Basics of Grant Research

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

About the Workshop: Basics of Grant Research Gain research methods to identify foundation, corporate and governmental funding prospects.  You will learn the fundamentals of researching and identifying corporations, foundations and government agencies that are good fits to help fund your organization's mission and programs. Appropriate research takes time and is well worth the investment. This workshop introduces you to research resources and methods. You ...

$60

Employment Handbook Must Haves

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

This engaging class will cover key HR topics, with a focus on the essential employment policies a non-profit needs to include in its handbook. Topics will include discrimination/retaliation policies and reporting procedures, leave policies, copyright and trademark issues, and policies related to performance evaluations and employee discipline. Instructor Mollie G. Mohan practices law with the law firm of Tueth Keeney ...

$30

Ethics Doesn’t Have to be Scary!

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

Price: $10 - AFP Members $20 - Non-members Agenda: 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. - Registration/networking 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. - Presentation 9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. - Q&A About the Program Ethics can seem more frightening than Dracula and Frankenstein, but they don’t need to! You’ll hear from some of our local leaders about what they’ve learned, test ...

$20

Making the Most of Year-End Asks

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

If you think the song "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" is about the holidays, think again!  It's about fundraising!!  Did you know that most money donated each year from individuals comes during the months of November and December?  And, the major of that comes in the last couple days of the year?  It's an amazing time to get ...

$40

Nonprofit Overtime Webinar

Nonprofit Overtime Webinar On Tuesday, November 5 at 3:00 pm Eastern, the networks of the National Council of Nonprofits are hosting a national presentation to help all in the charitable community understand what the Overtime Final Rule means to nonprofit operations and missions, and what nonprofits should be doing now to prepare. We will be joined by officials from the U.S. ...

Interpersonal Challenges in Volunteer Management

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

Volunteers are crucial to your nonprofit organization’s success, supporting your mission with their time, resources, connections, and more. But working with volunteers can also pose some serious interpersonal challenges. In this interactive workshop, we will learn best practices for managing the most difficult interpersonal challenges that volunteer coordinators often face, including: Creating and enforcing clear expectations for volunteer behavior Designing ...

$60

Moving Toward Higher Performing, Energized Boards, Committees and Board-Executive Relations

402 J. C. Penney Conference Center (UM-St.Louis - North Campus) One University Blvd., St. Louis, MO, United States

Do you want to strengthen your board and committees’ effectiveness and contribution to organizational success, while forging a more satisfying, effective board-executive relationship? Do you wish you could organize your board, executive, and staff responsibilities and relationships to best suit your organization’s size and resources? Does each of these parties’ roles, work and relations need to change to align with ...

$75

Logic Models and Theory of Change

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

Logic models and theories of change come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but they don’t need to be overly complicated. In fact, having a basic, easy-to-follow logic model/theory of change is one of the best steps your program can take for effective planning, evaluation, and communications for funders, board members, and other stakeholders. This workshop presents the what, ...

$60

Fundraiser’s Role in Enhancing Diversity, Equity, and Access

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

Join GPA St. Louis for a discussion with a local panel of funders who will share their thoughts on the importance of diversity in service provision and how they are helping promote diversity within our community. Each of the funders will also share some history about their organizations, including their past grant-making strategies, and areas of opportunity now or in ...

$15

Life Beyond the Press Release: Telling Your Story, Your Way, Using Today’s Tools

Maggiano's Little Italy 2 The Boulevard, Richmond Heights, MO, United States

Remember when the only way we as marketing professionals had to communicate was to send a press release and pitch/wait on the media to possibly cover your event/story? Fast forward to 2019 and there are so many ways to share your organization's story/message/mission that it's hard to keep up with it all. The beautiful thing is that now we have ...

$49