2009 Community Leadership Series/Training Sessions
The information available has been posted with permission of the presenters.

Characteristics of Healthy Organizations

Presenter: Jeanne Murphy, Strategic Solutions
Contact information: www.strategicsolutions.org ; (612)616-6861 or (651)351-9241
Class description: Learn the characteristics of a healthy organization by understanding each area of capacity building and assessing what your organization’s current strengths and challenges are. You will also gain knowledge about the life-stages of nonprofits and assess what critical things need to be done in each stage to be effective and sustainable.
Presentation: Healthy Organizations
Handouts: Healthy Organizations-Lifestages, Jeanne Murphy bio

The Basics of Evaluation for Nonprofit Programs:
Setting Goals & Outcomes and Measuring Results

Presenter: Greg Owen, PhD. Greg is a consulting scientist with Wilder Research
Contact information: greg@wilder.org ; (651)280-2714
Class description: The class will provide an introduction to outcome based program evaluation and logic models. Topics will include:
• Selecting appropriate measures
• Conducting data collection
• Analyzing and reporting results
• Using data to support fundraising efforts
Presentation: Evaluation Training

Enhancing Governance Leadership

Presenter: Jeanne Murphy, Strategic Solutions
Contact information: www.strategicsolutions.org ; (612)616-6861 or (651)351-9241
Class description: Gain a framework for engaging you board and volunteer leaders at a higher capacity level. Topics will include:
• Roles & responsibilities of nonprofit board members
• Roles of the board chair and committees
• Tips for maximizing meetings
Presentation: Enhancing Governance Leadership

Sustainable Fundraising Strategies

Presenter: Lori Jacobwith
Contact information: lori@lorijacobwith.com ; (952)949-2105
Class description: This fast-paced session is full of tips and strategies about generating more funds from individual donors. Topics will include:
• Money and how your organization talks about it
• Sharing the story of your organization POWERFULLY
• Donor cultivation
• Raising funds in challenging times
• Asking people to give “with ease”
• The role of staff & board in fund development
Presentation: Condensed Fundraising
Handouts: Sample Board Agreement, Lori Jacobwith's Recommended Reading List

Making Effective Technology Decisions for a Small Non-Profit

Presenters: Mike Mack and Lisa Finsness
Contact information: Mike99mack@gmail.com ; (612)871-4008 lisafinsness@gmail.com ; (952)922-4246
Class description: This class session is intended for leaders and staff of small or emerging non-profit organizations with annual budgets of $500,000 or less. This session will: 1) introduce technology tools that small organizations might use to improve internal operations and public visibility, 2) demonstrate a process for identifying those operational areas where limited technology resources can best be used to improve an organization’s effectiveness, 3) provide some general guidelines for technology implementation, and 4) suggest sources of reliable assistance with technology implementation issues.
Presentation: Making Effective Technology Decisions for a Small Nonprofit
Handouts: Examples of Internet Technology Alternatives Used by Nonprofits, Technology by Operational Areas, Reliable Sources for Nonprofit Technology Resources, Finance, Public Relations, A "Foot in the Door" Statement, Basic Priorities, Client Services, Fundraising, Volunteer Management

Basics of Financial Management & Budgeting

Presenter: Michael Anderson, Loan Officer and Trainer, Nonprofit Assistance Fund
Class description: This workshop is designed to give nonprofit staff and board members a practical overview of nonprofit finance. Learn financial terminology, gain a working knowledge of the nonprofit income statement and balance sheet, walk through the annual budgeting process, and learn to create accurate cash flow projections.

Calculating True Program Costs

Presenter: Janet Ogden-Brackett, Loan Fund Manager and Trainer, Nonprofits Assistance Fund
Class description: Do you know what your programs cost? Are you communicating their full costs to others? This workshop provides an overview of program budgeting and allocations. Learn to identify direct and indirect expenses, and then review different methods of allocating expenses to programs. An understanding of true program costs is essential for management decisions, program administration, effective development work, and compliance on your 990.

Forming Alliances

Presenter: Linda Hoskins, Oak Chase Consulting
Contact Information: Linda@OakChaseConsulting.com , (612) 743-0642
Class description: As nonprofits, we often struggle with the question of how to make alliances work in a way that makes sense for our organizations. Many alliances are created reactively, perhaps out of a financial crisis, or to meet a program or grant requirement. This training session will provide an opportunity to think proactively about them. Linda Hoskins, our presenter for this session, will help you understand and effectively talk about the continuum of possible alliances, decide what kind of alliance you should create given your circumstances and needs, and plan the steps to take towards creating a successful alliance.
Presentation: Forming Alliances: Working Together to Achieve Mutual Goals
Handouts: Forming Alliances Workbook

Developing Performance Evaluation Practices

Presenter: Maggie Kilpatrick, KilKenney Consulting, LLC
Contact Information: kilkenney.consulting@mac.com , (651) 699-1337
Class description: DThis workshop will teach you how to effectively evaluate employee and/or volunteer performance in keeping with your organization’s culture. Attendees will learn how to develop a system that ties performance appraisals to organizational strategies as well as how to effectively give and receive job-related performance feedback.
Presentation: Performance Management in a small nonprofits
Handouts: DESC script model, Sample Performance Appraisal

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