Serving Nonprofits. Strengthening West Virginia

CRC Webinar- Microsoft Excel Magic: Developing Mesmerizing Charts that Enchant & Engage your Audience
2015-07-29 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Webinar
The use of data visualization to illustrate findings is becoming more common within the field of evaluation; well-designed visuals are engaging, aid in the interpretation of data, and promote the use of evaluation findings. This webinar will focus on the effective visual representation of data using charts that can be created in Microsoft Excel 2013. The
￼strategic use of design principles and the practical skills needed to create charts that are visually appealing, functional, and informative will be addressed.
In this webinar, attendees will learn:
1. Data visualization design principles, and
2. Techniques for creating charts in Microsoft Excel 2013
￼￼Presenter Bios
Dana Ansari, B.S.
Ms. Ansari has experience in a variety of research settings. She holds dual degrees in Biology and Psychology from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). She has a background in quantitative and qualitative research with a focus on maternal and child health, smoking cessation, substance use, teen pregnancy prevention, and mental health. She supports all aspects of CRC’s evaluation activities including designing evaluations; developing logic models and indicator grids; monitoring program-level data; coordinating and conducting interviews and focus groups, developing and analyzing surveys; and report writing.
Mandolin Singleton, B.A.
￼￼Ms. Singleton provides evaluation assistance and research services to non-profit and public health service agencies within the Baltimore area. She has a degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). Her work focuses on positive youth development and school-based programs and involves research on early childhood development and education in support of evaluation reporting. She maintains large datasets and databases through the collection, entry, cleaning, storage, and reporting of data; administers surveys; and conducts focus groups with youth and adults to assess program quality and implementation.
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Nonprofits LEAD: Microsoft Excel
2015-07-21 09:00 - 13:00 | Ohio Valley University, 1 Campus View Dr, Vienna, WV, 26105, United States
Tuesday, July 21
9 a.m. -12 p.m.
Lunch and Networking 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
at Ohio Valley University
Microsoft Excel This is an introduction/refresher for those with basic familiarity with Excel spreadsheets. Join us to as we work with formulas, go over the many uses of mail merges, and discuss records keeping in this program.
There will be a Brown Bag Q&A and networking opportunity after every workshop. Bring your own lunch or purchase lunch at Ohio Valley University and spend the lunch hour learning even more from the facilitators as well as from your fellow workshop members.
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Theatre de Jeunesse: Sign Language Interpretation For The Stage
2015-07-18 13:00 - 17:00 | Marietta College, 215 Fifth Street, Marietta, OH, 45750, United States
Theatre de Jeunesse, a local young adult theatre arts organization, invites Mid-Ohio Valley sign language interpreters to attend a free workshop entitled “Sign Language Interpretation For The Stage”. The workshop will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2015, at 1:00 PM on the campus of Marietta College at the Friedrich Theater in the Hermann Fine Arts Center, 500 Butler Street (corner of 4th and Butler Streets) in Marietta, Ohio.
The subject matter covered will be the differences between interpretation for the stage versus other types of events, and ASL Theatre Certification information. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available for RID members who attend. Workshop presenters will be Janelle St. Martin and Brianna Butler who have a combined total of over 30 years experience in interpreting for stage productions.
There is no charge for the workshop and light snacks will be provided. Workshop attendees will be offered a complimentary ticket to attend the performance of the classic comedy Noises Off that evening to observe stage interpretation.
Registrations accepted through Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Please contact Linda Buchanan by phone at 304-354-7506 or by email to lindabn2art@yahoo.com, and provide the following information:
Name
Address
Phone
Email
Number of Years Experience in sign language interpretation.
Download: 2015 SLI workshop announcement

CRC Webinar- Data Systems: Where and How to Store Your Data
2015-07-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
Ever feel like you’re entering lots of info into forms and assessments, but not getting anything useful out of them? In this event, Sarah McCruden will explore different options for data storage systems and solutions for those who seek to streamline their data collection and storage processes. This learning session will focus on selecting the best software for your specific needs and organizing your program data.
Who Should Attend
This program is a must for anyone interesting in improving their data collection, storage and reporting processes. Whether your current data solution is an unmanageable database, or you’re still working from paper records and keeping count in your head— we can help you work towards a better solution for your program.
What You Will Learn
Educate yourself on the different data solutions available to your program, and learn how to better organize and report on data within the constraints of your current software
Who Will Help You Learn

