Quickbooks Training Webinar Series (Online Version)
2018-11-27 14:00 - 2018-11-29 16:00 (America/New_York)
https://quickbooksmadeeasy.com/seminar/webinar-online-2018-nov/
Sponsored by: Quickbooks Made Easy
When: 3 Part Training Webinar Series for Quickbooks Online:
Day 1: Tuesday, November 27th
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST (11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. PST)
Day 2: Wednesday, November 28th
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST (11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. PST)
Day 3: Thursday, November 29th
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST (11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. PST)
Email: support@QuickBooksMadeEasy.com
Price: $100 Per Day or $199 for all three days!
*WVNPA Members save $20! Email ashley@dev.wvnpa.org for discount code*

Day 1 Topics Include:The material will cover the basics of setting up and entering transactions specifically for Nonprofits, an overview of the software updates included in the QuickBooks® Online Edition, as well as advanced topics including:

Welcome to QuickBooks Online – The different choices and which version is right for you
Getting used to the screens and navigating around
A lesson in accounting QuickBooks style!
Setting up the correct Accounts
Entering Your Programs
Adding Your Annual Budget
Entering Your Donors, Members or Students

Day 2 Topics Include: This section will cover advanced material to really help you do some helpful and amazing things.

Entering Your Income – Two Methods
Entering Donations and Grants
Entering Membership Dues and Tuition
Entering Program Service Revenue
How to get the most out of Product/Service Items
Entering and Paying Bills
Spreading Costs to Programs/Grants
Essential Reports for the Board/Auditor

Day 3 Topics Include: This section will cover advanced material to really help you do some helpful and amazing things.

Entering Credit Card Activity
Tracking Pledges
Tracking Restricted Grants
Tracking Special Fundraising Events
Printing personalized Donor Thank-You Letters directly from QuickBooks®
Two Ways to get year-end donor- Acknowledgments
Recording In-Kind Contributions
Attaching Scan Documents for free
And More!

*Topics are subject to change.*
Register: https://quickbooksmadeeasy.com/seminar/webinar-online-2018-nov/

How to Get Your Technology Funded: Tips from Grantmakers
2018-11-29 13:00 - 14:30
Thursdays, November 29–December 13
1:00–2:30 PM Eastern
Regular Price: $120
WVNPA Member Price: $95 (email ashley@dev.wvnpa.org for discount code!)
Register: https://www.idealware.org/training/techfunding/

Imagine doing your job without a computer or any software. Ridiculous, right? Yet many funders overlook technology. The result is a nonprofit sector that is slowed down by outdated and ineffective tools. But there’s hope. Funders aren’t against technology—they just want to know that investing in your technology needs will lead to better outcomes. That’s why we’re offeringthis three-part course. We want to show you how to convince funders that your tech projects matter so that you have the tools you need to do your best work. During this course, you’ll hear directly from funders about what they look for in a technology proposal and what it takes to make your technology needs stand out.

We’ll start out by helping you set the stage for funding your project by zeroing in on your potential funders. Then you’ll get the chance to ask our panel of grantmakers your own questions during a moderated discussion. And we’ll wrap up by talking about the practical steps for moving forward and getting the funding you deserve, including how to contextualize your project to show how important it is to your organization, how to budget for future technology, and additional details that go into writing a strong proposal.

Course Schedule
All sessions take place Thursdays at 1 pm Eastern and last for 90 minutes.

November 29: Setting the Stage for Funding
We’ll start by helping you sort out your funding options to identify the best opportunities for technology funding.
Would your current foundation funders be a good fit? Would corporations? What about other major donors? You’ll then hear from the experts—actual funding decision makers—who will explain how technology projects can support their goals as philanthropic organizations.

December 6: Ask a Funder
Through a moderated discussion, we’ll ask your biggest questions directly to several grantmaking professionals who frequently evaluate technology proposals. Participants will be able to submit their questions in advance and our moderator will ask as many as possible during the 60 -minute session. Sample questions might include:

What makes a technology proposal stand out from others?
What issues do you see over and over?
What makes your non-techie colleagues react positively or negatively toward a technology proposal?
If you had one piece of advice to someone seeking funding for a technology project, what would it be?

December 13:Defining the Details for a Strong Proposal
Once you’ve gotten advice from grantmakers, how should you proactively move forward? We’ll talk about what details need to be included in a strong technology proposal, including how to frame your project, how to connect your project to your larger mission,
how to draft a budget, and how to think through where this project fits within your larger technology ecosystem.

*Please register with the email address where you would like to receive the access code and dial-in information for the online seminar. All registered participants are granted access to the recordings of each session.
*Participants who cannot attend any of the sessions due to scheduling conflicts will still have access to the course presentation
decks and handouts.

Our Expert Trainer
Laura Quinn is an independent consultant, specializing in research for the philanthropic sector and building the capacity of nonprofit networks. Prior to her consulting work, Laura founded Idealware and served as the Executive Director for nine years. Under her leadership, Idealware partnered with dozens of national organizations, such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Legal Services Corporation, and many more to conduct research into technology topics, from tactical interview-based articles to rigorously researched software comparisons to ecosystemlevel infrastructural analyses. She has also created internet strategy, selected software,designed interfaces, and conducted user research for multimillion-dollar software and website implementations with such companies as Accenture, iXL and L.L.Bean. Laura is a frequent speaker and writer on nonprofit technology topics.

Panelists to be announced soon!

Register: https://www.idealware.org/training/techfunding/

WVNPA/Philanthropy WV's Annual Policy Institute
2018-12-14 09:30 - 15:00
Philanthropy West Virginia & the West Virginia Nonprofit Association will host its Annual Public Policy Institute at the West Virginia State Capitol on Friday, December 14, 2018 from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
WVNPA Members/Philanthropy WV Members: $25
Nonmembers: $40
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER or mail in your payment using this form
The goal of this event is providing foundations and nonprofits with connections to state legislative and executive branch leaders with in-depth training on best practices for policy advocacy. The annual policy institute includes:

State and National Policy Experts for nonprofit advocacy
Networking with West Virginia’s newly elected legislative leadership
West Virginia Impact Commission Meeting
Best practices and professional development for board members and staff of nonprofits and foundations on the basics and advance skills on public policy advocacy for strong West Virginia communities

Keynote Speaker: Donna Murray Brown, President & CEO Michigan Nonprofit Association

Donna Murray-Brown is the President and CEO of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA). She leads the strategic direction and overall operations of MNA’s body of work. MNA is a statewide membership organization dedicated to serving the diverse nonprofit sector by offering services, resources and systems nonprofits need to improve and strengthen their communities. Ms. Murray serves on the board for the National Council of Nonprofits, as Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees for Detroit Public Television, on the Board of Directors for Michigan Associations of United Ways, and is a former state commissioner for the Michigan Office of Services to the Aging. She was named one of Nonprofit Times Power and Influence Top 50 for 2018. Learn more about Donna here.
Agenda

9:30 AM: Registration Begins
10:45 AM: Policy Institute Begins & Welcome Remarks
11:00 AM: Opening Keynote: Donna Murray Brown, President & CEO of the Michigan Nonprofit Association
12:00 PM: Lunch & WV Impact Commission Meeting:

WV Executive Branch of State Government Remarks:

