Training Calendar for January 2009
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| 13 | Going Green: Reducing Your Nonprofit's Environmental Footprint | |||
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Presenter(s): Joe Wilson, Executive Director, Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee 2819 W. Highland Blvd. [map it!] Is your organization ready to go green? Have you been the process of going green? Do you know how and where to start? In this workshop, you will learn how to connect your organization's mission to a green initiative, how to form collaborations and alliances that will contribute to a [more...] Fee:FREE. Bring a Brown Bag. Contact: Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee (414) 344-3933 [details...] [download] [send to a friend!] |
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| 14 | Volunteer Center Orientation- Website Orientation | |||
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Facilitator(s): Megan Stoelb, Program Assistant, Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee 10:00 am - 11:00 am Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee 2819 West Highland Blvd [map it!] Volunteermilwaukee.org is a web-based system for listing nonprofit volunteer opportunities. This session will cover some basics for using this tool for recruitment including writing, entering, and updating opportunities, adding new contacts and locations, and creating date-specific opportunities, along with tips for following up with prospective volunteers. This session is intended [more...] Fee:Free. RSVP to Daniel Tobias at (414)344-3933 or dtobias@nonprofitcentermilwaukee.org Contact: Daniel Tobias (414) 344-3933 [details...] [download] [send to a friend!] |
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| 15 | Critical issues Forum: Economic Changes and Volunteerism | |||
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Facilitator(s): Bonnie Andrews, Manager, Volunteer Center 8:30 am - 10:00 am Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee 2819 West Highland Blvd [map it!] Today, volunteers are a more vital resource than ever as the needs for nonprofit services increase and budgets decrease. Volunteers are available to do more than traditional "volunteer work" requiring a strong creative volunteer program to take advantage of the new skills and ideas being offered. During this session we [more...] Fee:Free Contact: Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee (414) 344-3933 [details...] [download] [send to a friend!] |
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| 22 | Managing Your Time | |||
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Presenter(s): Craig Bodoh, Coach, Seminar Leader, Author Personal Effectiveness Plus, LLC 9:00 am - 11:30 am Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee 2819 W. Highland Blvd. [map it!] Come to this powerful and entertaining look at time management and learn how to get more in your day. Time management is one of the top challenges for most people. There never seems to be enough time in the day to accomplish everything. As a result, stress levels rise and [more...] Fee:Single Sessions: $65; $40 Nonprofit Center members and CDBG agency attendees. Fee for Series: $135; $85 Nonprofit Center members and CDBG agency attendees. Contact: Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee (414) 344-3933 [details...] [download] [send to a friend!] |
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| 22 | A New Year, A New You: Managing Your Time | |||
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Presenter(s): Craig Bodoh, Coach, Seminar Leader, Author, Personal Effectiveness Plus, LLC 9:00 am - 11:30 am Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee 2819 West Highland Blvd [map it!] Come to this powerful and entertaining look at time management and learn how to get more time in your day. Time management is still one of the top challenges for most people. There never seems to be enough time in the day to accomplish everything. As a result, stress levels [more...] Fee:$65; $40 Nonprofit Center members and CDBG agency attendees Contact: Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee (414) 344-3933 [details...] [download] [send to a friend!] |
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| 27 | HireAbility: Creating an Inclusive Workplace | |||
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Presenter(s): Michael Roush, Program Associate, National Disability Institute Washington DC 9:00 am - 12:00 pm MCFI Conference Center 2020 West Wells Street [map it!] Learn from a National Expert on Disabilities at an affordable price! Fifty-six percent of the 33 million people in the US with disabilities (age 16-64) are employed. How many are working or volunteering in your office? Your best staff and volunteers may have a disability – do you know how to [more...] Fee:$25; $15 Nonprofit Center Members and CDBG attendees Contact: Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee (414) 344-3933 [details...] [download] [send to a friend!] |
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| 27 | Volunteers and Staff with Disabilities: Creating a Welcoming & Inclusive Workplace | |||
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Presenter(s): Sharon Brent, Director of Training & Technical Assistance, National Disability Institute 9:00 am - 12:00 pm MCFI Conference Center 2020 West Wells Street [map it!] Hiring staff and engaging volunteers with disabilities may seem overwhelming, costly and challenging, especially for those organizations with limited resources. Join us and increase your knowledge about hiring and engaging individuals with disabilities, learn how to make reasonable accommodations, and become more comfortable with tapping a resource for staffing and [more...] Fee:$80; $50 Nonprofit Center members and CDBG agency attendees. Contact: Daniel Tobias (414) 344-3933 [details...] [download] [send to a friend!] |
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| 27 | Critical issues Forum: Exploring Collaboration as a Response to the Economic Crisis | |||
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8:30 am - 10:00 am Aurora Family Services 3200 W Highland Blvd [map it!] Crisis brings opportunity, as organizations explore ways to work together to serve the community more effectively with limited resources. Panelists will represent organizations that have worked together to achieve their common missions. Local organizations have formed collaborations to share space, to share common functions such as outreach or intake, to [more...] Fee:Free Contact: Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee (414) 344-3933 [details...] [download] [send to a friend!] |
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| 29 | Energy for Tomorrow Happens Now! | |||
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Presenter(s): Connie Lindholm, Wisconsin Green Building Alliance, Renewable Energy Development, Anthony Taylor, Program Manager, Small Commercial/Nonprofit Franklin Energy 8:00 am - 10:30 am Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee 2819 W. Highland Blvd. [map it!] Save money on your energy bills! This free session is an introduction to renewable energy and the We Energies Renewable Energy Development Program - including information on project incentives ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 for nonprofit organizations. Discover the actions you can take today to increase the generation and use [more...] Fee:FREE Contact: Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee (414) 344-3933 [details...] [download] [send to a friend!] |
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| 29 | Getting Beyond the Numbers: Profiling Your Clients and Target Neighborhoods | |||
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Instructor(s): Mike Barndt, Data Center Analyst, Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee 2819 West Highland Blvd [map it!] This workshop is a "hands on" opportunity to review the "facts" in demographicand other tables to recognize the important trends and comparisons, to write about the key facts without letting the numbers mask the message, select appropriate grpahics, and frame the message so that your priorities are addressed. Fee:$80; $50 Nonprofit Center members and CDBG agency attendees. Contact: Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee (414) 344-3933 [details...] [download] [send to a friend!] |
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| 31 | Volunteer Management: Best Practices for Congregations | |||
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Presenter(s): Bonnie Andrews, Volunteer Center Manager, Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee 2819 West Highland Blvd [map it!] In this session, we will review volunteer management best practices and look at models that work in both large and small local congregations. Topics include: creating position descriptions, a skills/interest inventory, recruiting and screening volunteers, and acknowledging the volunteers' efforts. Barriers to volunteering and a "Safe Sanctuaries" model for screening [more...] Fee:$40 for the first person from your congregation and $30 for one other person from the same congregation. Contact: Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee (414) 344-3933 [details...] [download] [send to a friend!] |
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