Sarah McCruden, BA

Sarah McCruden, B.A., helps clients to get the most out of the data they collect. Since graduating from Johns Hopkins University in 2009, she has gained extensive experience in designing, building, and providing ongoing support in developing Microsoft Access databases, as well as providing support and technical assistance to clients using Social Solutions’ Efforts to Outcomes (ETO) software. In addition to writing SQL-based database queries and creating quarterly and monthly aggregate reports for many of CRC’s clients, Sarah specializes in helping organizations select a data storage system that will work best for their individual needs, and provides guidance in developing those systems as they grow. Ms. McCruden is also a dragon taming data sorceress.

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Nonprofits LEAD: Microsoft PowerPoint
2015-07-14 09:00 - 13:00 | Ohio Valley University, 1 Campus View Dr, Vienna, WV, 26105, United States
Tuesday, July 14
9 a.m. -12 p.m.
Lunch and Networking 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
at Ohio Valley University
Microsoft PowerPoint Start from the beginning and explore how to use PowerPoint to make interesting and engaging presentations. Discover the multiple uses of this program- including how to put together simple PowerPoint videos.
There will be a Brown Bag Q&A and networking opportunity after every workshop. Bring your own lunch or purchase lunch at Ohio Valley University and spend the lunch hour learning even more from the facilitators as well as from your fellow workshop members.
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Nonprofits LEAD: Microsoft Publisher
2015-07-07 09:00 - 13:00 | Ohio Valley University, 1 Campus View Dr, Vienna, WV, 26105, United States
Tuesday, July 7
9 a.m. -12 p.m.
Lunch and Networking 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
at Ohio Valley University
Microsoft Publisher Flyers, posters, brochures- oh my! Are you getting the most out of Publisher? This program allows anyone to create professional-looking marketing materials and more. Come learn how!
There will be a Brown Bag Q&A and networking opportunity after every workshop. Bring your own lunch or purchase lunch at Ohio Valley University and spend the lunch hour learning even more from the facilitators as well as from your fellow workshop members.
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ARC Public Listening Session
2015-06-16 10:00 - 15:00 | Morgantown Event Center, 3 Waterfront Place, Morgantown, WV, 26501
The Appalachian Regional Commission is holding a series of “listening sessions” in Appalachia as it develops a new strategic plan to guide the Commission’s economic and community development efforts over the next five years. These sessions will help ARC develop a deeper understanding of emerging opportunities, challenges, and issues in communities across the Region.
The West Virginia listening session will be held in Morgantown on June 16, at the Morgantown Event Center at Waterfront Place.
The ARC hopes to hear from a broad range of community members, including citizens, local leaders, students, and representatives of private, public, and nonprofit organizations.
There is no cost to attend the listening sessions, but registration is required. Each session will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided.
See the agenda for the listening sessions.
For additional information on the listening sessions, please contact ARC at 202.884.7748 or at conferences@arc.gov.

Good Governance for Nonprofits and the IRS Form 990
2015-06-09 09:00 - 12:00 | CraftWorks at Cool Spring, 1469 Lloyd Rd, Charles Town, WV, 25414
Presented by the Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation.
Tuesday, June 9, 2015, 9 am–noon, CraftWorks at Cool Spring, 1469 Lloyd Rd, Charles Town, WV 25414
OLIVIA HUTTON is one of our most popular speakers. Since beginning her accounting career at Yount Hyde & Barbour in 1998, Olivia has focused on providing financial reporting services to nonprofit organizations, especially private schools, colleges, universities and foundations. In addition to conducting audits and reviews, she has helped clients prepare Form 990, 990-T and 990-PF informational returns. As a member of the Nonprofit and Governmental Services team, Olivia has been named a Super CPA by Virginia Business magazine in the nonprofit/governmental field as well as the “Young CPAs” field.
Workshop Description
During the past few years, the IRS brought the idea of good governance to the forefront of discussion among charitable organizations. Sweeping changes have taken place and the IRS Form 990 has been revised in an effort to make certain all nonprofits comply with the law. Why is the IRS worried about governance issues and requiring organizations to report more information on Form 990? What are the primary issues that the IRS cares about? What do these issues mean for you, your board and your organization?
Plan to spend a late spring morning with us in Jefferson County at the NET Workshop “Good Governance for 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organizations and the IRS Form 990.” Join CPA Olivia Hutton, Principal of Yount Hyde & Barbour from 9 am until noon for a discussion regarding what road the IRS (and Congress) may take in enforcing good governance procedures, and how to protect charitable organizations from IRS good governance examinations. In the end, this workshop will help you understand the emphasis on good governance and prepare for the more in depth reporting requirements for Form 990.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will have a better understanding of the emphasis on good governance for nonprofit organizations and be better prepared for the more in-depth reporting requirements for Form 990.
Registration: $20 per person
Register online: NET Registration Form
Please pay via Paypal, or mail your check to EWVCF, 229 E Martin St., Suite 4, Martinsburg, WV 25401.

