New Ways of Using PR to Disseminate Your Message

May 11, 2010
8:30 amto12:00 pm

Center for Nonprofit Success

Date:  Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Time: 8:30am-12:00pm
Location: Lynda K Paresky Conference Center (300 The Fenway. Simmons College)

Many nonprofit organizations have a compelling mission, but don’t have — or think they don’t have — the tools available to communicate it. Contrary to popular belief, effective public relations is not about big budgets. The right tools combined with commitment and perseverance will enable your organization to advance its message for real impact.

This session will cover the following topics:

  • What Branding Means for your Organization.
  • How to craft key messages you need to connect with your audience
  • How new media can play a role in your communications
  • How to effectively pitch to the media
  • How to apply best practices for success

More information and registration here.

February 8th, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: Upcoming Events | Comments are closed

Nonprofit Effectiveness Initiative

Building Leadership Capacity for Diverse and Sustainable Organizations

Date: January-June 2010
Time: 8:30am-4:00pm
Location: The Partnership, Inc. (155 Seaport Blvd., 11th Floor, Boston, MA)

The Nonprofit Effectiveness Initiative is designed to support the efforts of Executive Directors, their organizational teams and Boards of Directors in creating realistic board diversification, fundraising and strategic plans.

Two topics will be offered on each training day between January and June 2010.  Specific training topics are offered on multiple dates enabling several individuals from the same organization to attend when convenient for his or her schedule.

Board Development, Led by Tammy Dowley-Blackman, Ed. M.

  • Determine your organization’s readiness to diversify

  • Create a plan to target appropriate talent to improve your Board’s effectiveness

Fund Development, Led by Christina Yoon, Ph.D.

  • Gain an overview of principles and components of fund development

  • Build a framework for an organizational fund development plan

Strategic Planning, Led by Claudia Lach, M.A., M.S. and Doris Ferrer Roach, J.D.

  • Gain an overview of the strategic planning process

  • Understand how strategic planning can develop clarity for future organizational growth

All workshops take place from 8:30am to 4:00pm and include lunch.

For more information and registration, please contact:
Tammy Dowley-Blackman at tammy@tdbgroup.com or call 510-435-6612

February 3rd, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Clearinghouse | One comment

Center for Democracy and Humanity: Community Vitality Summit

September 29, 2009

The day-long conference will include 13 different hands-on workshops; structured networking with over 40 professional consultants who have expertise in key areas of nonprofit development; a keynote address by Hal Schippits, Ph.D. on maintaining your work/life balance with a sense of humor; and tools to help community and faith-based organizations navigate the economy and improve outreach.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at the Four Points by Sheraton in Leominster

Center for Democracy and Humanity
Mount Wachusett Community College
444 Green St
Gardner, MA 01440
(978) 630-9163
www.mwccconnects.us

September 14th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Clearinghouse, Upcoming Events | Comments are closed

How to Get Your Board Members to Raise More Money—Even in a Recession

July 15, 2009
2:00 pmto3:30 pm
2:00 pmto3:30 pm

The economic downturn has made many trustees reluctant to give and even more unwilling to ask friends and colleagues for charitable donations.  Join The Chronicle of Philanthropy for this special 90-minute Webinar and learn how to help your board members overcome their fears and take action now that will secure your organization’s financial future. Full participation in “How to Get Your Board Members to Raise More Money Even in a Recession” is applicable for 1.5 points in Category 1.B Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.

Additional information available at https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/

July 13th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Upcoming Events | Comments are closed

Supervisors of Organizers Workshop

September 16, 2009toSeptember 18, 2009

New York, NY | presented by the Midwest Academy | More Info

If you have good staff who do fine work, and you know that you can get them up to the next level but it just hasn’t happened yet, then this workshop is for you!

Why is it that some organizers seem to catch on naturally while others don’t? Is it genetic or somewhere along the line was there a difference in the supervision they received? This workshop gives supervisors a chance to step back from the missing timesheets and meetings on the run in order to discuss supervision as the major and most consistent form of training that organizers receive.

July 7th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Upcoming Events | Comments are closed

Midwest Academy – Organizing for Social Change

August 10, 2009toAugust 14, 2009

This is the Midwest Academy’s signature five day training. Progressives from a wide variety of organizations and varying years of experience attend “Organizing for Social Change” trainings and it changes their lives. They live and work together for five days and walk away with a new understanding of how to win power. Midwest Academy goes beyond teaching the hard skills and actually teaches progressives how to think strategically and organizationally.

Midwest Academy regularly updates this training program with new, real-life examples while consistently incorporating organizing fundamentals, history and theory.

Location:
Chicago, IL

Additional information available at http://www.midwestacademy.com/training_chicago_aug09.html

July 7th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Upcoming Events | Comments are closed

Massachusetts Forum for Creating Healthier Communities

The Massachusetts Forum for Creating Healthier Communities VII

An Opportunity for Learning and Leading Positive Change

The MassForum offers community teams and individuals a unique, extended opportunity to enhance skills and learn new strategies to create healthier and safer communities. MassForum Trainings: Hone the Skills that Make a Difference.

The MassForum training curriculum centers on eight core components. These components which are devoted to exploring ideas, enhancing skills, developing strategies, accessing tools and resources will lead to building safer and healthier communities. Trainings will be tailored to meet the needs of the participants and will be conducted by recognized national and local experts. Trainings will be conducted through face-to-face meetings, webinars, and online web tutorials.

The core training components include:

• Understanding the Healthy Communities Approach

• Diversity and Cultural Competency

• Collaborative Leadership

• Working Together for Change: Building a Sustainable Coalition

• Community Visioning, Assessment, Action Planning, and Evaluation

• Developing Effective Approaches to Environmental Strategies and Policy Development

• Engaging Youth in Healthy Communities

• Effective Communication Planning

A commitment to attend all training sessions and to complete assignments is required for acceptance. Complete details, including full training course descriptions and updates, are available on the web at: www.masspartnership.org

MassForum 8 Brochure

July 2nd, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | Comments are closed

TDC Training Workshops

May 19, 2010
June 9, 2010
June 10, 2010
June 22, 2010
June 24, 2010

For ten years, TDC has been a key provider of affordable training for nonprofits in the Boston region. TDC offers a range of courses that introduce participants to management concepts and practices, and help them to build skills in areas such as governance, human resources, resource development and financial management.

April/May 2010 Fundraising & Communications half-day workshop schedule

May 19: The Pressure to Merge: Strategic Alliance Alternatives

June 9:  Major Gifts Fundraising: Focusing Your Board

June 10:  Facilitation Skills for Every Situation

June 22:  Public Speaking: Get Rid of the Jitters

June 24:  Building a Better Board: A Board Recruitment/Development Process that Works

See the TDC Training workshops.

May 12th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Clearinghouse, Upcoming Events | Comments are closed
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