July 2009

Empowerment Evaluation

How will you know when you arrive, if you don't know where you are going?

Empowerment evaluation is unique in the evaluation field because of its focus on building capacity for ongoing results-based self-assessment.

From your missions to your outcomes, Maggie Osborn, Director of Grants for the Conn Memorial Foundation, will lead you to understand evaluation and the use of logic models making it real for your agency. This form of evaluation is employed by many local and national funders, and can serve your organization as a template for success. If you are a grant-writer, part of the development team, a program coordinator, executive director or anyone engaged in measuring the success of your organization, join us for one of these interactive training sessions:

        - Wednesday, July 29, 2009; 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., or

        - Wednesday, September 23, 2009: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., or

        - Monday, February 1, 2010; 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Registration Fees: $49.00

To download a flyer, click here.

Location: (for all three dates)

Children's Board of Hillsborough County, 1002 East Palm Avenue, Tampa, FL 33605

To register for July 29, 2009, click here

To register for September 23, 2009, click here

To register for February 1, 2010, click here

 

August 2009

 

Philosophies on Philanthropy

Brought to you in partnership with Regions Bank

The Nonprofit Leadership Center of Tampa Bay and Regions Bank are pleased to present a panel discussion featuring local funders to share their funding philosophies with local area nonprofit executives and board members.

Who should attend? CEO/Executive Directors and Development Directors.

Join us for an opportunity to explore the "what now?" of the current economic situation and funding reality with distinguished leaders from Tampa Bay.

Featuring:

   *Eileen Boyle, President & CEO, Allegany Franciscan Foundation
   *Cindy McGarrigle, Vice President, West Florida Area Marketing Manager, Regions Bank
   *Julie Scales, Executive Director, Pinellas Community Foundation
   *Deborah Shipley, Community Relations & Corporate Sponsorship, Progress Energy Florida

Facilitated by Grace Armstrong, CEO, Nonprofit Leadership Center of Tampa Bay.

Registration Fees: $15.00 includes light breakfast

All proceeds go to Nonprofit Leadership Center of Tampa Bay

To download a flyer, click here

Date and Time:

Thursday, August 6, 2009; 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Location:

Regions Bank, 13535 Feather Sound Drive, 1st Floor Training Room, Clearwater, FL 33762

To register for Philosophies on Philanthropy, click here

Revision Ready: Form 990

The IRS Form 990 is one of the most important documents your nonprofit organization completes.  Donors, funders, volunteers and prospective employees can and do access this public document to learn about your organization. What does your Form 990 say about you?

Many nonprofit organizations will be facing a newly designed Form 990 as they prepare to file their tax returns. Is your agency revision ready?

Presenter Deborah Budaj, CPA, CITP, will share her expertise as she discusses the history and rationale behind the changes, and shares critical information on the IRS design.

To download a flyer, click here

Date and Time:

Tuesday, August 25, 2009; 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Location:

Family Justice Center, 9309 N. Florida Avenue, Suite #109, Tampa, FL 33612

To register for Revision Ready: Form 990, click here

 

Volunteer Management Certificate Program

Brought to you in partnership with United Way of Tampa Bay

The Volunteer Management Certificate Program is designed by The Points of Light Foundation and offers comprehensive information on effective volunteer management. Whether you’re a full-time or part-time manager who works with nonprofit or workplace volunteers, school or faith-based agencies, municipalities, new to the profession or a seasoned veteran, this six-session course maximizes your performance as a volunteer manager.

Presenters bring over 100 years of volunteer management experience to share their passion and commitment to enhancing the volunteer service in Tampa Bay. Participants who pass a small assessment will receive the Florida Association of Volunteer Centers (FAVC) Certificate along with a Certificate of Completion from United Way of Tampa Bay and Nonprofit Leadership Center of Tampa Bay (attendance policies apply).

Registration Fees: $300.00 for all six sessions.

Date and Time:

Session 1 - Understanding Volunteers: August 27, 2009; 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Session 2 - Planning Your Volunteer Program: September 3, 2009; 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Session 3 - Recruiting and Placing Volunteers: September 10, 2009; 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Session 4 - Orienting and Training Volunteers: September 17, 2009; 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Session 5 - Supervising Volunteers: September 24, 2009; 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Session 6 - Evaluating Your Volunteer Program: October 8, 2009; 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Partial scholarships for the Volunteer Management Certificate Program are available and awarded on a first come/first serve basis and limited to one per agency. For information about how to apply, send an email to info@nlctb.org with "Request for Scholarship for Volunteer Management" in the subject line.