Transforming West Virginia's Nonprofits - Elkins
2015-05-21 12:30 - 15:30 | The Isaac Jackson Hotel & Conference Center, 830 Harrison Ave, Elkins, WV, 26241
THE CHALLENGE
Nonprofits are viewed by investors and donors as mission-driven organizations, and the evaluation of success focuses on a nonprofit’s impact in the community. Though mission-driven, nonprofits are business enterprises as well, with business models that make programs and organizations operate and succeed. As community leaders, it is our responsibility to ensure that nonprofits in West Virginia transcend public scrutiny ensuring purpose of mission, ethical practices, accountability and transparency.
During this series of regional gatherings, nonprofits will come together for dialogue and discussion around guiding principles in the unveiling of West Virginia’s Principles and Practices for Nonprofit Excellence and the future of the nonprofit sector in the Mountain State.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
All Nonprofit leaders, staff, and volunteer board members.
WEST VIRGINIA PRINCIPLES & PRACTICES FOR NONPROFIT EXCELLENCE
West Virginia’s nonprofit organizations provide a wide variety of valuable services and products that are essential to communities across the state. The success of these nonprofits is dependent upon public confidence and support. The West Virginia Nonprofit Association, in partnership with Dr. Susan Aloi of West Virginia Wesleyan College and a team of stakeholders, has developed these Principles & Practices to serve as a model for West Virginia nonprofit organizations to guide their operations and practices, enabling them to meet their missions.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR WEST VIRGINIA’S NONPROFITS?
Communities throughout West Virginia are having deep conversations about our state’s future by asking What’s Next for WV? The same applies to the nonprofit sector, and in this session we bring nonprofit leaders and representatives together to allow for fresh, innovative thinking to emerge on the future of West Virginia’s nonprofit sector.
Download the Flyer (PDF): 2015 Transforming WV Nonprofits Tour

Transforming West Virginia's Nonprofits - Lewisburg
2015-05-20 10:00 - 14:00 | Carnegie Hall, 105 Church Street , Lewisburg, WV, 24901

Nonprofits LEAD: Executive Directors Learning Group
2015-05-20 08:30 - 09:30 | Marietta College, 215 Fifth Street, Marietta, OH, 45750, United States
The Executive Directors’ Learning Group is open to any and all person’s leading a nonprofit organization in the Mid-Ohio Valley. The group meets every other month and rotates between Washington County Ohio and Wood County West Virginia. We meet from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. The topics, issues, and ideas discussed are identified by the participants. The sharing of articles, videos, and other resources is encouraged. Light refreshments are provided.
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WVU: Promoting Organizational Change and Leadership
2015-05-14 13:00 - 16:00 | WVU Health Sciences Center, John Jones C, Morgantown, WV
May 14, 2015, 1pm-4pm, WVU Health Sciences Center, John Jones C (Room G285C), Morgantown, WV
Promoting Organizational Change and Leadership
HaeJung Kim, PhD, Assistant Professor, West Virginia University School of Social Work
CEUs: 3 Social Work hours; 3 GPC hours (Skill Area: Management); 3 CECNPM hours (Core Area: Human Resources Development – Management)
Registration Fee: $35 (Early bird rate of $31.50 by March 27, 2015)
Target Audience: All levels of practitioners
This workshop is designed to expand nonprofit professionals’ knowledge and understanding on human service organizations and to provide approaches for managing human services organizations effectively. Organizational management and leadership theories will be introduced and discussed. Workshop participants will be exposed to various management practices in administering public and private not-for-profit organizational programs. This workshop will provide participants with the fundamentals of organizational culture change and discussed the role of leaders in nonprofit organization. Topics includes; assessment of organizational culture; organizational change theory and its applications, traditional and current leadership theories in nonprofit organizations.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will define their organizational culture; be able to analyze the structure and dynamics of human service organizations and understand leadership theory; and be able to determine their leadership style that are successful in promoting a healthy organizational culture.

