Serving Nonprofits. Strengthening West Virginia

Webinar: Website Trends for 2016
2016-01-14 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | WV
Presented by Idealware. It happens even to the best websites. After a few years, they start to look dated. The web evolves too fast to expect your site to look as shiny as it did on day one. If you’re thinking about a redesign, or even a refresh, you need to keep up with the latest trends, otherwise you might end up launching a new site that already feels old. Join us for this free webinar on the top website trends for 2016. The hour-long webinar will provide you with the knowledge you need to kick off a smart, forward-thinking redesign plan.
Follow this link for more information and to register: http://org.salsalabs.com/o/957/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=85154

Webinar: The 7 Fundamentals of a Monthly Giving Program
2016-01-14 13:00 - 13:30 | WV
Free, interactive webinar. Learn the basic fundamentals needed to start a Monthly Giving program:

How to start a program with limited resources
How to recognize monthly donors
How to set your ask amounts
How to market your program
and much more.

Presented by CharityHowTo.
Find out more and register here: http://www.charityhowto.com/index.php/nonprofit-webinar/free-webinar-the-7-fundamentals-of-a-monthly-giving-program?inf_contact_key=[REDACTED]

Webinar: Accessing American Community Survey Block Group Data
2016-01-27 13:00 - 14:00 | WV
The team at the Nonprofit Association of the Midlands shared this FREE opportunity that takes place on January 27th that will enable you to learn about accessing demographics data about your state.
The American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing survey that generates estimates on social, economic, housing, and demographic topics. Data users can access these estimates down to our smallest level of geography, block groups, using American FactFinder or the ACS Summary File. This webinar will cover background information about the ACS, an explanation of the ACS Summary File, and a demonstration of accessing block group data using American FactFinder, the Summary File Retrieval Tool, DataFerrett, and FTP site.
Registration link: http://www.census.gov/mso/www/training/index.html

Performance Measurement Issue Webinar: Models and Components of Great Nonprofit Dashboards
2016-02-17 14:00 - 15:30 | WV
Free webinar from Nonprofit Quarterly.
Register/learn more here.
A well designed dashboard is like a good sheep dog. It helps to keep conversations with boards, staff and funders on point and attentive to the right organizational indicators, but many organizations struggle with how a good dashboard is developed and constructed. How is it related to your specific enterprise model? What should be measured? How should it be portrayed?
We have set aside a special 90 minute session to help nonprofit board members and executives understand the value and components of a good dashboard. By reviewing a number of examples from various kinds of organizations, Hilda Polanco will walk you through how to build your own.
Get the answers to these questions and much more:
How is it related to your specific enterprise model?
What should be measured?
How should it be portrayed?
How do you think about its strategic use in governance? On staff? With funders?

About the Speaker:
As Founder and CEO, Hilda has led FMA to become the go-to capacity builder foundation and nonprofit leaders seek to address nonprofit financial management issues.
A nationally recognized and sought after leader in the field, Hilda serves the sector in many ways. Hilda was a founding member of the selection committee of the New York Nonprofit Excellence Awards, established by the New York Times and the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee.
When not speaking publicly or leading FMA’s team, she provides direct capacity building, training and coaching services to foundations and nonprofits throughout the country.

WVNPA Webinar: Overview and Tour of Grantstation
2016-02-23 11:00 - 12:00 | WV
WVNPA membership includes full access to GrantStation, your fast track to funding!
· Do you struggle to identify new funding sources?
· Does the lack of time limit your ability to submit grant requests?
· Do you have a grants strategy for 2016?
These are significant issues that many nonprofit organizations struggle to overcome. At GrantStation, our mission is to keep your organization financially healthy by building a strong grantseeking strategy. We provide the tools for you to find new grant sources, build a strong grantseeking program, and write winning grant proposals. This tour will provide tips on the most effective way to use all of the valuable resources GrantStation offers, including the extensive funder databases that can help you identify the grantmakers most likely to fund your programs or projects. By using GrantStation’s databases and resource tools, you can begin to develop a successful grantseeking strategy for the next 12 to 18 months.
About the Presenter:
Ellen Mowrer, VP of GrantStation, brings over 30 years of business, partner programs, nonprofit software, and high-end retail experience in companies such as ECMAdvisory.biz, GiftWorks, Doneckers, and Market Metrics. After realizing that her heart and her career were at odds, Ellen left the business world of expensive things for the world of doing good through nonprofit support. Happily, nonprofit organizations can benefit from the application of business models, and the result enriches humanity instead of corporations. On the board of Music for Everyone in Lancaster, PA, and active in the fight against puppy mills with three rescues of her own, Ellen is GrantStation’s Director Vice President and works with both clients and the GrantStation team in program management, marketing, reporting, The State of Grantseeking ™ Survey and Reports, and business analysis.
For those registering online, we apply a 8.5% convenience fee to cover the processing cost of providing this service to you. We still accept standard registrations by check to do so please download the form and send in payment for this event in advance.
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WVNPA Webinar: Keep5Local and What It Means for Your Organization
2016-02-26 11:00 - 12:15 | WV
By keeping 5% of today’s multi-billion dollar transfer of wealth for tomorrow’s needs, our future could see thriving communities in every corner of the Mountain State. Keep5Local is a new statewide program of Philanthropy West Virginia’s Give2WV: Community Foundations Network that aims to help West Virginians grasp a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transform their communities for the future.
We are currently 37th in the nation in charitable giving, and this is the 2nd consecutive year there has been a decline in charitable giving in our state. This webinar will explain more about the Keep5Local campaign and how you and your organization can work with your local community foundation to engage donors that can impact your community and the state as a whole.
For those registering online, we apply an 8.5% convenience fee to cover the processing cost of providing this service to you. We still accept standard registrations by check to do so please download the form and send in payment for this event in advance.
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From Welcome to Good Riddance: Spotting Employment Law Issues in the Nonprofit Organization
2016-04-08 08:30 - 11:30 | Gaston Caperton Center, Room 149, 501 W Main St, Clarksburg, WV, 26301, United States
Non-profit managers are faced with the same day-to-day workplace law issues as managers in Fortune 500 companies, but have far fewer resources to devote to them. This workshop will provide participants with the tools to handle basic legal responsibilities and to know when it’s time to seek outside help.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will know how to handle basic employment law issues like documentation, discipline, and payroll, and will
receive guidance about how to spot other employment law issues in their workplaces

