Social Security 101: Everything You Wanted to Know
2022-03-23 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Webinar, WV, United States
This webinar is offered by the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits.

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Registration Fee: $15 for members, $29 for nonmembers
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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impose hardships, especially on people who face barriers to accessing services and benefits. These include people with low-income, limited English proficiency, facing homelessness, or with mental illness, who have historically relied on meeting with us face-to-face to get the help they need.
Especially if you are a nonprofit that works with people facing barriers that may be eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), a federal program based on need that provides a monthly cash benefit to people age 65 and older, and people who are blind or disabled, regardless of age, who have limited income and resources.
Learn how to use my Social Security online account and other online services. You should go to www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount to create a my Social Security account and print out your Social Security Statement before attending the workshop.
During this session, you will learn:

When are you eligible to receive retirement benefits?
How does early retirement affect your benefits?
Do you qualify for disability, survivors, and spouse benefits?
How do you get the most from your benefit?
What is the future of Social Security?
When should you file for Medicare?

If you cannot attend this event live, you can still register to receive the recording afterwards. This event will have automated captions via Zoom’s transcription function. Please note that these captions are generated by Zoom’s computer software and may not always accurately transcribe what is said. If you have another accessibility accommodation need, please email the Alliance’s Event Department at events@arizonanonprofits.org with your request at least two weeks prior to the start of the event. Although we will attempt to meet all accessibility requests, late request may not be fulfilled.
About the Presenter:
Jack Burns | Public Affairs Specialist | The Social Security Administration in Arizona
Jack has worked with the Social Security Administration for almost 20 years. He is currently the Public Affairs Specialist for Social Security in Arizona. As Public Affairs Specialist, Jack educates employees of many of the largest employers throughout Arizona on a regular basis on their Social Security benefit options.
Jack holds a B.A. from the University of Connecticut and a M.Ed. from Arizona State University.

Partnerships: Charting Your Nonprofit's Path Forward
2022-03-29 14:00 - 14:45 | Webinar, WV, United States
This series is offered by the Kentucky Nonprofit Network.

Tuesday, March 29th, 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM ET
Registration Fee: $35 for Members, $55 for Nonmembers. Check out the Members Only portal or email hilaria@dev.wvnpa.org for the discount code.
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DESCRIPTION:
As nonprofits adapt and prepare for a new year that includes continuing pandemic issues, the need for the services of many organizations may continue to rise exponentially. Nonprofits will review funding and service delivery, some scaling back due to fluctuating demand. As we deal with overwhelming, shifting client needs, complicated state and national trends, and limited resources (financial and staff), it may be time to look at partnerships as a potential solution. Savvy nonprofit executives are taking steps now to pool resources, leverage strengths, and maximize mission impact. Executive directors and CEO’s are invited to join Marta Brockmeyer as she discusses the role of
partnerships in preserving your missions and supporting your clients.
Topics include:

Partnership benefits and organizational readiness
Partner criteria and selection
Partnership launch, maintenance and evaluation
A look forward

What others are saying about this webinar:
“Thanks Marta and KNN – wonderful discussion that everyone in our sector can benefit from hearing.”
“Thank you for hosting this; it has been very beneficial and informative.”
“Thank you for a great webinar! I’ve learned a lot!”
OTHER NOTES: This is a live webinar and will NOT be recorded.
About the Presenter
Marta Brockmeyer, Ph.D. has supported the human services community for thirty-five years by facilitating partnership discussions and increasing organizational capacity to deliver effective sustainable services. Projects include more than fifty strategic partnership efforts (over half merger-related), more than forty strategic plans and many diverse planning assignments such as organizational reorganizations and cultural assessments and executive coaching. She conducted a state-wide project for the Kentucky Workforce Development Cabinet and has facilitated two large community-based opioid projects. Marta also donates countless hours to supporting her human services colleagues. Her counseling and administrative background allow her to approach complex planning issues with sensitivity and common sense. Additional information is available at martabrockmeyer.com.

Nonprofit Lifecycles Capacity Building - Virtual Workshop
2022-03-31 11:00 - 16:30 | Webinar, WV, United States
This workshop is offered by the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits.

Thursday, March 31st, 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM ET
Registration Fee: $109/person for members, $149/person for nonmembers
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Investing In Your Nonprofit’s Capacity
During this interactive, hands-on workshop, organizational teams of 3 to 5 will learn about the 7 Nonprofit Lifecycle Stages that include: Idea, Start-up, Growth, Maturity, Decline, Turnaround, and Terminal. Then they will apply these stages to a real-life nonprofit case study. Following a discussion about the case, teams will work together in collaboration with Nonprofit Lifecycle consultants to determine what stage their organization is currently in.
This training will help nonprofits assess capacity imbalances throughout their organization and will help them then determine what areas they should be focusing on for growth.

Attendance Requirements: Organizational registrations are available for teams of CEOs/EDs, Board Chairs and incoming Board Chairs, and other key staff team members.

The CEO/ED must attend (If no FTE staff then the Board Chair must attend).
At least 3 people, no more than 5, from an organization must attend as well (strictly enforced because this is a “working” workshop. If you have questions about this, please contact us at events@arizonanonprofits.org)
It is ideal, but not required, if the Board Chair or one Board Member be present (Chair is required if no FTE staff).
Only one member of an organization needs to register for the group. This representative will report the names and contact information for the rest of the attending team.
Organizations must utilize their free consultation opportunity (a minimum of 4 hours of consulting per organization ($600+ value) This is only available to Arizona nonprofits, not to peer associations at this time) within 2-3 months after the workshop. (Consultations to be done virtually)

Cancellation Policy- refunds can be given if cancellation request is sent/called in at least one week prior (March 25) to the event.
Unable to attend for scheduling reasons?
Receive a personal notification when the next eligible workshop is scheduled: by filling out our contact form.

The concept of lifecycle capacity building was developed by Susan Kenny Stevens, Ph.D., founder of the Nonprofit Lifecycles Institute and author of Nonprofit Lifecycles: Stage-based Wisdom for Nonprofit Capacity, which is considered essential reading and a guiding force in the nonprofit community.
Nonprofit Lifecycles Institute is a community of nonprofits, funders, consultants, and academic practitioners who understand the direct relationship between a nonprofit organization’s operating capacity and the ability to effectively deliver the services and programs defined in their mission.