WVU: How to Make the Most Out of Your Special Event
2015-05-14 09:00 - 12:00 | WVU Health Sciences Center, John Jones C, Morgantown, WV
May 14, 2015, 9am-12pm, WVU Health Sciences Center, John Jones C
(Room G285C), Morgantown, WV
How to Make the Most Out of Your Special Event
Jacki Englehardt, MSW, ACSW, Professional & Community Education Coordinator, WVU School of Social Work
CEUs: 3 Social Work hours; 3 GPC hours (Skill Area: Management); 3 CECNPM hours (Core Area: Financial Resource Development)
Registration Fee: $35 (Early bird rate of $31.50 by March 27, 2015)
Target Audience: All levels of practitioners
Whether it’s a fundraiser, an annual meeting or an educational conference, event planning requires attention to detail and a thoroughness that often is learned on the job and/or through missteps. Attend this workshop to learn the ins and outs of this important process, from planning to execution, anticipating glitches to assessment and evaluation. Best practices and resources will be shared including helpful checklists, relationship building, marketing ideas, contract negotiation, sponsorship, and the use of advisory/planning committees to name a few. This workshop will give you the tools you need to plan a great event for your organization.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to define the primary roles and tasks of a special event planner/organizer; define the different types of corporate and social events; outline and summarize the details of planning any special major event; identify best practices in event planning; describe the pros and cons of utilizing advisory and planning committees; describe the importance of networking, relationship building, and marketing to the event planning process and execution; understand basic concepts of contracts and banquet event orders and identify cost saving methods such as sponsorship and in-kind donations.

Transforming West Virginia's Nonprofits - Wheeling
2015-05-13 10:00 - 14:00 | Catholic Charities West Virginia, 2000 Main Street, Wheeling, WV, 26003

Nonprofits LEAD: Nonprofit Capacity Building Conference
2015-05-08 08:30 - 16:00 | Marietta College, 215 Fifth Street, Marietta, OH, 45750, United States
Friday, May 8, 2015
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Marietta College
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!
Early Bird Registration (March 13 – April 10): $25
Regular Registration (April 11 – May 8): $35
CLICK HERE FOR FULL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Meeting community needs through the work of nonprofit organizations, grassroots groups, and social enterprise can be extremely rewarding. It can also be challenging. Join nonprofit staff, volunteers, board members, funders, and community members from the Mid-Ohio Valley and beyond as we explore how we can sustain our work and ourselves and succeed both personally and professionally.
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Keynote Speaker
Paul Daugherty is the President and CEO of Philanthropy WV.
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External Factors Panels
Three External Factors Panels will be held in the morning. Panelists will explore how these factors impact organizations, both internally in terms of their capacity as well as externally in terms of their missions and community impact. The three External Factors Panels are:

Economic Opportunity: Oil & Gas
Health Care
Policy & Advocacy

Plenary Lunch Speaker
Suzanne Allen is the President and CEO of Philanthropy Ohio.
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CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
During registration, participants will be asked to choose two workshops
out of the following six to attend during the afternoon sessions.
Sustaining Ourselves

Becoming Better Leaders
Work-Life Balance

Sustaining Our Resources

Diversifying Your Organization’s Funding
Is Your Staff Invested?