Presenter: Rodney L. Bean, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

CEU’s: 3 Social Work hours; 3 CECNPM hours (Core Area: Human Resource Development – Employment Law); 3 GPC hours (Skill Area – Management)

Registration Fee: $35 (Early bird rate of $31.50 by 3/11/16)

Target Audience: All levels of practitioners

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Social Networking and Social Work Management
2016-04-08 12:30 - 15:30 | Gaston Caperton Center, Room 149, 501 W Main St, Clarksburg, WV, 26301, United States
The use of social networking as a communication tool has become common practice for today’s society and, while an inventive and convenient way to connect with others, has also become a method for social work managers to scope out potential employees, as well as spy on the activities of existing employees.
This presentation will discuss the use of social networking as a method to increase communication amongst staff, as well as how it can negatively affect staff relations. Additionally, workshop participants will learn the risks and benefits of how social networking can be used as a hiring and management tool. Through case examples, dialogue and group discussion/work, participants will analyze how to create boundaries with staff and clients regarding social networking, how to identify risky situations, and how to educate staff and clients about responsible use of social media. Finally, participants will begin the process of creating or reviewing a social media policy for their respective
agencies.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to develop a better understanding of the impact social networking has on today’s society; discuss methods of applying social networking to the hiring process; identify the risk and advantages of using social networking as a hiring/review tool; analyze how to create boundaries around social media use for staff and clients; identify risky situations and how to educate staff and clients about responsible social networking usage; and develop or review a social media policy for their agencies.

Presenter: Debra Hunt Young, EdD, EdS, MSW, Teaching Assistant Professor/Coordinator – Charleston/Beckley MSW Program, WVU School of Social Work

CEUs: 3 Social Work hours; 3 CECNPM hours (Core Area: Human Resource Development – Management); 3 GPC hours (Skill Area: Management)

Registration Fee: $35 (Early bird rate of $31.50 by 3/11/16)

Target Audience: All levels of practitioners

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WVNPA Webinar: Grantwriting and the 80/20 Rule
2016-04-13 13:00 - 14:30 | WV
Do you spend more time writing or planning your grant applications? One reason many people find grant writing so frustrating or overwhelming is because they haven’t spent enough time planning how to present their programs before they begin the writing process. The 90 minute webinar will teach you how to manage your grant seeking process so that 80% of your time is spent planning a strong application and only 20% is required for writing the application. Alice Ruhnke will discuss how to use her planning tool so that all parts of your application are coherent, well-developed, and connected. Once you begin using this system, you time spent preparing applications will be shortened! This webinar is for new and intermediate grant writers.
About the Presenter:
Alice Ruhnke is the founder and owner of The Grant Advantage, a progressive, innovative consulting business devoted to helping organizations unleash their strengths to embrace tomorrow’s opportunities. Located in Charleston, West Virginia, The Grant Advantage offers grant writing and editing services, funding searches, qualitative evaluation, program development, Appreciative Inquiry facilitation, and workshops, trainings and webinars. Over the past decade, Alice has worked with hundreds of nonprofit organizations to help them increase their organizational capacity and secure funding. She has raised over $7 million writing federal, state, foundation, and corporate grants and has been in charge of awarding and monitoring federal 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 received both her Bachelor of Science degree in Human Development and Family Relations and Master of Arts degree in Education/Counseling Psychology from the University of Connecticut.
Continuing Education Credits:
WVU School of Social Work Continuing Education Certificate in Nonprofit Management – 1.5 hours Core Area Resource Development: Category 1 – Grant Writing
For those registering online, we apply an 8.5% convenience fee to cover the processing cost of providing this service to you. We still accept standard registrations by check to do so please download the form and send in payment for this event in advance.
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2016 National Nonprofit Leadership Conference
2016-04-20 - 2016-04-22 | WV
April 20 – 22, 2016
McLean, VA
WVNPA Members save $300
Become enlightened and energized with your nonprofit peers from across the nation. Registration is now open for National Nonprofit Leadership Conference created by the Center for Nonprofit Advancement in collaboration with twelve other nonprofit organizations across the US . This conference will motivate, inspire and guide nonprofit organizations from throughout the nation to best practices in leadership, governance, finance, technology and much more.
The WVNPA is collaborating with the Center and our members qualify for the member rate when you register. Click HERE for more information.