About the Presenter:
Jennifer Bonnett, President & CEO, Nonprofit Lifecycle Institute
Susan Kenny Stevens proudly announced Jennifer Bonnett as President & CEO of Nonprofit Lifecycle Institute in November 2019 after Jennifer served for almost a year as the organization’s first Associate Director.
Joining the organization as a consultant in 2016, Jennifer has vast experience consulting with nonprofits and community-based foundations to target their capacity building dollars toward the greatest community impact. In her role with the Institute over the past year, she has had the opportunity to shape the future, and Susan is incredibly grateful for their shared vision for the future of the Institute to reach significant numbers of organizations whose shared impact so positively changes the face of our communities.
Jennifer has served in numerous leadership roles as she led her own consulting firm, as well as served as Executive Director for Arizona Public Health Association (named Arizona Affiliate of the year under her leadership) and Valley Permaculture Alliance.
As a Nonprofit Lifecycle Institute consultant to both the ATLAS and AGILE programs at Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust and a member of Vitalyst Health Foundation’s Consultants Community of Practice, she is actively leading and engaged in impactful work across our community.
Jennifer holds a Masters in Public Administration, Nonprofit Administration Concentration from Arizona State University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish.
Committed to her community and driven by her passion to help mission-focused organizations achieve their visions and create strong nonprofits and stronger communities, Jennifer is building a resilient eco system to ensure the vision is achieved.

Website Toolkit
2022-03-31 12:00 - 13:30 | Webinar, WV, United States
This series is offered by Tech Impact.

5 Sessions, Thursdays March 31st – April 28th, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET

Registration Fees: $200, WVNPA Members save 20%. Please log into the Member Portal to find the member discount code, or email hilaria@dev.wvnpa.org.
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Your website is the face of your organization, but like any familiar face, over time, you stop seeing it the way others see it. Through this course, you will take a fresh look at your site to understand whether your audience and your staff members are getting what they need from it. Can supporters and constituents find the information they need there? Can staff members easily update and keep up with the content? Do you need a whole new website or to improve a few key areas?
Over five sessions, we will walk through website basics to develop a more useful and engaging website, how to lead a redesign project, best practices for accessibility, mobile optimization, content management systems, technical details, and online branding.
Throughout the course, you will:

Audit your site against a core set of questions.
Define goals for how your website will serve your audience.
Learn best practices for designing an accessible, usable, and polished website.
Think through your content strategy and approach to your site’s design.
Dig into website analytics and how you can use metrics to optimize the user experience for your site visitors.
Review the technical side of developing and managing your website.
Synthesize your research, ideas, and strategies into a vision that you can share across your organization.
Using worksheets, create an action plan and prioritize the steps you will need to take.

Rethinking Your Organizational Model to Ensure Agility + Resilience
2022-04-01 13:00 - 14:30 | Webinar, WV, United States
This series is offered by the Maine Association of Nonprofits.

Fridays, April 1st and 8th, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
Registration Fee: $149 for Members, $199 for Nonmembers. Want to bring a team? Save $40 on each additional registration from the same organization (applies to both members and nonmembers). Please note, there is no code to access the reduced price for members. Please ONLY select the member rate if you are a current WVNPA member.
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In the Harvard Business Review article, 5 Myths About Strategy, Stephen Bungay writes:
Strategy is not about the long term or the short term, but about the fundamentals of how the business works: the sources of value creation, the drivers of the costs to deliver it, and the basis of competition. To get a grip on strategy, we do not need to lengthen the time horizon of our thinking, but its depth. Far from being about things we are going to do in the future, strategy is about what we are going to do now in order to shape the future to our advantage.
While this article uses a for-profit framework, the principles apply to the nonprofit sector as well. An organization’s impact is its “source of value creation,” creating the types of communities where everyone can engage and thrive.
This interactive, two-part webinar, led by nonprofit strategy and finance expert Steve Zimmerman, will empower leaders to articulate and explore their organization’s impact, revenue strategy and the people necessary to realize their potential. Taken together, these three fundamentals form the organizational model. While priorities and strategies may adapt to a changing environment, the organizational model is the bedrock for organizational success and understanding it enables agility and resilience.
Intended Audience
Board Members, Executive Directors and others invested in the strategic impact of an organization.
About the Presenter
Steve Zimmerman is the Principal of Spectrum Nonprofit Services where he provides training and consulting for community-based organizations, foundations and government agencies throughout the country. Steve has written and presented extensively in the areas of strategy and finance. He is the co-author of two books on nonprofit sustainability published by Jossey-Bass, the award-winning The Sustainability Mindset and the best-selling book Nonprofit Sustainability. He also was a contributor on strategic planning for Nonprofit Management 101 published in 2019. Steve’s writing has also appeared in Harvard Business Review, The Nonprofit Quarterly, and various BoardSource publications and he is a frequent keynote speaker at nonprofit conferences. Steve’s broad nonprofit experience includes serving as a Chief Financial Officer, Development Director and Associate Director at community-based organizations where he performed turnarounds resulting in increased financial sustainability and programmatic reach. He is a member of the LEAP Ambassador Community, a Certified Public Accountant, and earned a BA from Claremont McKenna College as well as an MBA from Yale University.
Event Details
Participants will receive login instructions in the registration confirmation email as well as in reminder emails that will be sent one day and one hour prior to the live event.
This webinar will be recorded and the recording will be available to all registered participants, including those unable to attend, for 30 days after the event.
This MANP-hosted webinar will be hosted in Zoom Meeting and we ask participants turn off their cameras and mute themselves when joining.
Questions?
Please email the MANP Education Team at Learn@NonprofitMaine.org.

Canva Pro Demo for Nonprofits
2022-04-05 13:00 - 13:45 | Webinar, WV, United States
This session is offered by Tech Impact.

Tuesday April 5th, 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM ET

Registration Fees: FREE
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Canva is a feature-rich design tool that makes creating digital images easy and customizable. Available free for nonprofits, Canva Pro has many useful features that allow nonprofits to create digital images and branded content for social media, newsletters, and websites.
Join us for a 45-minute session where we will demonstrate some of the popular premium features and answer your questions about getting the most out of Canva Pro.
In this webinar you’ll learn:

How to see if your nonprofit is eligible for Canva Pro
Basic graphic design tips
How to create your ‘brand kit’
Tutorials for using Canva to create graphics
Additional useful Canva features

About the Presenter:

Kimberly Sanberg
Cairn Strategies
Kimberly Sanberg helps nonprofits to fundraise, engage supporters, build awareness, and achieve their goals with strategic digital marketing and communications, including social media, website strategy, advertising, and email.

Beginning Grantseeking
2022-04-06 10:00 - 13:00 | Webinar, WV, United States
This webinar is offered by Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.