Sustaining Our Work

Grant Writing and Program Planning
Strategic Planning

Transforming West Virginia's Nonprofits - Martinsburg
2015-05-05 10:00 - 14:00 | Holiday Inn – Martinsburg, 301 Foxcroft Ave , Martinsburg, WV, 25401

WVU: Ethics in the Workplace
2015-05-01 09:00 - 16:00 | Randolph County DHHR, Elkins, WV
May 1, 2015, 9am-4pm, Randolph County DHHR, Elkins, WV
Ethics in the Workplace
Wanda S. Wyatt, MS/ADC-S/LSW/SAP/ICADC, Therapist, Seneca Health Services, Inc.
CEUs: 6 Social Work hours (approved for 6 SW ethics hours); 6 GPC hours (Skill Area: Management); 6 CECNPM hours (Core Area: Human Resource Development – Management)
Registration Fee: $65 (Early bird rate of $58.50 by April 3, 2015)
Target Audience: All levels of practitioners
Ethics made easy. Ethical dilemmas can be avoided if we can understand the role ethics play in the workplace. Areas of focus: why do we have ethics, define ethics and the place ethics has in the workplace, dual relationships, dealing with minors, and dealing with stress (care for the worker).
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to identify the difference between moral and legal standards of conduct; understand and apply the NASW Code of Ethics; explore personal values and beliefs; apply principles to ethical dilemmas; and deal with countertransference and burn out.

Philanthropy WV: Philanthropy’s Ethical Leadership in Economic Crisis
2015-04-30 08:00 - 10:00 | Four Points by Sheraton Charleston, 600 Kanawha Boulevard East , Charleston, WV, 25301
hosted by Philanthropy WV and The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation
Generously sponsored by The Maier Foundation, Inc.
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A Visit & Guest Presentation with
Rip Rapson, President & CEO of The Kresge Foundation of Troy, MI
(For Mr. Rapson’s full bio, visit here: http://kresge.org/sites/default/files/Uploaded%20Docs/Rip-Rapson-bio2015.pdf)
The progress of any town, city, county or state relies on a strong base of sector leadership including Private (business, industry, and labor), Public (local, county, state, and federal government), and Independent (philanthropy and nonprofits). If these three sectors are strong, we see economic progress, civic growth, and overall quality of life improvement. When one is weak or collapses, the others are challenged to step up to lead and assist with a community’s revitalization, preservation and growth.
This role of philanthropy’s ethical leadership, in WV or elsewhere, is key in good times and in bad. To demonstrate how the sectors of community-economic development, government, business, and many others can work together for progress, Philanthropy WV and the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation are thrilled to host Rip Rapson, President & CEO of The Kresge Foundation.
Mr. Rapson will provide an energizing and insightful breakfast presentation on Thursday, April 30th at Four Points by Sheraton in Charleston, WV. Mr. Rapson will discuss the city of Detroit and the role Ethical Leadership Foundations played in partnering with the private and public sectors to revitalize his community, region and state. The cost is $20/person for Philanthropy WV/WVNPA Members and $30.00/person for Non-Members.
He will share his experiences of recovery from the Great Recession in Michigan, The Kresge Foundation’s work to bring different sectors together for progress, and share insights from his time at the McKnight Foundation. You will be surprised to see that WV and Michigan have in common, especially as we move our states forward for economic prosperity.
This program is part of Philanthropy WV’s 2015 Launching Solutions in the Mountain State Series.
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WVU: Participatory Management in Non-Profit Settings
2015-04-24 12:30 - 15:30 | Gaston Caperton Center, Clarksburg, WV, United States
April 24, 2015, 12:30pm-3:30pm, Gaston Caperton Center, Room 148, Clarksburg, WV
Participatory Management in Non-Profit Settings
Debra Hunt Young, EdD, EdS, MSW, Program Coordinator – Charleston/Beckley WVU School of Social Work
CEUs: 3 Social Work hours; 3 GPC hours (Skill Area: Management); 3 CECNPM hours (Core Area: Human Resource Development – Management)
Registration Fee: $35 (Early bird rate of $31.50 by March 27, 2015)
Target Audience: All levels of practitioners
Managing non-profits can provide both reward and challenge for social work managers, and having a management approach that promotes employee morale and ownership can increase the rewards. This workshop will help social work managers identify participatory management strategies that promote morale, retention, and ownership in the non-profit setting with stakeholders and employees. Using a variety of interactive tools, media, and discussion, participants will explore how to be an effective and ethical leader, identify strategies to incorporate in the workplace, and develop a better understanding of organizational structure influences and participatory management approaches to non-profit agency settings.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to identify participatory management strategies to incorporate in the non-profit setting; develop an understanding of individual leadership style; identify formal and informal organizational structure hierarchy; and influences in the agency setting, and identify ethical and effective management functions.

