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So You Think You Want to Start a Nonprofit? Part 1: Is Starting a Nonprofit Right for YOU?

St. Louis Public Library (Central) 1301 Olive Street , St. Louis, MO, United States

Sue Greenberg of Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts and Tracy James of Legal Services of Eastern Missouri return to the GFC with their two-part series “So You Think You Want to Start a Nonprofit?” On January 16, 2020 they will present “Is Starting a Nonprofit Right for You?” and on January 23 they will be discussing “Nuts & ...

So You Think You Want to Start a Nonprofit? Part 2: Nuts & Bolts for Success & Sustainability

St. Louis Public Library (Central) 1301 Olive Street , St. Louis, MO, United States

Sue Greenberg of Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts and Tracy James of Legal Services of Eastern Missouri return to the GFC with their two-part series “So You Think You Want to Start a Nonprofit?” On January 16, 2020 they will present “Is Starting a Nonprofit Right for You?” and on January 23 they will be discussing “Nuts & ...

Teamwork: Creating and Sustaining Collaborative Working Relationships

Network for Strong Communities 8050 Watson Rd. Ste 240, St. Louis, MO, United States

Teamwork has become a buzz word in all professional worlds.  The importance of developing and sustaining collective team projects and activities drives the work in the nonprofit world.  Often we believe we are forging ahead as a team, until it's time to access our work or evaluate our success and that is when we begin to understand the difference between ...

$60

Creating Your Development Plan

Network for Strong Communities 8050 Watson Rd. Ste 240, St. Louis, MO, United States

Want to start 2020 with a powerful roadmap for raising money?  Join us for this hands-on workshop on Creating a Development Plan. Participants will: Learn about the critical elements of a development plan Access templates to make your own Leave with confidence that you can build a practical and "doable with a stretch" plan About the Presenter:  Wendy Dyer Wendy ...

$60

Bring Your Own Grant

Network for Strong Communities 8050 Watson Rd. Ste 240, St. Louis, MO, United States

Does your narrative feel stale? Have your read your needs statement so many times you can’t objectively evaluate its impact? Have you been using the same language to describe your program for the last five years? Many grant professionals work in offices where they are the only grant writer. We all need someone to review our work and who better ...

$15

Magnetic Messages: How to Craft Messaging That Attracts Energy, Excitement and New Audiences to Your Nonprofit

Network for Strong Communities 8050 Watson Rd. Ste 240, St. Louis, MO, United States

This workshop will teach you how to craft messaging that attracts donors to your organization. You will create a brand promise to ground and guide all your messaging, create a tagline that is meaningful and memorable, develop talking points (not an elevator speech!) to engage new potential donors. You will also learn how to create and support a culture is ...

$60

Stu on Stewardship

Network for Strong Communities 8050 Watson Rd. Ste 240, St. Louis, MO, United States

Stu on Stewardship will explore the four key fundamentals of donor stewardship and will then delve into how organizations can approach stewardship as an integral part of the overall fundraising cycle.  The session will include a discussion on best-practices for capturing stewardship data, the most effective ways to use data to support stewardship activities, and why effective stewardship relies on ...

$20

Planned Giving Boot Camp Session 1

Alberici 8800 Page Ave., St. Louis, MO, United States

The Saint Louis Planned Giving Council and the Association of Fundraising Professionals are again partnering to host a three-part Planned Giving 101 Boot Camp Series. The series is designed to introduce the concepts of planned giving to development professionals, executive directors, board members and others who are either new to planned giving or interested in starting a planned giving program. It ...

$80

Volunteer Recruitment

Network for Strong Communities 8050 Watson Rd. Ste 240, St. Louis, MO, United States

Volunteers can support your organization in a myriad of ways:  time, resources, connections, and more.  But how do you effectively recruit volunteers which meet the needs of your programs?  In this interactive workshop, we'll explore best practices for volunteer recruitment, such as: Designing your recruitment strategy Creating targeted recruitment communications Writing attractive recruitment appeals Sweetening the deal:  volunteer-benefits-centered recruitment Utilizing ...

$60

Building a Workplace Culture of Impact and Enjoyment: How to Balance Our Work and Engage the Team

#410 Social Science and Business (SSB) Building 1 University Dr., St. Louis, MO

Having a culture of both impact and enjoyment is no easy task. We know we have to start by setting goals and recognizing achievements. From there though, we can’t have an enjoyable workplace simply by using the word "fun." Fun committees and fun days are just a small part of building the right culture. We have to have meetings employees ...

$25