Wednesday April 6th, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET

Registration Fees: $89 for Members, $129 for Nonmembers. Please log into the Member Portal to find the member discount code, or email hilaria@dev.wvnpa.org.
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Where does the grantseeking process start? How do you find funders interested in your organization and your programs? There are proven tactics for finding funders that are a good fit for your organization–and plentiful resources online–many of them free!
In this three-hour live online training, we’ll discuss the best ways to begin grantseeking (which is closer than you think!), explore four good places to start looking, work through a proven process for finding funder information, discover how to “dig deeper” into a foundation’s interests, and determine the best way for you to start capturing what you are learning about your organization and its potential funders.
This training is specifically designed to help you gain important grantseeking competencies and skills related to researching, identifying, and matching funding resources to meet specific needs. Through this training, you will:

Know more about major trends in grant funding
Apply methods of locating funding sources
Explore techniques to learn about specific funders
Determine the right method for maintaining, tracking, and updating information on potential funders
Identify fundable programs and projects for your organization
Locate best matches between funders and specific programs
Interpret grant application request for proposal (RFP) guidelines and requirements to accurately assess funder intent

Workshop participants will receive a digital copy of the Handbook for Successful Grant Writing that covers topics ranging from research and planning to a glossary of commonly used terms. The Handbook is only available to participants and is not otherwise for sale.
This session focuses on the nonprofit funding landscape and the process of seeking grants. The second session in this series is Beginning Grantwriting, which centers around writing grants. Check the WVNPA Events for registration details.
About the Speaker
To be announced.

Data-Informed Decision Making for Nonprofit Board Members
2022-04-06 11:00 - 12:30 | Webinar, WV, United States
This webinar is offered by Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.

Wednesday April 6th, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Registration Fees: $45 for Members, $65 for Nonmembers. Please log into the Member Portal to find the member discount code, or email hilaria@dev.wvnpa.org.
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Do you want to improve the decision-making practices of your board? What is your board and organization’s culture around data and their readiness to use data to make informed decisions? How can you as a board member become a better steward of data for your organization?
During this session, we will explore these questions and provide practical guidance and tools to help nonprofit board members (and the staff who support them) strengthen a key governance function: decision-making. We will help you assess the “data culture” of your board and organization and consider ways to grow that culture over time. In addition, we will help you identify the data you have access to as a board member and explore what additional data is needed.
The session will also provide concrete facilitation strategies for engaging board members and broader constituents in data-informed decision-making around your budget, strategic plan, staffing, programing, and other organizational functions.
Learning objectives:

Learn how to assess and strengthen the data culture of your board and organization
Identify what data you have and what additional data you need to be an effective board member and to make meaningful data-informed decisions
Learn how to use data to make connections, tell a story, and sustain your organization
Learn about tools and practices for facilitating data-informed decision-making processes with your board and organization

About the Presenters:
Nicole MartinRogers (White Earth Ojibwe, descendant) has been with Wilder Research since 2001. She designs and consults on program evaluations and community-based applied research projects, culturally responsive and Indigenous evaluations, and facilitates data-informed decision-making processes. Nicole has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology from the University of Minnesota, a master’s degree in public policy (M.P.P.) from the Humphrey School at the University of Minnesota, and a doctorate in sociology from the University of Minnesota. She is grateful for all of the informal learning opportunities she has received working at Wilder and while interacting with various individuals, communities, and organizations in her professional and volunteer roles. Nicole volunteers on the Roseville Schools Indian Education Parent Committee, and is on the board of directors for Interfaith Action. She previously served as the board chair for both the Saint Paul Children’s Collaborative and Tiwahe Foundation, and is the former president of the Minnesota Evaluation Association.
Amanda Petersen provides consultation on a variety of research projects with interests in project coordination and management, survey instrument design, sampling methodology design, qualitative and quantitative analysis, evaluation capacity building, training, and reporting results in meaningful ways. Her particular data collection interests include focus group facilitation and survey interviews; Amanda currently serves as the lead focus group trainer at Wilder Research. Her primary research interests include public health, education, rural communities, survey research, and general evaluation studies. Prior to joining Wilder Research in 2012, Amanda was a research assistant at Healthways and the Children’s Defense Fund—Minnesota. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Gustavus Adolphus College and has a Master of Public Policy (MPP) from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Amanda resides in Ely, Minnesota where you can find her enjoying the great outdoors with her family.

Financial Leadership for Nonprofits
2022-04-06 13:00 - 14:15 | WV, United States
This series is offered by the Montana Nonprofit Association.

Six 75-Minute Webinars, Wednesdays April 6th – May 11th, 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM ET

Registration Fees: $150 (Whole organization) or $95 (Individuals) for Members, $350 (Whole Organizations) or $190 (Individuals) for Nonmembers. Please note, there is no discount code. If you are a WVNPA member select the MNA Member option of your choice.
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Join MNA on a six-week course to sharpen your ability to lead the financial management of your organization. From budgeting to cash management, cost/benefit analysis, and more, you will learn best-practice fundamentals to lead your organization with confidence. Additionally, MNA will provide you with a comprehensive set of Excel tools to simplify and enhance your ability to monitor, analyze, and report your financial condition. These tools, when combined with your usual accounting software, offer you the visualization and functionality of a much more sophisticated (and expensive) software.
Who Should Attend: Nonprofit leadership teams, COO’s, accountants new to nonprofit accounting, program directors and managers, multi-hat nonprofit staffers, board members, anyone interested in learning to better understand and manage nonprofit finances.
All sessions will be recorded and the recording will be 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.
We are committed to making our online courses as accessible as possible to all learners. Please contact us with any concerns or requests.
COURSE OUTLINE:
Join MNA on a six-week course to sharpen your ability to lead the financial management of your organization. From budgeting to cash management, cost/benefit analysis, and more, you will learn best-practice fundamentals to lead your organization with confidence. Additionally, MNA will provide you with a comprehensive set of Excel tools to simplify and enhance your ability to monitor, analyze, and report your financial condition. These tools, when combined with your usual accounting software, offer you the visualization and functionality of a much more sophisticated (and expensive) software.
You also have the option of adding individual consulting with MNA to this course, which includes up to six hours of one-on-one support with MNA to discuss your organization’s financial management processes and support in implementing the tools MNA has provided.
At the conclusion of this course, MNA will offer a free monthly affinity group Zoom meeting focused on discussing strategies to build a financial reserve in your organization. This monthly meeting will provide a chance to learn from one another and discuss strategies to use the concepts and tools learned through the course to grow your organization’s operating reserve.
Participants in this workshop will leave with:

Practice building, monitoring, and reporting on financial activity
Practice building organizational budgets
Five tools to monitor and track financial activity

Webinars will take place Wednesdays in April and May, 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM MTN

April 6 | Understanding Financial Statements | Tool Offered: Ratio Analysis Template
April 13 | Planning and Budgeting for Success | Tool Offered: Budget Building Template
April 20 | Monitoring Financial Performance | Tool Offered: Budget Performance Template
April 27 | Monitoring and Managing Cash | Tool Offered: Cashflow Management Template
May 4 | Analyzing True Project Costs/Benefits | Tool Offered: Cost/Benefit Analysis Template
May 11 | Financial Strategy and Goal Setting

About the Instructor:
Adam Jespersen, MNA Director of Innovation. Adam joined the Montana Nonprofit Association in 2019 as its first Director of Innovation after more than a decade of progressive experience in nonprofit management, leadership, fundraising, and grant writing. Raised in rural Montana, Adam received his bachelor’s degree from Carroll College and his master’s in business administration from the University of Montana. Trained and experienced in Lean management and person-centered design, Adam is passionate about helping people, teams, and organizations across Montana find their stride in being more effective and impactful and has been recognized for his ability to dive headlong into finding solutions and for his cooperative and thoughtful leadership approach. Adam lives in Helena with his wife and two daughters and enjoys hiking, skiing, and all that Montana has to offer.

