Training

• September 27, 2011
  Strengthening Families by Building Protective Factors
  The Five Protective Factors is a family-strengthening model that can be used by social services and other disciplines who work with families. This evidence-based framework, developed by the Center for the Study of Social Policy, is a preventive approach to reduce the likelihood of abuse and neglect at an earlier stage. You will learn how to identify the protective factors shown to impact abuse and neglect, practical ways to incorporate them into your agency’s programming, and inspire families and communities to find and act on their strengths. The Five Protective Factors model focuses on: • Parental Resilience • Social Connections • Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development • Concrete Support in Times of Need • Social and Emotional Competence of Children Who should attend? • Veteran family support workers and administrators who want to give a facelift to their existing family support program • New family support workers who want to learn how to strengthen families • Teachers, child care providers, social workers and anyone in a position to nurture children and strengthen families Sign-in: 8:00 am – 8:30 am Training: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm For information inquiries or to sign up for the training please contact Trent Hennessy-York at (775)786-6023 or email at thyork@csareno.org.
• September 23, 2011
  Grant Writing and Beyond: Building Collaborations, Positive Networking, Diverse Sources of Revenue, and Your Future.
  How can you make it work in your organization while being pulled in 100 different ways? Need to refocus on building collaborations, positive networking, diverse sources of revenue, and your future? This A.R.R.A. Strengthening Communities Fund Grant sponsored training will develop non-profit and faith based organization’s efforts within grant writing, building collaborations, positive networking, diverse sources of revenue, and the future. The training will provide the opportunity for attendees to take a closer look at the successful methods within grant writing and the ability to “ask” even in the most dire of situations. Also to be included is a rare opportunity to brainstorm the future of your agencies future with community partner organizations. Questions you can ask yourself before attending: • Will you survive this economic cycle? • How can you survive this economic cycle? • Are you relevant? • What do you need in place of what you are doing now? • What do you need to change? • Will you be a part of the future? Additional topics covered will be centered on strength based leadership and team building in order to build an effective team that delivers impact in your community. Topics will include: •Building your organizations relationships to impact your Board Development and allow you to create real partnerships and collaborative efforts. •Increasing your ability to develop revenue sources including Grant writing, Fees for Services, Business Related Income and In-kind Items and Services. Participants will receive sample documents to assist them in assessing their organizations and creating a simple process to move your organization forward. For information inquiries or to sign up for the training please contact Trent Hennessy-York at (775)786-6023 or email at thyork@csareno.org.
• September 21, 2011
  Thriving, Not Just Surviving, In A Tough Economy (Webinar)
  Time: 10:00 - 11:00 Pacific Daylight Time The economy has been tough for nonprofits, heightening financial and operating stress, increasing demand for services, and raising expectations from funders and individual donors. Yet, nonprofits don’t have to languish in survival mode -- they can thrive in a tough economy by being strategic in setting priorities and seizing opportunities. This Philanthropy Journal webinar, led by Sylvia Oberle, will highlight specific strategies in operations, programs and fundraising that will help nonprofit staff and board members lead their organizations toward positive change. Webinar attendees will: * Identify opportunities for growth that can strengthen their nonprofit * Diversify and solidify their organization’s financial footing * Assess existing programs as they relate to the nonprofit’s mission * Motivate and support their staff * Reenergize and focus their board * Review and retool fundraising efforts Sylvia Oberle has been executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County since February 2006. Before coming to Habitat, she was founding director of the Center for Community Safety at Winston-Salem State University. She is a nationally recognized speaker and workshop leader on building effective community partnerships and neighborhood revitalization. Oberle is a former public affairs and strategic communications consultant and a former city editor of the Winston-Salem Journal. For information inquiries or to sign up for the training please contact Trent Hennessy-York at (775)786-6023 or email at thyork@csareno.org.
• June 28, 2011
  Grant Writing - The Essential Elements Of Writing A Grant
  Want to write a successful grant? Need to learn about the essential elements of writing a grant and creating a proper grant application? This A.R.R.A. Strengthening Communities Fund Sponsored training will teach what it takes to write a successful grant including the \"must do\" and \"don\'t do\" elements of creating a grant application. The training will also teach the essential elements of formatting a grant proposal and the proper techniques to ensure that your agency has a grant writing program that can deliver funding for your programs. The training will cover methods and tools to assess the environment to plan, organize and manage the process. As well as covering specific topics such as: • Researching funding sources • Creating master grant writing documents • Submitting a grant • Site visits • And reporting requirements. For information inquiries or to sign up for the training please contact Trent Hennessy-York at (775)786-6023 or email at thyork@csareno.org.