To download a flyer, click here.

Location:

Suncoast Hospice, 5771 Roosevelt Boulevard, Clearwater, FL 33760

To register for Volunteer Management Certificate Program, click here.

Lobbying & Advocacy for Nonprofits

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between advocacy and lobbying? Are you curious to know how and if your 501(c)3 agency can get involved in election-related activities? Would you like to know how to accurately keep track of advocacy-related activities? If yes, join us for this workshop which focuses on the lobbying and advocacy rules for nonprofit agencies, staff, boards and clients.

Date and Time:

To Be Determined

Location:

To Be Determined

Registration is not yet available.

September 2009

 

Empowerment Evaluation

How will you know when you arrive, if you don't know where you are going?

Empowerment evaluation is unique in the evaluation field because of its focus on building capacity for ongoing results-based self-assessment.

From your missions to your outcomes, Maggie Osborn, Director of Grants for the Conn Memorial Foundation, will lead you to understand evaluation and the use of logic models making it real for your agency. This form of evaluation is employed by many local and national funders, and can serve your organization as a template for success. If you are a grant-writer, part of the development team, a program coordinator, executive director or anyone engaged in measuring the success of your organization, join us for one of these interactive training sessions:

        - Wednesday, September 23, 2009: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., or

        - Monday, February 1, 2010; 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Registration Fees: $49.00

Location:

Children's Board of Hillsborough County, 1002 E. Palm Avenue, Tampa, FL 33605

To register for September 23, 2009, click here

To register for February 1, 2010, click here

Event Planning: The Basics

The success of all meetings and events depends on proper planning, efficient use of resources, establishing your calendar, managing the actual event, and handling the post-event details. But what truly makes an event special and rewarding is that special added touch, that something extra that makes your event memorable. Find out what that "special touch" is in this workshop conducted by Margaret Williams, Certified Meeting Professional.

Topics include: Event Development, Event Implementation, Marketing and Promoting Your Event, On-Site Management, and Evaluation and Follow-up.

Date and Time:

To be Determined

Location:

To Be Determined

Registration is not yet available.

To Be or Not to Be a 501(c)3

In the start-up of any business, thoughtful questions must be asked and a thoughtful plan must be created in order for the endeavor to succeed. Nowhere is this more true than in the start-up of a nonprofit agency, a mission-driven business.

Are you thinking about starting your own nonprofit agency?

This half-day workshop brought to you by Henry Stiles, Assistant State Attorney, provides an overview of the step-by-step phases of creating and operating a new nonprofit addressing topics such as forms to file, incorporation, board of directors, bylaws, and planning. It also addresses the need for market research, provides a brief overview on the impact of the nonprofit sector and speaks to the stages of nonprofit agency development.

Who should attend?

  -  Those considering starting a nonprofit agency

  -  Those who have just begun the process

Although common concerns and issues will be addressed, the focus of this program is on the start-up of a 501(c)3 tax-exempt agency.

Join us for this training that will help you answer...To Be or Not to Be a 501(c)3....that is the question!

Registration Fees: $49.00

To download a flyer, click here.

Date and  Time:

Tuesday, September 8, 2009; 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Location:

Suncoast Hospice, 5771 Roosevelt Blvd., Clearwater, FL 33760

To register for To Be Or Not To Be a 501c3, click here

October 2009

 

Get On Board! The Art of Board Governance

Brought to you in partnership with Children's Board Hillsborough County

The Get On Board! The Art of Board Governance program introduces board members and senior management staff to the fundamentals of effective governance by defining the roles of the board and examining strategies for creating effective board structures. This training also provides guidance on how to distinguish between shaping policy and hands-on management and will help board members clarify the board's role and strengthen its capacity to govern.

As volunteer leaders, board members play a crucial role in the success of any nonprofit organization. Boards have significant legal and ethical responsibilities to their constituents, staff and communities. Strong, knowledgeable boards can help organizations gain credibility, provide important access to the community, and serve as effective advocates.

Increase your potential to change our community for the better and improve the quality of life in Tampa Bay by sharpening your skills on board governance and board development!

Topics include: Overview of the nonprofit sector, board roles and responsibilities, legal/fiduciary requirements, financial oversight, board and staff partnership, and boad building.

