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Managing your non-profit organization with CiviCRM
Start Date: 02/27/2013
This class is aimed at non-profit organization administrators. No particular technical background is required to attend this class. The class is delivered in a very interactive style and participants are encouraged to ask questions and share their experiences.
Opening the Door to Social Enterprise: Mission Driven Opportunity for Nonprofits
Start Date: 02/26/2013
SVP will offer non-profits in attendance with more in-depth consultation on budding or existing social enterprises later in 2013. And, one local nonprofit may be selected for a year of pro bono consulting. But first we need to share the basics -- definitions, requirements, expectations, and challenges. We encourage each organization to have both a staff and a Board member attend on February 26.
The Family Development Training and Credentialing Program (FDC)
Start Date: 02/07/2013
The Family Development Training and Credentialing Program (FDC) is for human service professionals of all experience levels who work with individuals and families. Private and not-for-profit agencies, as well as business and large corporations benefit from this program.
Start Date: 02/28/2013
For individuals with little or no board experience, Metro Volunteers Board Leadership Program will train you to serve as a board member and help you choose a board that is the right fit for your interests. For those with previous board service, this program will help you expand your capacity to govern effectively.
Intermediate Webpage Development (HTML)
Start Date: 02/28/2013
These basic HTML skills are useful even if you're not creating your website from scratch. Most e-newsletter and content management systems (WordPress, Drupal, etc) allow basic HTML.
Intermediate Image Manipulation
Start Date: 02/26/2013
This will be a class for those already experienced in image manipulation. Our Intermediate course will center on the use of layers.
Beginning Webpage Development Using HTML
Start Date: 02/21/2013
Did you know that basic HTML skills are useful even if you're not creating your website from scratch? Most e-newsletter and content management systems (WordPress, Drupal, etc) allow basic HTML!
Start Date: 02/19/2013
Join T4T and Emily Davis to learn what a social media plan looks like and what the essential elements are of any plan. Identify overarching purposes and roles for social media while designing concrete goals and objectives.
Start Date: 02/13/2013
The iPhone and iPad Open Forum will examine a number of different apps and settings you can use to integrate your iOS device into your workflow. The first half of the class will be led by an instructor with the second half being led by the group and their own experiences. Bring your iOS device, a bit of advice about what has worked for you, and a willingness to look at old tasks in new, mobile ways.
Creating a Web Presence Using Google Tools
Start Date: 02/07/2013
Google offers several powerful tools that can be used to create an impactful web presence without a large financial investment. During this course, we’ll teach you how Google’s suite of free tools can be combined to create a professional looking and dynamic website.
Introduction to Image Manipulation
Start Date: 02/05/2013
Requests for Adobe Photoshop classes are very frequent here at T4T Colorado. Well, we've got something even better: GIMP! That’s the GNU Image Manipulation Program. GIMP includes most of the same features as Photoshop with one big difference: the price. GIMP is free.
How to Write Winning Collaborative Proposals
Start Date: 02/28/2013
During this half day workshop, Amanda will show you how to write and submit strong collaborative proposals. We will review some award winning applications and discuss ways to demonstrate your combined impact in the community.
Excellence in Volunteer Management Training Series - Session 3
Start Date: 02/28/2013
Join The Nonprofit Cultivation Center & Volunteer Connection for a three part series on the Excellence of Volunteer Management. This series is for volunteer coordinators, volunteer program managers or anyone who has responsibility for supervising volunteers.
Excellence in Volunteer Management Training Series - Session 2
Start Date: 02/21/2013
Join The Nonprofit Cultivation Center & Volunteer Connection for a three part series on the Excellence of Volunteer Management. This series is for volunteer coordinators, volunteer program managers or anyone who has responsibility for supervising volunteers.
Excellence in Volunteer Management Training Series
Start Date: 02/14/2013
Join The Nonprofit Cultivation Center & Volunteer Connection for a three part series on the Excellence of Volunteer Management. This series is for volunteer coordinators, volunteer program managers or anyone who has responsibility for supervising volunteers.