Delivering Employee Feedback
2022-04-07 11:00 - 13:00 | Webinar, WV, United States
This series is offered by Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.

Thursday, April 7th, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET

Registration Fees: $45 for Members, $65 for Nonmembers. Please log into the Member Portal to find the member discount code, or email hilaria@dev.wvnpa.org.
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o you dread the Feedback Conversation? In this two-hour training, you will learn and practice delivering feedback in a way that partners with your staff and builds in accountability at the same time. Giving feedback to employees is one of most effective ways to build morale and to support staff to learn, grow, and succeed.
You will leave with a practical feedback tool and framework, as well as useful language to help people reflect and act on the feedback.
This event is done in partnership with the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits, the Association of Kansas Nonprofits, the Kansas Nonprofit Chamber, the Maine Association of Nonprofits, and the West Virginia Nonprofit Association. Members of these state associations can register at the MCN member rate with instructions provided by their respective state association. Visit the Events and Registration FAQ page or contact MCN’s help desk for questions about registering.
About the Speaker:
Debbie Okerlund is executive coach, trainer, and principal of Lead With Agility LLC. She values connection and warmth in partnering with managers, supervisors, educators, and nonprofit executives whose aspirations are to develop resilience and agility as leaders. Debbie provides compelling, practical tools that inspire self-awareness, build trust in your communication practices, and create a truly inclusive organizational culture. She trains and facilitates peer-coaching groups with a focus on coaching skills, transformational communication, and conversational intelligence.
Debbie has 25-years’ experience as a leader and facilitator including 14 years as an executive director in a nonprofit organization. She is certified in Conversational Intelligence, Peer-Coaching Group Facilitation, and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.

Discovering Non-Profit Leadership Paths
2022-04-13 16:00 - 17:30 | Vantage Ventures, 2156 University Ave, Suite 400, Morgantown, WV, 26505, United States
This session is offered by The WVU Chambers College Organizational Leadership (ORGL) Program

Wednesday, April 13th, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM ET
Registration Fee: FREE
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The WVU Chambers College Organizational Leadership (ORGL) Program and Center for Career Development would like to invite you to a panel event with an opportunity to network with WVU students interested in non-profit careers.
During this panel event, various industry professionals will discuss their career paths in the non-profit sector, their current role and responsibilities, and their organization’s hiring needs. This panel event is open to all students and non-profit community members. The last half hour of this event will include networking opportunities for students and professionals.
Discovering Non-Profit Leadership Paths
Date: April 13th, 2021
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM (there will be open networking following the panel, starting at 5:00 PM)
Location: Vantage Ventures – 2156 University Ave Suite 400, Morgantown, WV 26505
Featured Panelists:
Brandi Helms – Chief Executive Officer, United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties
Jon Reuben – Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition, WVU Medicine
Vijay Bharti – Treasurer & Educator, STEM Enterprises & Organizational Leadership (ORGL) Alumni
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RSVP through Qualtrics: https://wvu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_002l18lVnJCo7jM

Spaces are limited to the first 30 community registrants.

Board Training Series: Board Legal Duties
2022-04-13 16:30 - 18:00 | Webinar, WV, United States
This webinar is offered by Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.

Wednesday April 13th, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET

Registration Fees: $45 for Members, $65 for Nonmembers. Please log into the Member Portal to find the member discount code, or email hilaria@dev.wvnpa.org.
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A nonprofit’s board of directors is responsible for developing, defining, and reviewing the organizations mission and for providing overall leadership and strategic direction to the organization. While not owners of the organization, they are stewards of its mission and resources, with specific legal duties. You don’t have to be an attorney to serve on a nonprofit board, but like driving safely, you do need to know the basic rules of the road.
This session will provide an overview of role and responsibilities of board members, including the duties of care, loyalty, and obedience under the Minnesota Nonprofit Corporation Act. How should board members govern the organization and oversee management by being informed and engaged at the right level?
In this session we’ll discuss active participation, the role of officers and committees, board actions, record keeping, conflicts of interest, board liability, and reporting requirements to the Office of the Minnesota Attorney General and the Internal Revenue Service.

Speaker Information
Jon Pratt is the former and founding Executive Director of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and is an attorney specializing in nonprofit law, with a law degree from Antioch School of Law in Washington D.C. and a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University. Pratt was a contributor to the Minnesota Nonprofit Law Handbook and is an annual speaker on the State of Nonprofits at the Nonprofit Law Conference sponsored by Minnesota Continuing Legal Education.

#AskUsAnything on IRS Form 990!
2022-04-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar, WV, United States
This session is offered by Resilia.

Thursday April 14th, 12:00 PM

Registration Fees: FREE
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Learn how to:

Keep your nonprofit in compliance
How to use 990s as a research tool
Tips for new filers
Common mistakes that you should avoid when filing under IRC Section 501(c)(3)

How to Captivate and Engage Constituents with Your Website
2022-04-19 11:00 - 12:00 | Webinar, WV, United States
This session is offered by Firespring.

Tuesday, April 19th, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET

Registration Fees: FREE
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Everything you do as a nonprofit organization leads people back to your website. It is the center of your marketing universe and home base of your brand. Does your website captivate and engage people or is it merely an online brochure with a few photos and mission statement? In this session, we will share more than a decade of focus group research that reveals:

The 5 elements of an engaging website.
The one thing every nonprofit should be thinking about, but isn’t.
Real-world examples of nonprofit organizations that have mastered their online presence.

About the Presenter:
Jay Wilkinson

Jay Wilkinson is the founder and CEO of Firespring—a Nebraska-based Certified B Corporation. In 2016, Firespring was featured as one of Inc. Magazine’s Top 50 Places to Work in America and has been listed on the Inc. 5000 fastest growing companies 7 times. Last year he was a finalist for the PR Week’s Most Purposeful CEO Award. After decades, Jay remains passionate about crafting his own company’s culture, and spends the majority of his time helping organizations find their why and deepen their impact.

Cultural Differences: Leading Through Anti-Bias Practices
2022-04-19 11:00 - 13:00 | Webinar, WV, United States
This series is offered by Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.

