Risk Management for Volunteer Programs

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 also involves potential risks to your organization, the people you serve, and even to the volunteers themselves. In this interactive workshop, we will learn best practices for volunteer program risk management, including: Identifying risks to your volunteers, organization, ...

$60

The Call to Courageous Leadership in Nonprofits

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

About the Workshop: The Call to Courageous Leadership in Nonprofits What is your call to courage? Find the answer to this question and more at this interactive 2.5 hour workshop with Dare to Lead certified facilitator, Julie Boll.  Julie is passionate about helping nonprofits learn the skills, practices and tools needed to support brave leadership and build more courageous cultures. ...

$50

CFRE Refresher Course

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

August 26, 2019 7:30 AM to August 27, 2019 3:00 PM PRICE $400 - AFP Members $500 - Non-members SCHEDULE August 26 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.    - Registration/Check-in 8:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.   - Morning 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Lunch Break 12:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.  - Afternoon August 27 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.     - Registration/Check-in 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.   - Morning ...

$500

Fundraising 101

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

Join AFP St. Louis for a full day of learning and dialogue about the basics of fundraising. Designed for those new to the fundraising and nonprofit management professions, this interactive seminar offers an overview of a range of topics in fundraising, development, and management including the nature of nonprofits, prospect research and management, annual giving strategies, donor cultivation and stewardship, ...

2019 Gateway Conference on Philanthropy: Evolve

Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel 191 Westport Plaza , St. Louis, MO, United States

$140 for AFP members ($165 after July 14) $185 for non-members ($210 after July 14) About the Conference  What is changing and what is staying the same? How can we evolve to keep up with new technology that can develop agile and adaptive fundraising campaigns, while at the same time maintain strong relationships through traditional face-to-face cultivation and stewardship?  We must ...

$185

Strategy Basics: Moving Your Mission Forward

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

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 ...

$60

Introduction to QuickBooks

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

Learn how QuickBooks can help you manage your business finances (money) and perform day-to-day bookkeeping tasks more effectively and efficiently. Discover the differences in products offered by QB (Desktop, Online, Mac). Learn how to set up your chart of accounts and create lists to keep track of customers, vendors, and other information. Additional topics include working with invoices and payments, ...

Using Data to Inform Decisions and Plans

#63 JC Penney Conference Center (UMSL-North Campus) 1 University Dr., St. Louis, MO, United States

People who lead programs, teams, departments or organizations are frequently charged with making difficult decisions based on incomplete information. This workshop will draw from evaluative thinking, performance management, strategic planning, and quality improvement techniques to encourage and equip nonprofit professionals to: 1) identify the data they need and 2) to share it and use it to make fact-based decisions and ...

$30

Anatomy of a Donor Letter

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

About the Session Just like surgeons need to know the shape of the skeleton, the physical layout of the internal organs, and the connective tissues of the muscles and ligaments in order to perform a delicate surgery, fundraisers need to know the essentials of a good letter in order to effectively reach their audience and encourage maximum giving. From what ...

$20

Finding the Like Button: Online Marketing 101

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

Representatives from the Missouri Small Business and Technology Development Center will present a session to provide current and future business owners a framework for creating a comprehensive online marketing strategy. Participants will learn what information is needed to successfully choose online marketing tools for their brand and use them to create conversions or engagements.   This is part of our Lunch-and-Learn ...