Nonprofits LEAD 2016 Annual Conference
2016-05-04 08:30 - 16:00 | Marietta College
Nonprofits LEAD 2016 Annual Conference: Building Purposeful Relationships
“Staff. Donors. Board Members. Volunteers. Community Members. Funders. Supporters. YOU.
The success of our organizations–and our missions–depends on how well we engage and interact with the people around us. Join us this May as we explore ways to build meaningful, powerful, and productive relationships with our staff, donors, board, volunteers, supporters, communities, and ourselves.
Keynote Speaker: Rebekah Mathis-Stump, Chief Operating Officer of Ethos Leadership, LLC. Those of you who attended our 2013 conference may remember her dynamic, thought-provoking, and inspiring plenary. Her expertise is varied and includes staff training and development, strategic planning, donor development, board governance, and working across generations. If you work in an organization, whether as a leader, a staff member, a board member, or a volunteer, Rebekah has insight and inspiration relevant to you and your work!”

Developing a Toolkit for Managing Nonprofit Ethics
2016-05-04 09:00 - 12:00 | Mon General Conference Center – Mylan Room, 1200 JD Anderson Drive, Morgantown, WV, 26505, United States
Nonprofit organizations face ethical dilemmas on a regular basis. Even the suspicion of unethical practices could pose huge problems for an agency’s ability to succeed. This workshop will help participants identify common and emerging ethical issues in the areas of fundraising, governance, human resources, and stewardship. Discussion of ethical principles and standards to guide the actions and management of nonprofit organizations will be covered. Strategies and tools for ethical decision making will be addressed using case studies and participant experiences.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to identify common ethical issues
in nonprofit organizations and apply ethical decision making strategies to help guide actions.

Presenter: Jacki Englehardt, MSW, ACSW, Professional & Community Education Director, WVU School of Social Work
CEUs: 3 Social Work hours; 3 CECNPM hours (Core Area: Nonprofit Fundamentals – Organizational Design and Infrastructure); 3 GPC hours (Skill Area – Management)

Registration Fee: $35 (Early bird rate of $31.50 by 4/8/16)

Target Audience: All levels of practitioners

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Safety Concerns and Occupational Stress in Social Work: Creating a Safety Climate
2016-05-04 13:00 - 16:00 | Mon General Conference Center – Mylan Room, 1200 JD Anderson Drive, Morgantown, WV, 26505, United States
Social work professionals are in one of the most vulnerable jobs with regard to client and other workplace violence. Several studies have indicated that at least a quarter of social workers have experienced violent situations at some point in their career. The purpose of this work is to understand the sources of stress and burnout among human service workers. Stressor-stress, and
strain theory will be discussed. A discussion of occupational stress in social work practice areas is provided in addition to the sources and consequences of occupational stress. Topics includes;
types of occupational stress (burnout, compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress), strategies for managing occupational stress in social work; worker safety concerns while working at high-risk communities, and work-family life balance.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to recognize the importance of safety
issues in human service agency management; recognize the importance of creating safe and supportive community environments to enhance worker healthy; and articulate the

manager’s role in workplace safety issues and occupational stress.

Presenter: HaeJung Kim, PhD, Assistant Professor, WVU School of Social Work

CEUs: 3 Social Work hours: 3 CECNPM hours (Core Area: Human Resource Development – Management); 3 GPC hours (Skill Area: Management)

Registration Fee: $35 (Early bird rate of $31.50 by 4/8/16)

Target Audience: All levels of practitioners

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Building Bridges for Community Impact - Beckley
2016-05-05 09:00 - 16:00 | Raleigh County Committee on Aging, 1614 S. Kanawha Street, Beckley, WV, 25801, United States
If you joined us at one of the regional meetings last spring or have been involved in any of the “What’s next for WV” conversations, you know about the many issues facing our communities and the nonprofit sector here in West Virginia. In order to achieve our goals for successful community collaboration, we must work together and build bridges for collective impact. Organizations that are part of a collective network can leverage resources and knowledge to build bridges more effectively than those that “go it alone.” The collective network expands opportunities for learning and problem solving, accelerates innovative approaches, and creates a web of resources that yield more sustainable and effective solutions to community problems.
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The Building Bridges for Community Impact regional workshop will engage participants in interactive learning experiences to increase understanding, capacity and action around regional collaboration. Participants will better understand the importance of collaboration in general and specifically leveraging new partnerships to reach common desired outcomes and gain support from funders. The session will address the following:

Nuts and bolts of collaboration
Importance of working together
The “collective impact” approach
Prioritizing regional strategies
Visioning for future impact
Engaging in collaborative team work throughout the region

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Staff and volunteers of nonprofit organizations interested or involved in community change.
FACILITATOR:
Bruce E. Decker, founder and owner of Collective Impact, LLC, is a skilled strategic planner, trainer, community coach, technical assistant, leader and facilitator. For nearly 20 years, he has provided capacity building consulting services for a broad range of clients at the local, regional, and state level. Bruce has demonstrated expertise in organizational and community capacity building, system analysis and improvement, service coordination and integration, and cross-system networking and collaboration. Bruce is proficient at building relationships among diverse groups of people with the natural ability to inspire confidence, trust, and mutual respect. He was a founding board member of the West Virginia Community Development Hub, a nonprofit organization focused on supporting communities in their development and revitalization efforts. Bruce is currently Board chair with Create Huntington, a grassroots organization that empowers residents to make positive change in their community. He participated with the City of Huntington, West Virginia in the Community Progress Leadership Institute (CPLI) at Harvard University. Bruce received his Master of Arts in Communication Studies with an emphasis in Organizational and Intercultural Communication and Leadership Studies from Marshall University. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Education from Marshall as well with a dual concentration in Marketing Education and Social Studies, a specialized certification in Diversified Cooperative Training with a focus on Entrepreneurship.
PRESENTER:
Jake Lynch is the Director of Network Communications at the West Virginia Community Development Hub. Jake Lynch joined the Hub in 2015 following a 15-year career in community journalism and nonprofit communications. West Virginia’s trail and recreation community may know Jake from his previous role with Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, where from 2010 until 2014 he led the national trail development organization’s media and marketing efforts. Telling the stories of America’s trail communities was a natural progression from his work as a journalist and newspaper editor here in the United States and in his native Australia. At The Hub, Jake’s experience in tapping into what interests and motivates community members and leaders is being put to good use in our efforts to generate a broad and powerful narrative about the terrific community development work being done in West Virginia. Jake’s focus is very much on boosting the communications capacity of the wide network of Hub partners across the state and creating new and innovative ways to help the community development sector use communications to expand their impact.
Continuing Education Credits:
WVU School of Social Work Continuing Education Certificate in Nonprofit Management – 1.25 hour Service Provision – Core Area – Program/Organizational Design & Evaluation, 1.25 hours Electives/Special Topics, 2.5 hours Service Provision – Core Area – Program/Organizational Design & Evaluation or Core Area Service Provision – Rural Community Service
SPONSORS:

Building Bridges for Community Impact - Wheeling
2016-05-13 09:00 - 16:00 | Catholic Charities, 2000 Main St. , Wheeling, WV, United States
If you joined us at one of the regional meetings last spring or have been involved in any of the “What’s next for WV” conversations, you know about the many issues facing our communities and the nonprofit sector here in West Virginia. In order to achieve our goals for successful community collaboration, we must work together and build bridges for collective impact. Organizations that are part of a collective network can leverage resources and knowledge to build bridges more effectively than those that “go it alone.” The collective network expands opportunities for learning and problem solving, accelerates innovative approaches, and creates a web of resources that yield more sustainable and effective solutions to community problems.
—————————————————-
The Building Bridges for Community Impact regional workshop will engage participants in interactive learning experiences to increase understanding, capacity and action around regional collaboration. Participants will better understand the importance of collaboration in general and specifically leveraging new partnerships to reach common desired outcomes and gain support from funders. The session will address the following:

Nuts and bolts of collaboration
Importance of working together
The “collective impact” approach
Prioritizing regional strategies
Visioning for future impact
Engaging in collaborative team work throughout the region

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Staff and volunteers of nonprofit organizations interested or involved in community change.
FACILITATOR:
Bruce E. Decker, founder and owner of Collective Impact, LLC, is a skilled strategic planner, trainer, community coach, technical assistant, leader and facilitator. For nearly 20 years, he has provided capacity building consulting services for a broad range of clients at the local, regional, and state level. Bruce has demonstrated expertise in organizational and community capacity building, system analysis and improvement, service coordination and integration, and cross-system networking and collaboration. Bruce is proficient at building relationships among diverse groups of people with the natural ability to inspire confidence, trust, and mutual respect. He was a founding board member of the West Virginia Community Development Hub, a nonprofit organization focused on supporting communities in their development and revitalization efforts. Bruce is currently Board chair with Create Huntington, a grassroots organization that empowers residents to make positive change in their community. He participated with the City of Huntington, West Virginia in the Community Progress Leadership Institute (CPLI) at Harvard University. Bruce received his Master of Arts in Communication Studies with an emphasis in Organizational and Intercultural Communication and Leadership Studies from Marshall University. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Education from Marshall as well with a dual concentration in Marketing Education and Social Studies, a specialized certification in Diversified Cooperative Training with a focus on Entrepreneurship.
PRESENTER:
Jake Lynch is the Director of Network Communications at the West Virginia Community Development Hub. Jake Lynch joined the Hub in 2015 following a 15-year career in community journalism and nonprofit communications. West Virginia’s trail and recreation community may know Jake from his previous role with Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, where from 2010 until 2014 he led the national trail development organization’s media and marketing efforts. Telling the stories of America’s trail communities was a natural progression from his work as a journalist and newspaper editor here in the United States and in his native Australia. At The Hub, Jake’s experience in tapping into what interests and motivates community members and leaders is being put to good use in our efforts to generate a broad and powerful narrative about the terrific community development work being done in West Virginia. Jake’s focus is very much on boosting the communications capacity of the wide network of Hub partners across the state and creating new and innovative ways to help the community development sector use communications to expand their impact.
Continuing Education Credits:
WVU School of Social Work Continuing Education Certificate in Nonprofit Management – 1.25 hour Service Provision – Core Area – Program/Organizational Design & Evaluation, 1.25 hours Electives/Special Topics, 2.5 hours Service Provision – Core Area – Program/Organizational Design & Evaluation or Core Area Service Provision – Rural Community Service
SPONSOR:

Building Bridges for Community Impact - Clarksburg
2016-05-18 09:00 - 16:00 | The Uptown Event Center, 305 Washington Avenue, Clarksburg, WV, United States

Building Bridges for Community Impact - Morgantown
2016-05-19 09:00 - 16:00 | Mon General Conference Center – Mylan Room, 1200 JD Anderson Drive, Morgantown, WV, 26505, United States
If you joined us at one of the regional meetings last spring or have been involved in any of the “What’s next for WV” conversations, you know about the many issues facing our communities and the nonprofit sector here in West Virginia. In order to achieve our goals for successful community collaboration, we must work together and build bridges for collective impact. Organizations that are part of a collective network can leverage resources and knowledge to build bridges more effectively than those that “go it alone.” The collective network expands opportunities for learning and problem solving, accelerates innovative approaches, and creates a web of resources that yield more sustainable and effective solutions to community problems.
—————————————————-
The Building Bridges for Community Impact regional workshop will engage participants in interactive learning experiences to increase understanding, capacity and action around regional collaboration. Participants will better understand the importance of collaboration in general and specifically leveraging new partnerships to reach common desired outcomes and gain support from funders. The session will address the following:

Nuts and bolts of collaboration
Importance of working together
The “collective impact” approach
Prioritizing regional strategies
Visioning for future impact
Engaging in collaborative team work throughout the region

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Staff and volunteers of nonprofit organizations interested or involved in community change.
FACILITATOR:
Bruce E. Decker, founder and owner of Collective Impact, LLC, is a skilled strategic planner, trainer, community coach, technical assistant, leader and facilitator. For nearly 20 years, he has provided capacity building consulting services for a broad range of clients at the local, regional, and state level. Bruce has demonstrated expertise in organizational and community capacity building, system analysis and improvement, service coordination and integration, and cross-system networking and collaboration. Bruce is proficient at building relationships among diverse groups of people with the natural ability to inspire confidence, trust, and mutual respect. He was a founding board member of the West Virginia Community Development Hub, a nonprofit organization focused on supporting communities in their development and revitalization efforts. Bruce is currently Board chair with Create Huntington, a grassroots organization that empowers residents to make positive change in their community. He participated with the City of Huntington, West Virginia in the Community Progress Leadership Institute (CPLI) at Harvard University. Bruce received his Master of Arts in Communication Studies with an emphasis in Organizational and Intercultural Communication and Leadership Studies from Marshall University. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Education from Marshall as well with a dual concentration in Marketing Education and Social Studies, a specialized certification in Diversified Cooperative Training with a focus on Entrepreneurship.
PRESENTER:
Jake Lynch is the Director of Network Communications at the West Virginia Community Development Hub. Jake Lynch joined the Hub in 2015 following a 15-year career in community journalism and nonprofit communications. West Virginia’s trail and recreation community may know Jake from his previous role with Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, where from 2010 until 2014 he led the national trail development organization’s media and marketing efforts. Telling the stories of America’s trail communities was a natural progression from his work as a journalist and newspaper editor here in the United States and in his native Australia. At The Hub, Jake’s experience in tapping into what interests and motivates community members and leaders is being put to good use in our efforts to generate a broad and powerful narrative about the terrific community development work being done in West Virginia. Jake’s focus is very much on boosting the communications capacity of the wide network of Hub partners across the state and creating new and innovative ways to help the community development sector use communications to expand their impact.
Directions to Mon General Conference Center
Continuing Education Credits:
WVU School of Social Work Continuing Education Certificate in Nonprofit Management – 1.25 hour Service Provision – Core Area – Program/Organizational Design & Evaluation, 1.25 hours Electives/Special Topics, 2.5 hours Service Provision – Core Area – Program/Organizational Design & Evaluation or Core Area Service Provision – Rural Community Service
SPONSORS:

Strength Based Grant Writing Training - Princeton, WV
2016-05-25 10:00 - 2016-05-27 12:30 | Days Inn Conference Center, 350 Days Drive, Sutton, WV, 26601, United States
Volunteer West Virginia is pleased to announce Strength-Based Grant Writing Training in Princeton, May 25-27.
This hands-on, intensive training is intended to help build new capacity for nonprofit organizations. It will help aspiring and experienced grant writers approach grant writing from a strength-based perspective. Participants will learn the nuts and bolts of preparing a grant application while being guided through a process that focuses on organization strengths.
At the end of this training, participants will not only understand all the components of a grant application, but will also have a new way of looking appreciatively at what works in their organization and community.
The cost of the training is $199 for the three days and includes lunch for participants. Limited scholarships are available. WVNPA Members only pay $149.
This grant writing training is also pre-approved for credit hours for the WVU Continuing Education Certificate in Nonprofit Management (CECNPM).
Training will be provided by Alice Ruhnke, the founder and chief operating officer of The Grant Advantage, and Trish Hatfield, president of CharacterEthics.
Click here for more information or to register.

The Power of a Good Story - Martinsburg
2016-05-27 09:00 - 12:00 | Holiday Inn – Martinsburg, 301 Foxcroft Ave , Martinsburg, WV, 25401
The Power of a Good Story: Simple Communications Strategies to Help Your Organization Make New Friends and Influence People
Program Description: Smart storytelling and effective content strategy is the key to helping
organizations of all kinds tell their story, amplify their successes and grow their audiences. This
workshop will focus on practical, real world strategies to use communications to create connections
with new supporters and funders and create fruitful partnerships beyond the immediate reach of your existing network.
About the Presenter: Jake Lynch is the Director of Network Communications at the West Virginia Community Development Hub. Jake Lynch joined the Hub in 2015 following a 15-year career in community journalism and nonprofit communications. West Virginia’s trail and recreation community may know Jake from his previous role with Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, where from 2010 until 2014 he led the national trail development organization’s media and marketing efforts. Telling the stories of America’s trail communities was a natural progression from his work as a journalist and newspaper editor here in the United States and in his native Australia. At The Hub, Jake’s experience in tapping into what interests and motivates community members and leaders is being put to good use in our efforts to generate a broad and powerful narrative about the terrific community development work being done in West Virginia. Jake’s focus is very much on boosting the communications capacity of the wide network of Hub partners across the state and creating new and innovative ways to help the community development sector use communications to expand their impact.
PANELISTS:
David Emke: Editor, The Journal
James Hersick: Founding Partner and Creative Director, Native Design and Brand Communications
Cecelia Mason: Staff Writer, Shepherd University Office of University Communications
Sandy Sponaugle: CEO & Founder, Platinum PR
Continuing Education Credits:
WVU School of Social Work Continuing Education Certificate in Nonprofit Management – 1 hour – Core Area: Resource Development – Special Topic in Resource Development
1.25 hours Electives/Special Topics
SPONSOR:

WVNPA Webinar: How To Fly the COOP and Regroup
2016-06-07 10:00 - 12:00 | WV
Do you know what to do when a disaster or emergency impacts your organization? Impacts your services or place of operations? Learn how to plan for all types of emergencies to keep your organization up and running and serving the community. Did you know that 25% of organizations do not reopen following a major disaster? Learn how and what to plan for to be functionally and financially resilient.
Continuity of operations (COOP) is a Federal initiative, required by Presidential directive, to ensure that agencies are able to continue performance of essential functions under a broad range of circumstances. COOP should be a part of every agency’s fundamental mission. Today’s changing threat environment has increased the need for continuity capabilities and plans at all levels of government, the private sector, faith-based, non-profit and community based organizations.
This presentation will explain the scope of continuity of operations and the benefits of continuity planning, with an emphasis toward non-profit and voluntary organizations.

About the Presenters:

Jerry Beckett, Cabell County’s Office of Emergency Management Planner
His duties include Training and Exercise coordination, NIMS compliance, Emergency Operations and Continuity planning, public preparedness training, CERT coordination, Chairman of the Cabell/Wayne LEPC, facilitator for the Cabell/Wayne Homeland Security Group, Emergency Operations Center Manager, and other duties as assigned. He is also a RESA III Instructor and a WV University Adjunct Instructor. Prior to his appointment as Cabell County Emergency Planner, he served as the Regional Coordinator for Homeland Security Region VI, WV Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety. He is a graduate of Marshall University and holds numerous certifications in Emergency Management.
Greg Fuller, Homeland Security Region 6 Area Liaison
Greg has over 35 years of safety and emergency services experience. He is presently engaged as an Area Liaison for the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management. Greg completed a pilot program engagement as an emergency disaster response planner for the West Virginia Military Authority in 2011.
Fuller honorably completed his tenure with the City of Huntington retiring as Fire Chief and Director of Emergency Services in 2009. He is cross-trained in law enforcement, emergency medical services, hazardous materials and holds certification as an emergency management specialist. Fuller completed a master degree in safety management at Marshall University in Huntington. He holds undergraduate degrees in fire science technology and occupational firefighting
Clara Mullins, Vice-President, Operations Program Director, Business Continuity Administrator and Community Reinvestment Officer for City National Bank.
Clara has been with City for nearly 20 years in various management capacities. Clara has been in the financial industry since 1977, having started out as Assistant Manager at Beneficial Finance Company in Clarksburg, WV. She is the founding Chairman and current Co-Chairman of the WV Banker’s Association Disaster Preparedness Task Force, serves as a Board Member with Volunteer WV, and as a council member of the WV Citizens Corp. She is also a member of InfraGard, a citizen’s division of the FBI and the WV Fusion Center.
For those registering online, we apply an 8.5% convenience fee to cover the processing cost of providing this service to you. We still accept standard registrations by check to do so please download the form and send in payment for this event in advance.
Continuing Education Credits:
WVU School of Social Work Continuing Education Certificate in Nonprofit Management – 2 Hours Core Area – Service Provision: Category 1 Program Development
Download the mail-in registration form

WVNPA Webinar: Ten Best Practices of Nonprofit Boards
2016-07-19 11:00 - 12:15 | WV
Serving on a nonprofit board is one of the most significant ways someone can make a difference in their community. However, with service comes responsibility. This webinar will clearly and succinctly explain what board members need to do to govern their organizations responsibly. By diligently enacting the 10 best practice responsibilities, boards will successfully perform the fiduciary and oversight tasks with which they are entrusted. This training will help new and experienced board members and executive directors dig in to each responsibility with definitions, examples, and implementation tips. Ultimately, participants will discover what it really means to practice good governance in the boardroom.
About the Presenter:
Tricia Kingery, is the founder and president of Kingery & Company, LLC. She is living the dream of providing effective and affordable communications consulting for West Virginia’s nonprofit organizations through marketing, planning and training. With a MA in Counseling and BA in Psychology from Marshall University, along with a MBA from West Virginia University, she understands how to work with people and organizations to help them achieve personal and professional goals. She practices a relationship-based communication philosophy that empowers people, develops organizations, and strengthens communities. She is an expert strategic planning facilitator and has developed a unique approach to assessing community needs. In addition, she has served in a variety of national and regional marketing and public relations positions.
Tricia’s passion lies in serving as a voice for abused, neglected and troubled children. She is the Executive Director for the West Virginia Child Care Association. She also manages the John K. Clendenen Scholarship Fund, a legacy of her father who was a dedicated principal for many years. Tricia enjoys mentoring young people, collecting children’s books and traveling. She lives with her husband and daughter, Alexandra, in Charleston, WV.
For those registering online, we apply an 8.5% convenience fee to cover the processing cost of providing this service to you. We still accept standard registrations by check to do so please download the form and send in payment for this event in advance.
Continuing Education Credits:
WVU School of Social Work Continuing Education Certificate in Nonprofit Management – 1.25 Hours Core Area Board of Directors/Governance – Category 1 Board Self Governance
Download the mail-in registration form

Our Children Our Future Civic Engagement Workshop - Morgantown
2016-07-28 09:00 - 15:00 | Hazel Ruby McQuain Conference Center at Mon General Hospital, 1200 JD Anderson Drive, Morgantown, WV, United States
The Our Children, Our Future Campaign is serious about the 2016 election and making child poverty a defining issue in the election. They are helping organizations & volunteers prepare to get-out-the-vote. They want to empower leaders to make the election count.
Who’s It For: Organizations who want to learn what they can do in the election, volunteers who want to help get out the vote, teams of leaders.
What Will Be Covered:

The Do’s and Don’ts of being involved in elections
Election Law 101
Volunteer trainings on how to organize candidate forums
Voter registration drives
Voter turnout drives
Chance to learn about 15 key issues that will be discussed in this year’s election
Free materials
And much more!