Back to Basics: Fundraising 101
Start Date: 02/26/2013
While every organization is different, there are tried and true strategies and practices – and even a little theory – that you need to know. In this two-hour primer, we will cover the basics of fundraising that can immediately be applied to any organization right now.
Start Date: 02/26/2013
Do you know what it takes to effectively manage a new nonprofit organization? Learn how to grow your idea into an organization that has a powerful impact in your community. Successfully managing a nonprofit organization requires more than passion and hard work. Become familiar with the recently released Colorado Principles and Practices for Nonprofit Excellence and how they relate to your organization.
Master the Common Grant Application
Start Date: 02/19/2013
Join your colleagues in this workshop designed to build your organization's ability to write competitive grants and to use your grant reports to position yourself for future success. This three hour session will focus on best practices of the Common Grant Application and the Common Grant Report.
Start Date: 02/05/2013
Research is the first step for success in grant-writing. Developed by the Community Resource Center, the Colorado Grants Guide is Colorado's leading tool for grant funding research. This comprehensive, online database profiles over 750 local foundations and trusts, corporations, national funders, government agencies and religious organizations that support Colorado nonprofit organizations.
Good to Great Boards: Getting the Right People on Your Board
Start Date: 02/06/2013
Start Date: 02/13/2013
Evaluation Tools Series: Session 2 Using Interviews for Evaluation Purposes
Start Date: 02/27/2013
Our Evaluation Tools Series is comprised of 4 session covering surveys, focus groups, using data you already have for evaluation, and interviews. This is our last session dedicated to the art of interviewing and answering the right questions!
Nonprofit Social Media Webinar Series
Start Date: 03/25/2013
Through this workshop intensive, you will gain hands-on experience with the strongest social media tools including blogging, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and more. You will develop organizational policies for managing social media, both internally and externally to the organization. Finally, you will work through the various social media tools to develop a social media plan for your organization. The plan will serve as a tool to guide your social media activities and to help other members of your organization get engaged.
Board Governance Workshops: Before You Join a Board of Directors...
Start Date: 03/26/2013
Emily Davis and Associates Consulting is offering a monthly governance workshop series for nonprofits, philanthropists, and current and prospective board members. Join one or more workshops to learn best practices and tools for effective board governance. Participation in these workshops will teach you how to seek out the best board members, practice exceptional board governance, and best serve the organizational mission.
Start Date: 03/21/2013
As an Executive Director, Board member or key manager of a nonprofit organization do you feel secure in your understanding of your financial management responsibilities? Do you find communicating with your finance department, board, and stakeholders challenging? This workshop will get you on top of your game.
Evaluating Your Volunteer Program
Start Date: 03/20/2013
This course is an introduction to evaluation, so people have basic skills and can work with evaluation experts. It also gives the opportunity for a Center to create an intermediate or advanced courses, such as Logic Models, developing skills for writing online surveys, in-depth course on one topic (such as focus groups), etc.
Understanding Financial Statements
Start Date: 03/14/2013
Attend the introductory class to understanding financial statements including Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Activities, Statement of Functional Expenses, Statement of Cash Flows, Notes to the Financial Statements and Key Financial Ratios.
Engaging Volunteers with Disabilities
Start Date: 03/07/2013
Create an inclusive environment and effectively engage volunteers with mental and physical disabilities. You’ll learn general disability etiquette/sensitivity training, making space accessible, using assistive technology, employing a virtual volunteering program, and recruiting and supporting prospective candidates at all levels within the organization including board members.
Engaging Volunteers Effectively
Start Date: 03/05/2013
This one-day workshop will provide you with a comprehensive approach to planning for and implementing a top-notch volunteer program. Topics to be covered are: current trends, planning for the program, recruitment, interviewing and selection, orientation and training, and supervision, recognition and evaluation of the volunteer program.
Excel - Formulas and Functions
Start Date: 03/27/2013
This 2-hour Excel course gets you ready for using formulas and functions confidently.
