Any nonprofit professionals and interested volunteers are invited to this overview of the latest free resources and services for fundraisers available at St. Louis Public's Central Library including: 1) recent Foundation Center and other subscription database upgrades providing information about grantmakers and/or potential individual donors, 2) recommendations of free research websites and online learning opportunities to help you keep up ...
Event Details: Laser-Focused Development: Building Successful Development in Small Shops Raising funds in a small shop with limited resources can be a challenge – but it CAN be done! With a “laser focus” on using the best and most affordable techniques, the one-person shop can set and reach development goals that will drive your agency toward success. Learn to 1) ...
About the Workshop: Nonprofit Presidents' Council: The Relationship Between the ED and the Board The quality of the relationship between an organization’s board and its executive director sets not only the agenda, but the tone for an organization. Establishing clear lines of communication, adeptly navigating relationships, and setting standards for leadership between board members and the executive director is integral ...
Part 1: Best Choices & Basic Steps If you are thinking about helping your community by founding a nonprofit corporation, experts Sue Greenberg and Laurie Hauber will explain the various legal and financial options to consider, and outline the essential steps in the nonprofit process. Potential sources of revenue, how to build a good governing board and developing a realistic ...
Part 2: Nuts & Bolts for Success & Sustainability Participants who have completed a mission statement and program plan for their organization are invited to bring them to this session to get help with important details before submitting their organization’s articles of incorporation, bylaws, and 501(C)3 application.
The basic function of the Planning and Feasibility Study is to determine how well positioned the organization is to achieve the traditional standards and hallmarks associated with a successful fundraising campaign program. An effective use of the study process can uncover ways and means to lead organizations to success, even when the challenges may appear daunting or ambitious. Feasibility studies ...
About the Workshop: Understanding Funders' Expectations for Evaluation There are many reasons for a nonprofit to evaluate its performance and outcomes, including gathering the information that helps in serving the community as effectively as possible and also enabling the organization to report on its impact to funders, board members and other stakeholders. This workshop helps attendees understand the evaluation vocabulary ...
Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016 from 1-4 p.m. in #92 JC Penney Conference Center on the UM-St. Louis north campus Social networks are becoming an integral part of the marketing mix. On these platforms, brands can engage with prospects and consumers on many levels. In this three-hour seminar you will learn how top brands create a presence on these social networks, ...
About the Workshop: The Balanced Scorecard The balanced scorecard (BSC) is a strategy performance management tool - a semi-standard structured report, supported by design methods and automation tools, that can be used by managers to keep track of the execution of activities by the staff within their control and to monitor the consequences arising from these actions. The BSC has evolved to become an ...
NOTE: This workshop was originally scheduled for January 20th, 2016. Because of weather, it has been rescheduled to February 24th, 2016. About the Workshop: Strategic Planning: Strengthening your Position as a Community Asset Arts organizations are always reaching for new audiences, new revenue streams and greater impact. Funders in and outside the arts arena are stressing the importance of ...
About the Workshop: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Collaboration Collaboration has come to mean many things for today's nonprofit, from the coordination of service delivery among referral partners to the sustained collaboration needed for collective impact. This workshop covers the different stages of collaboration and how to evaluate both the process and outcomes that make collaborative relationships successful. About the Presenter: ...
Is your church or organization in need of a change that goes beyond the surface? Are you ready to take the necessary steps to move toward a new reality? Need clarity on your role as a leader in the culture-change process? Come learn how culture impacts outreach, and how to alter or clarify your mission, values, vision, and strategy in ...
Nonprofit organizations often lack the resources that for-profit organizations have in the field of finding and hiring new employees. Come to this class to learn effective recruiting strategies, as well as the dos and don’ts of effective interviewing, tips for asking behavioral questions, and role play and discussion. In addition to the knowledge gained and skills practiced, participants will receive ...
Tired of talking about strategic planning and ready to move on to the next step? Learn how to transform that strategic plan tome that sits on your bookshelf into something you'll actually use. Through this session, learn how to simplify the strategic planning process so that your organization can finally focus on action and impact. Through this session, participants will: ...
The balanced scorecard is a strategy performance management tool - a semi-standard structured report, supported by design methods and automation tools that can be used by managers to keep track of the execution of activities by the staff within their control and to monitor the consequences arising from these actions. The scorecard has evolved to become an effective strategy execution framework and communication tool. ...
Prerequisite: nonprofit board presidents/executive directors, board members, nonprofit senior leadership Many parts of an organization must contribute to sustainability practices in order to create the fiscal stability need to accomplish its mission. This workshop will present a variety of best practices and assessment tools to help you identify strategic decisions that can be undertaken by management and the board to ...
Participants will learn: The difference between a strategy and an operational plan How to determine what ground work needs to be done before you enter the planning process To develop a benchmark strategy that is appropriate for your organization The triggers that will cause you to update your strategy About the Presenter: Diane Drollinger Diane is the President/CEO of Nonprofit Services ...
Yuck! Strategy! Wow! Strategy! You may have had both responses when it's time to develop or update your strategy. Six months - 2 years -3 years, 5 or 10...there are lots of ways to build strategies and lots of ways to engage (or disengage!) your board. Join us at this "get real about strategy session" where you will learn: Participants ...
Strategy Basics: Getting Ready for a Strategic Plan Does strategy make you yawn? Grimace? Run? Unlock the basics of an effective strategic planning process that is engaging, real and can help you bring your organization to the next level. We’ll give you tools to have an inclusive, thoughtful and energizing strategy process with outcomes that are measurable and satisfying. You’ll ...