| April 21, 2011 | | 10:00 am | to | 1:30 pm |
Strategic Planning and Board Development
Sponsored by United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
Date: April 21, 2011
Time: 10:00am – 1:30pm
Location: 59 Lowes Way, Lowell, MA
Specifically for Chief Executives, Board Presidents, and Directors/Trustees
This interactive nonprofit educational seminar is presented as a half-day workshop covering Strategic Planning and Board Development. Participants will have an opportunity to learn from experts in interactive sessions and peer-group discussions.
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| April 13, 2011 | | 8:00 am | to | 9:30 am |
A Roundtable Discussion for Non-Profit Developers of Affordable Housing and Community Development Projects
Housing and community development organizations, like many other non-profit organizations, are experiencing increased pressure due to limited development opportunities, more stringent financing standards and greater fundraising challenges. On Wednesday, April 13, 2011, the Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF), Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations (MACDC) and Boston Private Bank & Trust Company will co-host a roundtable discussion on “Increasing Capacity and Achieving Economies of Scale in the Non-Profit Sector” providing developers of affordable housing and community development projects with an opportunity to share their views on possible models for increasing capacity, cutting costs, achieving economies of scale and leveraging their ability to raise debt and equity through:
- development joint ventures
- corporate restructuring, charter amendments and mergers
- outsourcing property management
Discussion panelists will include:
- Shirronda Almeida, Director of The Mel King Institute for Community Building
- Chrystal Kornegay, President and CEO of Urban Edge Housing Corporation
- Mickey Northcutt, Executive Director of North Shore Community Development Coalition
- Emily Rosenbaum, Executive Director of Coalition for a Better Acre
- David Welbourn, President and CEO of ECCF
Moderator: Kurt James, Director at Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster, P.C.
You are invited to join this discussion. The meeting will be held on:
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Continental breakfast 8:00 a.m.
Program 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Essex County Community Foundation
175 Andover Street, Suite 101
Danvers, Massachusetts
To allow for full discussion, attendance at the roundtable discussion will be limited. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Pat Michaud by telephone at 1-978-777-8876 or by email at p.michaud@eccf.org no later than Friday, April 8, 2011.
| March 22, 2011 | to | March 24, 2011 |
3-Day Seminar co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Housing Partnership
Date: March 22-24, 2011
Time: 8:30am – 5pm
Location: 1 Badger Road, Framingham, MA (United Church Conference Center)
Continuing its tradition of support for community development corporations and nonprofits, the Massachusetts Housing Partnership is teaming up with the Mel King Institute to sponsor a three-day clinic designed to help smaller non-profit housing developers strengthen their financial management skills.
The clinic is scheduled for March 22-24 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the United Church of Christ, 1 Badger Road, Framingham. The program is geared toward smaller non-profits and is designed to help them:
- Learn how to read each element of an audit
- Assess the financial strength of their organization
- Practice with sample financial statements and then apply what they’ve learned to their own audits
- Develop cash flow projections for their own organizations
To realize the full benefits of this program, organizations should commit to all three days of training and have their executive director, chief financial officer and board treasurer all attend. The clinic is free and space is limited.
To RSVP, contact Dina Vargo at 617-330-9944 ext 260 or dvargo@mhp.net.
The program’s curriculum is based on Strength Matters, a national initiative designed to advance the strength, productivity and profitability of non-profit development organizations. Strength Matters is a collaborative that uses the best practices of three successful national housing nonprofits – Housing Partnership Network (HPN), NeighborWorks America and Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future (SAHF).
| April 14, 2011 | | 6:30 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
Date: Thursday, April 14, 2011
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: City Year, Inc. Lavine Civic Forum (287 Columbus Ave., Boston, MA 02116)
We would like to invite you to an important event to explore a critically important aspect of American politics and our history of community activism and organizing.
Please Join John Atlas for his only Boston-area discussion of his new book “Seeds of Change: The Story of ACORN,” the inside, and unvarnished recounting of ACORN’s history.
Founded in1970, ACORN was a pioneer in engaging people in the fight for a better society, against poverty and racism, shaping community organizing, and progressive activism. By 2008, ACORN had 400,000 members, chapters in 38 states and six foreign countries. Just two years later, ACORN doesn’t exist.
John will be addressing exploring important questions with us about community organizing, ACORN, and its role in contemporary American politics, including: What Is Acorn?, how did it get to be so important?, what happened to it?and why you should care? How did Acorn become the most effective anti-poverty group in America? What caused its demise?
Free Event Registration
| March 15, 2011 | | 9:00 am | to | 11:30 am |
March 15, 2011; 9:00am – 11:30am
Boston Private Bank & Trust Company
10 Post Office Square, Boston, MA
This 2-hour, interactive seminar will be lead by a tax-exempt organization specialist. The agenda will include the role of your board, director duties, board composition, board procedures, policies, as well as other compliance issues and director liabilities.
Co-Sponsored with Boston Private Bank & Trust Company, The Lawyers Clearinghouse, and Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster
| February 23, 2011 | | March 10, 2011 |
The Institute for Nonprofit Management and Leadership at the Boston University School of Management is currently accepting applications for the class of 2012. The Institute’s nine month Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Leadership provides a blend of coursework, experiential learning, mentoring, and peer support and is designed to meet the needs of working nonprofit executive directors and senior managers. Equally exciting is the powerful and ongoing network of alumni who continue to meet and support one another long after the formal program concludes.
Now completing its fourth year, INML has grown from an inaugural class of 14 to our current roster of 80 richly diverse executive directors and senior managers drawn from the equally diverse nonprofit sector in metropolitan Boston and Eastern Massachusetts. Participants are talented leaders and managers who have generally learned their trade through effort and experimentation and yearn for a better grounding in the art and science of management. In 2011 the institute plans to enroll 80 students in two locations, at Boston University and at our Lowell/Merrimack Valley site.