Governor’s Office
WV Secretary of State’s Office
WV State Auditor’s Office
WV Treasurer’s Office
WV Attorney General’s Office

WV Legislative Branch of State Government Remarks:

WV House of Delegates’ Majority & Minority Leadership
WV Senate’s Majority & Minority Leadership

1:30 PM: Legislative Reflection & Forecast Panel:

Jesse Wright, New Director of WV Public Broadcasting (confirmed)
Rebecca McPhail, President of WV Manufacturers Association (confirmed)
Two additional panelists confirmed

2:00 PM: Guaranteeing a Fair & Accurate 2020 Census
2:50 PM: Closing Remarks & Call to Action
3:00 PM: Adjournment

Cost:
WVNPA Members/Philanthropy WV Members: $25
Nonmembers: $40
Register:
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER or mail in your payment using this form
Location and Parking Info:
The Institute takes place on the campus of the WV State Capitol in the WV House of Delegates’ Government Organization Committee Meeting Room (2nd Floor) of the East Wing. Parking on the capitol grounds and neighboring areas (be sure to park in metered or designated guest parking as they will tow.) Back up location is the Caperton Conference Center on the WV State Capitol Complex grounds.

FREE Webinar: Get Noticed By the Media with The Hub
2019-01-15 12:00 - 13:00
Connecting with journalists at traditional media outlets (newspapers, radio, and TV) is a key method to launch the message of your work out into the world. Even beyond the benefits of greater visibility for your work, traditional media outlets continue to serve as a primary place to learn new information for many West Virginians – particularly those lacking reliable Internet access.
Join Emma Pepper, Director of Strategic Network Communications for the WV Community Development Hub, to learn how to identify stories about your business or organization that will interest the media – and the steps to connect with journalists to get your story told.
A recording of this webinar will be emailed to all participants who register for the training.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Webinar Series: The Role of the Board Chair from Washington Nonprofits
2019-01-15 15:00 - 16:00
The WVNPA has partnered with Washington Nonprofits to offer some of their programming to our members for a discount. WVNPA Members only pay $40 for this webinar series! Email ashley@dev.wvnpa.org for the discount code.
*NOTE: This webinar series takes place from 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST on each date. (The 12:00 – 1:00 PM time is PST)
Four 60-minute webinars, Tuesdays, January 15 – February 5, 2019.
REGISTER HERE
Leading a group of governance volunteers can be challenging as well as rewarding. Serving as the chair of the board is not a role for the uninspired and undecided. In this workshop, participants will learn about the chair’s responsibility in strengthening and improving the leadership work of the board as a whole.
This course is a great primer for new board chairs and excellent refresher for more seasoned board members! Whether you’re a current chair, chair-elect, or head up a committee, this workshop covers leadership skills every board member needs. Topics include: leadership characteristics of effective board leaders, key relationships in and out of the board room, your leadership legacy, facilitating meetings that matter, and ways to engage individual board members.
At the end, you’ll have tips and tools to help you start your term with confidence and enthusiasm!
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Board Members, incoming Board Chairs, other committee chairs, and Executive Directors are encouraged to attend
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
You will leave with:

A better understanding of the board chair’s responsibility in strengthening the work of the board as a whole.
Strategies that can help you lead more effectively as a board chair.
Ways to more effectively structure board meetings and engage individual board members at meetings.

COURSE OUTLINE:
Part 1: What Kind of Leader are You?
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET

The Changing Landscape of Nonprofit Leadership – What’s Important Now
Characteristics of Great Board Leaders –How do You Measure Up?
Your North Star – What Will Your Legacy Be?

Part 2: What’s Your Job as Board Chair
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET

Common Mistakes and Frustrations
The Do’s and Dont’s of Effective Chairmanship
How to Make the Most of Key Relationships, including the Board Chair – ED partnership

Part 3: Meetings that Matter
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET

The Bone structure: A Masterful Agenda, Meeting Mechanics, Strategic Information, Ways to Evaluate Meetings
Shaping Powerful Questions that generate great discussion

Part 3: Presiding vs Facilitating
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm PT

How to Develop Facilitative Leadership
Communication Tips for Effective Listeners
The people side of things – managing meeting dynamics and conflict

All sessions will be recorded and the recordings will be made available to all registered participants. Participants who are unable to attend one or more of the sessions will still have access to all course materials.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Amanda Madorno is a leadership coach, consultant and planning facilitator who helps nonprofit leaders and their teams drive personal and organizational change. After many years in the nonprofit sector as a fundraiser and executive, Amanda began consulting in 1994 and incorporated Roam Consulting LLC in 2001. Her firm focuses on helping leaders build the skills they need to lead with excellence, successfully navigate change, and create productive teams. She believes emotional intelligence is the cornerstone of leadership excellence and is certified EQ practitioner.
A seasoned nonprofit interim executive, with more than 17 interim assignments under her belt, she brings real-life leadership experience to her coaching and consulting practice. Her clients include community health clinics, Native American tribes, associations, museums, independent schools, social service agencies and Fortune 500 companies. Credentialed in Equine Experiential Learning, Amanda blends her horse sense with her understanding of leadership. Leadership with Horses is an innovative leadership development experience that draws leaders and teams from around the globe. They join Amanda and her herd of horses in the arena to work together and make breakthroughs in their leadership skills and competencies.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER (Don’t forget to email ashley@dev.wvnpa.org for the WVNPA Member discount code!)

Webinar Series: Tapping Into Community Potential from Washington Nonprofits
2019-01-16 15:00 - 16:00
The WVNPA has partnered with Washington Nonprofits to offer some of their programming to our members for a discount. WVNPA Members only pay $30 for this webinar series! Email ashley@dev.wvnpa.org for the discount code.
*NOTE: This webinar series takes place from 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST on each date. (The 12:00 – 1:00 PM time is PST)
Three 60-minute webinars, Wednesdays, January 16, 23, and 30, 2019.
REGISTER HERE
This course is designed to help you increase the pool of volunteers in your area and more effectively communicate with groups you might be missing – specifically focusing on board members and corporate volunteers.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Volunteer Program Managers, Board Members, Executive Directors, and any nonprofit staff working with volunteers
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
You will leave with:

A comprehensive board audit
A concrete action plan to recruit more diverse board members
Effective messaging to engage and recruit corporate volunteers

COURSE OUTLINE:
Part 1: Organizational Audit – Exploring Untapped Volunteer Potential in Your Community
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET
In the first session, we’ll lead you through an audit of your nonprofit staff, board, and the surrounding community. We’ll help you identify target groups for outreach and growth while providing useful tips and helpful tricks for engagement. At the end of this session you will have a clear view of untapped groups in your community and how to engage them as volunteers in your work.
Part 2: Engaging Non-Traditional Board Members
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET

In this session, we’ll use the board audit from section #1 and explore way to recruit and retain board members from non-traditional groups like women, young people, and people of color. This session will explain the value of non-traditional perspectives and prepare you to have this conversation with your existing board members. At the end of this session you will have clear idea of how a diverse board can strengthen your organization and concrete steps to take to engage more people on your board.
Part 3: Corporate Engagement – Building Mutually Beneficial Corporate Relationships
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET

In Session 3 we’ll focus on corporate volunteering. In this section we’ll help you understand the corporate landscape and the variety of reasons that companies choose to engage with community. We’ll help you make a case for companies to engage with your nonprofit and teach you to “talk the talk” of corporate volunteering. At the end of this session you will know how to engage local companies and businesses and present volunteer opportunities with a business lenses.
All sessions will be recorded and the recordings will be made available to all registered participants. Participants who are unable to attend one or more of the sessions will still have access to all course materials.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:
LaTashia Treise – Program Manager, Leadership Development, Seattle Works
LaTashia has over 10 years of experience working with non-profits and individuals of various ages, socio-economic status, and cultural backgrounds. LaTashia grew up in a rural town in Iowa where she obtained her Bachelor’s Degree from Buena Vista University in Psychology, Human Services, and a minor in sociology. After graduating, she worked at a local youth shelter working with families and teens teaching behavioral health skills. LaTashia also taught Zumba, performed in theater shows, and volunteered in the community including clean up, community events, and mentoring at-risk youth. Email LaTashia for all things volunteer leadership, undoing institutional racism, and maintaining a positive attitude wherever you go!
Liz Jose – Senior Program Manager, Community Partnerships, Seattle Works
Liz has spent the last 10 years doing all things nonprofit. Liz has done it all from running a teen center, developing learning aps for kids, working as a middle school science teacher for social/emotional special needs youth, founding a women’s bicycle organization (WE Bike NYC), and teaching bicycle mechanics to youth and adults. Liz has a Master’s in Sociology of Education from NYU and is a Certified Bicycle Technician from United Bicycle Institute. Whether she is wrenching or lecturing, Liz uses her skills to build community, encouraging those around her to create the world they want to live in. Email Liz for questions about getting your company involved in giving back, finding volunteers for your organization, and how to fix that weird noise your bicycle is making.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER (Don’t forget to email ashley@dev.wvnpa.org for the WVNPA Member discount code!)

Strategic Software Selection for Nonprofits from Idealware
2019-01-17 13:00 - 14:30
Three 90-minute webinars, Thursdays, January 17 – 31.
Regular Price: $120
WVNPA Member Price: $95 (email ashley@dev.wvnpa.org for discount code)
Register: http://bit.ly/SoftwareSelection19

In any software category there are usually dozens of options. With so many features and pricing plans to sort through, how do you choose the right system for your organization? Over three sessions in January, Idealware Expert Trainer Eric Leland will teach you how to evaluate your organization’s needs, assemble a software selection team, sort through your options, review and test the software, and manage a smooth implementation. If your organization is considering switching software or bringing on a new system in the next six months, you’ll save a lot of time, money, and headaches if you take the time now to think through the process and develop a plan. Let Idealware be there to guide you.
During this course you will:

Reflect on whether you actually need new software.
Learn how to evaluate your software needs.
Consider the potential return on investment (ROI) of new software.
Find out what it takes to build a selection team.
Hear how to work with vendors to get the right system at the right price.
Plan for the big move.
Think through how to onboard staff.
Review what it takes to maintain the new system.

Toolkit Schedule
(All sessions take place at 1 pm Eastern and last for 90 minutes.)
January 17: Defining Your Process
Before you begin listening to the sales pitches and walking through demos, we’ll first take a step back and ask whether you really need new software and consider how to measure the return on investment. From there we’ll look at the selection process and lay the groundwork for a thoughtful plan.
January 24: Evaluating Your Choices and Closing the Deal
Once you’ve planned your process, it’s time to start learning about your different choices and comparing them against your needs. This session will show you what to look for as you evaluate your options and will talk you through each stage as you move closer to closing the deal.
January 31: Your New System in Action
The real work begins after you sign the contract. In this session, we’ll walk you through each of the major stages as you implement your system and onboard it with your staff.
Other Info
Participants will also be given weekly homework assignments. Please register with the email address where you would like to receive the access code and dial-in information for the online seminar. Also, be sure to add training@idealware.org to your contacts to ensure meeting details do not get caught in your spam folder. All registered participants are granted access to the recordings of each session. Participants who cannot attend any of the sessions due to scheduling conflicts will still have access to the toolkit presentation decks and handouts.
About the Presenters
Eric Leland, Idealware Expert Trainer
Eric has spent two decades working with progressive organizations and businesses tackling online and offline technology challenges. He’s a founding partner of FivePaths (fivepaths.com), a technology firm that offers strategic technology consulting, information architecture, and web CMS and CRM platform development expertise to each project. Eric is very active in nonprofit, philanthropy, and technology circles, having served as co-chair to the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network in San Francisco, on the National Advisory Board for the Addiction Technology Transfer Center, and as a member of NTEN and the Tech Underground.
Register: http://bit.ly/SoftwareSelection19 (WVNPA Members: Don’t forget to email us for the discount code)

FREE Webinar: The 30-Minute Promotional Strategy with The Hub
2019-01-23 12:00 - 13:00
Website, email, social media, press outreach, flyers, brochures… With so many avenues to get your message out into the world, how do you choose what will work best? And how do you pull together different avenues into 1 cohesive campaign to promote your work?
Join Emma Pepper, Director of Strategic Network Communications for the WV Community Development Hub, to learn a method to build out a strategy to grow visibility for your work in 30 minutes or less.
A recording of this webinar will be emailed to all participants who register for the training.
REGISTER HERE

Webinar Series: Building Organizational Success with "Yes, and" from Washington Nonprofits
2019-01-31 15:00 - 16:00
The WVNPA has partnered with Washington Nonprofits to offer some of their programming to our members for a discount. WVNPA Members only pay $30 for this webinar series! Email ashley@dev.wvnpa.org for the discount code.
*NOTE: This webinar series takes place from 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST on each date. (The 12:00 – 1:00 PM time is PST)
Three 60-minute webinars, Thursdays, January 31, February 7, and February 14, 2019.
REGISTER HERE
As a nonprofit, you are often figuring out how to do so much with so little. One of the best resources you have are your staff and board. How do you ensure that you are getting the most out of your constituency, and ensuring that they feel included and engaged? In this workshop, Andrew McMasters, founding Artistic Director of Jet City Improv, leads participants through using the lessons of ‘yes and’ (accepting and building on offers) to build inclusion, drive engagement, and create a personal connection with your organization and its mission. You will learn how to use different styles of listening to build relationships with donors and staff, as well as the quick and easy methods for telling effective and memorable stories to drive personal engagement.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: These skills build individual styles of leadership and management, and can be adapted for all areas of work including volunteer management, donor management, staff, board, members and audiences.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
You will practice:

Using ‘Yes, and…’ to build inclusion in your organization
Driving engagement strategies
Tools for creating a personal connection with your organization and its mission
Exercises to share with your organization

All sessions will be recorded and the recordings will be made available to all registered participants. Participants who are unable to attend one or more of the sessions will still have access to all course materials.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Andrew McMasters is an actor, director and entrepreneur with over 35 years of experience in the arts. He was the Artistic Director of Jet City Improv, a non-profit theater company that he started in 1992 and successfully managed for over 25 years. Andrew has also been working as a consultant for nearly 20 years, providing trainings and customized programs for improving employee engagement, driving innovation and increasing team inclusion. Clients include Microsoft, REI, Amazon, Google, Nike, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Deloitte, Hasbro and many others. His 25 years as an arts administrator has informed his style of leadership training, using the skills from non-profit management in multiple fields. He worked extensively for Microsoft, Apple Computers, Cisco and Salesforce (as well as many others) creating customer engagement programs and messaging for marketing events. Andrew also serves on two non-profit boards, including one Business Improvement Area (BIA) providing leadership and services for the University District community in Seattle. Andrew is dedicated to experiential learning, providing opportunities for self-discovery and driving innovation in our everyday lives.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER (Don’t forget to email ashley@dev.wvnpa.org for the WVNPA Member discount code!)

