Both volunteers and paid staff are crucial to the success of your organization, but how can you create and maintain a culture in which they all feel supported, valued, and part of the mission? This interactive workshop will explore best practices to help foster good working relationships between volunteers and staff. Participants will learn practical techniques for: Addressing and overcoming ...
According to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report, approximately $37 billion is wasted in the United States each year due to unnecessary meetings. Meetings come in all shapes and sizes, from the convention to a quick huddle in an office hallway. This presentation will focus on mid-to-small-size working meetings with groups who have a job to do requiring the ...
Volunteers can support your organization in a myriad of ways: time, resources, connections, and more. But how do you create and maintain a strong volunteer program which meets the needs of your agency while ensuring that volunteers are happy and engaged? In this interactive workshop, we will discuss best practices for the basics of volunteer engagement, such as: Volunteer recruitment ...
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 ...