Tuesday, April 19th, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET

Registration Fees: $45 for Members, $65 for Nonmembers. Please log into the Member Portal to find the member discount code, or email hilaria@dev.wvnpa.org.
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Leadership that embeds anti-bias practices creates a workplace culture that authentically welcomes, supports, and values people for all of who they are. This workshop will introduce participants to anti-bias leadership practices. These practices affirm healthy complex identities of staff and constituents, model respect and appreciation of differences, and appropriately respond to bias-based mistreatment as it appears in the workplace in order to create equity and belonging for all.
This event is done in partnership with the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits, the Association of Kansas Nonprofits, the Kansas Nonprofit Chamber, the Maine Association of Nonprofits, the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits, Common Good Vermont, and the West Virginia Nonprofit Association. Members of these state associations can register at the MCN member rate with instructions provided by their respective state association. Visit the Events and Registration FAQ page or contact MCN’s help desk for questions about registering.

About the Speaker:
Rebecca Slaby, executive director, leads AMAZEworks in working with schools, communities, and organizations to create equity and belonging for all. She gives workshops on Anti-Bias Education with a focus on cultural responsiveness, bias, identity, and stereotype threat and has co-authored two AMAZEworks curriculums. With an M.Ed. from DePaul University, she has 15 years of experience teaching middle school humanities/social studies and has worked with schools on issues of equity, inclusion, and justice on institutional, state, and regional levels. She has presented at Overcoming Racism, MEA, NAEYC, MnAEYC, Impact, and Minnesota Council of Nonprofits conferences and teaches courses on equity-based pedagogy at the University of Minnesota.

How to Decipher Your Web Analytics (and Use Them to Your Advantage)
2022-04-21 14:30 - 15:30 | Webinar, WV, United States
This session is offered by Firespring.

Thursday, April 21st, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET

Registration Fees: FREE
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You can market your organization till you’re blue in the face, but if you don’t know how your efforts are performing, you might find yourself running in circles or spinning your wheels. It’s important to stop. Look at the numbers. Learn from them, then pivot if necessary—and that’s where metrics and web analytics come in. They can steer you in the right direction if you know how to interpret them, then use them.
Put your analytics to work and make a huge impact on your organization’s success by using all that information to optimize for future messages, fundraisers and campaigns. Join Molly Coke in this free educational session to discover:

What web analytics tell you and why they’re important.
The insights you can glean from email marketing metrics.
How to target audience segments from your web analytics.
How to analyze your data to know what’s working (and what’s not).

About the Presenter:

Molly Coke

As chief client experience officer, Molly Coke is dedicated to ensuring every person who interacts with Firespring is provided the best experience possible.
As a board member and lifelong volunteer, Molly understands the challenges nonprofits face and focuses on developing strategies and methodologies that help organizations achieve ROI. Working for 20 years in customer service, she offers a unique perspective on utilizing technology to build relationships.

Think Through Your Options: Successful Fundraising Through Virtual Events
2022-04-26 14:00 - 15:15 | Webinar, WV, United States
This event has been cancelled.

What's Next for Congress?
2022-04-27 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar, WV, United States
This webinar is offered by Bloomberg Government.

Wednesday April 27th, 1:00 PM ET

Registration Fees: FREE for anyone to attend
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Join our webinar for insights on the key policy items Congress plans to tackle as it returns from its spring recess.
Bloomberg Government’s expert analysts will discuss what House and Senate leaders plan to prioritize for the remainder of the year, with an eye on what can be accomplished before the midterm elections or possibly left to a lame-duck session.
They’ll share the latest on legislation to bolster U.S. manufacturing to compete with China, proposals to reauthorize key programs that committees are exploring, and whether there’s any chance for a budget reconciliation.
About the Presenters:

Loren Duggan
Deputy News Director
Bloomberg Government
Loren Duggan works across Bloomberg Government’s news and analysis team to deliver content that helps government affairs professionals do their jobs. Loren has extensive experience with legislative coverage, including leading analysis and news teams, and editing and authoring stories, bill summaries and OnPoints. Loren has appeared on Bloomberg Radio, the Federal News Network and at in-person events discussing legislation and public policy.

Danielle Parnass
Deputy Team Lead, Legislative Analysis
Bloomberg Government
Danielle Parnass is deputy team lead for legislative analysis at Bloomberg Government and covers health, education, and agriculture. She also cohosts BGOV’s “Suspending the Rules” podcast. Danielle previously worked at the House Financial Services Committee, Senate Finance Committee, and Congressional Budget Office doing communications, research, and analysis. She has a masters in public policy from Georgetown University and her bachelor’s in journalism and government from the University of Maryland.

Brittney Washington
Legislative Analyst
Bloomberg Government
Brittney Washington is a legislative analyst with Bloomberg Government. She covers trade, defense, foreign affairs, and veterans’ affairs. Prior to joining BGOV, she worked on Capitol Hill as a legislative aide and congressional fellow. She has a master’s in international relations from the Fletcher School, Tufts University and her bachelor’s in Japanese from Georgetown University.

Michael Smallberg
Legislative Analyst
Bloomberg Government
Michael Smallberg is a legislative analyst with Bloomberg Government. Previously, he was an investigator at the Project on Government Oversight, reporting on issues such as Wall Street oversight and the federal inspector general system. Michael has a bachelor’s degree in history from Brown University.

Adam Taylor
Legislative Analyst
Bloomberg Government
Adam M. Taylor is a legislative analyst with Bloomberg Government. He covers technology and communications, energy and environment, immigration, and judicary issues before Congress. Prior to joining BGOV in 2015, he was in-house federal regulatory counsel for a communications company, and an associate in the regulatory group at an international law firm. Adam has a J.D. from Georgetown Law and a bachelor’s degree in history and political science from Purdue University.

Christina Banoub
Legislative Analyst
Bloomberg Government
Christina Banoub joined Bloomberg Government this year as a legislative analyst covering health care. Previously she worked on environmental and energy efficiency related government affairs issues for a multinational company. She has a Master’s in International Studies from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a Bachelor’s in Political Science and International Affairs from the University of Michigan.
Christina Banoub joined Bloomberg Government this year as a legislative analyst covering health care. Previously she worked on environmental and energy efficiency related government affairs issues for a multinational company. She has a Master’s in International Studies from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a Bachelor’s in Political Science and International Affairs from the University of Michigan.

Board Training Series: Boards that Deliver: Are you Structured for Success?
2022-04-27 16:30 - 18:00 | Webinar, WV, United States
This webinar is offered by Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.

Wednesday April 27th, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET

Registration Fees: $45 for Members, $65 for Nonmembers. Please log into the Member Portal to find the member discount code, or email hilaria@dev.wvnpa.org.
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Great boards don’t happen by accident. It takes vision, planning, training, structure, tools, technology, passion, and dedication to create a high-impact board. In this session, the presenter will lead nonprofit board members through an educational training on effective models of nonprofit governance. This workshop is great for current and future board members, along with nonprofit staff who work with boards. Topics include:

Define “Governance” what it means to be on a nonprofit board
Develop a shared understanding of roles and responsibilities of a nonprofit board member
Learn the characteristics of a high-impact board
Understand various types of board: working board, managing board, policy board, ratifying board, and a failing board

Speaker Information
Jennifer Rajala Sawyer is a business entrepreneur, Partner and Founder of BoardBOS and Rebound Partners. Rebound Partners is an Investment Management and Services company for real estate, hospitality hotels & restaurants, manufacturing and banking. BoardBOS is a board governance consulting and technology company offering board operating tools, educational training and technology systems. Jennifer is dedicated to powering up boards by engaging, educating and empowering board members and executive leadership teams. Jennifer specializes in three key areas: board governance, strategic planning and leadership development for nonprofit organizations and for-profit businesses. She has been trained as a certified executive business coach, a certified Mastermind facilitator, and an expert in the EOS Traction Strategic Planning system.