FREE Webinar: Using Data to Improve Your Nonprofit's Impact from Tech Impact
2019-02-05 14:00 - 15:00
Date: Tues., February 5th, 2019
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 PM EDT
REGISTER HERE

Does your nonprofit know how its interventions actually impact the community it serves? Does your team use data to strengthen the quality of the services you provide? Does it know which of its constituents need the most help? Thanks to new data tools and technologies, what may have seemed impossible in the past is now a reality for nonprofits of all sizes. The answer to each of these questions can be found by moving beyond counting outputs and measuring impact. This webinar will provide a holistic overview of how nonprofits can create a data strategy to measure impact and the technology tools available to bring this information to life.
Tech Impact’s Director of Consulting Services, Sam Chenkin, and guest presenter, Corey Newhouse, Founder and Principal of Public Profit, will lay the foundation for how you can collect and use data to strengthen programming and deepen the impact of your nonprofit. Participants will:

Gain an understanding of the theory that guides impact measurement
Learn basic processes and strategies for collecting impact data
See real-life examples showing how this data helps nonprofits achieve their missions
Learn about current data trends like predictive computer machine learning

REGISTER HERE

FREE Webinar: The Landscape of Project Management Tools for Nonprofits from Idealware
2019-02-14 13:00 - 14:00
FREE, Thursday, February 14, 1-2 PM Eastern.
REGISTER HERE
When you think of project management, do you think of a series of processes and best practices employed to keep staff and projects on schedule and on budget? Or do you think of a piece of software used for similar goals?
The fact is, project management is a discipline that includes both best practices and tools—some as simple as a paper checklist or spreadsheet, and some incredibly powerful and complex pieces of software that help plan, organize, collaborate, track, and share progress across multiple teams.
Join us on Thursday, February 14, as we present findings from our new report, The Landscape of Project Management Tools for Nonprofits. We’ll look at the wide range of software on the marketplace to get a better sense of what these systems are capable of, what they cost, and how effective they are for nonprofits. We’ll also look at how various types of tools are used to manage projects, and how to choose the software that works best for your organization.
Joshua Peskay, our project management expert, will be leading this conversation. Joshua is an expert trainer for Idealware and Vice President of RoundTable Technology, a technology service provider in New York and Maine. Joshua has been helping nonprofit organizations improve their use of technology since the early 1990s and has worked with more than 1,000 organizations. He specializes in helping organizations be strategic about their technology and make smart choices about services, support, and management.
Other Info

Please register with the email address where you would like to receive the access and dial-in information for the online seminar.
Please note the time zone and enter your correct time into your calendar.
It is recommended that you add training@idealware.org to your contacts so the reminder and follow up emails can avoid any spam filters.

REGISTER HERE

Webinar Series: Strategic Planning in Nonprofits from Washington Nonprofits
2019-02-27 15:00 - 16:00
The WVNPA has partnered with Washington Nonprofits to offer some of their programming to our members for a discount. WVNPA Members only pay $30 for this webinar series! Email ashley@dev.wvnpa.org for the discount code.
*NOTE: This webinar series takes place from 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST on each date. (The 12:00 – 1:00 PM time is PST)
Three 60-minute webinars, Wednesdays, February 27, March 13, and March 27, 2019.
REGISTER HERE
Is strategic planning on your radar for 2019? 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 doesn’t sit on a shelf collecting dust! Strategic planning aligns your people and resources around a plan to achieve your mission.
The series will be anchored with Strategic Planning in Nonprofits (SPiN), a toolkit developed by Washington Nonprofits to make strategic planning accessible and manageable for you, your board, and your staff. Over the course of three 1-hour webinars, and some suggested “homework” in between sessions, we will review the six phases in the planning process, and you will leave with the tools and confidence to develop a strategic plan for your organization.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Board Members, Executive Directors, and other nonprofit staff working with boards
LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Be able to work through the six phases of a strategic planning process
Be able to assess the current state of your organization
Know how to improve your mission statement
Be able to name at least one strategic priority for your organization
Have an action plan of at least two next steps toward developing a strategic plan
Have the resources, templates, and processes to complete a strategic pla

COURSE OUTLINE:
Part 1: Getting Started with Strategic Planning
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET
This 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.
Part 2: Your North Star – Mission and Vision
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET

This session will explore the role of consulting with broader circle of stakeholders as you (re)envision your mission and vision. We’ll 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’ll 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.
Part 3: Rolling Up Your Sleeves – Plane, Execute, and Evaluate
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET

This 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 measureable. 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.
All sessions will be recorded and the recordings will be made available to all registered participants. Participants who are unable to attend one or more of the sessions will still have access to all course materials.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Kim Rakow Bernier, M.P.A. 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.
Kim is a skilled 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.
Currently 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.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER (Don’t forget to email ashley@dev.wvnpa.org for the WVNPA Member discount code!)

FREE Webinar: Managing Cash Flow from Propel Nonprofits
2019-02-28 13:00 - 14:00
NOTE: This webinar begins at 12:00 PM Central/1:00 PM Eastern
Learn how to anticipate and prepare for the ebb and flow of cash coming in and out of your organization. We’ll explore how to navigate your nonprofit’s cash flow and how different types of income and expenses impact your finances. You will learn ways to avoid and manage cash flow challenges.
About the Presenter: Allison Moen Wagstrom
Allison believes in the fundamental power of financial understanding to transform individuals and nonprofits. Financial language, too often, is rarified and exclusionary. Allison seeks to make it accessible to everyone and provide scaffolding to leaders as they increase their knowledge. Her professional background is in community and political organizing, nonprofit management, and nonprofit financial leadership.
REGISTER HERE

Webinar: The Executive Director Performance Review from Washington Nonprofits
2019-02-28 15:00 - 16:30
The WVNPA has partnered with Washington Nonprofits to offer some of their programming to our members for a discount. WVNPA Members only pay $20 for this webinar! Email ashley@dev.wvnpa.org for the discount code.
*NOTE: This webinar takes place from 3:00 – 4:30 PM EST. (The 12:00 – 1:30 PM time is PST)
REGISTER HERE
The way in which the employee and employer relationship is demonstrated between the board chair and the executive director serves as the model by which the rest of the employees and the board understand and reinforce the work culture of a nonprofit organization. How governance and management view the Executive Performance Review process clearly portrays how a nonprofit, its board and its management, regard developing talent within their organization, rewarding good work, attracting and retaining vital human resources to advance the mission, respecting positional boundaries in a political and diverse work construct, and advancing an accountable environment for all.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Board Members, incoming Board Chairs, other committee chairs, and Executive Directors are encouraged to attend
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
As a result of this online presentation and conversation, participants will have the tools to:

Advocate for a year-round executive performance development and review process as the desired work culture for everyone in the organization;
Complete the vital steps to launch an accountable executive performance development and review process
Employ best practices in completing an nonprofit executive’s performance development and review process; and
Apply these basic elements of talent development in other work relationships that exist in the organization.