Start Date: 03/21/2013
Start Date: 03/20/2013
earn how to harness the power of Excel in this 2-hour course. This class will be hands-on with real office examples of how to use many formulas and functions. The first portion of the course will be spent on basic formula creation.
Using Social Media as a Fundraising Tool
Start Date: 03/19/2013
The use of social media as a communications and fundraising tool is becoming more popular in the nonprofit sector, but does your organization have a clear understanding and plan of how social media can be used to raise funds? Learning ways to leverage social media for your cultivation and stewardship strategies will benefit the fundraising efforts in your organization.
Start Date: 03/14/2013
Start Date: 03/13/2013
This course expands on our basic course by introducing some of the more advanced functionality found in PowerPoint.
Start Date: 03/06/2013
This class will be an entry level introduction to MS Excel 2010.
Messaging for Impact - Minute Message Model
Start Date: 03/13/2013
The Minute Message Model helps nonprofits tell their stories in ways that make people want to listen. Participants learn how to craft an elevator pitch and stories that empower staff and volunteers to be clear and bold spokespersons. After this session, you’ll be confident that—whether you or your representatives have one minute, two minutes, five, or ten to share your message with an audience—you’ll have spent that time effectively.
Back to Basics: Winning Grants from Foundation Funders
Start Date: 03/19/2013
You have to do more than write a good proposal to raise money from foundations. Today’s funders are looking for partners in their work to make the world a better place. During this two-hour workshop, we’ll walk you through every stage of building a successful and sustainable relationship with foundation funders.
THE UN-GALA: A WORKSHOP FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO MOVE BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL CHICKEN DINNER
Start Date: 03/07/2013
Not for the feint of heart, this three-hour workshop is geared for staff and volunteer fundraisers who want to challenge assumptions around the standard fundraising gala and examine whether their events are really worth the investment.
Colorado Grants Guide Online Tutorial
Start Date: 03/13/2013
Developed by the Community Resource Center, the Colorado Grants Guide online is Colorado's leading tool for grant funding research. This comprehensive, continually updated, online database profiles over 700 local foundations and trusts, corporations, national funders, government agencies and religious organizations that support Colorado nonprofit organizations.
Start Date: 03/25/2013
The face-to-face ask is the most successful approach to raising individual donations because you can speak directly with prospects and learn how their interests connect with your organization's work.
Grant Seeking Clinic & Online Grants Guide Special
Start Date: 03/20/2013
This two-and-a-half day interactive clinic is designed for executive directors, board members, staff and volunteers of nonprofit organizations. It is intended to help both the entry level as well as the intermediate grant writer who is looking to refine his or her skills in order to stay ahead of the curve.
Good to Great Boards: Getting the Right People on Your Board
Start Date: 03/06/2013
This workshop will inspire you to rethink your entire board recruitment process, guide you through the board building cycle, and provide ready-to-use templates so you can get started right away. Time will be devoted for participants to define their "ideal board member" and begin to draft a customized board recruitment plan for their organizations.
Strengths Based Case Management Series
Start Date: 04/30/2013
This series is available to workers in Boulder County that interface with individuals and families; this includes staff at all government and non-profit agencies.
Strengths Based Case Management Series
Start Date: 04/29/2013
This series is available to workers in Boulder County that interface with individuals and families; this includes staff at all government and non-profit agencies.
Strengths Based Case Management Series
Start Date: 04/26/2013
This series is available to workers in Boulder County that interface with individuals and families; this includes staff at all government and non-profit agencies.
Strengths Based Case Management Series
Start Date: 04/25/2013
This series is available to workers in Boulder County that interface with individuals and families; this includes staff at all government and non-profit agencies.
Strengths Based Case Management Series
Start Date: 04/24/2013
This series is available to workers in Boulder County that interface with individuals and families; this includes staff at all government and non-profit agencies.
One Day, One Goal: Day of Giving Toolkit
Start Date: 04/23/2013
You have a compelling story. How do you garner the support you need to tell it? One way is through a special "Day of Giving" event. We designed our new Day of Giving Toolkit to prepare you to launch and host such an event successfully. Included in the toolkit is a brand new training session on using social media for fundraising--a critical element for day of giving events--researched and presented with all the features you've come to expect from Idealware.