Transforming West Virginia's Nonprofits - Parkersburg
2015-04-22 10:00 - 14:00 | Our Community’s Foundation, 1620 Park Avenue, Parkersburg, 26102

Transforming West Virginia's Nonprofits - Morgantown
2015-04-15 10:00 - 14:00 | American Red Cross, 1299 Pineview Drive, Suite 300, Morgantown, WV, 26505
Please note: The location for this event has been changed to the American Red Cross office at 1299 Pineview Drive, Suite 300, in Morgantown.
THE CHALLENGE
Nonprofits are viewed by investors and donors as mission-driven organizations, and the evaluation of success focuses on a nonprofit’s impact in the community. Though mission-driven, nonprofits are business enterprises as well, with business models that make programs and organizations operate and succeed. As community leaders, it is our responsibility to ensure that nonprofits in West Virginia transcend public scrutiny ensuring purpose of mission, ethical practices, accountability and transparency.
During this series of regional gatherings, nonprofits will come together for dialogue and discussion around guiding principles in the unveiling of West Virginia’s Principles and Practices for Nonprofit Excellence and the future of the nonprofit sector in the Mountain State.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
All Nonprofit leaders, staff, and volunteer board members.
WEST VIRGINIA PRINCIPLES & PRACTICES FOR NONPROFIT EXCELLENCE
West Virginia’s nonprofit organizations provide a wide variety of valuable services and products that are essential to communities across the state. The success of these nonprofits is dependent upon public confidence and support. The West Virginia Nonprofit Association, in partnership with Dr. Susan Aloi of West Virginia Wesleyan College and a team of stakeholders, has developed these Principles & Practices to serve as a model for West Virginia nonprofit organizations to guide their operations and practices, enabling them to meet their missions.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR WEST VIRGINIA’S NONPROFITS?
Communities throughout West Virginia are having deep conversations about our state’s future by asking What’s Next for WV? The same applies to the nonprofit sector, and in this session we bring nonprofit leaders and representatives together to allow for fresh, innovative thinking to emerge on the future of West Virginia’s nonprofit sector.
Download the Flyer (PDF): 2015 Transforming WV Nonprofits Tour

VolunteerWV: Strength-Based Grant Writing
2015-04-15 - 2015-04-17 | Beckley Dream Center, 224 Pinewood Drive, Beckley, WV, 25801
Strength-Based Grant Writing is intended to help build new capacity for nonprofit organizations. This hands-on, intensive training will help aspiring and experienced grant writers approach grant writing from a strength-based perspective. Strength-based grant writing seeks collaboration, shared understanding, and commitment to action by the organization and the larger community in identifying opportunities for change and new direction. 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.
More than 300 people have attending this workshop since its inception. One participant recently wrote:
I had the absolute pleasure of participating in your Strength Based Grant Writing Workshop this past October. I cannot express to you how extraordinary and worthwhile I found the entire process.
So far, my organization has been approved for two of the grants that I have written – there is no doubt in my mind this would not have been feasible without the tools and knowledge I gained through your workshop.”
Come and join the growing network of nonprofit professionals approaching grant writing from this unique and energizing perspective. Registration is limited to the first 50 people.
We will be asking questions such as:

What are our organization’s strengths? What can we build on? What makes us unique? How do we use our strengths to get results?
What are our stakeholders asking for? How can we reframe challenges to be seen as exciting opportunities? What new skills do we need to move forward?
What do we care deeply about? What do we want more of? What strategic initiatives would support our aspirations?
What meaningful measures would indicate that we are on track to achieving our goals?

What resources are needed to implement our most vital projects?
WVU Continuing Education Certificate in Nonprofit Management
This training is approved for the WVU Continuing Education Certificate in Nonprofit Management. All hours completed during the three days can be counted towards the certification. For more information or to enroll in the program you can visit http://socialwork.wvu.edu/continuing-education/continuing-education-certificate-in-nonprofit-management or contact Jacki Englehardt at 304-293-3280, jacki.englehardt@mail.wvu.edu