Registration Fees: $149.00 - includes light breakfast and catered lunch

To download a flyer, click here

Date and Time:

Thursday, October 1, 2009: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Location:

St. Petersburg Times Auditorium, 490 First Ave. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33731

To register for Get On Board! The Art of Board Governance, click here

Financial Oversight for Nonprofit Boards

Nonprofits have never been more needed or more threatened than they are in the midst of the current recession. Effective financial oversight is more essential than ever. The ability of managers and board members to make sound decisions based on reliable financial information may ensure organizational survival.

To be an effective board member of a nonprofit organization one must be able to review the financial information presented, know what questions to ask, and understand how to comply with IRS requirements. This break-out session of the Get On Board! The Art of Board Governance program is designed to help all board members better understand their oversight responsibilities.

Topics addressed include:

  -  Board Fiduciary Roles & Responsibilities

  -  Accounting Basics 101

  -  Protecting the Organization's Assets

  -  Understanding Your Costs

Facilitator Rebekah Heppner brings her unique viewpoint as both a nonprofit board and staff member, as well as hands-on experience as a former CPA and small business owner as she leads you through this in-depth workshop.

Who should attend: Board members, Board Presidents, Board Treasurers, Key Staff members including Executive Directors and Chief Executive Officers and anyone who wants to understand finance and financial oversight from the board level perspective.

Registration Fees: $49.00.

Date and Time:

To Be Determined

Location:

To Be Determined

Registration is not yet available.

 

Individual Giving & Donors for Small and Medium Nonprofits

Did you know that individual giving accounts for 75% of funding and despite current economic conditions, continues to grow each year? Individual donors are more likely to volunteer for charities and be active in their communities.

Charitable giving is an important expression of our values and most Americans will tell you they believe that they can create a better world through personal philanthropy.

What is your agency doing to recruit individual donors? How are you interacting with your current individual donors? Could you be doing more to get them involved?

This interactive session will address these issues and more with a focus on agencies with small to medium operating budgets.

Date and Time:

To Be Determined

Location:

To Be Determined

Registration is not yet available.

Effective Collaborations and Partnerships: Finding Common Ground for the Common Good

Nonprofit agencies are all about connecting with people. Yet sometimes we don’t model this connective spirit when it comes to collaboration with other agencies within our own sector. Public and funder expectations along with recent resource challenges will lead nonprofits to increasingly examine collaborations and partnerships as an option to maximize resources.

These collaborations and partnerships require a nonprofit agency to think outside the box. There may be ways to combine assets to better meet one common mission or goal. Yet major challenges in collaborating agencies can include autonomy and territorial issues, conflicting organizational cultures, and problem with trust building.

However difficult a cooperative effort may be, it is a way to become more highly attuned to meeting the needs of your major stakeholders, stay relevant, and better meet the needs of those you serve. This program will discuss these benefits along with the issues/concerns of collaboration while addressing the following: What does it take to begin and maintain a successful working relationship with another agency? How much work and effort really goes into the collaboration process? Is there ever a right time to talk merger?

Date and Time:

To Be Determined

Location:

To Be Determined

Registration is not yet available.

November 2009

 

Tools for Financial Management

Today's nonprofit organizations are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their skills in managing the finances of their organizations. What financial tools does your agency need to effectively oversee the financial management of your nonprofit? Who exactly is responsible for managing and implementing these tools?

Join us for this information session to learn different financial accounting principles that affect nonprofit financial reporting including: budget, cash flow and cash management, cost analysis, Form 990, and funder presentation.

This offering is intended for executives, trustees, and managers of nonprofit organizations who may lack an accounting or finance background or want a refresher course on tools currently being used in several local nonprofit agencies. Sheff Crowder, Nonprofit Leadership Center of Tampa Bay Treasurer, will draw on his extensive experience to provide you easy-to-use tools, concepts, and techniques for the financial management of your organization that you can begin implementing right away!

Date and Time:

To Be Determined

Location:

To Be Determined

Registration is not yet available.

 

Nonprofit Marketing with New Media

Having a website is no longer enough to meet the technology needs and connectivity desires of a growing generation comprised of the most diverse and tech savvy population in our nation’s history. The recent campaign efforts of President Obama have proven the force with which social networks and frequent online communication can make a huge societal impact.

New media tools offer an inexpensive and effective way to engage your audience, both current and prospective. They provide ways to easily harness public engagement in your agency’s mission and create numbers of spokespersons for your cause, all the while being environmentally friendly. 

In a world where words such as Facebook, YouTube and Blackberry have become as commonplace as “grocery store”, how is your agency tapping into tools of new media to further your mission?

Date and Time:

To Be Determined

Location:

To Be Determined

Registration is not yet available.

December 2009

 

 

 

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