capacity/
LOCATION:Webinar\, WV\, United States
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Identifying Needs and Building Budgets
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is offered by GrantStation.\n\nWednesday\, January 18th\, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET\nRegistration Fee: $69 per person\, $159 per group – Between 2-10 people\, on all different devices in different locations\, can view the webinar \nREGISTER NOW\n\nBudget surprises can leave your organization strapped for cash and operating in crisis mode. Unfortunately\, organizations in crisis mode rarely inspire confidence from donors. \nThat’s why your budget is such an important piece of effective fundraising. \nIt will allow you to be transparent about your needs\, which can build donor trust. \nDuring this webinar\, Mandy Pearce\, owner of Funding for Good\, will walk you through the budget deconstruction process so you can identify gaps and craft realistic projections at the program and organization levels. \nYou’ll learn: \n\nthe most common line-items in a nonprofit budget;\nthe three items most often missing in nonprofit budgets;\nhow to avoid common budgeting pitfalls;\nkey tips for crafting budget assumptions to justify the math; and\,\ndifferent budget formats to improve functional use.\n\nYou’ll see how a realistic budget can be used to drive your fundraising plan. \nThis session is perfect for anyone involved in the development work at a nonprofit organization\, including executive directors\, development directors\, board members\, and program directors. \n\n\nDate\nWednesday\, January 18\, 2023 – 2 PM EST\n\n\nDuration\n90 Minutes\n\n\nQuestions? Call\n1-877-784-7268.\n\n\nPolicies\n\nYou will receive two GrantStation emails: \n1. A copy of your paid invoice\n2. A confirmation email from Zoom for the webinar with the login credentials \nIf you do not receive the confirmation email within 48 hours of registering\, please email or call 1-877-784-7268. \nGrantStation does not refund registration fees. Fees may be applied to any webinar scheduled within 30 days. \nAfter the webinar\, you will receive an email with a link to the recording and any handouts. \n\n\n\nPresenter\n\n\nAmanda Pearce\, CFRE\n\nA proposal writing expert\, executive and development coach\, fundraising consultant\, and national fundraising trainer\, Mandy Pearce launched Funding for Good\, Inc. in 2009 to equip organizations with the skills and tools needed to become successful and sustainable. \nMandy has taken her passion and expertise for fundraising to the development field and shared it with individuals and organizations for over two decades through executive coaching\, strategic and development planning\, seminars\, and specialized consulting programs. \nHer business model is centered on her key values: honesty\, efficiency\, direct communication\, and bringing dollars to local communities. Funding For Good\, Inc. continues to create sustainability and build capacity for organizations across the country through the effective sharing of the knowledge and skills required to generate success. Mandy lives in Hickory\, NC\, with her husband and their dogs\, who share her enthusiasm for the outdoors.
URL:https://wvnpa.org/event/identifying-needs-and-building-budgets/
LOCATION:Webinar\, WV\, United States
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Creating Accessible Website Content
DESCRIPTION:This session is offered by Nonprofit New York.\n\nThursday\, January 19th\, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET\n\nRegistration Fees: $15 for Members\, $25 for Nonmembers.  Please log into the Member Portal to find the member discount code\, or email hilaria@dev.wvnpa.org. \nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\nHaving an accessible website is a moral obligation and often a legal one\, too. Website content managers have a responsibility to make their message available to the widest possible audience\, avoid legal issues\, reach marketing goals\, and most importantly\, do the right thing. \nAten’s accessibility expert\, Michaela Blackham will provide a step by step guide for content editors to create more accessible content for their website. \nShe will explain a number of important guidelines to reach compliance including: \n1. Writing effective alternative text for images \n2. Using infographics and charts appropriately \n3. Embedding videos properly \nContent editors will leave feeling confident in creating and analyzing their content to comply with ADA best practices. \nKey Takeaways: \n\nLearn why accessible content is extremely important\nWhat the common issues found in content tend to be\nDiscover ways to find and resolve or avoid these issues all together with a list of best practices to follow.\n\nThis workshop will be presented by Michaela Blackham\, Accessibility & QA Specialist at Aten Design Group \nKey Area(s) of Excellence: Diversity\, Equity\, & Inclusion \nParticipants who complete the post-session evaluation can receive a PDF copy of the presentation. \nNot sure if your organization is a member? Check out our member directory. If your organization is not a current member of Nonprofit New York\, visit our website for more information on joining. \nPlease Note: This meeting is open to staff and board members of current Nonprofit New York member organizations and non-member organizations. Organizations may send more than one individual to participate\, HOWEVER if the event sells out registration may be limited to ONE person per organization due to space constraints. \nIf your organization is not a current member of Nonprofit New York\, visit our website for more information on joining. \nRefund policy: Registrants who cancel their registration on or before 1 week will receive a full refund. Those who cancel on or before DAY PRIOR will receive a 50% refund. No refund will be made for cancellations made on or after DAY OF. All cancellations must be submitted in writing. \n_____________________________________________________________________________________ \nRegistration is required. Please be advised that by registering for this event\, unless we hear from you otherwise\, we will include you as part of our regular mailing list. Please also be advised that the event will be recorded by Nonprofit New York. By enrolling for this event\, you hereby: (1) give consent for Nonprofit New York or any third parties to use your photograph or image in its print\, online and video publications; (2) release Nonprofit New York\, its employees and any outside third parties from all liabilities or claims that you might assert in connection with the above-described uses; and (3) waive any right to inspect\, approve or receive compensation for any materials or communications\, including photographs\, videotapes\, website images or written materials\, incorporating photos/images of you. To revoke this waiver\, please email Programs Manager\, Darby Masland\, dmasland@nonprofitnewyork.org.
