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What makes a good grant good? Review award-winning grants and what funders had to say about them. Learn how to replicate best practices to make your proposal stand out and avoid common mistakes that will have it thrown out and all of your hard work wasted.
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Congratulations! You have become a 501(c)(3)organization. Don’t let your hard work go to waste - learn how to avoid the common pitfalls that will put your nonprofit status in danger. Topics will include: lobbying, unrelated business income, filing requirements and more!
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Web logging or “blogging” is an easy and economical way to stay connected with constituents. Blogging can also offer some great strategic benefits to your organization. Learn how to get started on the right foot and maintain a site that has loyal followers.
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Don’t lose your audience to a boring presentation. Learn to customize and enhance your presentations in this hands-on workshop. Participants will work with Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 to learn how to maximize the potential of PowerPoint (laptop provided). Topics include creating master slide layouts,
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Understand the numbers behind the budget by dissecting nonprofit financial statements including balance sheets, income statements, audits, tax returns and budgets. Use the tools provided to analyze your nonprofit’s financial status to ensure that it is running effectively.
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Over 100 local high school students will participate in workshops to develop their job and life skill sets, promote financial literacy and enhance writing skills.
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Always insightful, the Media Forum exposes best practices of traditional and online communications. Experts will reveal the powerful ways of the media and how they can be used to gain support for your nonprofit. Learn what’s on the horizon for internet and social networking strategies and discover how to integrate television, radio and print to make a powerful message. This panel session of media experts will help you revive your communications plan so your nonprofit can stay connected with donors and volunteers.
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Turn terror into triumph with successful scripts and strategies for donor research, preparation and making the “ask.” Discover elements that determine success and apply the skills and techniques that have consistently yielded success for one of the community’s top fundraising professionals.
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Strengthen your nonprofit’s volunteer program by attending this session. Learn how to develop effective recruitment strategies that are right for your organization and explore the factors that contribute to sustained volunteerism.
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Produce professional looking print materials without a professional graphic designer! Intended for new and moderate users of the program; participants will learn how to create brochures, newsletters, invitations and more while working hands-on with Microsoft Publisher 2003 (laptop provided).
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You have been awarded the grant, now it’s time to deliver! Do you know how to effectively manage the grant funds while developing productive relationships with funders? Learn how to communicate with funders and report your outcomes in ways that demonstrate impact and build your reputation to help secure future funding.
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Discover the power of email marketing by learning how to target audiences and create professional looking emails and enewsletters that are sure to catch the eye. No special technical or design skills are necessary for this strategy. If you can maneuver a mouse, you're ready to learn how to start your email campaign!
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