Time: 9:30am-4:30pm, 9:00am registration
Location: TBD
Instructor: Suzanne Alden, MSA, CFRE, Grant Expectations

Registration Deadline: May 11, 2012

Learn the art of grantwriting to raise money for your cause! With increased competition for grant resources in a down economy, it is vital that grantwriters prepare proposals that are both polished and compelling. In this introduction to grant research and writing, those with little to no grantwriting experience will be taken through the proposal process from start to finish. Participants will learn the steps for researching government and private grant sources, connecting with potential grant funders, developing a “pitch” and message, writing about the project, gathering supplemental materials for grant applications, and developing a program budget. The day-long seminar will provide opportunities for hands-on practice with exercises in an interactive setting. This class will lay the foundation for successful grantwriting – and increased confidence – with a better understanding of the grant process.

Instructor Biography:
Suzanne Alden, MSA, CFRE, has over a decade of experience in fund development, grantwriting and research, and nonprofit organizational development. As a grantwriting consultant and former director of development for two Rhode Island-based nonprofit organizations, she has raised millions of dollars for a broad array of causes. Suzanne has led over 25 engaging seminars in fundraising and grantwriting for institutions of higher education and nonprofits throughout New England. As a consultant, Suzanne has provided affordable development planning, grantwriting, and training/coaching services for over 30 organizations since 2005. 

Registration Information: (price includes light breakfast, lunch, and program materials)
MACDC Members: $50.00
Non-MACDC Members: $100.00
Student/AmeriCorps/Intern: $25.00

Presented by Third Sector New England

Date:  January 20, 2011
Time:  1:00 – 2:30pm

Join international presenter Simone P. Joyaux of Joyaux Associates for “Fund Development: Plan for Success” on January 20, 2011, from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. EST. Explore re-thinking how you create your fund development plan, what should be included in the plan, and who must participate in the planning process. Learn to build ownership and accountability among staff and board and raise your fundraising several notches. Read about this workshop at: http://www.tsne.org/trainingseries/workshops/fund_development.

The cost for this webinar is only $59 AND with your nonprofit partnership discount you’ll get an additional 20% off – please use your unique discount code MACDC20 when registering. To register: http://www.tsne.org/training_series/registration.

Date:  Thursday, November 18, 2010
Time:  7:30am – 9:00am
Location:  Rockland Trust of Hanover

Nonprofit Boards guide their organizations. Committees help guide the board and make the organization more efficient. A group of leading nonprofit experts will be speaking on two kinds of nonprofit (Finance & Audit Governance) committees and what you need to know to best support your organization.

Additional Information & Registration

Date:  Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Time:  7:30am – 9:00am
Location:  Newton Marriot (2345 Comm. Ave Newton, MA 02466)

Date:  Monday, September 27
Location:  Sheraton Framingham Conference Center

This fall, the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network and Associated Grant Makers are once again partnering to host a second annual joint statewide nonprofit conference.  Nonprofit Innovation: Doing things Differently – Doing Different Things will bring together nonprofit organizations as well as consultants and foundations to bolster their knowledge of effective practices thus strengthening their ability to carry out their mission and work.

Innovation has been, and will continue to be, an omnipresent theme for nonprofits throughout the Commonwealth. In these times, a creative lens is paramount to organizational sustainability and significant change. In 2010, the symposium comprises 24 workshops chosen from over 70 proposals that exemplify both “Innovation” (cutting edge, new thinking) and “What Works” (best practices that have been tried across several situations and organizations). This year, a minimum of 650 individuals are expected to attend and take part in this exciting opportunity.

Additional Information and Registration Here

Sponsored by The Institute for Nonprofit Development at Mt. Wachusett Community College

Date:  Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Time:  7:30am – 3:30pm
Location:  Four Points by Sheraton (Leominster, MA)

To help keep your nonprofits afloat, the Institute for Nonprofit Development has put together an affordable day of workshops full of great strategies and ideas for fundraising, earned income, leadership, volunteer management, and planning–all designed to strengthen the sustainability of your organizations and the overall nonprofit sector in north central Massachusetts.

Workshop Descriptions and Registration Information Here

• Building the capacity of community development practitioners;
• Providing on-site support and technical assistance to comprehensive community development initiatives in  cities across the U.S.;
• Applying lessons learned through research and performance evaluation to continually improve on-going comprehensive community development initiatives and to develop new initiatives;
• Supporting the development of public policies which integrate government programs in order to effectively facilitate and support comprehensive community development;
• Communicating broadly the best there is in practice and theory in the field of community development.

The Institute is a place where the community development field can take what it learns from practice and use it as a base from which to provide training, to promote research in comprehensive community development, and to investigate the public policies that would best advance this work locally and nationally.  The Institute is the locus where practice and theory meet, and where experimentation and innovation – grounded in real-world experience – flourish.

http://www.instituteccd.org/index.html

A workshop for emerging individual artists and art organizations. Presented by Artmorpheus and Fractured Atlas.

Date:  Friday, March 19, 2010
Time:  5:30pm – 7:00pm
Location:  Boston Center for the Arts, Calderwood Pavilion (527 Tremont Street)
Speaker: Diane Debicella, Program Director, Fractured Atlas

Suggested Donations: $10
Max Capacity: 25
RSVP:  beer@artmorpheus.org

Date: Friday, February 26, 2010
Time: 8:30am – 10:30am
Location: The Boston Foundation (75 Arlington Street)

On Friday, February 26th, LISC, MACDC and the Non Profit Finance Fund will be releasing the CDC Sector Financial Health Study at an event at The Boston Foundation, from 8:30 to 10:30 am. Bill Pinakiewicz from NFF will briefly present the findings of the study, followed by a panel discussion. Please join.

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to Marilyn Sanchez ( msanchez@lisc.org ) by 2/24. If you have any questions about the event, please contact Kristin Blum (kblum@lisc.org ).

The National Development Council is the oldest national non-profit community and economic development organizations in the U.S.  It was founded in 1969 with one purpose:  increasing the flow of capital for investment, jobs and community development to under served urban and rural areas across the country.  Since that time, NDC has worked with thousands of communities in every one of the 50 states and Puerto Rico, providing technical assistance, professional training, investment in affordable housing, small business financing and direct developer services.  Our work has taken many forms, but we have kept pace with the needs of our constituents, adding new programs and services or updating old ones.

A complete list of NDC trainings are available here.