URL:https://wvnpa.org/event/creating-accessible-website-content/
LOCATION:Webinar\, WV\, United States
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Growing Your Grants Readiness
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is offered by GrantStation.\n\nThursday\, January 19th\, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET\nRegistration Fee: $69 per person\, $159 per group – Between 2-10 people\, on all different devices in different locations\, can view the webinar \nREGISTER NOW\n\nThe Culture and Practices of Successful Grantseeking Organizations \nWhat does it take to be a successful grantseeking organization? \nSuccess in grantsmanship involves much more than being able to write a good proposal. As an organization\, you must also have the right culture\, the right values\, the right tools\, and the right resources in place to support your grantseeking process and manage your grant-funded programs and services well on behalf of your funder and the community you serve. \nIn this lively\, interactive session\, Maryn Boess will explain how to lay the groundwork for effective grantsmanship in both your organization’s culture and its practices. \nYou’ll learn: \n\nthe importance of mission-driven grantsmanship—and why its opposite will undermine your organization’s health and success;\nhow to identify your organization’s needs and resources to support a systematic and strategic grantseeking process; and\,\na clear\, powerful\, and flexible framework you can use to develop and strengthen financial and program accountability.\n\nYou’ll be introduced to an exclusive Grants Readiness Assessment Checklist—a detailed tool to help you identify what vital grants-readiness resources and practices are already working well in your organization\, and where changes and improvements need to be made in order to make sure your organization is truly “grants ready”! \n\n\nDate\nThursday\, January 19\, 2023 – 2 PM EST\n\n\nDuration\n90 Minutes\n\n\nQuestions? Call\n1-877-784-7268.\n\n\nPolicies\n\nYou will receive two GrantStation emails: \n1. A copy of your paid invoice\n2. A confirmation email from Zoom for the webinar with the login credentials \nIf you do not receive the confirmation email within 48 hours of registering\, please email or call 1-877-784-7268. \nGrantStation does not refund registration fees. Fees may be applied to any webinar scheduled within 30 days. \nAfter the webinar\, you will receive an email with a link to the recording and any handouts. \n\n\n\nPresenter\n\n\nMaryn Boess\n\nOver her 25+-year nonprofit career\, Maryn Boess has been an on-staff grantwriter; a grants consultant (winning $42 million for her clients over ten years); a grants trainer; a grants reviewer\, author\, speaker\, mentor and coach; and – since 2006 – even a grantmaker. This 3-D background brings a unique insider’s perspective to the practical\, inspiring trainings on healthy\, successful grantsmanship she shares with thousands of people each year through GrantsMagic U. A true dual-citizen of the grants world\, Maryn may be the only person holding membership in both Grant Professionals Association (for grantseekers) and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (for grantmakers).
URL:https://wvnpa.org/event/growing-your-grants-readiness/
LOCATION:Webinar\, WV\, United States
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:(FREE) Should I Hire a Grantwriter or Do It Myself?