• April 12, 2011
  Collaboration Across Boundaries (Webinar)
  In this economy and political climate non-profit and faith based organizations are obliged to manage with less money, fewer staff, face stiffer competition and do more. They consider working together not only to survive, but to find assets and resources that they otherwise wouldn’t be available. Joint ventures, partnerships and even mergers may make more sense to more and more organizations rather than going alone. Topics to be covered: •Why consider greater collaboration? oChanging environment - Either economic, political, cultural; internal circumstances, relationships •The range of options oShutting down, going it alone, partnerships (with non-profits or faith based organizations) or merger - advantages and disadvantages. •Case histories and lessons learned oWisconsin SHARE and participant examples. •Community Action Agencies and organizations at risk oQuestion & answer session, potential solutions. •Tips, innovative ideas and avenues to explore The facilitator of the webinar Rick Brooks has served as a member or officer on more than 25 nonprofit boards. Rick has consulted with and trained hundreds of other individuals in health and human services, youth and community development, poverty alleviation, environmental advocacy, human rights, education and the arts. This useful 1½ hour webinar can be accessed from your computer any time and saved it for reference. The webinar was live on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 9:30am Pacific Standard Time. To access the webcast archive and resources, please visit http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/nonprofit/webinars/participant.htm and select the April 12: Collaboration across boundaries link within Additional Content. You will be required to enter the following case-sensitive user name and password: User Name: apr Password: 2ndTuesday-110412 The Session Archive will be available shortly. Please note: When selecting the Session Archive link, you will be required to enter your name and recording ID (2ndTuesday-110412). After selecting View Recording, click the icon for either Microsoft Office Live Meeting High-Fidelity Presentation or Microsoft Office Live Meeting Replay. The archived webcast can be accessed by registrants for 365 days.
• March 21, 2011
  Strategic Planning - Creating A Guide For The Future
  This A.R.R.A. Strengthening Communities Fund sponsored training will clarify and show you how to prepare for, conduct, and implement a strategic planning process for your non-profit or faith based organization. Participants will learn about the ability to create a plan that includes mission and vision statements. Also presented will be identifying what organizational strengths and limitations are and an action plan including board discussion for implementation and evaluation of a strategic plan. Participants will also receive sample documents to assist in their ability in building the capacity and impact for their organization’s success. The training will cover methods and tools to assess the environment to plan, organize, and manage effectively. As well as covering specific topics such as: •Setting short and long term goals necessary to achieve the objectives •Model(s) to help brainstorm new goals and recommendations •Setting accountability and milestones for proper evaluations For information inquiries or to sign up for the training please contact Trent Hennessy-York at (775)786-6023 or email at thyork@csareno.org.
• February 25, 2011
  Spreading the Word - Having an Effective Marketing Strategy
  This A.R.R.A. Strengthening Communities Fund Sponsored training will teach you how to develop a comprehensive approach to marketing that includes advertising, public relations, and branding. This concentrated, high-content training helps participants understand the principles and applications of marketing strategies. Topics to be addressed include the intentions of social marketing compared to traditional marketing, the various audience segments that may be targeted with benefits, building awareness and support for the mission and understanding of the organization’s impact among the constituencies served, and recommendations on planning. Dimensions discussed in the interactive four-hour session cover the associated fields of marketing, public relations, branding and advertising.
• January 19, 2011
  Grant Writing (The Basics) - A Look Into The Essential Elements Of Writing A Grant
  This A.R.R.A. Strengthening Communities Fund Sponsored training will teach what it takes to write a successful grant including the essential elements of formatting a grant proposal. Overall, the training will teach the proper techniques to ensure that your agency has a grant writing program that can deliver funding for your programs.
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• December 14, 2010
  Legal Issues For Non-profits (Webinar)
  Like thousands of other nonprofits, Community Action agencies can benefit from - or be hurt by - all kinds of rules and regulations in the changing economic landscape. What are your legal and ethical obligations? How can you strike a balance between sound management, following the law, and common sense? And when is it important to have legal advice? Because Community Action’s mission includes a mix of economic development and social service, the lines between profit and nonprofit are not as clear as they used to be. What, for example, is an “unrelated business” that could jeopardize an agency’s nonprofit status? Such questions affect both the big picture and day-to-day operations. This 1 ½ hour webinar will provide: • A quick review of common issues and challenges • Tips and easy-to-use resources directed to agency board members and staff. • By Laws, board practices governance and interagency agreements--how to save time and money…and reduce conflict up front. • Examples and problem solving in response to your questions. Rather than an overwhelming stack of readings, the webinar is geared to helping you clarify what is most important. The webinar can be accessed from your desktop or used in a group session any time for up to a year. To access the webcast archive and resources, please visit www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/nonprofit/webinars/participant.htm and select the December 14: Legal issues for nonprofits link within Additional Content. You will be required to enter the following case-sensitive user name and password: User Name: dec Password: 2ndTuesday-101214 Please note: When selecting the Session Archive link, you will be required to enter your name and recording ID (2ndTuesday-101214). After selecting View Recording, click the icon for either Microsoft Office Live Meeting High-Fidelity Presentation or Microsoft Office Life Meeting Replay. The archived webcast can be accessed by registrants for 365 days.