One Day, One Goal: Day of Giving Toolkit
Start Date: 04/25/2013
You have a compelling story. How do you garner the support you need to tell it? One way is through a special "Day of Giving" event. We designed our new Day of Giving Toolkit to prepare you to launch and host such an event successfully. Included in the toolkit is a brand new training session on using social media for fundraising--a critical element for day of giving events--researched and presented with all the features you've come to expect from Idealware.
One Day, One Goal: Day of Giving Toolkit
Start Date: 04/18/2013
You have a compelling story. How do you garner the support you need to tell it? One way is through a special "Day of Giving" event. We designed our new Day of Giving Toolkit to prepare you to launch and host such an event successfully. Included in the toolkit is a brand new training session on using social media for fundraising--a critical element for day of giving events--researched and presented with all the features you've come to expect from Idealware.
2013 Colorado Legislative Session Update
Start Date: 04/18/2013
Join us for this conference call on April 18 to find about bills affecting Colorado nonprofits during the 2013 Colorado legislative session. Final agenda and materials will be sent to registrants the week of the conference call.
Getting Started with Social Enterprise
Start Date: 04/10/2013
Getting Started with Social Enterprise is the first step in a comprehensive program designed to help you and your nonprofit explore, design and develop a social enterprise. Whether you are looking to create local jobs or other economic opportunities in the communities you serve or enhance your earned income strategies in support of your mission, this session will provide you with knowledge, ideas and a preliminary plan for increasing your social and financial bottom lines.
Conducting Harassment Investigations
Start Date: 04/09/2013
Most employers know they need to respond to an employee’s complaint that they have been harassed, but what exactly should they do? After a brief “refresher” on the definition of harassment, we will walk through a hypothetical scenario, including taking in the initial complaint, the kinds of documents you should use, tips for conducting interviews and how to prepare a report. Attendees will come away with a practical understanding on how to conduct a prompt, thorough and objective investigation.
Start Date: 04/25/2013
CRC Roundtables are an opportunity for peer-learning and networking for those who work and volunteer in the nonprofit community. New participants are always welcome and encouraged to join in these informal, supportive and confidential discussions. The development roundtable is facilitated by CRC staff. This peer-learning opportunity provides an introduction to a Colorado-based funder. The April guest is Laurel Petralia, Program Officer with the Colorado Trust.
Start Date: 04/23/2013
CRC Roundtables are an opportunity for peer-learning and networking for those who work and volunteer in the nonprofit community. New participants are always welcome and encouraged to join in these informal, supportive and confidential discussions.
Start Date: 04/23/2013
Research is the first step for success in grant-writing. Developed by the Community Resource Center, the Colorado Grants Guide is Colorado's leading tool for grant funding research. This comprehensive, online database profiles over 750 local foundations and trusts, corporations, national funders, government agencies and religious organizations that support Colorado nonprofit organizations.
Start Date: 04/09/2013
Successfully managing a nonprofit organization requires more than passion and hard work. Become familiar with the recently released Colorado Principles and Practices for Nonprofit Excellence and how they relate to your organization. This is an introductory course designed to give a broad overview of the main aspects of managing your own nonprofit.
Start Date: 04/30/2013
This class will be an entry level introduction to MS Excel 2010.
Start Date: 04/24/2013
Scrap those overgrown and messy Excel spreadsheets! It's time for something a little better suited to storing all of your data. Our Intro to Access course will get you started with the guts of Access: Tables and Queries.
Start Date: 04/23/2013
Learn how to harness the power of Excel in this 2-hour course. This class will be hands-on with real office examples of how to use many formulas and functions. The first portion of the course will be spent on basic formula creation. After learning the fundamentals, we'll move on to more complex formulas and functions.
Introduction to Image Manipulation (Photoshop/GIMP)
Start Date: 04/18/2013
GIMP includes most of the same features as Photoshop with one big difference: the price. GIMP is free. That means you can come to class, learn the program, then go back to the office and download it. For free.