DESCRIPTION:This webinar series is offered by GrantStation.\n\nMonday\, January 23rd\, 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM ET\nRegistration Fee: FREE \nREGISTER NOW\n\nThis is part of our TargetED series. \nAs your grant programs grow\, you have an important decision to make: Should you hire an external grantwriter or do the work yourself? \nThis isn’t always an easy choice. It can be hard to effectively evaluate both the benefits and drawbacks. \nDuring this free TargetED\, Alice Ruhnke will help you weigh each option so your organization can move forward with a decision. \nYou’ll learn: \n\nthe pros and cons of working with an external grantwriter versus doing the work “in house”;\nthe key questions to consider to help you make a sound decision;\nwhy you can’t just write the cost of the grantwriter into the proposal; and\,\nthe best practices when working with external consultants or building your own team.\n\nThis TargetED includes 30 minutes of practical teaching and 15 minutes of Q&A with Alice. It is perfect for executive directors\, founders\, and program directors who want to make the best use of their limited time and resources. \nAnd even if your organization has already made the decision to move in one direction or another\, you’ll still walk away with helpful tips in getting the most out of that decision. \n\n\nDate\nMonday\, January 23\, 2023 – 2 PM EST\n\n\nDuration\n45 Minutes\n\n\nQuestions? Call\n1-877-784-7268.\n\n\nPolicies\n\nYou will receive two GrantStation emails: \n1. A copy of your paid invoice\n2. A confirmation email from Zoom for the webinar with the login credentials \nIf you do not receive the confirmation email within 48 hours of registering\, please email or call 1-877-784-7268. \nGrantStation does not refund registration fees. Fees may be applied to any webinar scheduled within 30 days. \nAfter the webinar\, you will receive an email with a link to the recording and any handouts. \n\n\n\nPresenter\n\n\nAlice Ruhnke\n\nAlice Ruhnke is the President of GrantStation. Having raised over $45 million from federal\, state\, and private grantmakers\, she knows what it takes to get funded. \nAs a former nonprofit program coordinator and director\, and the Founder of The Grant Advantage\, Alice has a deep understanding of the challenges that nonprofits face. Over the last 20 years she’s worked in the trenches with hundreds of nonprofit organizations to improve their capacity to raise funds. \nAlice is an author and educator with a passion to share her expertise. Her insightful trainings on grant proposal writing and development\, community change models\, service projects\, and measuring outcomes have helped over 4\,000 individuals positively impact their communities.
URL:https://wvnpa.org/event/free-should-i-hire-a-grantwriter-or-do-it-myself/
LOCATION:WV\, United States
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230125T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230125T130000
DTSTAMP:20260425T110616
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SUMMARY:Data-informed Strategic Planning for Nonprofits
DESCRIPTION:This series is offered by the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.\n\nWednesdays\, January 25th\, February 1st\, & 8th\, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET\n\nRegistration Fees: $129 for Members\, $169 for Nonmembers.  Please log into the Member Portal to find the member discount code\, or email hilaria@dev.wvnpa.org. \nREGISTER NOW\nIs your organization undertaking strategic planning? Do you want to learn more about how to use data to capture the strengths\, opportunities\, and impact in your next plan? Recently\, strategic planning has jumped out of the corner office of the “C-suite” toward an inclusive format that engages the whole organizational community. Over the course of this three-part training you will learn more about data-informed strategic planning and how organizations are using it to action plan and set better\, more responsive goals for their future. Join us in exploring this process that can help sustain and tell the story of your program and strengthen your decision-making processes. \nThis is a six-hour virtual training split into three two-hour sessions\, January 25\, February 1\, & 8\, 2023 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Central each day. \n\nSession Topics: \n\nSession 1 – Data-informed Strategic Planning 101: This session will share Wilder Research’s experiences with data-informed strategic planning\, what they’ve learned from this new method\, and how organizations can benefit. Attendees will leave with an understanding of this new method of planning\, as well as tools and ideas for using the method in their own processes.\nSession 2 – Putting the “Data” in Data-informed: Using the right data well is key to having your plan come together. This session will explore types of data you can use in your strategic planning session: from surveys and interviews\, to engaging audiences in listening sessions and arts-based methods.\nSession 3 – Creating and Using Your Plan: The final session will showcase types of strategic plans that have come from data-informed strategic planning and how these are put into action.\n\nEvent Details\nThe sessions will be recorded. The recordings will be made available to registrants after the live event. \nCaptioning is provided automatically through Zoom. For information on requesting CART\, ASL\, or another accommodation\, please visit our Registration Policies page. \nTo learn more about events\, registration\, and payment\, visit our Event & Registration FAQ page. \nSpeaker Information\nAmanda J. Petersen\, Research Scientist\, Wilder Foundation\, provides consultation on a variety of research projects with interests in project coordination and management\, survey instrument design\, sampling methodology design\, qualitative and quantitative analysis\, evaluation capacity building\, training\, and reporting results in meaningful ways. Her primary research interests include public health\, education\, rural communities\, survey research\, and general evaluation studies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Gustavus Adolphus College and has a Master of Public Policy (MPP) from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Amanda resides in Ely\, Minnesota where you can find her enjoying the great outdoors with her family.
