NOT-FOR-PROFIT CERTIFICATE SERIES
Survival Skills for your Not-for-Profit Organization
This series of workshops will focus on some of the most pressing issues facing Not-for-Profit Organizations in today's economy. In these turbulent economic times, change is inevitable and sometimes painful. However, these workshops will engage you in facilitated team problem-solving focusing on the organizational challenges confronting your organization in this time of crisis and opportunity. Workshops will run from 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
All classes will be held in Lynch Hall, room 218.
CEDU704 - Taking the Lead in Transforming Organizations - September 17, 2009; Facilitator - Dorothy Paleologos, MBA
In today's challenging economic environment, many nonprofit organizations are realizing that they can't continue to do business as usual. This workshop will provide examples of other organization's experiences and provide practical tools for understanding the dynamics of the change process and leading an organization through a successful transition. This interactive session will help you recognize the triggers for transformational change and develop competency in managing and leading change.
CEDU706 - Human Resources in Not-for-Profits - October 8, 2009; Facilitators - Deb Spencer and Rollin Schuster
In these turbulent economic times, change is inevitable and sometimes painful - especially with an organization's most valuable asset - its employees. This series will focus on one of the most difficult aspects of human resources management in not-for-profit organizations. Topics will include: handling lay-offs and notifying employees, downsizing or restructuring, contingency workforce plans, survivor guilt, and changing employees' status from full-time to part-time. The economic climate has also changed the way progressive non-profits are containing employee benefit plan costs. These trends and strategies will be discussed.
CEDU705 - Your "Identity" Strategy: Marketing and Promoting your Not-for-Profit - November 12, 2009; Facilitator: Brent Robertson
This workshop will help you reinforce your organization's "Identity". With a clearly defined identity, you will be more effective in marketing and promoting your organization. Your identity will be helpful to find out what groups of customers (or markets) exist, what their needs are, what groups of customers you prefer to serve (target markets), what products or services you can develop to meet their needs, how potential customers prefer to use your products and services, what your competitors are doing, and what pricing you should use. Establishing your identity can also include ongoing promotions, advertising, public relations, fund raising events, and customer service.
CEDU702- Successful Proposal Writing for Grant Funding - December 10, 2009; Facilitator: Laura Martineau, MA
This workshop provides an overview of what should be included in a proposal requesting grant funds. It is important to have a good sense of how the project proposal fits with the philosophy and mission of the agency. The need that the proposal is addressing must also be documented. These concepts must be well-articulated in the proposal. Funding agencies want to know that a project reinforces the mission and the overall direction of an organization. The proposal will need to convince the funding authority that the project meets a community need.
CEDU708 - Fiscal Management - January 12, 2010; Facilitator: Lucie Lewis, Ed.D.
This workshop will focus on the skills needed to operate an agency with multiple funding sources. Budget development, cash flow management, financial projections, and the use of financial tools will be discussed.
CEDU707 - Crisis and Opportunity: The Next 12-18 Months in your Not-for-Profit - February 11, 2010; Facilitator: Dan Nussbaum, Ph.D.
In this workshop you will engage in facilitated team problem-solving focused on the organizational challenges confronting your organizations in this time of crisis and opportunity. This will be a chance for you to present issues that your organizations are facing; hear about issues facing other not-for-profit organizations; and learn some techniques for addressing those challenges.
Fee for each workshop: $45.00; 10% discount for TANGO members
Participants who attend all six workshops in the Certificate Series will earn 1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
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