Driving Online Traffic and Revenue - Getting the Most Out of Google Grants
Start Date: 04/18/2013
An introductory, step-by-step session guiding you to create, organize, and perfect your organization's Google AdWords campaign. In 10 easy steps, learn how to apply and leverage Google Grants to receive up to the equivalent of $10,000 per month in in-kind advertising.
Start Date: 04/16/2013
This class will be an entry level introduction to MS Excel 2010.
Start Date: 04/05/2013
Join us to learn how to effectively use the mail merge function and you'll save yourself hours of menial work. This will be a hands-on workshop!
Getting Started with Podcasting
Start Date: 04/04/2013
Interested in finding new ways to expand your organization's visibility on the internet? Want to find a way for your staff, volunteers, or program participants to tell their stories in more immediate, simple ways? If you've often thought about podcasting as an option for your organization, but were intimidated by the mechanics of making it happen, this class is for you.
Beginning Webpage Development (HTML)
Start Date: 04/02/2013
Did you know that basic HTML skills are useful even if you're not creating your website from scratch? Most e-newsletter and content management systems (WordPress, Drupal, etc) allow basic HTML!
Board Governance Workshops: Board Roles & Responsibilities
Start Date: 04/23/2013
Emily Davis and Associates Consulting is offering a monthly governance workshop series for nonprofits, philanthropists, and current and prospective board members. Join one or more workshops to learn best practices and tools for effective board governance. Participation in these workshops will teach you how to seek out the best board members, practice exceptional board governance, and best serve the organizational mission.
HR Fundamentals: At-will Employment, Civil Rights/Harassment, and Wage and Hour Compliance
Start Date: 04/18/2013
Human resources professionals, managers, and supervisors need a strong foundation in key concepts and best practices to manage employees. This class will provide exposure to three major areas of the human resources function: at-will employment, civil rights/harassment, and wage and hour compliance. These topics were chosen based on feedback received from Nonprofit Cultivation Center constituents.
Risk Management Training - 3 Days
Start Date: 04/25/2013
This 3 day training/conference will include 16 hours of risk management training provided by the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) risk management training program and 8 hours of discussion and networking sessions based on participant interest areas.
The Best Tools and Resources for Prospect Research
Start Date: 04/25/2013
During this four hour workshop, Amanda will show you the best ways to conduct prospect research, which is appropriate for your organization and how to create a strategic approach to increasing your foundation grant dollars. This workshop is designed to help you better understand the foundation world and identify the resources you need.
Back to Basics: Asking Individuals
Start Date: 04/23/2013
Whether you are asking for $5 or $5,000,000, you need to know how to ask for money from individuals. In this two-hour session, we will help to demystify this important piece of the fundraising puzzle by introducing you to the various ways that individual donors can be approached.
Management Cafe: Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries
Start Date: 04/10/2013
Evaluation Tools Series: Session 3 How to Design Surveys That Tell You What You Need To Know
Start Date: 04/03/2013
Our Evaluation Tools Series is comprised of 4 session covering surveys, focus groups, using data you already have for evaluation, and interviews. We know that your organization utilizes specific evaluation tools to get the information you need for evaluation and for this reason you can choose to attend any combination of the trainings below.
Start Date: 05/09/2013
The only full day event of its kind! We invite nonprofit professionals like yourself to join us and dive into advanced training in the tech you use everyday and learning innovative solutions to drive productivity across your organization. Check out our trainings & register by April 9th for early bird savings!
Board Governance Workshops: Board Recruitment Best Practices
Start Date: 05/28/2013
Emily Davis and Associates Consulting is offering a monthly governance workshop series for nonprofits, philanthropists, and current and prospective board members. Join one or more workshops to learn best practices and tools for effective board governance. Participation in these workshops will teach you how to seek out the best board members, practice exceptional board governance, and best serve the organizational mission.