Register here
For more information: Email Stephen Smith, Executive Director, Our Children Our Future at stephen@ourfuturewv.org or visit the website at www.ocofwv.org.

Our Children Our Future Civic Engagement Workshop - Oak Hill
2016-08-05 09:00 - 16:00 | SALS Historic Oak Hill School, 140 School Street, Oak Hill, WV, 25901, United States

Quickbooks Training Webinar Series (Desktop Version)
2016-08-09 02:00 - 16:00 | Unnamed Venue, WV
https://quickbooksmadeeasy.com/seminar/webinar-desktop-2016/
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*
(Earn 6.0 hours of CPE credit – 2.0 each day)
Agenda:
Day 1: 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® 2016 & 2015 Desktop Editions, 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 2016 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

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
Attaching Scan Documents for free
And More

Government Grant Reforms: What Nonprofits Need to Know to Be Reimbursed for Indirect Costs - Morgantown
2016-08-10 13:00 - 16:00 | American Red Cross, 1299 Pineview Drive, Suite 300, Morgantown, WV, 26505
This is a free training for nonprofits on OMB Uniform Guidance.
Good news came to nonprofits in December 2014, when the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published the Uniform Guidance governing government grants and contracts for nonprofits that receive federal grant funds, either directly or passed through state and local entities. Among many changes in the rules, governments are now required to reimburse nonprofits for reasonable indirect grant and contract costs (also called “overhead”—but you’ll find out why that’s inaccurate) when federal dollars are part of the funding stream—even when the federal money first passes through state and local governments. Since most state and local grants and contracts contain federal money, the benefit for nonprofits can be substantial.
Beth Bowsky, Policy Specialist, Government-Nonprofit Contracting at the National Council of Nonprofits and one of the country’s leading experts and advocacy voices on this issue, will provide a hands-on review of key elements of the new Guidance and how your organization can start benefiting from these rules.
Workshop Highlights:
• Indirect, Overhead and Administrative Costs – Definitions and Difference
• Understanding the Costs in Your Nonprofit
• Indirect Cost Rates and Different Methodologies
• Whether and How to Negotiate a Federal Indirect Cost Rate
• Public policy implications
• And more
Who Should Attend?
• Nonprofit executive directors and CFOs with state or federal grants/contracts and any nonprofit staff with responsibility for budgeting, accounting, or grant/contract compliance.
Presenter: Beth Bowsky is the Policy Specialist for Government-Nonprofit Contracting at the National Council of Nonprofitd (NCN) where she manages the NCN’s program to promote fairer and simpler contracting processes and procedures across the country. Beth has a passion for convening diverse groups of people from the public and private sectors to expand the capacity of charitable nonprofits to deliver better services and value. Her career in the nonprofit arena began while she was earning a degree in social work at the University of Cincinnati. She was one of the youngest people in Ohio to become executive director of a multi-service, nonprofit agency, and served as Chair of Public Policy for the Ohio Association of Child Caring Agencies. Beth’s work as president of her own consulting firm included helping the Ohio Children’s Trust Fund reorganize and streamline collaborative funding efforts in each of the state’s 88 counties. As a National Leadership Consultant for Arlington, Va.-based National Alliance On Mental Illness (NAMI), Beth assisted state organizations across the country build and implement strategic plans for growth, governance, and advocacy, while also serving as a speaker and trainer at state and national conventions.

The OMB Uniform Guidance Training is approved for 3 CECNPM. This is up on the CECNPM website where CECNPM participants can get their reporting form.

Government Grant Reforms: What Nonprofits Need to Know to Be Reimbursed for Indirect Costs - Charleston
2016-08-11 13:00 - 16:00 | Habitat for Humanity Restore Education and Community Center, 815 Court St., Charleston, WV, 25301, United States
This is a free training for nonprofits on OMB Uniform Guidance.
Good news came to nonprofits in December 2014, when the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published the Uniform Guidance governing government grants and contracts for nonprofits that receive federal grant funds, either directly or passed through state and local entities. Among many changes in the rules, governments are now required to reimburse nonprofits for reasonable indirect grant and contract costs (also called “overhead”—but you’ll find out why that’s inaccurate) when federal dollars are part of the funding stream—even when the federal money first passes through state and local governments. Since most state and local grants and contracts contain federal money, the benefit for nonprofits can be substantial.
Beth Bowsky, Policy Specialist, Government-Nonprofit Contracting at the National Council of Nonprofits and one of the country’s leading experts and advocacy voices on this issue, will provide a hands-on review of key elements of the new Guidance and how your organization can start benefiting from these rules.
Workshop Highlights:
• Indirect, Overhead and Administrative Costs – Definitions and Difference
• Understanding the Costs in Your Nonprofit
• Indirect Cost Rates and Different Methodologies
• Whether and How to Negotiate a Federal Indirect Cost Rate
• Public policy implications
• And more
Who Should Attend?
• Nonprofit executive directors and CFOs with state or federal grants/contracts and any nonprofit staff with responsibility for budgeting, accounting, or grant/contract compliance.
Presenter: Beth Bowsky is the Policy Specialist for Government-Nonprofit Contracting at the National Council of Nonprofitd (NCN) where she manages the NCN’s program to promote fairer and simpler contracting processes and procedures across the country. Beth has a passion for convening diverse groups of people from the public and private sectors to expand the capacity of charitable nonprofits to deliver better services and value. Her career in the nonprofit arena began while she was earning a degree in social work at the University of Cincinnati. She was one of the youngest people in Ohio to become executive director of a multi-service, nonprofit agency, and served as Chair of Public Policy for the Ohio Association of Child Caring Agencies. Beth’s work as president of her own consulting firm included helping the Ohio Children’s Trust Fund reorganize and streamline collaborative funding efforts in each of the state’s 88 counties. As a National Leadership Consultant for Arlington, Va.-based National Alliance On Mental Illness (NAMI), Beth assisted state organizations across the country build and implement strategic plans for growth, governance, and advocacy, while also serving as a speaker and trainer at state and national conventions.
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Quickbooks Training Webinar Series (Online Version)
2016-08-16 14:00 - 16:00 | Unnamed Venue, WV, United States
https://quickbooksmadeeasy.com/seminar/webinar-online-2016/
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*
(Earn 6.0 hours of CPE credit – 2.0 each day)
Agenda:
Day 1: 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:

