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SUMMARY:Tactical Technology Planning for Nonprofits
DESCRIPTION:Five 60 minute webinars\, Thursdays\, September 13- October 11 \nRegular Price: $215\n\nWVNPA Member Price: $170 (email ashley@dev.wvnpa.org for discount code) \n\nRegister: http://bit.ly/Tactical2018\n\nDoes your technology need major upgrades? Where do you start and how do you get the job done on time and on budget? This course will help you spot your organization’s critical technology needs and develop a practical plan for improving your technology\ninfrastructure even if you don’t have a tech background. Over five weeks you’ll prepare for class by viewing eLearning modules that cover common nonprofit technology needs and complete worksheets designed to help youmake key decisions. Then\, once a week\, an Expert Trainer will work with you to present additional information\, answer your questions\, and build on your knowledge. You’ll also have opportunities to share your experiences and learn from peers who are facing the same challenges. If you do the homework each week\, you will graduate with a written\, prioritized technology plan that you share with your colleagues\, board\, and funders.\n\nThroughout this course\, you will:\n\nLearn about the tactical planning process and pick up tips for getting started at your organization.\nReview nonprofit infrastructure needs including office hardware\, data backup\, software\, and staff IT support.\nConsider data management technology and best practices.\nThink through the mix of communications at your organization and how to get real value from your communications work.\nGain insights and feedback from an expert trainer who can address your organization’s unique needs.\nShare ideas and experiences and learn from your peers.\nPrioritize your technology needs and develop a long term plan for implementing them.\n\nSchedule\nAll class sessions take place Thursdays at 1 pm Eastern and last for 60 minutes.\n\nSeptember 13: Getting Started\nIn this first session\, we’ll discuss tactical versus strategic planning and help you lay the groundwork to begin planning for technology improvement.\n\nSeptember 20: Understanding Your Tech Infrastructure\nWe’ll first lay a foundation of knowledge about the basic building blocks of office technology and how to manage them. Then\, during the live session\, we’ll help you evaluate your current technology and what action you’ll need to take to get it into shape. This session will cover hardware\, security\, backup\, networking\, software\, maintenance\, and how to support your colleagues.\n\nSeptember 27: Database Systems\nYour organization interacts with a lot of different people—volunteers\, activists\, donors\, clients\, and more. To kick off this session\, you’ll watch videos that help you consider your options for managing your data. In particular\, we’ll outline what a CRM system can do for you and review specific software including donor management systems and broadcast email tool. Then\, in the live session\, we’ll\ndiscuss what to look for when selecting a database system\, review best practices for software selection\, and share ideas about what features and configurations work best for particular kinds of organizations.\n\nOctober 4: Online Communications\nYou’ll gain access to videos where we’ll walk you through the “SMART” communications goals and help you gain a solid foundation for planning your website\, broadcast emails\, social media\, and how to weave them all together. Then we’ll get together and talk about\nhow to prioritize your communications and share successful strategies that you can apply to your organization.\nOctober 11: Completing Your Action Plan\nThis final session is dedicated to helping you complete your action plan so that you’re ready to put your new knowledge to work right away. We’ll answer questions and offer tips for making sure that your plan is doable. We’ll also help you think through how to get your project funded and what you’ll need to do to successfully implement new technology.\n\nOther Info\n*Participants will also be given weekly “homework”assignments.\n*Please register with the email address where you would like to receive the access code and dial-in information for the online seminar.\n*All registered participants are granted access to the recordings of each session. Participants who cannot attend any of the sessions due to scheduling conflicts will still have access to the toolkit presentation decks and handouts.\n\nAbout the Presenters\nJoshua Peskay is an expert trainer for Idealware and Vice President of RoundTable Technology\, a technology service provider in New York and Maine. Joshua has been helping nonprofit organizations improve their use of technology since the early 1990’s and has worked with more than 1\,000 organizations. He specializes in helping organizations be strategic about their technology and make smart choices about services\, support\, and management.\n\n\nRegister: http://bit.ly/Tactical2018
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SUMMARY:2018 WV Nonprofit Leadership Summit
DESCRIPTION:2018 WV Nonprofit Leadership Summit\nScroll down to register  \nOR \nLearn All About the Summit HERE \nIn partnership with Volunteer West Virginia \n \nLocation: Canaan Valley Resort and Conference Center – Davis\, WV \nCANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY\nShould your circumstances change and you are unable to attend the Summit\, a cancellation fee of $25 will apply to cover costs incurred in relation to your registration. Should you cancel less than 8 days prior to the event\, no refund will be payable. \nFor those registering online\, we apply an 8.5% convenience fee to cover the processing cost of providing this service to you. We still accept standard registrations by check; to do so download the mail-in registration form and send in payment for this event in advance. \n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n 
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