URL:https://wvnpa.org/event/data-informed-strategic-planning-for-nonprofits/
LOCATION:Webinar\, WV\, United States
CATEGORIES:Webinar,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230131T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230131T113000
DTSTAMP:20260425T110616
CREATED:20230112T212833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230112T212833Z
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SUMMARY:Best Practices for PEO Selection and Management
DESCRIPTION:This session is offered by Nonprofit New York.\n\nTuesday\, January 131st\, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET\n\nRegistration Fees: $15 for Members\, $25 for Nonmembers.  Please log into the Member Portal to find the member discount code\, or email hilaria@dev.wvnpa.org. \nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\nWith over 7\,000 different PEO’s to choose from in the Marketplace\, it can be overwhelming to decide which PEO is best suited for the needs of your nonprofit. HR and Finance leaders are invited to join us to learn best practices when choosing and managing a PEO relationship for your nonprofit. \nKey Takeaways: \n\nAttendees will learn how to compare and choose the right PEO for your nonprofit.\nHow to understand their bill and the total cost of a PEO to their nonprofit.\nWhat metrics to use when evaluating the performance of their PEO.\nKey considerations & implications of transitioning out of a PEO.\n\nThis workshop will be presented by Mark Dungan\, VP of Employee Benefits at USI & Brendan Riffle\, Senior Consultant & VP of Employee Benefits at USI \nKey Area(s) of Excellence: Human Resources \nParticipants who complete the post-session evaluation can receive a PDF copy of the presentation. \nNot sure if your organization is a member? Check out our member directory. If your organization is not a current member of Nonprofit New York\, visit our website for more information on joining. \nPlease Note: This meeting is open to staff and board members of current Nonprofit New York member organizations and non-member organizations. Organizations may send more than one individual to participate\, HOWEVER if the event sells out registration may be limited to ONE person per organization due to space constraints. \nIf your organization is not a current member of Nonprofit New York\, visit our website for more information on joining. \nRefund policy: Registrants who cancel their registration on or before 1 week will receive a full refund. Those who cancel on or before DAY PRIOR will receive a 50% refund. No refund will be made for cancellations made on or after DAY OF. All cancellations must be submitted in writing. \n_____________________________________________________________________________________ \nRegistration is required. Please be advised that by registering for this event\, unless we hear from you otherwise\, we will include you as part of our regular mailing list. Please also be advised that the event will be recorded by Nonprofit New York. By enrolling for this event\, you hereby: (1) give consent for Nonprofit New York or any third parties to use your photograph or image in its print\, online and video publications; (2) release Nonprofit New York\, its employees and any outside third parties from all liabilities or claims that you might assert in connection with the above-described uses; and (3) waive any right to inspect\, approve or receive compensation for any materials or communications\, including photographs\, videotapes\, website images or written materials\, incorporating photos/images of you. To revoke this waiver\, please email Programs Manager\, Darby Masland\, dmasland@nonprofitnewyork.org.
URL:https://wvnpa.org/event/best-practices-for-peo-selection-and-management/
LOCATION:Webinar\, WV\, United States
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230131T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230131T123000
DTSTAMP:20260425T110616
CREATED:20221122T140819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221216T133409Z
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SUMMARY:Effective Volunteer Management in Blue Skies & in Times of Disaster
DESCRIPTION:This session is offered by the Kentucky Nonprofit Network.\n\nTuesday\, January 31st\, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET\n\nRegistration Fees: $10 for Members ($40 for entire staff/board/volunteer team)\, $20 for Nonmembers.  Please log into the Member Portal to find the member discount code\, or email hilaria@dev.wvnpa.org. \nREGISTER NOW\nJoin KNN and Serve Kentucky for a virtual event discussing the latest volunteer management best practices\, including strategies specific for recruiting\, managing\, and retaining volunteers in your disaster preparedness plans\, and for those recently impacted\, your nonprofit’s ongoing disaster relief efforts. \nOur agenda includes a keynote presentation from the team at Hands On Nashville on the latest in volunteer management best practices and engagement that includes key lessons learned from volunteer management during past disaster responses\, as well as strategies for developing a community-based approach for both proactive and reactive disaster response collaboration. A panel of nonprofit leaders fresh from disasters in Western and Eastern Kentucky will join us to share their lessons learned\, successes\, and challenges from their own recent experiences. And we’ll conclude our virtual event with a short presentation by Serve Kentucky\, our state service commission\, on their volunteer management platforms and how they can help your nonprofit connect with volunteers\, including sharing disaster-related volunteer opportunities. \nAgenda:  \n10:00 am ET – Keynote Presentation – From Reactive to Proactive: Hands On Nashville’s Approach to Volunteer Management in Disasters – Nelly Pérez Meléndez\, Lori Shinton\, and Alexandra Dorman\n11:25 am ET – Lessons Learned from KY Nonprofit Leaders (Danielle Clore of KNN facilitates a discussion with Josh Mullins\, Hindman Settlement School and Heath Duncan\, Habitat for Humanity Pennyrile Region & Hopkins County Long-Term Recovery Group)\n12:10 pm ET – Serve Kentucky Presentation / Demo\n12:30 pm ET – Event concludes \nOffered in partnership with Serve Kentucky 
URL:https://wvnpa.org/event/volunteer-management-in-blue-and-grey-skies-disaster-preparedness-and-recovery/
LOCATION:Webinar\, WV\, United States
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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