This online course will be recorded and the recording will be made available to all registered participants. Participants who are unable to attend the live webinar will still have access to all course materials.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Jeffrey Wilcox, The Third Sector Company

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER (Don’t forget to email ashley@dev.wvnpa.org for the WVNPA Member discount code!)

FREE Workshop from the WV Secretary of State: How to Become a 501c3
2019-03-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Kanawha County Public Library, 123 Capitol St, Charleston, WV, 25301, United States
WV One Stop Business Center Director Jason Parsons and WVSOS Charities Specialist Jennifer Twyman will participate in a FREE workshop titled “How to Become a 501c3 in West Virginia.” That workshop will take place on Wednesday, March 13.
The workshop will take place at the Kanawha Public Library at 2 p.m. and is part of the Kanawha Public Library’s spring/summer 2019 workshop series. There is no charge to attend the workshop.
“This is a great way for West Virginians to talk to our business and licensing specialists and get any information they may need,” said Secretary Warner. “They can also learn about the WV One Stop Business Center, which makes it easy for anyone looking to start a business and allows everything to be done in one single location.”
For more information on the WV One Stop Business Center click on this link: https://business4.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx.

FREE WVNPA Webinar: Learn More About a Potential WVNPA Health Insurance Program (Session 1)
2019-03-18 14:00 - 14:30
*Note: This webinar and the Session 2 on March 29th will share the same information, so please register to attend the session that best fits your schedule.
In 2017, President Trump signed an executive order that directed the Department of Labor (DOL) to consider issuing regulations that would permit more employers to form Association Health Plans (AHPs) as a way to expand access to more affordable health coverage. Last year, the DOL released a final rule that gives small businesses more freedom to join together as a single group to purchase health insurance in the large group market through AHPs. This webinar is the first step in exploring the opportunity to formulate an Assocation Health Plan for the WVNPA and to gauge interest of our members and potential members. We hope you will join us along with Joseph Stanton of Thornburg Insurance Agency to give you an introduction to this idea and talk about next steps. Register below to attend this webinar or join us for Session 2 on March 29th.

FREE Webinar: What's My Role as a Nonprofit Board Member? from Propel Nonprofits
2019-03-27 13:00 - 14:00
NOTE: This webinar begins at 12:00 PM Central/1:00 PM Eastern
You’re at the table – now what? Learn to participate in board meetings and other engagements with more confidence and knowledge about your role as a board member. We’ll cover board responsibilities and how you can be a strong resource for a nonprofit organization.
About the Presenter: Jenny Kramm
As a Strategic Services Consultant at Propel Nonprofits, Jenny supports boards of directors development with organizations like Neighborhood House, Urban Boat Builders, Art Shanty Project, Aynah as well as corporate volunteers from General Mills. Jenny currently serves as the co-chair of the Twin Cities Social Enterprise Alliance and is leading strategy for The Corporate Volunteers Council of the Twin Cities as a board member. Jennifer graduated from St. Olaf College with a B.A. in Biology.
REGISTER HERE

FREE WVNPA Webinar: Learn More About a Potential WVNPA Health Insurance Program (Session 2)
2019-03-29 14:00 - 14:30
*Note: This webinar and the Session 1 on March 18th will share the same information, so please register to attend the session that best fits your schedule.
In 2017, President Trump signed an executive order that directed the Department of Labor (DOL) to consider issuing regulations that would permit more employers to form Association Health Plans (AHPs) as a way to expand access to more affordable health coverage. Last year, the DOL released a final rule that gives small businesses more freedom to join together as a single group to purchase health insurance in the large group market through AHPs. This webinar is the first step in exploring the opportunity to formulate an Assocation Health Plan for the WVNPA and to gauge interest of our members and potential members. We hope you will join us along with Joseph Stanton of Thornburg Insurance Agency to give you an introduction to this idea and talk about next steps. Register below to attend this webinar or join us for Session 1 on March 18th.

The Nonprofit Social Media Toolkit from Idealware
2019-04-03 13:00 - 14:30
Six 90-minute webinars, Wednesdays, April 3 – May 8
Regular Price: $255
WVNPA Member Price: $215 (email ashley@dev.wvnpa.org for discount code)
Register: https://www.idealware.org/training/sm_toolkit_2019/

You’re on social media. Now what? Don’t just be on social media. Be successful on social media. Join us for The Nonprofit Social Media Toolkit and, over five weeks, learn how to get real value from your efforts and convert “likes” into engagement, information sharing, activism, and donations. We’ll explore using social media for branding, deep engagement, and fundraising. We’ll also outline how you can integrate and manage social media within a campaign, and then discuss how to measure your social media impact. Sound policies will also be important to your social media strategy—we’ll show you how to clearly articulate what content is acceptable and how you should communicate with constituents through social platforms.
Through participation in this course, you will:

Create and reinforce your organizations’ brands using social media.
Learn about strategies for engaging supporters and motivating them to act.
Learn how social media tools can work together to create an integrated campaign that promotes brands and causes through multiple channels.
Begin the process of creating a social media policy for your organization.
Learn how to use social media for fundraising.
Discover tools to measure social media efforts, and learn to make this task effective and manageable.
Design a social media strategy.

Toolkit Schedule
April 3: Branding Through Social Media
We’ll kick off with the concept of branding through the lens of social media. We’ll take a detailed look at creating, refining, and managing your brand message and personality. This session will also explore how what you say and how you say it affects how your organization is perceived by others.
April 10: Getting Beyond the Like: Using Social Media to Cultivate Deeper Commitment
People “like” you on Facebook, but what is that actually doing to support your organization’s bottom line? We’ll talk critically about how to move constituents up the engagement ladder from a simple “like” to tangible results, such as signing petitions, attending events, joining movements, and even donating. Armed with case studies, industry research, and plain old common sense and experience, we’ll show you how to get more value from social media and use it to cultivate deeper commitments.
April 17: Integrating Social Media Channels (and Other Communications)
Communications don’t exist in a vacuum. You need to consider not only how your different social media channels work together, but also how messaging stays consistent across other online channels, such as email and websites, and offline channels such as direct mail, general press, and advertisements. Which channels are best for which kind of communication? Which channels encourage action? We’ll provide a decision-making structure to help you define what makes sense for you and a model to articulate your own communications strategy.
April 24: Getting Started with Social Media Fundraising
Social media may be good for sharing photos or important new stories, but can it really help you raise money? We’ll outline how social media can bolster your fundraising efforts and look at a few organizations that have had success fundraising through social media.
May 1: Measuring Your Social Media Efforts
What happens when your posts go out? How do you know that the time you’re putting into social media is worth it? We’ll walk through the basic social media stats. We’ll also discuss the tools that can help you gather data, analyze your strategy, strengthen what works, and change what doesn’t.
May 8: Creating a Social Media Policy
Your social media channels are your organization’s public voice. As transparency and two-way conversations become the norm, many organizations are racing to develop social media policies that govern who does what, what’s OK to say, and how to handle sticky situations. Even more than simply legislating these details, the process of creating such a policy can help your organization engage in important discussions that will strengthen your culture and better position you to take advantage of tools and opportunities. We’ll explore why the process (not just the product) is so important, how to make these conversations productive and strategic, and why a social media policy is an important milestone of digital maturity.
About Your Trainer
Chris Tuttle provides online engagement strategies for nonprofit charity organizations by combining his experience as a community organizer with a background in technology and website development to offer a unique expertise in constituent relationship building, marketing and online technologies. With over 15 years experience, he’s helped more than 100 local, national, and international nonprofits develop online engagement strategies involving social media engagement, website development, email communications, integrated fundraising, advocacy campaigns, marketing/advertising, content development and search engine optimization.
Other Info
Every session and demo will be recorded and available to individuals who have registered for the course. A weekly email will include access information for the recordings collected that week. Please register with the email address where you would like to receive the access code and dial-in information for the online seminar. Also, be sure to add info@idealware.org to your contacts to ensure meeting details do not get caught in your spam folder. All registered participants are granted access to the recordings of each session. Participants who cannot attend any of the sessions due to scheduling conflicts will still have access to the toolkit presentation decks and handouts.
Register: https://www.idealware.org/training/sm_toolkit_2019/ (WVNPA Members: Don’t forget to email us for the discount code)