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:

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
Attaching Scan Documents for free
And More

WVNPA Webinar: Writing Federal Grants
2016-08-18 13:00 - 14:30 | WV
The federal government is increasingly interested in funding the important work done by community and faith-based groups throughout the country. Every year the government releases millions of dollars to help nonprofit organizations serve their communities. During this 90 minute webinar, Alice Ruhnke will talk about how to identify federal grant opportunities, and she’ll outline the major elements of grant applications required by most federal agencies. Resources to help your organization through the government grant seeking process will also be discussed.
About the Presenter:
Alice Ruhnke is the founder and owner of The Grant Advantage, a progressive, innovative consulting business devoted to helping organizations unleash their strengths to embrace tomorrow’s opportunities. Located in Charleston, West Virginia, The Grant Advantage offers grant writing and editing services, funding searches, qualitative evaluation, program development, Appreciative Inquiry facilitation, and workshops, trainings and webinars. Over the past decade, Alice has worked with hundreds of nonprofit organizations to help them increase their organizational capacity and secure funding. She has raised over $7 million writing federal, state, foundation, and corporate grants and has been in charge of awarding and monitoring federal 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 received both her Bachelor of Science degree in Human Development and Family Relations and Master of Arts degree in Education/Counseling Psychology from the University of Connecticut.
For those registering online, we apply an 8.5% convenience fee to cover the processing cost of providing this service to you. We still accept standard registrations by check to do so please download the form and send in payment for this event in advance.
Continuing Education Credits:
WVU School of Social Work Continuing Education Certificate in Nonprofit Management – 1.5 hours Core Area Resource Development: Category 1 – Grant Writing
Download the mail-in registration form

Strength Based Grant Writing Training
2016-08-24 10:00 - 2016-08-26 12:30 | NiSource Building, 1700 Maccorkle Ave SE, Charleston, WV, 25314, United States
Volunteer WV’s hands-on, intensive training is intended to help build new capacity for nonprofit organizations. You will learn the nuts and bolts of preparing a grant proposal while being guided through a process that focuses on organization strengths. At the end of this training, you will not only understand all the components of a grant application, but will also have a new way of looking appreciatively at what works in your organization.
Schedule:

August 24: 10am – 5:00pm
August 25: 9am – 5:00pm
August 26: 9am – 12:30pm

Lunch will be provided on August 24 and 25.
Cost:
Registration is limited to the first 50 people, and the cost is $199 per person. This fee covers all materials, lunch on Wednesday and Thursday and breaks each day. West Virginia Non-Profit Association Members are eligible to send two people at a discounted rate of $149. A limited number of scholarships are available.
More Info
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WVNPA Webinar: Complying with the New Federal Overtime Rule - Your Questions Answered
2016-08-24 10:30 - 12:00 | WV
Federal law known as the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) establishes, among other things minimum wage requirements and overtime pay requirements for employers. The presentation will consist of an overview of the FLSA and its application to employers in the non-profit realm. The presentation will include an summary of the FLSA and in depth review of what factors are to be considered when evaluating if an employee is to be classified as “exempt” (salary) or “non-exempt” (hourly) under the law. Further, there will be a discussion on the proposed changes to the FLSA that are to be implemented beginning December 1, 2016, how the proposed changes to the FLSA may impact your organization, ways to notify your employees of the changes in the law and what steps your organization should take to prepare for the proposed changes in the law.
A portion of this webinar will be spent answering your questions about the new overtime rule. If you have a question, please email to ashley@dev.wvnpa.org by August 19.
About the Presenter:

Lori D. Counts-Smith is an associate with Lewis, Glasser, Casey & Rollins, PLLC, located in Charleston, WV. Lori’s practice area focuses on litigation in a variety of areas including: employment, commercial, personal injury, and domestic/family law. Lori graduated in 2007 from the University of Charleston with a degree in Business Administration and a degree in Accounting. She earned her law degree from the West Virginia University College of Law in 2010. Outside of work, Lori is a member of the Charleston Rotary Club and enjoys spending time with her husband, gardening, and photography.

Continuing Education Credits: WVU School of Social Work Continuing Education Certificate in Nonprofit Management – 1.5 hours Core Area: Human Resources – Employment Law
For those registering online, we apply an 8.5% convenience fee to cover the processing cost of providing this service to you. We still accept standard registrations by check to do so please download the form and send in payment for this event in advance.
Download the mail-in registration form
