Locations Announced:

The Essentials of Nonprofit Administration sessions for Fergus Falls will be held at Lakes Country Service Cooperative.  The following link displays a map to the Fergus Falls location:

Map to LCSC (.pdf)

The Alexandria location will be at Alexandria Technical College

ESSENTIALS OF NONPROFIT

Program Focus Areas

Nonprofit Governance

September 2, 2009 - Alexandria

Board recruitment and training, measures for evaluating efficiency and effectiveness, the 501c3 legal context.

Legal Issues Facing Nonprofits

October 6, 2009 - Fergus Falls

Laws governing charitable contributions, liability issues, 501c3 requirements.

Financial Management

(Raising Revenue)  

November 4, 2009 - Fergus Falls

Fundraising, grant-writing, outcome assessment.

Financial Management

(Expenditures and Controls)

December 2, 2009 - Alexandria

Budgets as a strategic tool, record-keeping, reporting requirements, financial statements for non-financial managers.

Human Resource Administration

(Staff & Volunteers)

January 6, 2010 - Alexandria

Recruiting, training, retention, recognition, salaries, benefits, facilitating staff/volunteer interactions.

Marketing Programs and Services February 3, 2010 - Fergus Falls

Finding market niches, clientele relations, media relations and advertising.

Strategic Planning

March 3, 2010 - Alexandria

SWOT analysis, environmental scanning, how to make a strategic plan operational, finding and incorporating a “perspective.”

Program Development and Collaborative Relationships

April 7, 2010 – Alexandria

Feasibility analysis, program evaluation and adaptation, partnerships, joint-administration concerns.

Leadership

May 5, 2010 - Alexandria

Mission, values, vision; empowering employees, modeling-building trust with others, behaviors and personalities.

Questions:

For more information or questions on the program please call the United Way of Douglas & Pope Counties office at (320) 763-4840 or Holly Witt, Non Profit Specialist, Bremer Bank at (320) 589-1424.

The Essentials of Nonprofit Administration

Enhancing Skills – Improving Programs

Dates:

1^st Wednesday of each month starting September 2, 2009 and ending May 5, 2010. (Exception: October 6)

Location:

Location of the training will be determined based on participation of participants.    

Sponsors:

The program is sponsored by Otto Bremer Foundation, Tastefully Simple, West Central Initiative, Bremer Bank-Alexandria, Alexandria Technical College, and United Way of Douglas & Pope Counties, in partnership with Minnesota State University, Moorhead.

Program Description and how you will benefit:

This training is designed to address today’s critical issues that nonprofit organizations face daily. Participants of the program will experience an interactive, experiential learning of the program focus areas. In addition there will be opportunities for networking with the other nonprofit professionals and learned practical application techniques.

When are the sessions?

“The Essentials of Nonprofit Administration” will meet the 1^st Wednesday of each month beginning September 2, 2009 and ending May 5, 2010. Beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 4:00 p.m., the morning will showcase subject matter experts while the afternoons will be interactive discussions featuring real-life learning from your colleagues and other nonprofit professionals.

Who should attend?

Presidents, executives, employees and leaders of nonprofit organizations are the targeted audience for this leadership training. Participants will attend all nine sessions to successfully complete the program.

What is the cost?

$350.00 per participant is your cost for the entire program, which includes lunches. Class size is limited to 24 participants.  A limited number of scholarships may be available to reduce the cost.  Please contact us at unitedw@rea-alp.com to see if you are eligible.