FREE Webinar: Is Social Enterprise Right for You? from Propel Nonprofits
2019-04-24 13:00 - 14:00
NOTE: This webinar begins at 12:00 PM Central/1:00 PM Eastern
Starting a social enterprise can be a great way for your organization to achieve the double bottom line: mission impact and a new unrestricted revenue stream. Join us as we define social enterprise and look at the four areas you should research as you evaluate this option for your organization.
About the Presenter: Glyn Northington
Glyn has spent his career fostering relationships while working either for or with nonprofit organizations. He began as a marketing college professor at two liberal arts colleges in Iowa and Missouri before moving to the Twin Cities. Here he got to feed his passion for performing arts by marketing the Guthrie Theater and the Minnesota Opera, and then marketed Target’s support of nonprofits across the country before managing Target’s Foundation and its national arts and food philanthropic portfolios. Becoming part of the Propel Nonprofits team has allowed him to combine his passions in nonprofits, relationship development, and teaching/training into one position as he partners with nonprofit organizations as they add such incredible vitality to our communities.
REGISTER HERE

Grant Writing Training from Volunteer WV (Discount for WVNPA Members)
2019-05-02 09:00 - 2019-05-03 16:00 | Blessed Sacrament Church, 305 E Street, South Charleston, WV, 25303, United States
About

Volunteer WV’s two-day Grant Writing training is intended to help build new capacity for nonprofit organizations. This intensive, hands-on training will help aspiring and experienced grant writers approach grant writing with increased confidence. At the end of the training, participants will understand all the components of a grant application and have a new way of looking at what works in their organization and community.

The workshop will help participants:

Understand what funders are looking for in grant applications;
Use a Program Planning Framework to develop grant proposals that tell a coherent and compelling story;
Infuse their strengths into proposal to develop strong, competitive applications; and
Understand how to find grant opportunities.

When & Where
Grant Writing Training will take place May 2nd-3rd, 2019 at Blessed Sacrament Church in South Charleston.

Training Times

• Day 1 – Thursday, May 2, 2019: 9:00 am-4:00 pm

• Day 2 – Friday, May 3, 2019: 9:00 am-4:00 pm

Cost
Registration is $200 per person. This fee covers all materials, lunch on Thursday and Friday, and breaks
each day. Member organizations of the West Virginia Nonprofit Association are eligible to send two (2)
people at a discounted rate of $175.

Scholarships
With the support of a Flex-E-Grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission through the West
Virginia Development Office, a limited number of scholarships are available to staff of nonprofit and
community-serving organizations. Scholarship recipients are asked to contribute $50 towards the cost of
the training. Scholarship recipients and their organizations must be from one of the following counties:
Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Gilmer, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Roane, Summers,
Webster, Wetzel, and Wyoming.

Registration & Learn More

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Learn more here
Questions? Contact Moya Doneghy, 304-558-0111.

About the Instructor

Alice Ruhnke is the founder and owner of The Grant Advantage, progressive, innovative consulting business devoted to helping nonprofit organizations unleash their strengths to embrace tomorrow’s opportunities. Located in Charleston, West Virginia, The Grant Advantage’s services include grant writing; funding searches; qualitative evaluation; capacity building assistance; and learning opportunities through trainings, workshops, webinars, and manuals.

Alice has raised over $27 million writing federal, state, foundation, and corporate grants and has managed the sub-granting and monitoring of federal capacity-building funds to nonprofit organizations throughout West Virginia. If Alice is not at her computer writing, she can usually be found facilitating trainings for individuals and organizations. Alice is also the author of Mapping the Course: A Practical Approach to Grant Writing, a practical, step-by-step manual that walks through an entire grant proposal from start to finish.

Ask An Expert With First Nonprofit
2019-05-08 13:00 - 16:00
Last year, we started a new program just for our members: Ask an Expert. Similar to ‘the doctor is in’ or ‘office hours’, this member benefit offers our members an opportunity to connect with WVNPA business consultant members with ‘nonprofit know-how.’ Participants will be able to ask questions and receive clarification in areas such as insurance, law, communications, IT issues, organizational management, leadership, fundraising, and more via phone consultation.
Your Expert: Marshall Whitey of First Nonprofit. Nonprofits paying into the state unemployment tax pool for unemployment insurance are being grouped with all other employers in West Virginia, paying higher costs to help offset costs for those other employers. First Nonprofit specializes in helping West Virginia’s nonprofits learn more about how they can take control of their unemployment insurance costs through alternative programs. To learn more, schedule your one-on-one consultation.
In his role of Regional Sales Director with First Nonprofit, Marshall works directly with our program partners, insurance brokers, members, and prospective members around the country. Prior to joining First Nonprofit in 2010, he had a background in sales, sales management, and project management. Marshall also maintains Property & Casualty insurance licenses and utilizes his experience in the insurance industry to introduce the value of risk transfer alternatives. He travels extensively educating our insurance agent & broker network, presenting seminars and meeting with individual employers and their representatives about the options available in managing their unemployment insurance obligations.
Register: There are six 25-minute conference call “appointments” available with Marshall on May 8 from 1 PM – 4 PM. These are only available to our members and there is no cost. Registration is first come, first serve. To sign up, email ashley@dev.wvnpa.org or call 304-419-0465.
In registering for this event, you are consenting to appear in photographs and videos recorded at the event and consenting for these photos and videos to potentially be used in future marketing efforts. You are also consenting for your evaluation responses to be used in future marketing efforts.

