Nonprofit Workshop Series

With support from:

citi
nprc

We are offering the following workshops in Modesto with the generous financial support of Citi Foundation, and registration through the Nonprofit Resource Center.

The workshop topics will fortify your organization by building capacity in fund development, board leadership, consensus building, and front-edge marketing and communications. This series offers the convenience of local, quality training for Central Valley nonprofit organizations, but is also open to nonprofits throughout Northern California.

Breaking Through With Big Foundations

may20
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Thursday, May 20th
8:30 am to 11:30 am
Great Valley Center (Map & Directions)
Fee: $50

The large foundations in California and the rest of the country want to increase grants to nonprofits in the Central Valley. How can you access their funds, and what does it take to build a relationship with the big guys, and present a competitive application?

Presenter: Claire Thomas

Common Ground: Building Consensus from Competing Interests

june2
regnow

Wednesday, June 2nd
8:30 am to 11:30 am
Great Valley Center (Map & Directions)
Fee: $50

If we are going to advance our organizations, we are going to need to build consensus on what's important and how we're going to make progress together. When people hold strong beliefs, and yet can find a way to move forward, progress can be made and problems solved. From the community to the board room to the Congress, raising the level of group decision making is an essential skill for today's nonprofit leaders.

Presenter: Lynne Ashbeck

Social Networking for Nonprofits

june10
regnow

Thursday, June 10th
8:30 am to 11:30 am
Great Valley Center (Map & Directions)
Fee: $50

Nonprofits are exploring ways to use networking, social media and other interactive tools to further their missions. But how do you decide which ones work for your organization, and what's the right mix of tried and true techniques with ones which "all the rage" but may not yield the results you need?

Presenter: Ed Canale

High Functioning Nonprofit Boards

june10
regnow

Saturday, June 26th
8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Great Valley Center (Map & Directions)
Fee: $75

This full-day workshop will prepare you to excel in your board leadership role. The class will look at board leadership both from the perspective of an individual board member and from the larger view of the nonprofit board as a whole.

The following subjects will serve as a foundation for discussion and group work:

  • The role of the nonprofit board
  • Individual board roles and responsibilities
  • Finance and risk management
  • Managing risk as a board member
  • Nonprofit accountability
  • Ethics of serving on a nonprofit board
  • Fundraising and the nonprofit board member
  • Running effective board meetings
  • Recruiting, orientation and retention of new board members

Presenter: Patrick Bell