Colorado Grants Guide Online Tutorial
Start Date: 05/09/2013
Developed by the Community Resource Center, the Colorado Grants Guide online is Colorado's leading tool for grant funding research. This comprehensive, continually updated, online database profiles over 700 local foundations and trusts, corporations, national funders, government agencies and religious organizations that support Colorado nonprofit organizations.
Management Cafe: Match: A Systematic, Sane Process for Hiring the Right Person Every Time
Start Date: 05/08/2013
Start Date: 05/22/2013
Our Evaluation Tools Series is comprised of 4 session covering surveys, focus groups, using data you already have for evaluation, and interviews. We know that your organization utilizes specific evaluation tools to get the information you need for evaluation and for this reason you can choose to attend any combination of the trainings below.
June
Start Date: 06/25/2013
Directors of nonprofit boards are often surprised to find they may have personal financial liability in connection with their board service. We will discuss the most difficult and common challenges for board directors in light of their legal obligations. This discussion will be illustrated with real-life examples of directors who dealt with issues from firing the executive director to breach of contract claims and employment-practices liability.
Technology Planning for Decision Makers
Start Date: 06/13/2013
Do you want to ensure that your organization is making the best use of technology that it can? If so, come learn about how to put together a technology plan that supports your organization's goals and ensures you are making the most of your technology.
Start Date: 06/11/2013
Our Director of Loss Control will provide some simple frameworks for organizing and implementing basic risk management practices in a nonprofit organization; share the most common risks facing nonprofits based on 20+ years of claims history; look at some specific areas of risk and what you can and should be doing to minimize your exposure.
Start Date: 06/10/2013
Road Trip™ is the next step in a comprehensive program designed to help you and your nonprofit explore, design and develop a social enterprise in support of economic opportunities for your clients and enhanced revenue sustainability. The day-long session is a good fit for those who attendedGetting Started with Social Enterprise or nonprofits that have been exploring this topic for a while without lift-off.
Start Date: 06/06/2013
What is Auction Technology? Join Wow Events Denver to learn exactly what a mobile auction is and how it can REVOLUTIONIZE your auctions for years to come! Learn the details, ask any questions, and even participate in a Auction Technology demonstration. Be sure to bring your smart phone!
Board Breakfast Series: Empowering Board Member Success through Accountability
Start Date: 06/21/2013
Strengths Based Case Management Series
Start Date: 06/17/2013
This series is available to workers in Boulder County that interface with individuals and families; this includes staff at all government and non-profit agencies.
Government Grants and Peer Review
Start Date: 06/27/2013
This four hour class is appropriate for individuals with some experience in grant writing. During the first two hours, Amanda will show you how to find government grant opportunities that you qualify for, how to read and understand state and federal RFP's, and how the government grants scoring process works. Bring a proposal you are working on and you will have the opportunity to get feedback from your classmates during a peer review session.
Accommodating Mental Disabilities with ADA
Start Date: 07/30/2013
Employers have the same duty to engage in the interactive process with employees with mental disabilities as they do with employees who have physical disabilities with the ultimate goal of determining accommodations that will allow employees to perform the essential functions of their jobs. This webinar will examine the issues involved in accommodating employees with mental health issues so that employers can successfully negotiate this “slippery slope” in the workplace.
Pando Potential Workshop: Secrets to Planting Sustainable Growth
Start Date: 07/11/2013
What is Pando? Our symbol for sustainable growth! The Pando is a single Quaking Aspen tree with a massive root system known to be the oldest living organism in the world at 80,000 years old. Using nature as a metaphor to help organizations "seed" sustainability, attendees learn how to create a cultivation plan that identifies immediate and near-term actions unique to their organization's complex eco-system.
THE UN-GALA: A WORKSHOP FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO MOVE BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL CHICKEN DINNER
Start Date: 07/09/2013
Not for the faint of heart, this workshop is geared for staff and volunteer fundraisers who want to challenge assumptions around the standard fundraising gala and examine whether their events are really worth the investment.
Writing Your Annual Appeal: Tricks of the Trade for a Better Response
Start Date: 08/28/2013
Join us for a down and dirty look at the tried and tested science of direct mail and see how you can improve the performance of your annual appeal.
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