Training Times

April 15: 10am-5:00pm
April 16: 9am-5:00pm
April 17: 9am-12:30pm

Cost
Registration is $199 per person. This fee covers all materials, lunch on Wednesday and Thursday and breaks each day. Members of the West Virginia Nonprofit Association are eligible to attend at a discounted rate of $149. Please make checks payable to Volunteer West Virginia. We would be happy to send an invoice if that is more convenient for you or your organization. We are unable to accept credit card payments.
Lodging
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Fairfield Inn, 125 Hylton Lane, Beckley, WV 25801. If you would like to be included on the room list and have the lodging cost added to your invoice, please indicate this on your registration form. If you prefer to make your own reservation, you can call 304-252-8661 and ask for the Volunteer West Virginia room block.
Instructors
Alice Ruhnke, the founder and chief operating officer of The Grant Advantage, works with nonprofit organizations to help them increase their organizational capacity and secure funding.
www.thegrantadvantage.net
Trish Hatfield, president of CharacterEthics, helps people build skills, co-create solutions, and explore tough issues that lead to better performance as individuals and communities.
www.characterethics.com
Questions?
Please contact Moya Doneghy at 304-558-0111 or moya.doneghy@wv.gov.
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Transforming West Virginia's Nonprofits - Charleston
2015-04-14 10:00 - 14:00 | Habitat for Humanity Restore Education and Community Center, 815 Court St., Charleston, WV, 25301, United States

Transforming West Virginia's Nonprofits - Beckley
2015-04-09 10:00 - 14:00 | Beckley Dream Center, 224 Pinewood Drive, Beckley, WV, 25801

WVU: Ethical Challenges of Social Work Supervision
2015-04-09 09:00 - 16:00 | WVU-Eastern Division, Erma Byrd Health Professionals Center, Martsinburg, WV
April 9, 2015, 9am-4pm, WVU-Eastern Division, Erma Byrd Health Professionals Center, Multimedia Room, Martinsburg, WV
Ethical Challenges of Social Work Supervision
Patricia Chase, LCSW, EdD, Clinical Associate Professor, WVU School of Social Work
CEUs: 6 Social Work hours (approved for 6 SW ethics hours); 6 GPC hours (Skill Area: Management); 6 CECNPM hours (Core Area: Human Resource Development – Management)
Registration Fee: $65 (Early bird rate of $58.50 by March 20, 2015)
Target Audience: All levels of practitioners
Ethical practice in social work supervision carries with it a number of familiar and new challenges that can require thoughtful and reflective practice to successfully navigate. Working with power imbalances, assessing and ensuring worker competence in the midst of high work demands, managing dual relationships and role changes, providing useful and meaningful evaluation and feedback, supporting workers through traumatic critical incidents, all carry potential ethical dilemmas that are difficult but at least familiar. Sorting through the ethical conflicts of social networking, helping workers ethically integrate spirituality into social work practice, maintaining client service amid diminishing budgets and increasingly complex policy/practice changes are less familiar but equally challenging. This workshop will explore with participant involvement these ethical risks to supervision. Ideas will be shared on how to avoid potential pitfalls as well as possible solutions worth examining.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will reflect on their own supervisory practices to examine potential ethical challenges that may be inherent in their work; identify social work ethical standards that apply to supervision; gain ideas from fellow participants about how to manage ethical dilemmas they may encounter in supervision; and increase their understanding of the ethical challenges unique to modern social work supervision.

Transforming West Virginia's Nonprofits - Huntington
2015-04-08 10:00 - 14:00 | Christ Temple Church, 2400 Johnstown Rd, Huntington, WV, 25701

NPQ Webinar: Executive Transitions
2015-03-31 13:30 - 14:30 | Webinar
BoardSource, NPQ, and Raffa, P.C. Are Proud to Present . . .
A Complimentary, 4-Part Webinar Series on
Executive Transitions: Critical Guidance for Boards and Executives (Whether a Transition Is Imminent or Not)
Recent research indicates that nonprofit CEOs are aging in place—that is, that approximately 40 percent have been in their jobs for over ten years, and a majority are over 50 years old. This translates to a significant potential for turnover, whether planned or unplanned. With that turnover of longstanding execs or even founders come opportunities but also real and serious risks . . . to reputation, organizational relationships, and—generally—the sustainability of your organization.
How do you find the right match and set the right table so that you can attract and keep the leader your organization needs for its best possible future?
Executives should be able to move out of leadership with the strategic and management capacities of the organization robust and vibrant and broadly held. Succession planning and executive transition, done well, deliver this.
This series of webinars involves some of NPQ’s most expert authors on the issue, addresses the components of good succession planning and transitions, from deepening the leadership “bench” to creating exit agreements.
Webinar #1 The End Game: An Organizational Sustainability Framework for Executive Transitions
March 31, 1:30–2:30 pm EST
Presenters: Ruth McCambridge, Editor in Chief Nonprofit Quarterly and Tom Adams, Director of Sustainability, Succession and Transition Planning, Raffa P.C.
This session will define some terms associated with succession planning and executive transition, and will take a quick look at the variables involved in various scenarios. Additionally, we will discuss what part succession planning plays in nonprofit sustainability. What are the factors that need to be attended to for the organization not to lose ground during a transition, and how should these generally be approached? What are appropriate and inappropriate end goals for an executive transition? Among the topics that will be addressed are the role organizational culture plays in transitions and the importance of using the moment to examine your enterprise model, strategic directions, and the leadership competencies needed for success.
You will be able to sign up for the entire exclusive four-part webinar series:

Webinar #2 CEO Confidential: Making, Communicating, and Implementing Your Organizational Exit (April 28, 2:30–3:30 pm EST)
Webinar #3 The Common (and Sometimes Pernicious) Traps in Executive Transitions (May 19, 1:30–2:30 pm EST)
Webinar #4 Preparing for the Inevitable: The Board’s Role in Succession Planning (June 16, 1:30–2:30 pm EST)

Make sure to sign up today, and NPQ will send instructions on how to join the session!

WVNPA Webinar - Funding Rural America: Finding New Grants for Small Communities
2015-03-24 13:00 - 15:00 | Webinar
When has it ever been easy to secure funding for rural communities? Is there a way to level the playing field so rural nonprofits as well as small towns and counties/boroughs can compete for both government and private sector grants? What are the other options for financially supporting a rural project whether you are a nonprofit or local government? Are collaborative efforts worth the effort? And, of course the biggest question: Who is funding rural America? These, and other relevant questions, along with current trends affecting rural funding will be addressed in this webinar presented by Cynthia Adams, CEO of GrantStation.
90 minutes, plus 30 minutes for questions and answers.
About the Presenter
Cynthia Adams has spent the past 40 years helping nonprofit organizations raise the money needed to do their good work. Many of her early efforts centered on raising funds to set aside wilderness areas in Alaska. In 1990 she started her first company, the Alaska Funding Exchange. This endeavor served as the testing ground for a national company, GrantStation, which opened its Internet doors in the fall of 2001. Cindy built this business because she believes that grantseeking requires a thorough understanding of the variety and scope of grantmakers and sound knowledge of the philanthropic playing field. Her life’s work has been to level that playing field, creating an opportunity for all nonprofit organizations to access the wealth of grant opportunities across the U.S. and throughout the world.

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Nonprofits LEAD: You Cannot Not Communicate
2015-03-19 17:30 - 19:00 | DaVinci’s Restaurant, 215 Highland Avenue, Williamstown, WV, 26187, United States
Communication is a powerful tool. Whether you are a director, staff member, volunteer, or board member, what you have to say is important and how you say it is vital. The way in which we communicate with one another can help propel our work and our causes forward or bring them to a grinding halt. Join Dr. Robert McManus as he explores the concept of communication and its importance to nonprofit staff, directors, leaders, volunteers, and board members. He will provide basic tips and guidelines to help more effectively communicate both verbally and non-verbally with all stakeholders.
Heavy hors d’oeuvre and beverages will be provided. Networking will be from 5:30 – 6 p.m. Dr. McManus’ presentation will begin at 6 p.m.

Cost:
Intended Audience:

$15
Scholarship funding can be requested.
Executive directors; nonprofit staff; board members; volunteers; interns
Dr. Robert McManus is the McCoy Associate Professor of Leadership Studies and Communication at the McDonough Center for Leadership and Business at Marietta College, Ohio. He is also the co-author of Understanding Leadership: An Arts and Humanities Perspective. Dr. McManus holds an MBA as well as Ph.D. in Communication Studies. He regularly teaches courses on leadership studies and lectures on the intersections between leadership and communication.
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Nonprofits LEAD: Executive Directors Learning Group
2015-03-11 08:30 - 09:30 | Our Community’s Foundation, 1620 Park Avenue, Parkersburg, 26102