Grant Writing Training
2022-04-28 09:00 - 2022-04-29 16:00, 2022-05-24 09:00 - 2022-05-25 16:00 | Saint John XXII Pastorial Center, 100 Hodges Road, Charleston, WV, 25314, United States
This session is offered by Volunteer WV

2 Date options: April 28-29 or May 24-25, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM ET each day

Registration Fees: $200
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About

Our 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 proposals to develop strong, competitive applications
Understand how to find grant opportunities.​

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.

2022 Spring Regional Meeting - Huntington
2022-05-04 10:00 - 14:30 | 935 3rd Avenue, Suite 340, Huntington, WV, 935 3rd Ave., Suite 340, Huntington, WV, 25701, United States
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the WVNPA has cancelled the in-person Regional Meeting in Huntington and Charleston. We invite you to attend the virtual option on May 12th.
About the Session:
Nonprofits are realizing that executive director transition is a crucial moment in an organization’s life: a moment of great vulnerability, as well as great opportunity for transformative change. Planning for executive director transition is called succession planning: thinking in advance about how to set the stage for a strong transition.
While there is risk in executive transition, there is also tremendous opportunity for reflection, change, and organizational growth. When well planned and considered, leadership transitions can result in significantly stronger organizations.
This succession planning training is designed to give small to mid-sized nonprofit organizations a framework that can be used to prepare for a leadership transition, search for the best candidates, and thrive for years to come. It comes filled with practical advice and tools that will save you time, worry and money.
Participants will receive the following:

a succession planning checklist and timeline;
a list of recommended reading; guiding questions for board members interviewing candidates;
insights directly from others who have experienced leadership transitions; and
templates and sample planning documents so you can avoid reinventing any wheels.

Meeting Agenda:

10:00 – 10:30: Introductions and WVNPA update (Registration begins at 9:30)
10:30 – 12:00: Part 1 of Succession Planning
12:00 – 12:30: Lunch
12:30 – 2:00: Part 2 of Succession Planning
2:00 – 2:30: Closing Remarks and Evaluations
2:30: Adjournment

About the Presenter:
Tricia C. Kingery, M.A., M.B.A.
President and Owner
Kingery & Company, LLC
The Retreat WV, LLC
The Cottage WV, LLC

As an entrepreneur, mother and child advocate, Tricia Kingery cares deeply about her community and is passionate about making a positive impact in West Virginia. Fifteen years ago, that passion led her to establish Kingery & Company, LLC, a consulting firm that strengthens the mission of nonprofits through planning, training, marketing and fundraising. Every day, the Kingery team empowers people, develops organizations, and strengthens communities. Combining skills and heart, they fuel the mission of clients like United Ways, Community Action, Health Departments, Associations, and more. With a MA in Counseling and BA in Psychology from Marshall University, along with a MBA from West Virginia University, education is at the heart of everything she does.
As a former child and family therapist, Tricia continues to serve as a voice for abused, neglected and troubled children. She is the Executive Director for West Virginia KIDS COUNT, Statewide Coordinator for the ACEs Coalition of WV, and Board Member of the YWCA Charleston. She also manages the John K. Clendenen Scholarship Fund, a legacy of her father who was a dedicated principal for many years. As an extension of Kingery & Company, Tricia established The Retreat WV in 2018 and The Cottage at Northgate in 2021. Both serve as an alternative to traditional office, meeting and event space. Space can be rented by the hour, month or year for business and private parties. Kingery & Company clients use the space for free.
Lastly, Tricia enjoys spending time with her family, volunteering in the community, mentoring young people, collecting children’s books and traveling. She lives with her daughter, Alexandra, in Charleston, WV with their puppy Hope.

2022 Spring Regional Meeting - Charleston
2022-05-05 10:00 - 14:30 | The Cottage at Northgate, 400 Patterson Lane, Charleston, 25311

2022 Spring Regional Meeting - Parkersburg
2022-05-10 10:00 - 14:30 | Parkersburg Area Community Foundation, 1620 Park Avenue, Parkersburg, WV, United States
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the WVNPA has cancelled the in-person Regional Meeting in Parkersburg. We invite you to attend the virtual option on May 12th.
About the Session:
Nonprofits are realizing that executive director transition is a crucial moment in an organization’s life: a moment of great vulnerability, as well as great opportunity for transformative change. Planning for executive director transition is called succession planning: thinking in advance about how to set the stage for a strong transition.
While there is risk in executive transition, there is also tremendous opportunity for reflection, change, and organizational growth. When well planned and considered, leadership transitions can result in significantly stronger organizations.
This succession planning training is designed to give small to mid-sized nonprofit organizations a framework that can be used to prepare for a leadership transition, search for the best candidates, and thrive for years to come. It comes filled with practical advice and tools that will save you time, worry and money.
Participants will receive the following:

a succession planning checklist and timeline;
a list of recommended reading; guiding questions for board members interviewing candidates;
insights directly from others who have experienced leadership transitions; and
templates and sample planning documents so you can avoid reinventing any wheels.

Meeting Agenda:

10:00 – 10:30: Introductions and WVNPA update (Registration begins at 9:30)
10:30 – 12:00: Part 1 of Succession Planning
12:00 – 12:30: Lunch
12:30 – 2:00: Part 2 of Succession Planning
2:00 – 2:30: Closing Remarks and Evaluations
2:30: Adjournment

About the Presenter:
Tricia C. Kingery, M.A., M.B.A.
President and Owner
Kingery & Company, LLC
The Retreat WV, LLC
The Cottage WV, LLC

As an entrepreneur, mother and child advocate, Tricia Kingery cares deeply about her community and is passionate about making a positive impact in West Virginia. Fifteen years ago, that passion led her to establish Kingery & Company, LLC, a consulting firm that strengthens the mission of nonprofits through planning, training, marketing and fundraising. Every day, the Kingery team empowers people, develops organizations, and strengthens communities. Combining skills and heart, they fuel the mission of clients like United Ways, Community Action, Health Departments, Associations, and more. With a MA in Counseling and BA in Psychology from Marshall University, along with a MBA from West Virginia University, education is at the heart of everything she does.
As a former child and family therapist, Tricia continues to serve as a voice for abused, neglected and troubled children. She is the Executive Director for West Virginia KIDS COUNT, Statewide Coordinator for the ACEs Coalition of WV, and Board Member of the YWCA Charleston. She also manages the John K. Clendenen Scholarship Fund, a legacy of her father who was a dedicated principal for many years. As an extension of Kingery & Company, Tricia established The Retreat WV in 2018 and The Cottage at Northgate in 2021. Both serve as an alternative to traditional office, meeting and event space. Space can be rented by the hour, month or year for business and private parties. Kingery & Company clients use the space for free.
Lastly, Tricia enjoys spending time with her family, volunteering in the community, mentoring young people, collecting children’s books and traveling. She lives with her daughter, Alexandra, in Charleston, WV with their puppy Hope.