Quickbooks Training Webinar Series (Desktop Version)
2019-05-14 14:00 - 2019-05-16 16:00
https://quickbooksmadeeasy.com/seminar/webinar-may-dt/
Sponsored by: Quickbooks Made Easy
When: 3 Part Training Webinar Series for Quickbooks Desktop:
Day 1: Tuesday, May 14th
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST
Day 2: Wednesday, May 15th
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST
Day 3: Thursday, May 16th
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST
Price: $100 Per Day or $199 for all three days
*WVNPA Members save $20! Email ashley@dev.wvnpa.org for discount code*
Email: support@QuickBooksMadeEasy.com

Day 1 Topics Include:
The material will cover the basics of setting up and entering transactions specifically for Nonprofits, an overview of the software updates included in the QuickBooks® 2018 Desktop Edition, as well as advanced topics including:

Welcome to QuickBooks Desktop – The different choices and which version is right for you
What’s new in version 2017 that you may need
Getting used to the screens and navigating around
A lesson in accounting QuickBooks style!
Setting up the correct Accounts
Entering Your Programs
Adding Your Annual Budget
Cutting and Pasting from Excel into QuickBooks
Entering Your Donors, Members or Students

Day 2:

Entering Your Income – Two Methods
Entering Donations and Grants
Entering Membership Dues and Tuition
Entering Program Service Revenue
How to get the most out of Items
Entering and Paying Bills
Spreading Costs to Programs/Grants
Essential Reports for the Board/Auditor
Attaching Scan Documents for free

Day 3:

Entering Credit Card activity
Tracking Pledges
Tracking Restricted Grants
Tracking Special Fundraising Events
Printing personalized Donor Thank-You Letters directly from QuickBooks®
Two Ways to get year-end donor- Acknowledgements
Recording In-Kind Contributions
Advanced method of Auto-Allocating Expenses to Programs/Grants
And More!

*Topics are subject to change.*
Register: https://quickbooksmadeeasy.com/seminar/webinar-may-dt/

Executive Director Roundtables: Beckley
2019-05-21 10:00 - 14:00 | Country Inn & Suites – Beckley (Appalachian Room), 2120 Harper Road, Beckley, 25801, United States
This year, our Spring Regional Meetings are changing. We want to get to know nonprofit CEOs and Executive Directors better and bring you training and discussion on a sometimes overlooked topic: Human Resources. Whether your organization has 30 employees or 3, you’ll want to attend this dynamic session which will include the chance to workshop some of your HR issues and take home an action plan to move forward.
One of the most important aspects of this new program is the opportunity to network with, learn from, and be inspired by a support system of other Executive Directors. In this forum, you’ll benefit from working through your HR challenges with your peers while also learning from a bona fide expert on the following topics:

Employee Benefits That Don’t Cost a Fortune
Hiring and Retaining Good Employees
How to Deliver Constructive Feedback
Alternatives to Performance Evaluations,
Conflict Resolution
Dealing With Difficult Employees
Minimizing Negativity in the Workplace
And more!

Click Here for a Full Agenda
Register below and get your HR questions ready!
About the Presenter:

John Finlayson joined AlignHR in 2019 as their Professional Development Strategist after a 34 year career in banking. He has diverse experience in many areas including corporate training and development, commercial lending, small business, general HR support, and relationship management. John is well known as an instructor at the WV School of Banking and for his integrated approach to helping people at all levels develop their potential. John retired from the West Virginia Air National Guard after 41 years at the rank of Chief Master Sergeant and holding the position of Training Manager at State Headquarters. John graduated from the University of Charleston with both BA & MBA degrees. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Charleston in their MBA program where he works with graduate students with limited work experience to enhance their personal and professional development.
For those registering online, we apply an 8.5% convenience fee to cover the processing cost of providing this service to you. If you wish to pay by check to avoid this fee, please download this form and send in payment for this event in advance.
In registering for this event, you are consenting to appear in photographs and videos recorded at the event and consenting for these photos and videos to potentially be used in future marketing efforts. You are also consenting for your evaluation responses to be used in future marketing efforts.

Quickbooks Training Webinar Series (Online Version)
2019-05-21 14:00 - 2019-05-23 16:00
https://quickbooksmadeeasy.com/seminar/webinar-may-online/
Sponsored by: Quickbooks Made Easy
When: 3 Part Training Webinar Series for Quickbooks Online:
Day 1: Tuesday, May 21st
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST
Day 2: Wednesday, May 22nd
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST
Day 3: Thursday, May 23rd
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST
Email: support@QuickBooksMadeEasy.com
Price: $100 Per Day or $199 for all three days!
*WVNPA Members save $20! Email ashley@dev.wvnpa.org for discount code*

Day 1 Topics Include:The material will cover the basics of setting up and entering transactions specifically for Nonprofits, an overview of the software updates included in the QuickBooks® Online Edition, as well as advanced topics including:

Welcome to QuickBooks Online – The different choices and which version is right for you
What’s new in version 2018 that you may need
Getting used to the screens and navigating around
A lesson in accounting QuickBooks style!
Setting up the correct Accounts
Entering Your Programs
Adding Your Annual Budget
Entering Your Donors, Members or Students

Day 2 Topics Include: This section will cover advanced material to really help you do some helpful and amazing things.

Entering Your Income – Two Methods
Entering Donations and Grants
Entering Membership Dues and Tuition
Entering Program Service Revenue
How to get the most out of Product/Service Items
Entering and Paying Bills
Spreading Costs to Programs/Grants
Essential Reports for the Board/Auditor

Day 3 Topics Include: This section will cover advanced material to really help you do some helpful and amazing things.

Entering Credit Card Activity
Tracking Pledges
Tracking Restricted Grants
Tracking Special Fundraising Events
Printing personalized Donor Thank-You Letters directly from QuickBooks®
Two Ways to get year-end donor- Acknowledgments
Recording In-Kind Contributions
Attaching Scan Documents for free
And More!

*Topics are subject to change.*
Register: https://quickbooksmadeeasy.com/seminar/webinar-may-online/

Executive Director Roundtables: Charleston
2019-05-22 10:00 - 14:00 | Charleston Area Alliance – Large Conference Room, 1116 Smith Street, Charleston, WV, 25301, United States
This year, our Spring Regional Meetings are changing. We want to get to know nonprofit CEOs and Executive Directors better and bring you training and discussion on a sometimes overlooked topic: Human Resources. Whether your organization has 30 employees or 3, you’ll want to attend this dynamic session which will include the chance to workshop some of your HR issues and take home an action plan to move forward.
One of the most important aspects of this new program is the opportunity to network with, learn from, and be inspired by a support system of other Executive Directors. In this forum, you’ll benefit from working through your HR challenges with your peers while also learning from a bona fide expert on the following topics:

Employee Benefits That Don’t Cost a Fortune
Hiring and Retaining Good Employees
How to Deliver Constructive Feedback
Alternatives to Performance Evaluations,
Conflict Resolution
Dealing With Difficult Employees
Minimizing Negativity in the Workplace
And more!

Click Here for a Full Agenda
Register below and get your HR questions ready!
About the Presenter:

John Finlayson joined AlignHR in 2019 as their Professional Development Strategist after a 34 year career in banking. He has diverse experience in many areas including corporate training and development, commercial lending, small business, general HR support, and relationship management. John is well known as an instructor at the WV School of Banking and for his integrated approach to helping people at all levels develop their potential. John retired from the West Virginia Air National Guard after 41 years at the rank of Chief Master Sergeant and holding the position of Training Manager at State Headquarters. John graduated from the University of Charleston with both BA & MBA degrees. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Charleston in their MBA program where he works with graduate students with limited work experience to enhance their personal and professional development.
In registering for this event, you are consenting to appear in photographs and videos recorded at the event and consenting for these photos and videos to potentially be used in future marketing efforts. You are also consenting for your evaluation responses to be used in future marketing efforts.
For those registering online, we apply an 8.5% convenience fee to cover the processing cost of providing this service to you. If you wish to pay by check to avoid this fee, please download this form and send in payment for this event in advance.