Participants meet weekly, investing their time equally in skill-based seminars and small-group seminars focused on live cases that students bring from their organizations. The program also features a mentoring program and a range of supplemental online resources.
Today the INML network is a strong community of 400 leaders, faculty, mentors and advisors. Our faculty and mentors are dedicated to the success of each participant and draw from decades of exceptional, hands on experience in the field. INML’s growth is good news for the nonprofit sector: as the Institute strengthens, so do participating organizations.
In these hard times, management skills, partnerships and support are more important than ever. INML is specifically designed to address those needs. If you or someone you know may be interested in applying for the Certificate program for 2011-2012, please visit the institute website at http://bu.edu.inml or register for an upcoming information session on February 23rd or March 10th, at 6:30pm at:
http://management.bu.edu/exec/elc/INML/index.shtml
Strengthening Financial Planning Techniques for Mid-Level Nonprofit Staff Members
Date: Monday, April 4, 2011
Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Location: NeighborWorks Homeownership Center (674 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01610)
Financial awareness and planning are essential for any nonprofit and community-based organization. Often times though, mid-level staff and program managers are not as comfortable taking a lead role when it comes to monitoring and planning their finances. This interactive workshop will solidify financial basics while also empowering you to comfortably analyze your budget and effectively communicate that analysis with accountants, executive directors, CFOs, board members, funders, and peers. This session is intended for program staff and managers who have professional experience with financial basics, and wish to develop a more strategic and empowered level of knowledge in order to improve the productivity and sustainability of their programs or services.
The Full-Day training will address several fundamental elements of Program Finances including:
- Establishing strong financial foundations
- Analyzing and developing program budgets
- Actively participating in the annual budget process
- Realistic costs for reaching your mission
- Reliable and creative funding streams
- Shifting from financial back tracking to program planning
This training session will be led by Ann Silverman, respected nonprofit and CDC consultant and Eva Boyce, Chief Financial Officer of GLAD.
 
Date: January 18, 2011
Time: 12noon
Many nonprofit groups don’t focus on results and finances at the same time, say the authors of a new book, Nonprofit Sustainability: Making Strategic Decisions for Financial Viability.
Join Jeanne Bell, one of the authors of the book and a veteran consultant to nonprofits, to discuss how charities can create financial plans that sustain their missions. We’ll also discuss other questions, such as:
• When is it time to let go of an underperforming program?
• How can charities evaluate themselves honestly?
• What tough decisions need to be made when a nonprofit is struggling to raise more money?
We’ll discuss these and other questions during a live online discussion on Tuesday, January 18, at noon U.S. Eastern time.
The Guest
Jeanne Bell is chief executive of CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, in San Francisco. She is also the co-author of Financial Leadership for Nonprofit Executives, and she chairs the board of the Alliance for Nonprofit Management.
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| January 20, 2011 | | 1:00 pm | to | 3:30 pm |
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.
| December 13, 2010 | | 1:00 pm | | December 15, 2010 | | 2:00 pm | | December 16, 2010 | | 2:00 pm | | January 20, 2011 | | 2:00 pm |
Announcing Four new Enterprise Live Online Events:
Asset Management for Owners/Developers: Ask the Experts
Monday, December 13, 2010 at 1:00 PM ET
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Does your organization have questions regarding roles, budgeting, compliance, physical issues or anything else related to the most effective asset management practices? Come join Enterprise’s asset management “Ask the Experts” session! Enterprise has assembled a panel of experienced practitioners from top organizations across the country to shed light on the asset management practices that have worked for them. Topics discussed will include the role of asset management and how it differs from property management, who should perform the role of asset management in an organization, managing the property manager, and the top asset management best practices. To make the session as responsive as possible to your needs, we will reserve the majority of the time for questions from the audience. The panelists include individuals from Homes for America, Mercy Housing Lakefront, Palladia, Tatem Consulting, and Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation. This presentation is sponsored by Bank of America.
Year 15: Nonprofit Transfer Strategies for Expiring LIHTC Properties
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 2:00 PM ET
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Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties are reaching the end of the 15 year LIHTC compliance period, and are eligible for sale to their nonprofit sponsors. Year 10 in the life of a tax credit deal is an ideal time to begin planning and taking action. We will discuss disposition strategies for the nonprofit sponsor, and review partnership provisions including rights of first refusal, purchase options, exit taxes, and preservation of affordability.
Federal Housing and Community Development Issues: A Review of the 111th Congress and a Preview of the 112th Congress
Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 2:00 PM ET
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In January of 2011, the 112th Congress of the United States will be sworn into office. This Congress will have very different characteristics from the 111th Congress and is likely to pursue a different agenda. Therefore, it is important to understand who will be in leadership in the next Congress and what issues will likely dominate the agenda. Led by senior Enterprise Community Partners staff, this event will begin with an overview of the accomplishments and challenges of the 111th Congress. Next, we’ll preview the 112th Congress and discuss likely challenges and opportunities for housing and community development federal policy.
How States Use Qualified Allocation Plans as Incentive for Preservation, Transit Oriented Development and Green Design & Building Practices
Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 2:00 PM ET
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With the low income housing tax credit market (LIHTC) coming back to life, how states prioritize this valuable resource will, once again, increase in importance. Enterprise and the National Housing Trust have inventoried each state’s Qualified Allocation Plan and how those plans provide incentive for preservation, transit oriented development, and green design and building practices. This webinar will outline those findings as well as address how states have actually allocated their tax credits over the last several years.
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