Digital Fundraising
2022-05-11 13:00 - 14:30 | Webinar, WV, United States
This series is offered by Tech Impact.

3 Sessions, Wednesdays, May 11th – 25th, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET

Registration Fees: $150, WVNPA Members save 20%. Please log into the Member Portal to find the member discount code, or email hilaria@dev.wvnpa.org.
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In this course, you will learn best practices for using social media, email, and additional communication tools to conduct digital fundraising for your nonprofit.
Through participation in this course, you will:

Learn the key elements of creating an online donation form.
Learn how to incorporate fundraising into your communications calendar.
Learn email and social media fundraising best practices.
Understand how to analyze and utilize metrics from your campaigns.
Discover software to support your fundraising efforts.

Session 1: Optimizing Your Website
Is your website capturing potential donors? Learn how to set up your website for success by including elements such as prominent “donate” buttons, tiered fundraising asks, and more.
Session 2: Social Media Fundraising
To complete your digital fundraising strategy, it’s important to have your social media aligned with your efforts. Learn how to harness social media platforms to encourage fundraising, and how to incorporate your posts with your overall campaign.
Session 3: Email Fundraising
Email requests are common practice in fundraising campaigns, but how can you make sure they’re reaching your audience? Learn best practices in crafting, targeting, and scheduling an email fundraising campaign.
Testimonials
“So much valuable information. So glad you send this webinar to us so I can see it again to digest all that was presented. Lots of tools presented that I was not aware of. Thank you.”
“Quite informative. I will be working to ‘optimize’ our donation page.”
“Loved the stats! It at least gives us a baseline. Many things I did know but you fine-tuned my knowledge of marketing into “email marketing” versus other channels I am more familiar with. I can build on my fundraising skills from other areas now into email marketing. Thank you.”
About the Presenter:

Kimberly Sanberg
Cairn Strategies
Kimberly Sanberg helps nonprofits to fundraise, engage supporters, build awareness, and achieve their goals with strategic digital marketing and communications, including social media, website strategy, advertising, and email.

WV Surplus Webinar for Eligible Organizations
2022-05-11 14:00 - 15:00 | Webinar, WV, United States
This webinar is offered by the WV State Agency for Surplus Property.

Wednesday, May 11th, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Registration Fee: FREE
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Learn how to register with WV Surplus, the benefits of being registered, how to access federal property, and more.

About this event

Eligible organizations are invited to participate in a special webinar presented by WV Surplus! WV Surplus will present an “Orientation to State and Federal Surplus Property Programs”, share success stories, and answer questions during the webinar. This webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, May 11, 2022, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Who qualifies as an eligible organization?

Nonprofits (501(c)3)
Local governments
State agencies
Volunteer fire departments
Churches
Medical institutions
And more!

WV Surplus has a long history of working with a wide variety of eligible organizations and hopes you will take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about its programs. WV Surplus is open Monday through Friday (excluding state holidays) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. You are invited to visit the WV Surplus warehouse in Dunbar at your convenience.
Whether you are a longtime customer or have just learned about WV Surplus, our staff wants your organization to know the benefits of shopping at and partnering with WV Surplus.

2022 Spring Regional Meeting - VIRTUAL
2022-05-12 10:00 - 12:30 | Webinar, WV, United States
Thursday May 12th, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET
Held on Zoom!

Registration Fees: $15 for Members, $25 for Nonmembers.
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About the Session:
Nonprofits are realizing that executive director transition is a crucial moment in an organization’s life: a moment of great vulnerability, as well as great opportunity for transformative change. Planning for executive director transition is called succession planning: thinking in advance about how to set the stage for a strong transition.
While there is risk in executive transition, there is also tremendous opportunity for reflection, change, and organizational growth. When well planned and considered, leadership transitions can result in significantly stronger organizations.
This succession planning training is designed to give small to mid-sized nonprofit organizations a framework that can be used to prepare for a leadership transition, search for the best candidates, and thrive for years to come. It comes filled with practical advice and tools that will save you time, worry and money.
Participants will receive the following:

a succession planning checklist and timeline;
a list of recommended reading; guiding questions for board members interviewing candidates;
insights directly from others who have experienced leadership transitions; and
templates and sample planning documents so you can avoid reinventing any wheels.

Meeting Agenda:

10:00 – 10:30: Introductions and WVNPA update (please log in 5 minutes early to ensure we get started on time)
10:30 – 12:00: Succession Planning: Kingery & Company
12:00 – 12:30: Q&A, Closing Remarks, Evaluations
12:30: Adjournment

About the Presenter:
Tricia C. Kingery, M.A., M.B.A.
President and Owner
Kingery & Company, LLC
The Retreat WV, LLC
The Cottage WV, LLC

As an entrepreneur, mother and child advocate, Tricia Kingery cares deeply about her community and is passionate about making a positive impact in West Virginia. Fifteen years ago, that passion led her to establish Kingery & Company, LLC, a consulting firm that strengthens the mission of nonprofits through planning, training, marketing and fundraising. Every day, the Kingery team empowers people, develops organizations, and strengthens communities. Combining skills and heart, they fuel the mission of clients like United Ways, Community Action, Health Departments, Associations, and more. With a MA in Counseling and BA in Psychology from Marshall University, along with a MBA from West Virginia University, education is at the heart of everything she does.
As a former child and family therapist, Tricia continues to serve as a voice for abused, neglected and troubled children. She is the Executive Director for West Virginia KIDS COUNT, Statewide Coordinator for the ACEs Coalition of WV, and Board Member of the YWCA Charleston. She also manages the John K. Clendenen Scholarship Fund, a legacy of her father who was a dedicated principal for many years. As an extension of Kingery & Company, Tricia established The Retreat WV in 2018 and The Cottage at Northgate in 2021. Both serve as an alternative to traditional office, meeting and event space. Space can be rented by the hour, month or year for business and private parties. Kingery & Company clients use the space for free.
Lastly, Tricia enjoys spending time with her family, volunteering in the community, mentoring young people, collecting children’s books and traveling. She lives with her daughter, Alexandra, in Charleston, WV with their puppy Hope.