Webinar Series: What's White Got to Do With It? Part 1 from the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits
2019-05-22 12:00 - 13:30
Join the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits for the 2-part webinar,
What’s White Got To Do With It? Disrupting Race-Based Inequities in Well-Intentioned Nonprofits.
*You must register for each webinar separately.
May 22, 12-1:30 pm
PART 1 – Register Here: Key moments in United States history have established whiteness as the default, the norm, the supreme culture. This webinar will explore the socio-political and historical contexts of whiteness and how the white dominant culture by which most nonprofits operate was constructed and has been upheld through policy, legal decisions, and Eurocentric cultural values. Participants will have a chance to explore their own roles as gatekeepers within their organizations and how they can disrupt race-based inequity by leveraging their own individual and collective power.
June 5, 12-1:30 pm
Part 2 – Register Here: Take a deeper dive into the extent that white dominant cultural tendencies have been internalized and operationalized within our nonprofits and the role that gatekeepers have in perpetuating or disrupting non-inclusive practices and policies. We’ll explore tactics that unite your staff and board in prioritizing equity and looking at the organization’s work and culture through a racial equity lens.
$35 for WVNPA Members, $50 for nonmembers
REGISTER! (WVNPA Members: Enter “West Virginia” as your referrer in the box labeled “How did you hear about this webinar?”)
Don’t forget to register for each webinar separately.
This webinar is part of the Center’s initiative, Walking the Talk: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in North Carolina Nonprofits, to address racial and generational leadership gaps in the nonprofit sector and the policies, practices, and culture that exacerbate them.
About the Presenter
Courtney Parker West (she/her/hers/ella) is a consultant, writer, community organizer, and educator. She serves as National Managing Director, Leadership Development Strategy with Teach for America, co-leads the Multiracial, Multiethnic, and Jewish resource groups on staff, and is a DEI (diversity, equity, & inclusiveness) practitioner. She began her career with TFA teaching middle school language arts in Vance County, and was a founding member of the Eastern North Carolina chapter of The Collective, TFA’s alumni of color association. She then joined the staff on the Eastern NC regional team as a teacher coach during which time she leveraged an anti-oppression, liberatory consciousness framework, and interactive learning experiences for prompting reflection and leadership development in novice educators. Courtney then became Director of Alumni Impact – Racial Equity & Values-based Leadership in the region, launching the Wake County Equity Coalition, relaunching the regional chapter of The Collective and Prism (the organization’s LGBTQ advocacy organization), and organizing the first-ever multiregional gathering for alumni of color in North and South Carolina.
Courtney is a board member for Safe Schools NC, and a writer whose work has been featured in Daily Dot, Catalogue Magazine, and Huffington Post. She is also a diversity, equity, and inclusiveness consultant for both Dimensions Educational Consulting and her own consulting organization, Racial Equity & Community, which she co-founded in 2016. A Leichtag grant recipient and alum of the Selah fellowship, she often engages in intersectional antiracist organizing for and with Jews of Color around issues of equity, power, inclusiveness, and colonization.
Courtney graduated as a first-generation college student from the University of Iowa where she triple-majored in religion studies, creative writing, and English (with a minor in African American studies). She lives in Zebulon with her spouse who is a school leader and community organizer with the Racial Equity Institute. She is the proud auntie of nine nieces and nephews, loves Star Trek, and Afro-futurism, and cannot wait for Avengers: End Game to come out.

FREE Webinar: How to Be a Great Board Chair from Propel Nonprofits
2019-05-22 13:00 - 14:00
NOTE: This webinar begins at 12:00 PM Central/1:00 PM Eastern
The board chair is the highest officer of the nonprofit board of directors. This governance training prepares the board chair for governance responsibilities, leadership responsibilities, and best practices. We’ll cover how to maximize the relationship between the board and staff, design a meeting that nets results, and provide fundraising leadership.
About the Presenter: Sara Wessling
Sara is Propel Nonprofits’ training manager. She has a passion for nonprofits and enjoys developing training to help organizations grow and thrive. She’s worked as a program manager for a national child care association, a state support organization for Habitat for Humanity, and an association of leaders of volunteers. Over the past 15 years, she’s had the opportunity to work with nonprofit organizations across the state of Minnesota delivering training, technical assistance and consulting support in areas ranging from volunteer engagement to program evaluation. Sara has a Master’s Degree in Nonprofit Management from Hamline University and an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology.
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Webinar Series: Generational Giving Strategies from Washington Nonprofits
2019-06-04 15:00 - 16:00
The WVNPA has partnered with Washington Nonprofits to offer some of their programming to our members for a discount. WVNPA Members only pay $30 for this webinar series! Email ashley@dev.wvnpa.org for the discount code.
*NOTE: This webinar series takes place from 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST on each date. (The 12:00 – 1:00 PM time is PST)
Two 60-minute webinars, Tuesdays, June 4 and June 11, 2019.
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Fundraising is about getting to know your donors’ values, beliefs, and experiences. Knowing and understanding their generational tendencies (i.e. Matures, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z) is one way to help build stronger relationships. Learn the characteristic differences between each generation and how to build upon those in your development and communications plan implementation. Develop your events to target audiences and segment your appeals to speak the language of your donors. For example, why send a direct mail piece to a Millennial, if they don’t have a checkbook? We will talk about social media platforms too, and how to effectively boost your donor engagement. Our world keeps changing and as nonprofit organizations we need to be nimble and continue to adjust our approach, staying true to the fundamental rule of fundraising: it’s all about the people.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
You will leave this workshop with:

Knowledge about each of the five generations and their tendencies to apply to your own donor data
Fundraising strategies to address each generation in a targeted way
New ideas on how to engage your audience through different social media platforms, with a generational lens
Reasons why personalizing and segmenting your donor development and communications activities by generation will yield deeper relationships with your donors.

All sessions take place Tuesdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm Pacific Time. All sessions will be recorded and the recordings will be made available to all registered participants. Participants who are unable to attend one or more of the sessions will still have access to all course materials.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Rebecca Zanatta, Partner & Vice President, Ostara Group
Rebecca loves philanthropy. She has spent her career in nonprofit management teaching people the value of relationships. Her philosophy focuses on people and putting the why first. Spending time with family and seeking adventure through travel is where you will find her when she isn’t trying to better the world through the power of philanthropy. Participating in community is an important value of Rebecca’s work. She is a past President of Northwest Development Officers Association (NDOA), now AFP – Advancement Northwest, the largest professional association of fundraisers in Washington State. Recently Rebecca joined the faculty at Seattle University in the Master in Nonprofit Leadership program. She is a graduate of the Leadership Tomorrow program in Seattle, serves on the WSU Foundation Board of Trustees and is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Seattle.
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Webinar Series: What's White Got to Do With It? Part 2 from the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits
2019-06-05 12:00 - 13:30
