Learn relaxation skills for calming the body during times of anxiety and worry. Participants will practice self-talk techniques for minimizing worry and preventing anxious thoughts. A personal strength exercise will be introduced to help participants manage and prevent anxiety and worry. Participants will develop a peaceful feeling of confidence by using a peaceful scene exercise to minimize anxiety and worry. ...
Grants 101 is designed to provide attendees with an overview of the grant writing process. Participants will learn about different types of grant funders, the core components of a grant application, common attachments, how to work within their organization to find the information they need, and how to build and manage relationships with funders. Participants do not need to have ...
Who or what holds power in your organization? How can we as nonprofit professionals, ensure inclusion, diversity, equity, and access are embraced as guiding principles? Join us for a provocative and powerful panel discussion with thought leaders Antoinette Carroll, Erica Williams, and Aimee Wehmeier who will discuss diversity within power structures in St. Louis nonprofits. Upon registering, you will receive an email ...
Coordinating volunteers takes time, effort, and constant attention to detail. But sometimes the daily tasks of volunteer management can get in the way of the big-picture evaluation and planning that is crucial to the future success of your volunteer program. In this interactive workshop, participants will learn practical techniques to improve their volunteer program through strategic planning, including: Evaluating your ...
This year, we’ll use our 20/20 vision to take a look back and jump forward to the future of fundraising. What have you learned in 2020 that you will take with you to 2021, and what would you leave behind? What do you expect to find in 2021? What do you expect 5, 10, or 20 years into your fundraising ...
The Evaluation Association of St. Louis has partnered with the Greater Boston Evaluation Network to offer this virtual learning opportunity. The Zoom link for joining the event will be sent out prior. Session Abstract: Community health needs assessments are beneficial for many reasons, such as obtaining information on the current strengths of communities, identifying gaps and areas for improvement, and ...
When you are working on a grant proposal, do you find yourself… Creating a new program budget for each proposal? Crafting a new organizational statement to fit the character count? Modifying your programs just a little bit to meet the funder’s guidelines? Asking for an updated organizational budget to share with the funder where you “actually” are for the year? ...
A turbulent election year and a global public health crisis have left many of us wondering what we can do to drive meaningful change in our communities. How can we make our voices heard? Join us on September 15th as we hear from Z Gorley, Communications Director at ArchCity Defenders, about advocacy that is people- and community-centered. They'll discuss how ...
The foundation of supervision is proper and appropriate delegation, and that is often the challenge in most supervisory relationships. Although delegation is often viewed as only relevant in the supervisor’s realm, issues related to emotional intelligence, position match and fit as well staff expectations often drive successful delegation or impede progress. In this 90 minute workshop we will examine those key elements; emotional ...