Overtime Listening Session: Northeast Employers
2022-05-13 15:30 - 16:30 | Webinar, WV, United States
This session is offered by the US Dept of Labor, Wage and Hour Division.

Friday, May 13th, 3:30 – 4:30 PM

Registration Fees: FREE
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About this event

The Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division previously announced that it is reviewing the regulations that implement the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage and overtime exemptions for bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees. The Department is now holding a series of listening sessions to hear diverse views of participants on possible revisions to the regulations, building on a series of listening sessions that the Department has hosted on this topic across administrations over the last 8 years.
We would like to invite employers and private sector stakeholders from the Northeast region, including Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia, to join a virtual listening session with Department officials. If you are inviting member businesses, please ensure they are registered as well. The session will be held on May 13 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.
At that time, we would welcome your input on issues such as:

the appropriate salary level above which the exemptions for bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employees may apply;

the costs and benefits of increasing the salary level to employers and employees, including increasing wages and reducing litigation costs;

the best methodology for updating the salary level, and the appropriate frequency of updates;

whether other changes to the overtime regulations are warranted.

If you are interested in reading more about these topics prior to the listening session, linked here are helpful fact sheets from the Wage and Hour Division.
If you require an accommodation or language interpretation in order to attend this listening session, please email OTSessionInquiries@dol.gov at least five (5) business days prior to your session so we can make arrangements.
We will circulate video conference and dial-in information via email a few days prior to the meeting. We will have a dial-in option for this meeting, but we ask that, if possible, you join by video conference. We are asking each participant to limit their speaking time to two minutes for this session to ensure that the Department is able to hear from as many participants as possible.
This is a public event. If you have questions, please email OTSessionInquiries@dol.gov.

Beginning Grantwriting
2022-05-19 10:00 - 13:00 | Webinar, WV, United States
This series is offered by Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.

Thursday May 19th, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET

Registration Fees: $89 for Members, $129 for Nonmembers. Please log into the Member Portal to find the member discount code, or email hilaria@dev.wvnpa.org.
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Many people who work in nonprofits find themselves in the position of “accidental grantwriter” and do not feel fully equipped for the challenge. This session will provide a balance of applicable content and resources to deepen participants’ knowledge of and skills in grantwriting.
Specifically designed for beginners, this workshop will introduce grantwriting to nonprofit professionals who have less than one year of experience with the skill. By the end of this session, participants will learn the steps to craft, construct, and submit an effective grant application, including:

Understanding the various elements of a standard grant proposal application
Managing the grant timelines so that high-quality and complete proposals are submitted on time
Finding data sources to support proposal narratives
Creating effective presentations of grant-narrative elements and ideas among or within proposal components
Identify which proposal-writing approaches, styles, tones, and formats will work best.
Using appropriate and accurate visuals to highlight information
Identify effective practices for developing realistic, accurate line-item and narrative budgets that describe the relationship between line-items and project activities
Selecting evaluation models and methods for the grant applications

Workshop participants will receive a digital copy of the Handbook for Successful Grant Writing that covers topics ranging from research and planning to a glossary of commonly used terms. The Handbook is only available to participants and is not otherwise for sale.
This session focuses on the grantwriting process. The second session in this series is Beginning Grantseeking, which centers around the nonprofit funding landscape and the process of seeking grants. There is also an Intermediate Grantwriting session that serves as a writing workshop. Visit MCN’s Event Calendar to register for one or all of these events.
This event is done in partnership with the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits, the Association of Kansas Nonprofits, the Kansas Nonprofit Chamber, the Maine Association of Nonprofits, Common Good Vermont, and the West Virginia Nonprofit Association. Members of these state associations can register at the MCN member rate with instructions provided by their respective state association. Visit the Events and Registration FAQ page or contact MCN’s help desk for questions about registering.
Event Details
This virtual event will take place on the Zoom platform. Your access link will be emailed to you the day before the event after 12 p.m.
This session will be recorded. The recording will be made available to registrants after the live event.
Captioning is provided automatically through Zoom. For information on requesting CART, ASL, or another accommodation, please visit our Registration Policies page.
To learn more about events, registration, and payment, visit our Event & Registration FAQ page.
About the Speaker:
Georgina Chinchilla Gonzalez is the executive director of ComMUSICation, a St. Paul music youth development organization. Her recent work experience includes fundraising roles at Think Small and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, as well as roles in youth development through Girl Scouts of MN and WI River Valleys and as a Peace Corps volunteer. Georgina holds a masters of business administration from the University of St. Thomas, a masters in musicology from the University of Minnesota, and a bachelors in violin performance from Eastern Michigan University. She volunteers as a youth program quality external assessor through Sprockets, the St. Paul out of school time network.

QuickBooks Made Easy for Nonprofits Spring 2022 Fundamentals Webinar: Desktop
2022-05-24 14:00 - 2022-05-26 16:30 | Webinar, WV, United States
This three day series focuses on QuickBooks materials – all nonprofit-focused!
Price: Members – $109 per day or $229 for all three days, Nonmembers – $149 Per Day or $299 for all three days. Log into the WVNPA member portal to find your WVNPA Members ONLY discount code!
Earn 7.5 hours of CPE credit! (2.5 each day)
All Participants will receive log-in information prior to the webinar
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This 3 Part Training Webinar Series for QuickBooks DESKTOP will be held on May 24th through 26th and will feature Gregg Bossen, CPA, the founder of Quickbooks Made Easy for Nonprofits!
Tuesday, May 24th, 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. EST
Day 1 will cover the basics of setting up and entering transactions specifically for Nonprofits, an overview of the software updates included in QuickBooks 2022 as well as advanced topics* including:

Welcome to QuickBooks – The different choices and which version is right for you
What’s new in version 2022 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

Wednesday, May 25th, 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. EST
Day 2 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 Items
Entering and Paying Bills
Spreading Costs to Programs/Grants
Essential Reports for the Board/Auditor
Attaching Scan Documents for Free

Thursday, May 26th, 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. EST
Day 3 will cover the following*:

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
Advancing method of Auto-Allocating Expenses to Programs/Grants
And More!

*Topics are subject to change.
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About the Presenter:
Since 2000, QuickBooks® Made Easy™ has been teaching QuickBooks® seminars around the country for various groups, conducting webinars, providing technical support to hundreds of clients, one-one-one consulting, and offering industry-specific streamable training. Our leader and primary trainer Gregg S. Bossen, CPA is not only an expert in the program, but he is the nation’s leading expert when it comes to Nonprofits that use QuickBooks®. Gregg’s teaching style is funny and entertaining, and his energy and knowledge of Nonprofits make his classes a unique experience. Gregg has taught new users as well as other CPAs, who are themselves considered experts in the software. In total, we have taught over 3,500 seminars to more than 55,000 students.
We currently teach for over 24 Nonprofit State Associations, as well as annually at Scaling New Heights, QuickBooks Connect, Grant Station, and TechSoup.
